Pilates House to open in Baltimore’s Village of Cross Keys this summer
Baltimore-based Pilates House plans to open a 2,800-square-foot studio in the Village of Cross Keys this summer. Adjacent to the Cece’s Roland Park restaurant courtyard, the new space will feature...
View ArticleArtscape 2025: Here’s what to know about Baltimore arts festival
Baltimore’s beloved Artscape kicks off this Memorial Day weekend with major changes, including the dates, location and organizer. Founded in 1982, the arts festival is now part of Mayor Brandon Scott’s...
View ArticleGreenbrier, Sandy Point state parks open newly required registration for...
Those planning to visit Greenbrier State Park or Sandy Point State Park on Memorial Day or later can now make reservations on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources website. Weekend and holiday...
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Baltimore artists paint murals for Artscape | PHOTOS
Adam Stab uses a lift to help paint the top of a wall as part of the Urban Oasis Mural Project under the Jones Fall Expressway ahead of Artscape 2025. (Lloyd Fox/Staff) A pedestrial walks by a mural...
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Movie Review: Tom Cruise goes for broke in ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final...
By LINDSEY BAHR Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is getting a bit of a god complex. It’s not exactly his fault after defying death and completing impossible missions time and time again. But in “Mission:...
View ArticleArtscape 2025: City to use new AI emergency response system for festival
The Baltimore City Fire Department plans to use a new AI-assisted emergency response system to help monitor downtown Baltimore during this weekend’s Artscape festival. In a news release Tuesday...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for May 21, 2025
General Daily Insight for May 21, 2025 Our first impulses might not be the wisest today. As the spontaneous Pisces Moon aggravates reckless Mars, we may be tempted to leap without looking. This isn’t...
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Couscous gets the risotto treatment in this creamy springtime recipe
By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Classic risotto is made with starchy medium-grain Italian rice, such as Arborio or carnaroli. This “risotto” uses pearl couscous (which...
View ArticleSwim in Baltimore harbor scheduled for June
Last year’s “Harbor Splash,” the first public swimming event in the Baltimore harbor in decades, sold out in 10 minutes. But another opportunity to dip into the harbor is opening up soon. The...
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Movie Review: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ a sweet but unnecessary live-action remake
By MARK KENNEDY The six-legged alien Stitch from “Lilo & Stitch” doesn’t choose to be bad. He’s just genetically programed that way. Kind of like the way Disney is apparently programmed these days...
View ArticleColumn: AC/DC and the underrated art of doing the same thing forever
Angus Young, the AC/DC guitarist who still dresses in the round cap and short pants of an Australian schoolboy (despite turning 70 in March), once gave an amazing response to a frequent criticism about...
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Postapocalypse now: Leave the world — and the galaxy — behind at...
By Christopher Lawrence, Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — “We’re all ‘Star Wars’ nuts,” Barry Ray says as his wife, Melissa, and daughter Evie play nearby. Evie knows all the “Star Wars” characters...
View ArticleCat cafe Affogatto set to open in Fells Point
A new cat-friendly cafe has opened in Fells Point. Affogatto, founded by Maryland native Tony Cusimano, is at 600 South Wolfe St. and has an area called “the cat room,” where patrons can spend time...
View ArticleZaxbys chicken chain plans to open 4 Baltimore-area restaurants
The Georgia-based chicken restaurant Zaxbys plans to open four new sites in Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard counties, along with previously announced locations on the Eastern Shore. Zaxbys said...
View ArticleOcean City council moves to ban some tents, canopies from beaches
As Memorial Day approaches, Ocean City is moving forward with efforts to limit the number and size of tents on its beaches. The Ocean City Town Council on Monday approved an ordinance on first reading...
View ArticleSign of the times: Pizza John’s of Essex gets an updated look
Legendary Essex restaurant Pizza John’s is getting a new sign, for the first time in roughly 40 years, and it’s drawing a lot of attention on social media. The longtime square sign is now a bit more...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for May 22, 2025
General Daily Insight for May 22, 2025 Our passion has the potential to carry us far. As desirous Venus trines determined Mars at 3:42 am EDT, we’ll be able to name what we want and put in the effort...
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The top 9 grilling mistakes and how to fix them
By ELIZABETH KARMEL, Associated Press I love to grill, and barbecue, and I have devoted my career to outdoor cooking for more than two decades. In that time, I’ve seen a lot of mistakes, and people...
View ArticleHugh Mangum’s book of barbecue recipes brings international flair to the grill
By ALBERT STUMM, Associated Press When Hugh Mangum was growing up in Los Angeles, his Texan father showed off his barbecue skills in their backyard nearly every weekend. It became a ritual for the...
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ review: Disney puts another one through the de-animation machine
The roughhouse charmer “Lilo & Stitch” from 2002, one of Disney’s more freewheeling animated 21st century mashups of slapstick and heartstring-plucking, has already spun off TV and sequel...
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