Baltimore Center Stage managing director to step down this fall
Baltimore Center Stage managing director Adam Frank talks to The Banner about why he is stepping away from Maryland’s designated state theater.
Adam Frank, Baltimore Center Stage managing director since late 2022, said he’s stepping away from the theater industry this fall.
Seven things to do in Baltimore County, from the state fair to Music City Maryland
Our weekly listing of things to do in Baltimore County ranges from the Maryland State Fair to a conversation with author Erik Larsen.
A double exposure of bull riding at the Maryland State Fair on Labor Day September 2, 2024.
The Dish: Have jury duty in Baltimore? Here’s where to grab lunch.
Jurors in Baltimore City get $30 per day for their service. Spend it on lunch at one of these 15 restaurants.
The Reuben sandwich at. B&O American Brasserie. B&O offers a discount to jurors who present their badge.
Fells Point restaurant Bunny’s fires at least 6 employees after pro-Palestine protest
Bunny’s Buckets & Bubbles fired several of its employees who participated in a pro-Palestine protest outside the Fells Point restaurant.
The exterior of Bunny's Buckets & Bubbles at 801 S. Ann St. in Fells Point on Aug. 18, 2025.
After years of rising vacancies, Mount Vernon Marketplace will close this month
Mount Vernon Marketplace, a once-trendy food hall in Baltimore that has seen years of increasing vacancies, will shut down this month.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025 - The Mount Vernon Marketplace, a once-trendy food hall in Baltimore that had seen years of rising vacancies and dwindling foot traffic, will shut down this month.
Highwire Improv keeps Baltimore on its toes
Highwire Improv manages over 100 ensembles that can be hired for improv events at companies and organizations, with a new space in in Highlandtown.
Highwire Improv founders, from top, Geoff Taylor, Barry Wright, Kristen McKenzie, and Brian Shea.
From HBO to Hulu, these Baltimore musicians are crafting your TV soundtracks
Meet the three Baltimore musicians who are helping tell the stories of three new TV series, including “Iyanu,“ “Washington Black” and “Task.”
Andrew “December Moon” Johnson adds percussion during an “Iyanu” studio session.
Docks restaurant owner ordered to pay $8.1 million to landlord
Gregory Pranzo, the restaurateur behind Docks on the Harbor, has been ordered to pay more than $8 million to Cordish Companies, his former landlord.
The former location of Docks on the Harbor in Baltimore.
FTC to Pikesville men who resold Taylor Swift tickets for profit: You need to calm down
The Federal Trade Commission is suing two Pikesville men who they say have been illegally buying hundreds of thousands of tickets to concerts, plays and sporting events to resell at a profit.
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Books are having a moment. So why are we getting rid of book criticism?
The Associated Press announced they are ending their book reviews. What does that mean for our culture?
A pattern of books with some of them open. The books are of different sizes and colors. The pattern is made up of various books stacked on top of each other
To stomp or not to stomp? Answering the spotted lanternfly question
After years of whacking, smacking and squashing, more people are just letting the bugs be.
Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
A Chinese restaurant’s solution to tariffs: Go Latin
The owners of Water Song Yunnan Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant in Fells Point, found a solution to Trump's trade war with China.
Hand-pulled fried branzino features Yunnan chili flakes and lime sauce at Water Song Yunnan Kitchen restaurant in Federal Hill.
Nepenthe brewery targeted during string of Hampden burglaries
Baltimore police have responded to recent burglary calls at Nepenthe and Keller's Liquor, as well as a destruction of property call at Grano's Pasta Bar, all in Hampden.
Nepenthe Brewery in Hampden
They’re feeding the hungry. Then guarding the door from ICE.
Montgomery County organizers say the fear surrounding ICE raids have reshaped people's access to food, and what they're willing to do to get it.
Rev. Diana Wingeier-Rayo hands out numbered cards to people arriving for a weekly food distribution event at Hughes United Methodist Church in Wheaton earlier this month.
Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel is calling on his biggest fans for a new project
Baltimore’s world-famous aquatic trash interceptor, Mr. Trash Wheel, is inviting friends and fans to appear as extras in a music video for The Mr. Trash Wheel Song.
If you’ve ever wanted to be in a music video — and are obsessed with Baltimore’s trash-collecting water wheels — now’s your chance.
Make a bee-line to these events celebrating National Honey Bee Day
Here’s the buzz on bee events around the Baltimore region celebrating National Honey Bee Day.
Maryland has a long history of beekeeping.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from Katy Perry live to a coffee festival
Whether you want to indulge your inner barista at a coffee festival, sing along to Katy Perry or try your hand at a Mr. Boh lookalike contest, we’ve got you covered.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: Katy Perry performs at the Kia Forum on July 15, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
7 things to do in Annapolis: Before summer is out, go parasailing on the Chesapeake Bay
Here are five things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Wednesday Aug. 20. One option is to go parasailing before summer is gone.
Now in its fifth season, Z Sports Watersports in Annapolis takes passengers out to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and back, flying at 400 or 800 feet above the water.
7 Things to do in Howard County, from a Renaissance Faire to a Back-to-School bash
Events in Howard County, including Renaissance Faire, 'Wicked' sing-along, and a Back-to-School bash.
The Oakenmist Renaissance Faire is back at the Howard County Fairgrounds this weekend.
Baltimore provided Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to the NFL’ moment
The pop superstar followed Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to M&T Bank Stadium during the 2023 NFL playoffs.
Taylor Swift leaves the field following the Kansas City Chiefs's victory in the AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens in 2024.
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