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Things to do in Baltimore, July 19 to July 25
Enjoy a night of laughs, see a Disney film in concert, watch TV cats do amazing tricks, listen to a soulful jazz performance or learn about sharks. Friday: Patton Oswalt: Effervescent Be prepared to...
View ArticleRecipe: Skillet Sausage and Peppers is a perfect weeknight dinner
The combination of sausage and peppers is a welcome weeknight, one-skillet meal. The dish offers a delicious marriage of lush meaty flavors alongside the peppers’ grassy, sweet edge. Many employ hot...
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‘Twisters’ review: Sequel delivers big thrills and nice character moments
“Twisters” director Lee Isaac Chung made headlines recently in defending the decision to keep the topic of climate change out of the sequel to the 1996 natural disaster-fueled blockbuster “Twister.” “I...
View ArticleThe smarter way to spend $1,000 a night on a hotel room
William O’Connor | (TNS) Bloomberg News If you’ve planned a vacation of late, you’ll have no trouble believing the eye-watering figure from Virtuoso—a consortia of some 20,000 luxury travel agents—that...
View ArticleAttman’s owner says Jewish deli dropped from M&T Bank Stadium lineup
Corned beef sandwiches and hot dogs with bologna from Attman’s Delicatessen won’t be on the menu for Ravens fans at M&T Bank Stadium this fall, owner Marc Attman said he learned earlier this week....
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for July 19, 2024
General Daily Insight for July 19, 2024 Caution, roadblocks ahead! As the intuitive Moon struggles to work with fiery Mars, frustration with our passions may cause us to feel stuck. The Moon then...
View Article‘Lady in the Lake’ miniseries makes big changes to Laura Lippman’s novel that...
From the moment in the first episode of the Apple TV+ miniseries “Lady in the Lake,” when a character dressed as a red and blue dancing mailbox urinates in an alley, clicks his heels, and skips away to...
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5 Baltimore scoop shops to help beat the heat and enjoy National Ice Cream Day
When it’s hot outside, sometimes an ice cream cone is the best form of relief. Baltimore has its ice cream heavyweights: I will always say yes to a scoop of salted caramel Old Bay at The Charmery or...
View ArticleQuick Cook: Here’s how to make Pre-Vacation Fried Rice
I always make fried rice before leaving on a vacation, because it’s the perfect way to use up the motley crew of forgotten vegetables in my produce drawer — you know, that half of a head of broccoli...
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‘Simone Biles Rising’ review: An elite gymnast untangles the twisties
Ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where gymnast Simone Biles is set to compete, the two-part Netflix documentary “Simone Biles Rising” focuses on a pivotal event in her athletic career:...
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5 must-read crime novels offer thrills, chills and armchair globe-trotting
Chris Hewitt | (TNS) Star Tribune There’s a world of trouble in five new thrillers, with locations ranging from rural England to blood-spattered Madrid and deceit-filled China. We begin our tour with...
View Article5 rom-coms from Netflix and more to stream in summer 2024
Moira Macdonald | (TNS) The Seattle Times It’s officially summer, which means it is officially Holing Up Indoors Avoiding the Heat season for many of us. And that means we’re in need of some mindless...
View ArticleIn defense of the day trip
Lacey Pfalz | (TNS) TravelPulse As the days get longer and the sun gets hotter, we’re often encouraged to leave our local areas for places farther afield, or we sit tight and wait and plan for travel...
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Who was the real ‘Lady in the Lake’? A look back at a traumatizing year in...
Shirley Lee Wigeon Parker was always fascinated by the lake in Druid Hill Park, her boyfriend back then said, and once even tried to get him to plunge into its cool, deep waters with her. “She wanted...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for July 20, 2024
General Daily Insight for July 20, 2024 Get in motion! Passionate Mars jumps into a team-up with creative Neptune to mix action and ideas, ideal for tackling all sorts of tasks. With the Moon and...
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Justin Vitrano, Baltimore produce dealer known as the ‘lettuce king,’ dies
Justin Vitrano, a wholesale produce dealer known as the “lettuce king,” died of complications from a fall July 14 at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 95 and lived in Timonium. Born in Los Angeles and...
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Annapolis native kicks off 5th Bay Paddle Saturday with a splash
Chris Hopkinson became the first person to stand-up paddle all 200 miles of the Chesapeake Bay in 2020. Now, Bay Paddle, the nonprofit he founded four years ago to benefit the Oyster Recovery...
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Jeff Holland: A worthwhile visit to Susquehanna State Park historic area,...
As I’ve noted before, summer came in like a fire-breathing dragon, and it seems like the heat has dragged on since. To beat it on one of the hottest days of the year this past week, I led an expedition...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for July 21, 2024
General Daily Insight for July 21, 2024 The fruits of our labor are ripening. The Full Moon in Capricorn at 6:17 am EDT illuminates where our energy has been channeled since the New Moon, especially...
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Robert Moody, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra’s new conductor, reflects on...
Robert Moody, the newly appointed music director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, lost his beloved husband five months ago to a sudden heart attack. That devastating loss is changing everything...
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