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    Ellicott City bucked a trend seen in many places across Maryland, where gains in the Hispanic population offset losses in white and Black populations.
    Ellicott City grew less diverse, Columbia lost population, new data shows
    Ellicott City bucked a trend seen in many places across Maryland, where gains in the Hispanic population offset losses in white and Black populations.
    Archaeologist Zac Singer will soon start a dig around St. John’s Church in Reisterstown in the hope of finding a 13,000-year-old quarry.
    A 13,000-year-old quarry is about to be unearthed in Reisterstown
    The rolling green fields surrounding an Episcopal church in Maryland conceal a secret: Native Americans made weapons here 13,000 years ago.
    A selection of dumplings from Tea Horse, a Sichuan-style restaurant located in Ellicott City.
    We set out to find dumplings in Howard County. We found a new obsession.
    We set out to eat dumplings in Howard County, a hot spot for Asian dishes, and visited three very different places.
    Artscape
    BOPA runs out of money, calls ‘emergency’ board meeting
    Troubled Artscape host plans to vote on ‘personnel and business location’ Thursday
    Young professionals shoot baskets at a networking event at GameOn Bar + Arcade in Columbia on Aug. 22, 2024.
    Columbia is good for families. But can it draw more young professionals?
    Columbia is regularly named one of the country’s best places to raise a family. It hasn’t, however, made as clear of a pitch to millennials and Gen Zers.
    Kondwani Fidel penned a series of commercials for the New Balance in partnership with the footwear and apparel chain DTLR.
    Once a favorite of white supremacists, New Balance is courting Black Baltimore
    New Balance disassociated itself from neo-Nazis, but now Kondwani Fidel has helped create a marketing campaign for the brand that celebrates Black Baltimore.
    Liza Colón-Zayas, clad in a Christian Siriano design, accepts the Emmy for her role in “The Bear.”
    Christian Siriano’s designs sizzle at 2024 Emmy Awards
    Winner Liza Colón-Zayas was one of at least five celebrities to wear designs by Annapolis native Christian Siriano at the 2024 Emmy Awards.
    Alissa Byrne Scibelli made the difficult decision to leave Greater Grace World Outreach. “It was extremely isolating,” she said.
    Ex-Greater Grace members describe despair, isolation, then healing
    Former members of Greater Grace World Outreach were shunned after leaving the controversial megachurch. For many, it took decades to build a new life outside.
    Kevin Spacey has lived at least seven years in the 9,000-square-foot Inner Harbor pier home, but he fell behind in his mortgage payments and his house was sold at public auction in July.
    Kevin Spacey wants to live rent-free in foreclosed Baltimore mansion, buyer claims
    Bethesda real estate investor Sam Asgari fired back in his legal fight with Kevin Spacey over the actor's foreclosed Baltimore mansion.
    Daphne Eckman and her band will perform Friday night at Red Red Wine during the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, one of 55 local acts feature in free performances.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Annapolis Songwriters Festival showcases 55 local musicians
    No one may be more excited about the Annapolis Songwriters Festival than Daphne Eckman, a young performer who will share the stage set up at Red, Red Wine with eight other singers over three hours Friday night.
    Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne.
    Defying the odds: First transgender Miss Maryland USA on changing the world
    Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne recently spoke to The Baltimore Banner about a variety of topics — from her favorite food to her heroes in life — as she begins the rest of her barrier-breaking reign.
    Many varieties of pumpkins, pictured last fall at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm in Parkville.
    Five Maryland fall events that could help you go viral
    Here’s how to celebrate fall at Maryland events — while perhaps making your mark on social media.
    Kevin Spacey has lived at least seven years in the 9,000-square-foot Inner Harbor pier home, but he fell behind in his mortgage payments and his house was sold at public auction in July.
    Kevin Spacey asks court to void sale of Baltimore mansion, claims ‘bullying’
    Kevin Spacey is asking the court to void the sale of his foreclosed Baltimore home in filings that reveal an escalating fight between the actor and the new buyer.
    Food historian Joyce White is launching her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way, Voices of a Diverse Cuisine.” It complements a 1963 classic cookbook with stories of the food and the people behind it.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Joyce White serves up the story behind classic Maryland cooking
    Food historian Joyce White marks her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine,” with a lecture and book signing Sunday. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week in the Annapolis area.
    I blame the TSA for the way people dress at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Comfy to the point of slobby is the only way to travel.
    Is BWI the airport for people who dress like slobs?
    All I can say is that they confirm my suspicions. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, the easy go-easy come airport, is for slobs. It's good to be among friends.
    Our Parks Too! is a national effort to expose Black people to those spaces is being led by a duo of Baltimore-natives, Kristen Walker, 38, and Diamon Clark, 29.
    Baltimore duo making national park trips a ‘Black people thing’
    Launched by two Baltimore-natives in 2022, Our Parks Too! is a campaign that encourages Black people to visit and enjoy the country’s national parks system.
    The Labor Day celebration will be held at the Chrysalis stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Monday Sept. 2, 2024.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a Ravens paint party to a Labor Day concert
    From a Caribbean wine festival to a Ravens paint party, here are some of the activities coming up in the county for the week ending Sept. 4.
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra returns to Quiet Waters Park on Sunday, Sept. 3 for its annual Pops in the Park concert.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A little iPhone symphony premieres at Pops in the Park
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra will play Christian Won’s six-minute composition, “iPhone Variations for Orchestra,” this weekend at its annual Pops in the Park concerts. The late summer show is a Labor Day tradition at Quiet Waters Park, now expanded to Downs Park in Pasadena.
    As students head back to school for the first week, it’s a relief for parents, as it the break they need from their kids.
    The kids are back in school. Thank goodness.
    The end of summer means kids are back in school and the end of being with your kids 24/7. Ring those school bells!
    The original house, which may have been started as early as 1681, was expanded in 1908. The expansion added water and additional space. A half-light door with handblown glass panels that once led outside now separates the older and newer sections.
    A Revolutionary War hero’s home is for sale in Annapolis. Maybe it’s a good thing.
    Laura and Kevin Smith knew they wanted a historic home. So when the Sands House came on the market in 2019, they bought it from a preservation group. Now, five years and a major renovation later, they’ve decided to sell the home of Revolutionary War soldier William Sands, one of the Maryland patriots who died on Aug. 27, 1776, in the Battle of Long Island.
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