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Everything starts to hurt at 50 ... but does it have to?
Most people accept that your body will start breaking down after 50. A local physical therapist says it doesn't have to be that way.
Sending my child back to school in COVID-era 2022: I don’t know how to feel
As kids go back to school for the third academic year since the start of COVID-19, are we doing the most to keep them safe? And what does that mean?
Need a break but can’t get away? Tips on an end-of-summer Baltimore staycation
Spend the end of summer spending time in our hometown.
The improbable ascension of rookie closer Felix Bautista amplifies the rebirth of Orioles magic
Like Omar from The Wire, Bautista and the Birds are coming.
VSN is just the latest part of my lifelong journey in sports
Introductory column by Varsity Sports Network publisher Gary Adornato on the origins of his company and its journey to being acquired by the Baltimore Banner.
Back to school offers a respite from high summer camp and child care price tags ... or does it?
Parents often welcome the start of public school because, unlike summer camp and childcare, they don't have to pay for it. But don't celebrate just yet.
Good old Baltimoreans whose favorite whiskey is rye, this could be the place it’s derived
Meet the Howard County farm where Sagamore Spirits sources some of the grain that winds up in your old fashioned.
It’s time the Catholic church recognized Black American saints
"We know there are many more African American people who have done saintly things for the Church in spite of what the Church has done to them.”
Why the masterpiece profile you created on Bumble might not be getting read
Are you writing meticulous and funny dating profiles that obviously aren't being read? Here's why.
I missed last week’s big storm but still got caught in it: Summer travel woes, part 2
A follow-up to our column on summer travel advice, where those tips come to life during our columnist’s recent vacation.
Coupon clipping as a cool new activity? Explaining inflation and saving to kids
You don’t have to be old enough for a bank account to start to understand money.
A former Miss Oriole and proud daughter writes of her mother’s witty wisdom and her hometown
Author Bonnie Habyan — the former Miss Oriole 1987, and wife of former Orioles pitcher John Habyan — is in town to promote the book she wrote about her mother.
Way to go, Mom! Why it’s better to encourage those parenting through a public meltdown
Parenting is an emotionally unpredictable enterprise. Doing it in public ratchets up the unpredictability — don’t make it worse by staring or scolding.
No longer the bad day: How the meaning and sadness of my husband’s death anniversary has evolved into something sweeter
Death anniversaries can be devastating, but with time, healing and a new happy event, that bad day can evolve into something kinder.
Giving a Maryland-based side-eye to the latest viral TikTok food trends
TikTok-trendy food delivery of perishable morsels gives this Maryland girl pause.
Summer travel is a heated proposition this year
A local travel coordinator gives advice about how to navigate the slog of summer air travel.
Election 2022: Even on the precipice of democracy, some hometown hope
Even as things look bleak for democracy and for Baltimore, there’s something deeply moving about the scene at a local polling place.
Election 2022: Who exactly are these people I am voting for?
Each election season people vote for candidates in races they know nothing about. This election is no different.
No, I don’t want to sell you my house: The cold calls of summer
Those unsolicited calls, texts and mailers to homeowners about buying their houses ASAP are rampant this summer, and I am wondering what to do about it.
Navigating the morass of summer camp
Summertime presents a conundrum for working parents: what the heck to do with kids too young to stay home alone.