How Baltimore’s Jollof Bowl went from viral videos to a Food Network show
Season 19 of Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” features Jollof Bowl, a viral Baltimore concept that has been called “the African Chipotle.”
Jollof Bowl team from left, Lekan Oketunji, Andrea Kamara-Oketunji and Ethel Kamara on Season 19 of Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race."
The bank that controls the undeveloped land at Baltimore Peninsula might sell it off
In a new filing, Bank OZK said it was now considering splitting up the undeveloped land at Baltimore Peninsula, calling it a “complex asset with multiple parcels.”
The former footprint of Sun Park, the Baltimore Sun printing plant, has yet to be developed at Baltimore Peninsula.
You can now major in artificial intelligence at these Maryland colleges
AI majors are “the trendy thing” right now, one Maryland computer science professor said.
Oyster farmers have been probing murky bay water with bamboo poles for centuries—a technique one waterman calls "caveman-ish." AI-trained sonar mounted on autonomous drones can now see through turbid water to locate oysters, determine their size, and distinguish living shellfish from dead ones. The technology aims to modernize Maryland's $350 million oyster industry while supporting oysters' role as natural water filters.
Cockeysville mom wants to build a wind phone in Oregon Ridge to help families grieve
The first wind phone was installed in Japan by garden designer Itaru Sasaki, who put one in his backyard to speak to his late cousin.
The wind phone that inspired Cockeysville mother Bayley Barwick to install one closer to her home sits in Silver Spring’s Reflection Park.
You’ve been served — on TikTok. Baltimore teacher uses social media to sue right-wing influencer.
Alexa Sciuto filed a defamation lawsuit in 2025 in Baltimore County Circuit Court against five Republican lawmakers, two leaders of Moms for Liberty, and Chaya Raichik, founder of Libs of TikTok.
Alexa Sciuto is pictured outside Stemmers Run Middle School in Essex, Maryland, where she is a teacher, on November 10, 2023.
Cerrome Russell has lived around the world. Now he’s finding his voice in Maryland.
Cerrome Russell, 46, has become a fixture of the comedy scene in the Washington, D.C., region, but has spent his life in the South and abroad as a Marine.
Stand up comedian Cerrome Russell performs at DC Improv in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026.
Victory eludes Orioles again in another twisting, extra-inning game against Braves
These Orioles know how to twist a fanbase into knots, and this series at Camden Yards against Atlanta was full of bowlines and hitches.
Ozzie Albies of the Braves forces out Jackson Holliday at second base to start a double play in the second inning Sunday at Camden Yards.
19 hospitalized by suspected food-related illness at Laurel youth academy
Nineteen people were hospitalized Sunday after a cluster of illnesses at an Anne Arundel County youth academy prompted a mass casualty response.
Nineteen people were hospitalized Sunday after a cluster of illnesses at the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy in Laurel prompted a mass casualty response.
Nationals’ CJ Abrams continues torrid July with Sunday’s 2-homer performance
CJ Abrams breaks out of his trot as umpire Jordan Baker signals no home run in the third inning Sunday at Nationals Park. The call was changed to a home run after the Nationals challenged.
Nude artist returns to a Baltimore pedestal, this time in a Speedo
The man, a performance artist who goes by the name Ham, reappeared on a pedestal in the Mount Vernon neighborhood Sunday.
Hamb, the performance artist arrested for nude installment on a pedestal in the Inner Harbor, resurfaces in scantily clad pedestal pose in Mount Vernon on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Paul Toboni shows ‘belief’ in Nationals after acquiring Connelly Early: They have the ‘it’ to them
Brady House, who posted an .842 OPS at Triple-A Rochester, was recalled to take Mead’s spot on the roster and man third base.
Washington Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni speaks during a baseball press conference on Nov. 17, 2025.
Patterson Park pool reopens after latest poop vandalism
The Patterson Park pool reopened to the public on Sunday after vandals damaged the pool and contaminated it with feces Saturday, marking the fifth such incident at a city-owned pool this season.
People swim at the Patterson Park pool on Sunday after it was suddenly closed due to vandalism the night before that left the facility’s pool damaged.
Lightning the biggest threat as storms return to Maryland
Rounds of thunderstorms are expected to move through the region and Maryland’s coast, with frequent lightning posing the biggest threat through much of the week.
Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Mother Nature put on an early fireworks show as thunderstorms move through Baltimore, delaying the 4th of July fireworks show.
I just went to one of the weirdest plays I’ve ever seen. You should see it, too.
“Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly” is the latest production onstage at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, on loan from Baltimore’s Happenstance Theater. It’s a very weird, wonderful and eerily familiar play about life in the aftermath of an apocalypse.
Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly” is onstage now at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda.
The gamble behind Maryland’s most affordable university
Rather than raising tuition to bring in more revenue, Coppin State University slashed it, wagering that a more affordable college would draw more students.
When Anthony L. Jenkins took over as president of Coppin State University, the historically Black university was losing half its freshmen every year and struggling with recruitment.
6 seafood club sandwiches around Baltimore worth every messy bite
These are some of the crab cake and shrimp salad sensations around the Baltimore area worth seeking out, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
The seafood club sandwich from Mama's on the Half Shell.
Nationals trade corner infielder Curtis Mead to Red Sox for lefty Connelly Early
Early is 7-5 with a 3.44 ERA in 17 starts this season.
Boston Red Sox left-hander Connelly Early delivers during the first inning of a game against the New York Yankees on June 25.
Orioles rewrite the script with walk-off 3-2 win over Braves
Dylan Beavers drove a two-out, walk-off single to score Jackson Holliday.
Orioles teammates surround Dylan Beavers after his walk-off single Saturday night against the Braves.
Nnamdi Madubuike one of 6 players placed on PUP list ahead of Ravens camp
The Ravens placed the Pro Bowler on the physically unable to perform list. He suffered a season-ending neck injury in Week 2 of 2025.
Nnamdi Madubuike had a breakout season in 2023 when he recorded 13 sacks.
CJ Abrams homers, drives in three runs as the Nationals beat the Diamondbacks 5-3
Starting pitcher Foster Griffin (12-2) threw 108 pitches over 6 2/3 innings. He gave up six hits and finished with three earned runs allowed, walking one and striking out two.
CJ Abrams, fielding a bouncer Saturday, had three hits, a home run and three RBIs against the Diamondbacks.
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