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Riptide in Fells Point.
Another Fells Point restaurant shuts its doors
Riptide, a bar and seafood restaurant, is the latest closure in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood.
Got an hour? Here are some quick-hit side gigs
Some side-gigs can generate money quickly. Options include tutoring, making deliveries and serving as a mock juror.
Federal charges against Luigi Mangione include murder and firearms counts.
We watched the Luigi Mangione documentaries: Here are our key takeaways
Neither special on Luigi Mangione includes huge revelations. But if you’re unfamiliar with the details of the killing, they provide decent context.
"Wrangling the Doubt Monster" author Amy L. Bernstein.
This local author wants you to drown your creative doubts with a flood of joy. Here’s how.
Local author Amy L. Bernstein wants you to feed your starving creative soul by wrangling your doubt monster.
Bondhouse Kitchen is one of many businesses that has opened and closed at that Fells Point location. (Julie Bykowicz/The Baltimore Banner)
Bondhouse Kitchen in Fells Point closes
Bondhouse Kitchen, a Fells Point restaurant whose American and Southern cuisine made it a brunch hotspot, quietly closed Sunday after four years in business.
A mochi waffle is served with ube syrup at The Duchess in Hampden.
Pop-ups, buffets, vegan food: What’s in and out in dining trends this year
Supporting local pop-ups? In. Going to buffets? Out, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni’s assessment of dining trends for 2025.
Radio host and Baltimore native Ira Glass as a young magician.
‘This American Life’ host Ira Glass on the magic of Baltimore
“This American Life” host Ira Glass was once a boy magician in Baltimore. This is his story.
Under Armour Sponsored Runner Willy Fink wins the Baltimore Marathon during the Baltimore Running Festival on October 19th, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. Eric Thompson for The Baltimore Banner.
Why do we drop New Year’s resolutions? Blame your brain
New research from Johns Hopkins suggests people with naturally lower brain chemicals called dopamine find exercise more burdensome and may lose motivation faster.
How will Baltimore’s pizzerias rank?
Dave Portnoy rates his last pizza in Baltimore
Dave Portnoy, the controversial media mogul labeled “the most influential person on the American pizza scene” by The New York Times, completed his sizing up of Baltimore’s pies.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra audience watches a movie accompanied by a live musical performance on January 5, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
Did the BSO just find its groove? Look at ticket sales.
There’s a reason you may not have received a program book at a recent Baltimore Symphony Orchestra show.
“The Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger has entered a “private recovery program” weeks after being found guilty in a DUI incident that happened last March.
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger enters rehab after DUI conviction
Karen Huger, who calls herself the “Grand Dame of Potomac,” has entered a recovery program after her DUI conviction last month
The exterior of Mother’s Federal Hill Grille in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, December 9, 2024.
Mother’s space in Federal Hill to be taken over by restaurant group
Mother’s, the beloved eatery closing in Federal Hill on Jan. 19, may see its space become a White Oak Hospitality restaurant.
Howard County’s historic circuit courthouse in Ellicott City is set to reopen in 2026 as an arts, culture and history center.
Historic courthouse in Ellicott City being reimagined as an arts, culture and history center
A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.
Manor Hill Brewing blanketed in snow on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. The brewery is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
7 things to do in Howard County: From a whiskey dinner to Beatles trivia and jazz
Seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday, Jan. 9 through Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Returning for a fourth year is the Johns Hopkins University’s Ice Rink, this time with a new location off West University Parkway. The space is open to the public on the weekends and is free.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from a boat show to ice skating
Whether you want to check out the Chesapeake Bay Boat Show or go ice skating at Johns Hopkins this weekend, we’ve got you covered.
ArtFarm students work on mixed-media pieces for the Jan. 28-Feb. 3 performances of "Pictures at an Exhibition" by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Symphony, art students collaborate on sound and sight
In a new collaboration, student artists will display works through January inspired by the upcoming Annapolis Symphony Orchestra performance of Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
Tony Foreman, left, and Cindy Wolf
Foreman Wolf is no longer, but Foreman and Wolf aren’t going anywhere
Nothing is happening to the Foreman Wolf restaurants you know and love. But they’ll no longer be called Foreman Wolf.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Angel Reese arrives prior to the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Angel Reese lands on the cover of Vogue
Angel Reese — the WNBA player from Baltimore County — has earned a spot on the cover of Vogue magazine.
TinyBrickOven in Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Dish: Why doesn’t this Dave Portnoy-approved pizza spot have its liquor license?
TinyBrickOven, which recently received $60,000 from Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy, doesn’t have a liquor license. But the issue isn’t as simple as one lawmaker waving a magic wand.
Development Director at the Women's Health Center Ramsie Monk stands in a procedure room.
Western Maryland has become an abortion care haven for red state residents
In September 2023, exactly one year after West Virginia’s abortion ban took effect, the new clinic opened its doors in tiny Cresaptown in Allegany County
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