The parade's return followed a weeklong spat between city officials and Baltimore's arts council, culminating with the mayor's office staging the event with days to spare.
The comedian, in a first-ever feat for Netflix, will stream a live stand-up special from Baltimore March 4, the company announced Sunday. The location of the event was not immediately announced.
Baltimore police aren’t seeing an uptick in reports, but a Pride Center of Maryland survey found a rising concern in the LGBTQ community about being drugged in a drink at gay bars.
The solstice arrives at 4:48 p.m. on Wednesday, the longest night of the year. It’s when Annapolis shines the brightest, with tiny lights glowing from every surface, streetlamp post, tree, bicycle, restaurant and even sailboat.
The Respect for Marriage Act, which just passed the Senate and should be signed into law soon, protects a right that too many people take for granted — the right to marry the person you love, no matter your race or gender.
Miracle on 34th Street takes place annually on the 700 block of 34th Street (between Chestnut Avenue and Keswick Road) in Baltimore's Hampden community. Started back in 1947, the same year that its namesake movie debuted, the display involves the residents of most of the houses on the block (three-story rowhouses on the north side of the street and two-story ones on the south side). The Light traditionally beging to appear the weekend after Thanksgiving and lasts through December. The display features Christmas lights, decorated trees of varying styles, trains, animated figures, cartoon characters, Hanukkah menorahs, artwork, and other various symbols of the holiday season. The location is a major attraction for visitors from all over the Baltimore area.
The shooting deaths of five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado has been unsettling for Ron Legler, the president of the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. Legler was a founding co-owner of Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that was the site of the deadliest mass shooting at an LGBTQ establishment in this country’s history.
Baltimore is a hub for immense creative talent. Artists and craftspeople make their work all year around, but the holiday season is when many are able to sustain their business for the next year.