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Arts & Culture
Blues Musician Evan Nicole Bell Isn’t Your Typical Rough-and-Tumble Guitar Slinger
The Columbia-raised social media star played every instrument (except for drums) on her first full-length album, 'Shades of Blue,' while also filling the roles of producer and recording engineer.
Sports
Angel Reese Won’t Apologize for Wanting to Become an Icon On and Off the Court
Being one of the most recognizable names in sports comes with a price—scrutiny, negativity, criticism—but the Randallstown-born WNBA star has the mental toughness to tune out the noise.
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Celebrate Preakness!
The 150th running of the Triple Crown Jewel now features a week-long festival.
Food & Drink
Baltimore Farmers Market Guide
Our roundup of the region’s best city and county farmers markets.
Arts & Culture
Art with a Heart Founder Prepares to Pass the Paintbrush
Twenty-five years after creating the visual arts nonprofit to add some color to her life, founder Randi Pupkin is ushering in new leadership.
Food & Drink
Best Restaurants 2025
From a venerable steakhouse to a hot spot with Venezuelan fare, we pick our favorite places to eat right now.
Health & Wellness
What’s Behind the Surge in Youth Anxiety?
These days, the CDC estimates 10 percent of children between the ages of three and 17 have a diagnosed anxiety disorder.
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Wellness, Right Around the Corner
Curio Wellness partners with Viola Brands to open its new Pikesville location in time for 4/20 celebrations.
News & Community
Ten Years Ago, Devin Allen’s Baltimore Uprising Photo Made the Cover of ‘Time,’ Launching His Singular Career
He was only the third amateur photographer to ever land the front page, but Allen didn’t care about the acclaim. What mattered was that his pictures had not been reframed to fit some pre-existing reputation of his hometown.
Food & Drink
Review: Pastry Shop La Cosette Brings a Slice of Paris and Tunisia to Locust Point
Aside from the pretty tarts, quiches, croissants, and cakes, what makes the shop truly special is the family that runs it.
Arts & Culture
Colette Shade’s Darkly Funny Collection of Essays is a History Lesson in the Y2K Era
Touching on everything from AIM to MTV, the Towson resident's first book, 'Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything,' explores how the utopian dreams of the early digital age instead became a dystopian, neoliberal reality for Millennials.
Arts & Culture
The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival Celebrates the City’s Americana Past and Present
The two-day gathering of roots musicians from across the country returns April 18-19 at the Baltimore Museum of Industry—a fitting venue to showcase the genre's local history.
Food & Drink
Baltimore Pastry Chefs are a Rare But Important Part of Restaurant Teams
Exploring why, these days, pastry chefs are often as much of a luxury as the desserts themselves.
Events
The List: April 2025
From the annual Rise Bmore concert to the Big Baltimore Kite Fest, here are the happenings to pencil in this month.
Arts & Culture
The Maryland Daffodil Society—The Oldest in America—Prepares for its 100th Show
The display is one of the nation’s largest, with as many as 210 horticulture classes, as well as others for design and photography.
Health & Wellness
Why Booking a Scalp Spa is the Ultimate Act of Self Care
“It’s basically the shampoo portion—the best part of getting your hair done—times twenty,” Dawn Fitzgerald of Parkville’s Fitz Hair Studio says of the trending service.
Sports
Will David Rubenstein’s Deep Pockets Help the O’s Finally Win Another World Series?
The club's personable new owner—who rode the city bus to catch O's games at Memorial Stadium as a kid—has increased the team's payroll up to more than $150 million.
Health & Wellness
The Power of Positive Psychology
Local mental health leaders weigh in on the practice, which focuses on growing human strengths to achieve greater levels of happiness, gratitude, and resilience.
Health & Wellness
Crafting Hope: The Life-Changing Art and Science of Prosthetics at JHU School of Medicine
With this intersection of art and anatomy, medical sculptors are like modern-day Michelangelos, creating facial and body prosthetics so lifelike, it’s hard to discern the difference between what’s man-made and what existed at birth.
Food & Drink
The Wine Window Comes to Baltimore
Kneads in Cross Keys has its own Italian-inspired buchette di vino, a concept that emerged in the 1500s as an easy way for wine estate owners to fill empty bottles for thirsty masses.
Style & Shopping
Spring Fashion Trends: What’s In and What’s Out According to Baltimore Tastemakers
Local shop owners, stylists, designers, and other creatives share what they’re embracing this season.
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Author and Mental Health Advocate Kevin Shird on Baltimore’s Need for Accessible Trauma Care
"I know firsthand the impacts of trauma and stigma on one’s decision-making and how it has hindered communities of color from seeking treatment and counseling," writes Shird, who survived street violence and prison with the help of therapy. "I want to help tear down those barriers."
