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Food & Drink
Best of Baltimore 2024: Food and Drink
From our top bottle shop and breakfast sandwich to the best new restaurant, here's our annual ode to excellence in the local dining and hospitality scene.
Education & Family
What’s Really Behind Baltimore’s Teacher Shortage?
A national study conducted last year found that more than half of parents were concerned that teachers were burned out and 65 percent questioned their school’s ability to have qualified teachers in the classroom. Locally, these fears aren’t unfounded. Experts and educators weigh in.
Home & Living
Hello, Neighbor: Dickeyville
The West Baltimore mill town community stands out among city neighborhoods for its distinctive geography and architecture.
Home & Living
Stem & Vine Helps Patrons Connect to the Cultural Roots of Their Plants and Spirits
At the Mt. Vernon shop, owner Quincy Goldsmith encourages visitors to plant themselves at the bar, learn about the greenery for sale, and linger for some good old-fashioned conversation.
Food & Drink
Review: Love, Pomelo in Canton Has a Lot of Heart
The charming Roman-inspired aperitivo bar and restaurant is a welcome addition to O’Donnell Square.
Health & Wellness
Curbing Baltimore’s Opioid Epidemic: Advocates and Hospitals Take Novel Approaches
With Baltimore at the epicenter of the crisis, safe spaces, accessible treatment, and local hospitals that employ proactive protocols are needed now more than ever. Here's how the community is fighting back:
Sponsored Content
Celebrate Preakness!
The 150th running of the Triple Crown Jewel now features a week-long festival.
Arts & Culture
Katie Pumphrey Reflects on Her Epic Swim and How the Water Influences Her Art
In June, the marathon swimmer and multidisciplinary artist set a record as the first person to ever complete a 24-mile, open water swim from Sandy Point State Park to the Baltimore Harbor.
GameChangers
Meet the Brains Behind Baltimore’s Popular Anti-Animal-Abuse Campaign
Now an expanded nonprofit, Show Your Soft Side began as an awareness campaign in the Baltimore Public School system featuring posters of sports stars with their pets.
Arts & Culture
How HFStival Got Ready to Rock Again
After nearly two decades, the iconic all-day concert will return on September 21 at D.C.’s Nationals Park, featuring bands many of its original festivalgoers grew up on.
Sponsored Content
Fighting For Justice
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg, and Cardea, P.A. advocates for victims of wrongful acts.
GameChangers
Angeles Evans’ “Very Purposeful Journey” to End Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence
As TurnAround’s senior manager of community engagement and training, Evans helps the community identify signs of abuse and support those affected.
News & Community
Little Nancy Comes Home
Little Italy's hometown hero and the first female speaker of the House returns to reminisce about the place where she was born and raised.
Sports
Orioles’ Linda Warehime Butcher, MLB’s First Ball Girl, Looks Back on Her Time at Memorial Stadium
From 1968 to 1974, the blonde schoolgirl was a fixture along with Brooks and Boog, American League pennants, Earl Weaver’s tantrums, and PA announcer Rex Barney calling out, “Give that fan a contract.”
Events
The List: August 2024
From Artscape and the Hot August Music Festival to the Maryland State Fair and the Maryland Renaissance Festival, here are the happenings to pencil in this month.
News & Community
Better Call Barry: Lawyer Barry Glazer Is as Eccentric as You Think He Is
Everything you ever wanted to know about Baltimore’s pugnacious TV-advertising lawyer (and maybe a few things you wish you didn’t).
Health & Wellness
Local Walking Group Leader Shares the Benefits of Hitting the Pavement
We chat with Kadija Hart, the program coordinator for the local chapter of the national Walk with a Doc/Just Walk! program, about her routine.
Food & Drink
Pickled Veggies Are Trending Palate Pleasers at Area Restaurants
Local chefs are putting their own unique touches on brined produce.
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.
Education & Family
Grief Support Programs at Roberta’s House Let Children Heal at Their Own Pace
The family grief support center offers peer groups, workshops, community outreach, and Camp Erin—the largest national summer bereavement program for youth.
News & Community
A Native, Floating Marshland is Alive on the Inner Harbor
The National Aquarium's new Harbor Wetland is a 10,000-square-foot recreation of what would have been found along Baltimore’s shoreline hundreds of years ago.
Food & Drink
How Jesse Sandlin Became One of Baltimore’s Top Chefs
Some 15 years—and a score of restaurant jobs—after appearing on reality TV, Sandlin has found her own sort of fame on a local level.
