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Grieving ‘And Just Like That...,’ the show that could’ve been
‘And Just Like That...’ could have been a relatable, aspirational look at middle age if it didn’t get in its own way.
Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker
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And Just Like That...

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A Ravens fan wanted to sell her tickets after Harbaugh’s Trump visit. Then the phone rang.
A diehard Ravens fan almost sold her season ticketss over Coach John Harbaugh’s Trump White House visit. A call with a team executive changed her mind.
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh.
Kamala Harris doesn’t owe us anything
Kamala Harris wants to fight tyranny from outside an elected office, but that's not good enough for some people.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris was interviewed by Stephen Colbert on the July 31 episode of "The Late Show."
My vacation threw off my healthy eating. Here’s how to get back on track.
After eating healthier, I had a little too much fun with food in New Orleans. A registered dietitian explains how to get back on track after a vacation.
Illustration of feet on a weighing scale surrounded by various fruits symbolizing health and diet
I’ve been widowed for 10 years. This is what his death taught me about life.
Grief, faith, time and therapy have taught me it’s OK to be OK, or even really good, just as much as it was OK not to be OK in the thick of mourning my late husband.
Columnist Leslie Streeter with her late husband Scott Zervitz on their wedding day in 2010 in Palm Beach, Fla.
Why one mass overdose won’t be the last — and what we’re missing that got us here
Baltimore has been roiled by the news of mass overdoses. One recovery worker and recovered addict says the truth is found behind the headlines.
An overdose victim is treated in the triage area near Penn North metro station after Baltimore Police and Baltimore City Fire ⁩respond to a call for multiple people experiencing overdose symptoms at the intersection of Pennsylvania & North avenues in West Baltimore on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
35 years ago, ‘The Cosby Show’ had ‘big fun’ in Baltimore. We still are.
Vanessa Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” came to Baltimore in 1990 to have “big fun.” It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it was awesome for us Baltimoreans.
Thirty-five years ago this spring, "The Cosby Show's" Vanessa Huxtable came to Baltimore to have Big Fun. It turned out not to be so much fun for her, but it made a very cool salt box design by Juliet Ames.
Meet literary icon Anne Tyler, the first author in The Baltimore Banner Book Club
Author Anne Tyler was not born in Baltimore, but over several decades, hers has become one of the city’s signature voices.
Author Anne Tyler is not from Baltimore, but she's adopted the city as her own.
Widow to widow: Life’s too short for Carrie to be with Aidan on ‘And Just Like That’
Carrie Bradshaw of "And Just Like That…" is dating like she think she's going to live forever. As a widow, she should know that no one does.
Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) in Season 3 of "And Just Like That..."
A Titanic tale of gay love and history comes to Baltimore
Writer and entertainment journalist Nelson Aspen's interest in the Titanic goes beyond his new book, "Kindred Spirits." One word: reincarnation.
The book cover for Nelson Aspen's "Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale," which uses a real-life Titanic passenger to tell a modern gay romance.
Is owning a home better than renting? It’s complicated.
Past generations were led to believe that buying a home vs. renting was the ultimate sign of adulthood. Now, that line of thinking is shakier.
Coco Gauff serves Maryland sisters a tennis dream they can chase
Even though tennis player Coco Gauff lost Wimbledon in London this week, one Maryland family will continue to be inspired by her, from Reisterstown to Paris.
United States' Coco Gauff celebrate after winning the final match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus n Paris, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Black women with cancer die at higher rates. To heal them, we have to hear them.
The American Cancer Society’s VOICES of Black Women survey is seeking 100,000 participants' stories and experiences to close disparities.
Dr. Tonya Webb, left, is a part of the American Cancer Society's VOICES of Black Women project, which hopes to survey 100,000 Black women about their medical and life experiences in hopes of eliminating disparities.
Commentary: Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQIA+ books is a slippery, hateful slope
The Supreme Court’s decision to let Montgomery County parents exempt their children from public school lessons using LGBTQIA+ books is a subtle tool of hate.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Protesters in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard arguments for the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor where a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, say that a school requiring their children to participate in classes that include LGBTQ themes violates their religious beliefs and thus their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
Olympic and civil rights icon John Carlos welcomes you to the revolution
Carlos accepts his role as an icon and a pioneer, but refuses to believe it makes him different or more significant in spirit than others.
At left, John Carlos speaks at the 50th anniversary of his Olympics experience in San Jose, California, in 2018. At right, Peter Norman, Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968.
Juneteenth is a celebration of everyone knowing the truth. We need that desperately.
Juneteenth is the commemoration of when the last enslaved Black people in Texas found out they were free. But, like now, the truth was irrevelevant without the knowledge.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Members of the U.S. Colored Troops and Buffalo Soldiers, living historians and re-enactors from Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts and other states, prepare to march in the Juneteenth People's Parade on June 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. The first federal holiday to be established in almost 40 years, the Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed two years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Write Woman Book Fest celebrates the power of literary ladies
The sixth and final Write Woman Book Fest in Bowie is ending in its current form, but its founders say they’ll never stop supporting fellow female creators.
Cardyn Brooks, left, and Heather Brooks co-run The Write Women Book Fest, which was founded to support and give exposure for female writers and readers alike.
God only knows what we lost with Brian Wilson
One of the things I loved most about former Beach Boy Brian Wilson was that he was weird. I mean that as a compliment.
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12:  Musician Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys performs onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Elementary school ‘graduation’ isn’t a big deal. So why am I crying?
Call it a graduation or a promotion: My baby is going to be a middle schooler. Cue the sad songs.
Leslie Gray Streeter and her son, Brooks, in 2019 at the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
Sometimes your ego is your own worst enemy. Just ask Patti Lupone.
Tony winner and certified diva Patti Lupone has proven that an inflated belief in one’s own sassiness can undo years of goodwill. It’s a lesson we should all remember.
From left, Kecia Lewis at the Tony Awards in 2024, Patti LuPone at a film screening in New York in 2025 and Audra McDonald at the Tony Awards in 2024.
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