Gifting on a budget: 5 secrets to being generous without going broke
By Sharon Rhodes Thoughtful gifts for friends and family are a Christmas tradition, showing loved ones that you’re thinking of them this holiday season. But a long shopping list can be pricey. If you...
View ArticleFall is the best time to think about cooking soup. Here’s 5 recipes you’ll...
As the leaves fall, the heat goes on, the temperatures drop and the sweaters and jackets are pulled from storage, it’s also a great time to think about making a pot of soup. Soup is one of the best...
View ArticleViews on garden insects are changing. Why many former ‘pests’ are now valued
By JESSICA DAMIANO A neighbor texted me this week asking for advice about controlling carpenter bees. She was hoping for an exterminator recommendation, but I gave her a simple, do-it-yourself solution...
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Crazy cleaning fees have pushed once-loyal Airbnb travelers back to hotels
DENVER — For years, Airbnb gave travelers access to reasonably priced, home-like stays. From staying in a Victorian home to a charming downtown loft, users of the popular short-term rental app were...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for December 01, 2024
General Daily Insight for December 01, 2024 Today arrives with a flair for the exotic. The skies play host to a special New Moon in Sagittarius at 1:21 am EST, which will give us all an extra jolt of...
View ArticleFormer Edgewater farmland set to become park and community garden
It started with a donation and a phone call. In 2019, when landowner J. Kent McNew donated more than 5 acres of farmland in Edgewater to the Chesapeake Conservancy, an Annapolis-based environmental...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for December 02, 2024
General Daily Insight for December 02, 2024 Our emotions won’t be predictable today! Conversational Mercury in truth-telling Sagittarius begins the day with a trine to healing Chiron in Aries,...
View ArticleAnne Arundel County Council bill that would remove paper bag fees to be heard...
An Anne Arundel County Council bill that would remove the 10-cent fee on paper bags will be up for a public hearing at Monday’s council meeting. Introduced by Council Member Shannon Leadbetter, a...
View Article5 brunch recipes to have on hand for entertaining season
By Nicole Hvidsten, The Minnesota Star Tribune Brunch has a special seat at the table: It bridges savory and sweet and breakfast and lunch, and appeases both early birds and late risers. It’s a meal...
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‘Get Millie Black’ review: In Jamaica, a police detective is haunted by...
A police detective in Jamaica works to track down a missing teenage girl and the case proves to be more complicated — and dangerous — than anticipated in the five-episode HBO drama “Get Millie Black.”...
View Article‘The Agency’: Spy vs. spy with Michael Fassbender at the center
In the espionage thriller “The Agency,” Michael Fassbender plays a CIA case officer working deep undercover when he’s abruptly exfiltrated and called back to London Station. No one is telling him why....
View ArticleElection results are impacting travelers’ 2025 international trip plans
By Laurie Baratti, TravelPulse A recent survey conducted by the Global Rescue Traveler Sentiment and Safety Survey highlights the influence of the recent U.S. elections on Americans’ international...
View ArticleGlen Burnie man accused of burning Donald Trump’s name into road with...
A Glen Burnie man was charged with a felony Sunday after authorities reviewed a TikTok video “clearly” showing him burning the words “TRUMP” and “USA” onto the road outside his home, according to the...
View ArticleDaily Horoscope for December 03, 2024
General Daily Insight for December 03, 2024 Stable doesn’t have to mean uninteresting. The Moon in Capricorn is pushing you to chase your goals to the best of your ability, and this energy gets...
View ArticleLawrence William Albrecht, retired Volvo accountant and manager of BSO gift...
Lawrence William Albrecht, an accountant for Volvo trucks who managed the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s gift shop, died of complications of cancer and diabetes Nov. 16 at his North Baltimore home. He...
View ArticleJohn Waters, fashion icon? Baltimore filmmaker appears in two upscale holiday...
Baltimore filmmaker John Waters has always been a particularly fashion-forward Filth Editor, sporting creations by the iconoclastic French label Comme des Garcons. So it is perhaps, err, fitting, that...
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BSO, UMD help Afghan refugees reclaim their voices with music: ‘It is cathartic’
The melody was played on turquoise ukuleles, with children beating out the rhythm on miniature drums. “I feel peace when my family is safe,” sang the youngsters and their mothers, who are refugees from...
View ArticleWine, etc.: There is no shortage of holiday gifts for wine enthusiasts |...
As we get older a holiday gift is as simple as health and friendship. Having a dinner to the sounds and scents of Christmas is more important than opening a wrapped gift. Still, there are people in our...
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How to make 3 recipes that Ina Garten mentions in her new memoir
Ina Garten, the wildly popular cookbook author and TV personality, took the stage before a sold-out crowd at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa this past weekend to talk about her newly...
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Our critic’s picks: Best mystery fiction books of 2024
2024 wraps up another stellar year for crime fiction. Rich plots, diverse and fully realized characters, and vivid settings punctuated these stories. The landscapes ranged from metropolitan cities to...
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