Leap day legend, lore and how Feb. 29 squeezed its way into your calendar
Leap day is what happens when we rely on dictators like Julius Caesar to solve problems. It’s hit and miss — and then you circle back to the same issue every four years or so. While Caesar, the...
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Hot property: Charming brick town house in Roland Park’s ‘triangle community’...
Address: 614 W. 40th St. List price: $595,000 Year built: 1920 Real estate agent: Ken Maher with Monument Sotheby’s International Realty Last sold price/date: N/A; this is the first time this home has...
View ArticleGarden Q&A: What screening plants fit in a small space?
Q: I have limited space in a tiny city front yard and would like to block some of my view of the street. What types of evergreens would work well but not get too wide? A: The width of the mature...
View ArticleBSO announces 2024-25 season with musical lineup that branches out into jazz,...
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced its 2024-25 concert season on Thursday — a musical lineup that will highlight gems in the Baltimore community and broaden the type of music traditionally...
View ArticleProposed ticket legislation could shake up the market for music, sports and...
Before it sold out, Hozier fans paid $40 via Ticketmaster to sit on the lawn for the singer’s Merriweather Post Pavilion concert in May. Now, latecomers who buy tickets on StubHub will pay nearly five...
View ArticleEagle-eyed health inspector shuts down Pitango Bakery + Cafe in Fells Point...
A Fells Point cafe is hoping to reopen soon after being shut down by the Baltimore City Health Department for a rather unusual reason: a “bird infestation.” A health department inspector temporarily...
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Café Poupon closes after a decade in downtown Baltimore
Café Poupon is saying au revoir, for now, to downtown Baltimore. The Parisian-style coffee shop and bakery has closed at 225 N. Charles St. A sign outside the cafe bid adieu to customers Thursday,...
View ArticleMASN’s contract with Comcast extended to March 7 as sides remain in discussions
The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network’s carriage agreement with Comcast has been extended by a week, meaning that Orioles fans who subscribe to Comcast-operated Xfinity will be able to watch the team’s...
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Dorothea E.S. Kilner, artist and longtime educator in Baltimore County, dies
Dorothea E.S. Kilner, an artist and educator who enjoyed horseback riding and collecting owl figurines, died Feb. 17 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at Commonwealth Senior Living in...
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Patrice Drago: A bounty of visual delights show off the best of Annapolis
Georgia Rounds, "A Thrown Altered Double Vase," in Garden Gallery, Quiet Waters ParkPaul Landry, “Moonlight,” oil wash, at Annapolis Marine Art GalleryRobert Neales, “Graceful Sea Turtles,” mixed...
View ArticlePeabody Heights Brewery is opening an arcade bar this weekend
Eddie O’Keefe has been a fan of arcades since he was a kid. So it made sense that when he took the reins at Peabody Heights Brewery in Abell, he would add some arcade games to the taproom mix. This...
View ArticleAmong the many uses of millet? Polenta
Beth Dooley | (TNS) Star Tribune Millet, though tiny, is a powerhouse. Slightly sweet and a bit nutty, it’s loaded with nutrients. Millet is high in protein, fiber and antioxidants as well as vitamin...
View ArticleQuick Fix: Mediterranean-Style Beef Meatloaf with Mint Couscous
Linda Gassenheimer | Tribune News Service (TNS) You can have this entire meatloaf dinner on the table in 20 minutes. My secret for making a quick meatloaf is to bake it on a baking sheet, which allows...
View ArticleHow HBO’s ‘The Regime’ creates comedy from an authoritarian regime
Imagine a world where a country’s leader lived a wildly self-indulgent lifestyle and dictated what was to be considered true, and the leader’s followers either cravenly indulge this or blindly believe...
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‘Elsbeth’ review: ‘The Good Wife’ spinoff tries (and fails) to be a quirkier...
Memorable guest characters were a hallmark of “The Good Wife” during its seven-season run on CBS from 2009 to 2016, and Elsbeth Tascioni was one of the more distinctive. Quirky and easily distracted,...
View ArticleHow ‘Slow Noodles’ helped a mother tell of escaping the Cambodian genocide
When her children were younger, Chantha Nguon would often share stories from her life during meals. But they weren’t always the easiest memories to recount. As a child, Nguon had been uprooted from her...
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Georgia gems: 5 unmissable stops along the Blue Ridge Mountains
Amanda Henry | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — From an authentic, Bavarian-inspired mountain town to a historic railway journey, here are five noteworthy stops in North Georgia that...
View ArticleOscars 2024: Who will win? Who should win?
Questions abound about this year’s Oscars. Will odds-on-favorite Christopher Nolan win his first director’s trophy? Will “Killers of the Flower Moon’s” Lily Gladstone score a win and make Oscar...
View ArticleFlights selling out due to high demand for solar eclipse viewing destinations
Laurie Baratti | TravelPulse (TNS) The upcoming total solar eclipse, whose path of totality will sweep across areas of North America on April 8, is driving U.S. travelers to select destinations that...
View ArticleOvenbird Bakery closes its Lexington Market stall
Ovenbird Bakery has closed its outpost inside the new Lexington Market. The bakery, known for scratch-made sourdough bread, za’atar-seasoned bagels and other sweet and savory baked goods, left over the...
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