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Arts & Culture
Teri Henderson is a Leading Voice for the Local Creative Community
With a warm, inquisitive style, her writing focuses on the overlooked stories of Black, brown, and queer artists, as does her curatorial work.
News & Community
Jennie Janssen is Expanding Access for Minorities in Aquarium and Zoo Science
The assistant curator at the National Aquarium co-founded a nonprofit that provides professional networks, career resources, and scholarship opportunities.
Arts & Culture
Fall Arts Preview: Can’t-Miss Cultural Events to Experience in Baltimore This Season
Over the next few months, brand-new seasons of cultural programming begin again at venues all across the city—bringing with them fresh exhibitions, plays, performances, and much more.
Arts & Culture
Our Exit Interview with The Walters’ Outgoing Executive Director Julia Marciari-Alexander
Under her direction, the museum launched innovative exhibits, shed light on the Walters family’s difficult history, navigated through COVID, and unionized its staff—with Marciari-Alexander becoming a pillar of the city’s arts scene along the way.
Food & Drink
Review: Sailor Oyster Bar is Back and Better Than Ever in Annapolis
Two years after a fire shuttered the beloved West Street watering hole, it has officially returned with a nimble menu that manages to be posh, playful, and a little punk all at once.
News & Community
In the Wake of Key Bridge Collapse, Pastor Rashad Singletary Let His Faith Guide Him
When the bridge came town on that fateful Tuesday, the pastor at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in nearby Turner Station sprang into action to unite the community.
Events
The List: May 2024
From Flower Mart and the Kinetic Sculpture Race to Remfest and Brew at the Zoo, here are the happenings to pencil in this month.
Arts & Culture
Charm City Bluegrass Festival Moves to the Baltimore Peninsula
Before the event—historically held at Druid Hill Park—brings the sounds of fiddles and banjos to its new home against the backdrop of the Patapsco River, we caught up with the organizers to reflect on its last decade.
Food & Drink
Love & Cornbread Serves More Than Food in West Baltimore
Meet the crew behind the small-but-mighty food-equity nonprofit, which pops up in the neighborhood every Saturday afternoon to serve meals and connect with residents.
Events
The List: April 2024
From The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival to Creative Alliance's annual Marquee Ball, here are the events to pencil in this month.
News & Community
How to Give Back Following the Key Bridge Collapse
After the initial outpouring of community support, here are ways that local residents can get involved in the aftermath of the tragic accident.
Food & Drink
A Love Letter to Little Donna’s
Somehow, chef Robbie Tutlewski's Upper Fells Point spot feels like it’s always been here. Like a part of Old Baltimore that I thought was long gone had never left.
Events
The List: March 2024
From the new 'Through Our Eyes' exhibit celebrating teen photographers at The Walters to the annual Maryland Home & Garden Show in Timonium, here the events to pencil in this month.
Food & Drink
The Baltimore Museum of Industry Celebrates the City’s Historic Corner Bars
In the museum's latest permanent exhibition, curator Rachel Donaldson taps into the history of Baltimore watering holes from the Industrial Revolution until Prohibition.
Events
The List: February 2024
From The Walters' annual Lunar New Year Celebration to Max's Belgian Beer Fest, here are the events to pencil in this month.
Travel & Outdoors
Angela Crenshaw Has Big Ideas to Make Our State Parks More Accessible and Inclusive
With the Great Maryland Outdoors Act ushering in new parks, staff, and funding, plus record-high visitation still lingering from the pandemic, the new Maryland Park Service director arrives at a pivotal time.
Arts & Culture
New ‘Ghost Rivers’ Public Art Installation Honors a Long-Lost Landscape in Remington
In hopes of bringing forgotten history back to the surface, Bruce Willen's self-led walking tour follows the original path of the Sumwalt Run.
GameChangers
Through Peabody’s Tuned-In Program, Daniel Trahey Empowers Students to Stick with Music
The year-round program creates a free, formalized framework for musically inclined city school students, pre-K through grade 12.
Food & Drink
A Love Letter to The Local Oyster
The beloved seafood restaurant will close its doors in Mt. Vernon and Locust Point this weekend, but live on with pop-ups and catering.
Food & Drink
The City Celebrates a Decade of Devouring the Baltimore Deviled Egg Pageant
The quirky and quintessentially Baltimore competition returns Sept. 10 at Charm City Meadworks.
