Bits & Bites: Why Baltimore bars are seeing ‘cease and desist’ notices,...
Visitors to Ministry of Brewing were greeted on the evening of May 15 by locked doors and a “cease and desist” sign from Baltimore’s liquor board. The Upper Fells Point spot had run afoul of the city’s...
View ArticleFor Towson commencement, filmmaker and alum Mike Flanagan shares message of...
Mike Flanagan, film director, writer and a graduate of Towson University, gives the commencement speech for the College of Fine Arts and Communication on Wednesday. (Kim Hairston/Staff) Filmmaker Mike...
View ArticleThe invisible power of ‘nudging’ is leading diners to cut back on meat
Agnieszka de Sousa | (TNS) Bloomberg News Placing plant-based lasagna in the most popular part of the canteen. Serving veggie stir fry so diners have to ask for meat. Renaming vegan food with enticing...
View ArticleColumn: New book ‘Lost in America’ offers ghost stories of buildings in...
A building is not, of course, a living thing but buildings can die and a fascinating, indeed haunting, new book offers us a graveyard in black and white. “Lost in America: Photographing the Last Days...
View ArticleTV Tinsel: National Memorial Day Concert to mark 35 years of honoring those...
Luaine Lee | Tribune News Service PBS will strike a blow to the idea that America is hopelessly divided when it presents its annual National Memorial Day Concert on Sunday. The 90-minute show, which...
View ArticleGyoza is an easy-to-make Japanese comfort food
Gretchen McKay | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Rie McClenny grew up in southwestern Japan with family members who not only loved to cook but, as the owners of a tearoom and cafe in their small seaside...
View ArticleSummer travel boom: 82% of Americans plan to get away in 2024
Avery Newmark | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Get ready for a summer filled with adventure and exploration. As Memorial Day weekend approaches, signaling the official start of summer travel...
View ArticlePrepare for a change in your US travel with this visa waiver. It involves a...
Daniel Shoer Roth | Miami Herald (TNS) The program that allows travelers from 41 countries to enter the United States for short-term stays without a visa is undergoing a significant update. The...
View ArticleBig Glen Burnie Carnival canceled, ‘unlikely’ to return
Following mounting financial struggles and a decline in volunteers, the century-old Big Glen Burnie Carnival has been canceled this year and is “unlikely” to return, according to carnival organizers....
View ArticleGabriel Pantelis, tavern owner and founder of 2 Greek Orthodox parishes, dies
Gabriel M. Pantelis, a restaurant and tavern owner who was a founder of two Greek Orthodox parishes, died of heart failure May 15 at Morningside House of Satyr Hill in Baltimore County. He was 98 and...
View ArticleHot property: $6.25M Annapolis waterfront estate offers sweeping views of...
Address: 804 Coachway, Annapolis, 21401 List price: $6,250,000 Year built: 1985 Real Estate Agent: Georgie Berkinshaw of Coldwell Banker Realty Last sold price/date: For $3,050,000 on Dec. 15, 2017...
View ArticleThings to do in Baltimore, May 24-30
Have an out of this world experience, see a modern interpretation of a classic Shakespearean play, learn how to play a new game, go to a local music festival, watch a military parade or attend a...
View ArticleRemember last year’s Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much...
By DAVID KOENIG (AP Airlines Writer) You didn’t think summer travel would be easy, did you? Highways and airports are likely to be jammed the next few days as Americans head out for Memorial Day...
View ArticleFast-food prices have skyrocketed. Here’s a look at how much they’ve climbed
Brooks Johnson | (TNS) Star Tribune Fast food has long been a staple of American diets because it is, or was, so inexpensive. Not so much anymore. Over the past five years, prices for popular menu...
View Article‘The Blue Angels’ review: Doc soars with aerial photography, not drama
Watching “The Blue Angels” in your living room, you can’t help but be envious of those making the effort to catch the documentary in IMAX. Playing May 17 through 23 in theaters with IMAX auditoriums,...
View ArticleMake any night date night with this riff on steak frites
Meredith Deeds | Star Tribune (TNS) Years ago, when my kids were little, my husband and I made sure we had a special night together at least once a week. We called it Champagne Friday, and even though...
View ArticleThis might be the coolest campground in Colorado that no one knows about
The best Colorado campground you never saw might be a remote spot on Bureau of Land Management land at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo range near Great Sand Dunes National Park, 35 miles north of the...
View Article‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ review: Anya Taylor-Joy tastes hot asphalt and...
Without permits, caution or anything to prove except everything, director George Miller shot “Mad Max” in 1977 on some beautifully forlorn stretches of Australian road with an ensemble of eager maniacs...
View ArticleSin City scares: A travel guide to Las Vegas’ most haunting attractions
Jason Bracelin | Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS) LAS VEGAS — Just what are Vegas’ most haunting haunts? Fair question, fright fans, and we’re here with the answers. If you’re down for some...
View ArticleGoodbye, Amy! Hello, Eric! Baltimore native R. Eric Thomas to write new...
When the Baltimore-born writer R. Eric Thomas begins his new job July 1, he won’t be the only Black person to pen a mainstream advice column, and he won’t be the first gay man. But the 43-year-old...
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