Actress Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ has died aged 89
LONDON — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in...
View ArticleBrewery at Linganore Winecellars burns down, is closed for ‘foreseeable future’
A farm brewery in Frederick County is temporarily closed after a fire ripped through the taproom early Thursday, causing an estimated $800,000 in damage. Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services said...
View ArticleChappell Roan drops out of All Things Go festival at Merriweather and in NYC
Chappell Roan is “unable to perform” at the All Things Go Music Festival, where she was slated to sing in Sunday’s show at Merriweather Post Pavilion, the pop singer posted Friday on Instagram. She...
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TV dinners: Try these recipes from your favorite shows
By Neal Justin and Nicole Hvidsten | The Minnesota Star Tribune It’s not enough these days to look and talk like our favorite TV characters. Now we want to eat like them, too. Dishes that play key...
View ArticleCanning makes a comeback: New interest in old-time food preservation
By Sarita Harbour There’s been a recent noticeable resurgence in home canning, a method of preserving food that was once a staple in American households. This renewed interest is particularly strong...
View ArticleColumn: The nation’s movie theaters are getting a $2B makeover. Now it’s up...
In mathematical terms: Owning a movie theater is capitalism plus optimism, plus the ability to ignore last season’s box office returns. Last season, let’s see. That’d be summer. The summer of 2024 was...
View Article‘Wild Robot’ creators took story forward by looking back
Out with the new and in with the old … sort of. That sums up the retro-yet-original visual approach director and screenwriter Chris Sanders and DreamWorks animators traveled when creating the achingly...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for September 28, 2024
General Daily Insight for September 28, 2024 There’s wisdom in being open-minded. The Moon in Leo starts out with a supportive sextile to expansive Jupiter in Gemini, encouraging us to notice the...
View ArticleBaltimore Museum of Industry begins collecting stories of Key Bridge tragedy,...
Six months after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Baltimore Museum of Industry has begun documenting the stories of the people whose lives it touched. Community artist Maria Gabriela...
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Jeff Holland: Bohemia River State Park in Cecil County brings great start to...
Autumn is upon us. The late summer drought has been broken by a string of days soothed by cool overcast skies and drizzle. I celebrated the arrival of my favorite season with a walk in one of...
View ArticleCynicism is everywhere and it’s making us sick. Is this the antidote?
By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times If you feel certain your preferred candidate will lose the presidential election, that AI is coming for your job or that climate change is going to destroy...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines plans to introduce assigned seating in 2026
Southwest Airlines revealed that it plans to introduce its new assigned seating policy in 2026. According to a news release, 80% of Southwest passengers surveyed and 86% of passengers who choose other...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for September 29, 2024
General Daily Insight for September 29, 2024 The fog is clearing today — albeit slowly. The Moon in Leo starts out with a pair of confusing, indirect angles, the first to mystical Neptune, the second...
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Meet Tini Younger, a social media chef and Ravens fan with over 9 million...
As far as Tineke Younger is concerned, she was born a Ravens fan. Her love of football was nurtured by an uncle who lived next door. And the everlasting memory of her childhood fandom was a Super Bowl...
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5 new food items offered during Orioles playoffs at Camden Yards
Fans attending the Orioles playoff games at Camden Yards this October will have the chance to try five new menu items at various concession stands around the ballpark. Baltimore is set to begin the...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for September 30, 2024
General Daily Insight for September 30, 2024 We can all make impressive progress with just a little effort. Action planet Mars is making a rare but harmonious trine to focused Saturn, benefiting...
View ArticleAnnapolis, Anne Arundel County residents and leaders raise concerns over...
Critics say sending a delegation of 17 state, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County officials to Sweden so they can conduct environmental research, examine electric ferries and meet Swedish leaders is...
View ArticleBOPA board meets to ‘make some really difficult financial decisions’
Board members for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts grappled Monday with a bleak financial crisis as the organization’s CEO acknowledged that this year’s Artscape had fallen far short of...
View ArticlePass the soup! Why we crave hearty food in the fall
By Jennifer Allen | Associated Press The crisp fall air inspires an urge to settle in with a steaming bowl of soup and warm up from the inside out. But why do these cravings hit as soon as the...
View ArticleHeat things up this October — it’s National Chili Month!
By Michele Brosius | Associated Press Do you prefer your chili with cinnamon rolls, or are you a traditionalist who swears cornbread is the only true side for chili? Whether you enjoy this iconic...
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