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    School’s out for summer! Some parents might be more excited than the kids.
    I am exhausted to the fiber of my being as I literally count how many bags of snacks we have left in the house versus how many we need until the end of the school year.
    Hilton Grows Best: How to travel without leaving your plants to die
    Hilton Carter is here to help: Let him give you travel tips so you don’t come back home to distressed houseplants.
    Bailey Anne Kennedy smiles with tears in her eyes as she holds a bouquet and wears a tiara and Miss Maryland 2024 sash. The previous year's winner adjusts her sash and other beauty pageant contestants smile and applaud behind her.
    Trans woman wins Miss Maryland USA, making history with a list of pageant firsts
    When Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned on Saturday as Miss Maryland USA, she broke almost every barrier that existed in the state’s pageant history--including being the first married, Asian-American, and trans woman winner.
    Sheila E. smiles in a portrait, wearing a pink satin dress.
    Sheila E. to headline 40th anniversary of Artscape after tumultuous period for nonprofit
    Sheila E. will headline this year's Artscape, the 40th anniversary of the free arts festival.
    Some of the items available from Balenciaga’s collaboration with Under Armour.
    Under Armour and Balenciaga are collaborating. We have questions.
    Under Armour is essential to fashion in Baltimore, and this new collection with Balenciaga promises to be eye-catching, if not exactly practical.
    Delaney Jackson and Neal Bechman perform as as Polly Baker and Bobby Child in the Maryland Classic Theatre production of "Crazy For You."
    7 things to do: Classic Theatre of Maryland leans into American songbook with ‘Crazy For You’
    You could catch the music of George and Ira Gershwin at the Classic Theatre of Maryland in Annapolis, listen to the great John Hiatt or try a new run and paddle club. Those are just some of the great things to do over the next seven months.
    A dog up for adoption at BARCS.
    7 things to do in Howard County: Pet adoptions, craft workshops, Pride parade
    There are endless events in Howard County to launch into June, from a Pride celebration to a self-defense class, and even craft workshops or a pet adoption event.
    R. Eric Thomas is the man behind “Asking Eric,” a new daily, nationally syndicated advice column.
    A Baltimore native takes on a classic national advice column with one goal in mind
    Baltimore’s R. Eric Thomas hopes to have “a conversation, rather than an edict” with his new syndicated advice column, “Asking Eric.”
    A recent cycle of internet outrage over a runner’s husband reveals that sometimes we don’t know what we’re talking about.
    The dizzying highs and embarrassing lows of being wrong on the internet
    A recent cycle of internet outrage over a runner’s husband reveals that sometimes we don’t know what we’re talking about.
    There is nothing wrong with being a homemaker. There is also nothing wrong with not being one.
    Using religion to sell homemaking as the only career for women is the real sin
    Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker told a class of college graduates that the women among them were sold “diabolical lies” about their careers. He is the liar.
    Plant and interior stylist, artist and author Hilton Carter with his houseplants.
    Hilton Grows Best: How to stop killing your plants with these watering mistakes
    Tips from Hilton Carter on how to not kill your plant with too much or too little water.
    Ralph Parker died on May 21, 1944 in an accident at Pearl Harbor that killed hundreds of soldiers.  His named is carved into the Maryland World War II Memorial near Annapolis.
    Remembering Pvt. Parker, 80 years after his secret death in WWII
    Ralph Parker’s story is unlike any others you’ll hear as we approach Memorial Day. It is about secrets and secret families, and a man who otherwise won’t be celebrated.
    Scott Zervitz, with hair, circa the late 1990s, and in 2012 with wife Leslie Gray Streeter at a wedding in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    The ‘Black wife effect’ trend is cute, but we’re not miracle workers
    A recent TikTok trend provides real-life evidence of the glow-up that comes with the “Black wife effect.” But I have questions.
    Heidi Krauss poses for a photo with her Baltimore-themed hat.
    Photos: Hats, suits and ponchos round out the fashion at Preakness
    The fashion looked a little different as attendees braved the rain at Preakness.
    Cynthia Hornor, smiles with her dog Nimble, who made history at the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Queens, New York.
    The fastest and bestest girl at the Westminster dog show is from Ellicott City
    At the annual Westminster Dog Show earlier this week, Nimble, a 6-year-old All-American Dog breed, won big.
    The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly past the Naval Academy Chapel dome on May 24, 2023, as seen from the top of the State House. The show is part of a series of events during the Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week, all leading up to the graduation ceremony on Friday morning.
    7 things to do: The Blue Angels are back in Annapolis. The ‘free’ show isn’t exactly free.
    There are four chances to catch the Blue Angels during the Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week in Annapolis, which begins May 17.
    Berol Dewdney, right, leads students in a routine conclusion to class time in her pre-kindergarten class at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for the Baltimore Banner)
    ‘Llama Llama’ author lives on in daughter’s Baltimore classroom
    Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series has delighted children for nearly 20 years. The beloved author died of brain cancer in 2016, but her daughter Berol Dewdney embodies her mother’s message of empathy, compassion and the power of play in a Baltimore City Public Schools pre-K classroom.
    Would you rather be stuck in the woods with a man or a bear? (karpenko_ilia/Getty Images; Emma Patti Harris/The Baltimore Banner)
    Man or bear? A viral meme about who women feel safer with requires expert answers
    A TikTok video asked women whether they would rather be trapped in the woods with a man or a bear. Even the experts seemed firmly in one camp.
    Brian Underhill’s father Robert L. M. Underhill, wrote love letters that were discovered in a wall in a Baltimore home that was being renovated.
    Old Baltimore love letters fill in family history for far-flung descendants
    A stash of 1920s love letters recently discovered inside the wall of a Baltimore home are filling in the blanks for two families across the country.
    Annapolis Blues forward Jacob Murrell (18) fights for the ball during their game against VB City on June 11, 2023. Annapolis won 3-0.  The team returns to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium next week with a charity game.
    7 things to do: Annapolis Blues soccer returns to capital city with charity match
    Here’s a look at great things to do in Annapolis for the week starting May 9.
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