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COLUMN | Parents spend a lot of time, money and tinsel on the holidays, which is both rewarding and exhausting. But it’s worth it. Probably.

No one hit the jackpot Wednesday, swelling the Powerball to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.

You might have never heard Robert Popik's name, but you've likely heard his music. Popik, who died last week at 59, was the DJ for the Orioles, Ravens and other local teams for more than two decades.

Singer Maggie Rose tells The Banner about her upcoming hometown shows, plus more things to do this week in Montgomery County.

Steve Anderson started the comic store Third Eye in Annapolis in 2008. It has expanded, and he wants it to become "America's favorite nerd store."

The headlines may feel hard, and the temperatures cold, but these well-known and lesser known Marylanders have found joy in blacksmithing, running and beekeeping.

We’re in peak holiday season. Here are seven great things to do in Annapolis through Wednesday, Dec. 17.

The world needs less jeer and more cheer. These local service industry folks are feeling the love.

Waterfront Partnership, the nonprofit that upkeeps and represents the aquatic trash interceptor, launched a website on Sunday where fans of Mr. Trash Wheel can browse and buy outerwear, shirts, accessories, stickers and home goods.

Former professional football player Brandon Haw’s two African serval cats caused a stir Friday when they escaped into the streets of West Baltimore.

Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.

Montgomery County’s Toys for Tots was in desperate need of a warehouse, and they finally got one.

Here's how to explain to kids that the holidays might be lighter on material gifts in this economy, but there are still ways to make the season meaningful.

WWE Superstar and actor John Cena will have his final match in Washington, D.C. in December. But high ticket prices will keep some diehard fans from seeing their pro-wrestling hero last hurrah.

For Matt and Bridget Jones, a dream launched from the depths of COVID-19 isolation will end before Christmas. There are just two runs of Wildberry Farm + Market, but something new is on the way.

Stefan Nock works in the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on weekdays and runs Prettyboy Run Farms in Parkton on weekends.

You can find blind boxes at toy stores, booksellers, big retailers — and, if you are not picky, some gas stations and gift shops, too.

An exhibit at UMBC, “Picturing Mobility,” runs through Dec. 19 and features two inventions that made leisure travel possible during segregation — the automobile and the camera.

In the scenic Western Run Valley of Baltimore County, the old English tradition of the Blessing of the Hounds withstands the test of time.

The Christmas Village in Baltimore, now in its 12th season, is back and full of shops, food and photo opportunities.