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Stepfathers aren’t a replacement for dads. They’re special all on their own.

It’s understandable why running back J.K. Dobbins, who has put life and limb on the line for Baltimore, would be looking for a new deal that keeps him under contract for the next few seasons. But he’s going to face a tough time moving the sticks.

Three years after a sculpture called “Shoal” was removed, the Annapolis Art in Public Places Commission is moving to fill Westgate Circle again. This time, the plan is to make it permanent.

Orioles home per-game attendance is up nearly 5,000 fans per game, and school isn't even out yet. The Banner talked to fans about Camden Yards' reviving atmosphere, their decisions to take the plunge on season tickets and how they're balancing the joys of a newly competitive team with the anxieties of an uncertain future.

Since 2015, Diaspora Salon has provided a sanctuary for Baltimore’s natural hair community that is a celebration of what our hair is, without interference or alteration.

However the Orioles approach this season's trade deadline, it could provide a blueprint for how they will handle it in future seasons.

In what should have been a crowning football achievement, Odell Beckham Jr.’s memory of Super Bowl LVI is tainted by the ACL injury that set him back more than a year. It has been a long, grinding path back to health with the Ravens, and he hopes to help get them back to the NFL’s biggest stage — and finally enjoy it.

Here’s what it looks like after a mass shooting in Maryland’s small-town capital.

If you’re looking for things to stream during the writers strike, look closer to home with projects either filmed, based in or involving people from Charm City.

I’m telling you this story not because I want you to go vegan or swim the Chesapeake Bay. No, I wanted you to know about Marty Wasserman because I turned 65 this week.

Going 17-14 and grinding out as many wins as they did sends a message: The Orioles can do this, but they probably need help.

The air quality alerts stemming from the Canadian wildfires are yet another health-related reason I’ll keep wearing masks.

The Annapolis Harbormaster’s Office has issued citations to Brian Meyer and Marcellous Butler, two of the owners of floating hotel startup Flohom, for docking an unauthorized vessel in Eastport. The partners say they plan to stay.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others can’t stop talking about the crime in Baltimore, which doesn’t make where they live any safer.

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was a little-used reserve as a player at Loyola Maryland in the early ’90s, but he showed some of the spark that made him a successful NBA coach. To this day, he keeps up with his alma mater and roots for the Greyhounds.

Flohom 1 Bay Escape is a boat that, physically, won’t take you anywhere. It is a 53-foot houseboat tied up at Butler’s Marina in Annapolis, a floating getaway with a majestic view across the mouth of Back Creek to the Chesapeake Bay beyond that can be transporting.

An OPS of .533 in May led to frustration for the 33rd overall pick last year, who has worked to revamp his swing. Now he's trying not to fall back on old habits as he works through the process.

When Mike Wallace infamously asked Tina Turner whether she thought she deserved the trappings of her success, he raised a question sadly familiar to working women.

His devotion to a silly Netflix show drew viral internet attention. But it shows Adley Rutschman has a goofier sense of humor than he often is willing to display.

The Orioles can't replace Mullins, but they don't lack for intriguing options who could help keep the team in contention for a while. Knowing what we do about how they view roster construction and management, that might not make for the splashiest roster moves Tuesday afternoon.