Sports and music tourism will soon represent a $1.5 trillion economy
By Abigail Glickman, Bloomberg News If you’ve lost track of how many people in your orbit have recently posted pictures of themselves at a Formula One race or Taylor Swift concert, chances are you’re...
View ArticleHalle Butler’s new novel ‘Banal Nightmare’ will trap you inside the...
While reading Halle Butler’s new novel, “Banal Nightmare” I almost felt like I was being held hostage by the book. Is this a good thing? Read on, friends. “Banal Nightmare” is Butler’s third novel...
View ArticleBWI Marshall Airport sets all-time monthly passenger traffic record
BWI Marshall Airport hit a new all-time monthly record for passengers in June. Maryland Department of Transportation records show more than 2.6 million commercial passengers flew through the airport...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for August 14, 2024
General Daily Insight for August 14, 2024 Flying off the handle is a real risk now. When anxious Mercury in Virgo misreads withholding Pluto, facts may be hard to obtain. As combative Mars then...
View ArticleBits & Bites: New coffee shops are all abuzz in Baltimore
If you ask me, a city can never have too many places to grab a cup of coffee (or a matcha latte, my go-to these days). Beyond offering a vital pick-me-up, coffee shops function as community hubs,...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Husband’s sister invades social plans
Dear Eric: My sister-in-law’s husband passed away several years ago. Over the years, my husband and I only saw them occasionally for holidays. A year after her husband passe d away, she suddenly...
View Article5 new ways to have fun at the Maryland State Fair
Corn dogs, horse racing and the bustling carnival midway are back, with other longtime favorites, for the 143rd Maryland State Fair, which opens at the Timonium Fairgrounds on Aug. 22 for three...
View ArticleSpeakeasy secrets: History of Harford’s Prohibition era remembered
A century ago, Harford County was swimming in spirits. Prohibition was law but, in Maryland’s outlier counties, liquor flowed. Moonshiners ran stills in the old barns and deep woods, and bootleggers...
View ArticleBetty Cooke, iconic Baltimore jewelry designer, dies at 100
Betty Cooke, the Baltimore jewelry designer whose work has been displayed in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Boston’s Museum of Fine Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art, died Tuesday at 100 years old....
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for August 15, 2024
General Daily Insight for August 15, 2024 We’re blazing forward, for better or worse! The passionate Sagittarius Moon harmonizes with both the Sun in Leo and Chiron in Aries, forming a weighty Grand...
View ArticleHot property: Guilford home built for Bay Bridge visionary hits market for...
Address: 4304 Saint Paul St., Baltimore 21218 List price: $2,450,000 Year built: 1913 Real estate agent: Charlie Hatter, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty Last sold price/date: $1,030,000 in...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Daughter living the high life while mom struggles
Dear Eric: I’m a 52-year-old mother and grandmother. My daughter and granddaughter live with me due to some bad life choices my daughter has made. It’s very clear to me that being a mother is not high...
View ArticleThings to do in Baltimore, Aug. 16 to 22
Watch Monster Trucks race and glow, enjoy a night of laughs, treat your pup to a night out, go to a video-game concert or swap clothes for a new fall look. Ongoing: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live —...
View ArticleGarden Q&A: Where can I find vegetable garden inspiration?
Q: I’m new to vegetable gardening and want to get some ideas before I dive into setting up my own home plots. Where can I see some examples or get inspired? A: Master Gardener volunteers are a great...
View ArticleHarford’s Upper Chesapeake Chorus is in perfect harmony
Barbershop singing is more than a guy thing. Women do it, too. For nearly half a century, the Upper Chesapeake Chorus, an all-female ensemble, has entertained audiences with their four-part harmony, a...
View ArticleLatitude Seafood Co.: From Virginia to Maryland with a love for crabcakes
Latitude Seafood Company sets itself apart with large portions, original cocktails and thoughtfully crafted recipes. When the small chain sought to expand beyond its Virginia roots, Bel Air emerged as...
View ArticleWill Joan Vassos find love with a Marylander on ‘The Golden Bachelorette’?
Only time — and roses — will tell if Rockville’s Joan Vassos finds love with a fellow Marylander on the inaugural season of “The Golden Bachelorette.” There’s at least a chance, thanks to a contestant...
View ArticleWoman sues Fogo De Chao after allegedly contracting salmonella poisoning in 2023
A Baltimore County woman sued Fogo De Chao, alleging the Brazilian steakhouse at the Inner Harbor maintained unsanitary conditions that led her to contract salmonella poisoning after dining there in...
View ArticleNow’s the time to binge-watch ‘Palm Royale’, then visit Palm Beach hot spots
“Palm Royale,” the Apple TV+ original series set on the tony island of Palm Beach, is having a grand summer. In June, the streaming service announced that the show, which debuted in March, had been...
View ArticleArundel Mills mall in Hanover bans unaccompanied minors Friday, Saturday
Starting Sept. 6, Arundel Mills mall in Hanover will require children under the age of 18 to be accompanied by an adult after 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Simon Property Group, the mall’s owner, said...
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