Columns
How do you screen out serial killers on a dating app?
A Pennsylvania woman realized that her problematic ex-boyfriend was an alleged serial killer, freaking out the online dating world. A Maryland dating coach details how to protect yourself from such sketchiness.
As books are banned around the country, I will make sure my son learns Black history
To paraphrase George Santayana, those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. I refuse.
Let’s dish: Glizzy’s gets rolling, Hotel Ulysses nears opening
Despite the many restaurants that have closed and workers who have left the hospitality industry during the pandemic, new businesses are launching all the time in Baltimore.
Baltimore as Grover’s Corners? Center Stage theater modernizes, localizes ‘Our Town’
A new production of “Our Town” places its small town in big city Baltimore.
Young local author dedicates colorful caveman tale to supporting cancer patients, like his mom
The fun comic about a caveman and a time-traveling scientist is now helping with a good cause.
Musings on Lamar Jackson’s contract gamble and the Ravens’ decisive win over the Jets
Lamar Jackson’s “I'm betting on myself” tour got off to a promising start with the Ravens 24-9 win over the Jets
‘It’s like your dearest great-aunt has passed’: British Marylanders consider the impact of Queen Elizabeth’s death
Britons with Maryland ties talk about the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
For the parents who don’t have help: An ode to the village we all deserve
As this week showed me, even scheduling something as simple and vital as a colonoscopy is impossible without help when you're a parent.
Student loans, taxes, race and Twitter: The impact of a viral moment
Student loans are a tax on community progress and not about systemic racism and hate.
Don’t throw away those expired COVID tests yet
The FDA has a website that lists updated expiration dates.
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.
