Gift guide 2025: Staff Recommendations
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After the Tomoyuki Sugano experience, Orioles are ramping up efforts to sign Japanese players
“Last year was a start, but we have scouts in the front office who are experienced in Asia,” Elias said. “They make multiple trips a year.”
Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias speaks at a press conference introducing Craig Albernaz as the new manager.
Trace Capt. John Smith’s steps through Patapsco Valley State Park
Patapsco Valley State Park’s smallest attraction is a Maltese cross marking a spot on a 400-year-old map created by Capt. John Smith.
The Patapsco River rounds a bend in Patapsco Valley State Park near the area where a marker was installed on a high bluff memorializing the steps of Capt. John Smith 400 years ago.
National Parks to charge international tourists extra $100 to enter popular US parks
The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites.
FILE - Tourists flock to Mather Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Oct. 1, 2025, in Grand Canyon, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
How a Silver Spring native wound up performing in the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finale
Lisa Ann Walter, a Silver Spring native and Montgomery Blair High School graduate, made a surprise appearance in the season finale of “Dancing With the Stars.”
"Abbott Elementary" actress Lisa Ann Walter, a Silver Spring native, made a surprise cameo performance on the 2025 finale of "Dancing with the Stars."
Howard County library employees seek answers after branch closed amid carbon monoxide concerns
The Howard County Library Savage Branch location closed abruptly last week because of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Savage Branch of the Howard County Library System.
Train gardens abound in Baltimore County around the holidays
Looking for fun things to do in Baltimore County this week? Check out some of the county's train gardens.
The train garden at Kenilworth Mall has been delighting families for decades.
Escalating Key Bridge price adds pressure to upcoming negotiations with builder
Despite Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated commitments to keep the Key Bridge rebuild on time and on budget, the project’s image took a hit last week as officials revealed that initial estimates were off by years and billions of dollars.
Exposed girders are seen as work continues on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in July.
What some of Montgomery County’s best chefs are cooking for Thanksgiving
Standout chefs and restaurant owners in Montgomery County are serving up traditional American dishes alongside cuisine from their own homelands, including Italy, China, Jordan and beyond.
The Chang family, which operates a regional restaurant empire including Q by Peter Chang in Bethesda, prefers to have a Chinese-style hot pot for Thanksgiving. The spread, seen here at their Virginia home, typically includes beef tenderloin, blue crab, bean curd and more.
7 things to do in Montgomery County, from a play’s American debut to a ride with Santa
Turkey trots, the American stage debut of a holiday comedy, a chance to ride a historic trolley with Santa Claus and more things to do around Montgomery County this week.
The National Capital Trolley Museum in Colesville hosts HollyTrolley Festival this year starting Nov. 29 through Dec. 22. Guests can take a ride on a historic street car with Santa Claus and view a holiday model railroad display,
Maryland gas prices linger around $3 ahead of Thanksgiving but could drop
Though traveling by car this Thanksgiving could be hectic, cheaper gas is a silver lining, especially in Maryland.
Pumps at an Exxon gas station on North Howard Street.
The Dish: Wonder may be the fastest-growing name in food halls. I hated it.
Run, don’t walk, away from Canton’s new Wonder food hall.
A truffle and mushroom pizza by Alanza Pizza, ordered from Wonder in Canton Crossing.
Recent SNAP chaos looms over Thanksgiving, driving some people to food banks
The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history halted food benefits for more than 680,000 Marylanders.
Volunteer Ron Conley, left, hands out bags of food during a Thanksgiving holiday meal giveaway at Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson on Monday.
Joe Flacco has become something better than ‘elite’
Flacco is 40 now, near the end (presumably) of a tortuous career that has somehow led to him being one of our most liked athletes.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco reunites with Baltimore Ravens team chaplain Johnny Shelton as the Ravens prepare to host the Browns in the home opener at M&T Bank Stadium in September.
No. 12 Gonzaga carves up Maryland defense in 100-61 rout at Players Era Championship
Pharrel Payne paced Maryland (5-2) with 14 points. Darius Adams added 13 and Andre Mills scored 11, but the Terrapins committed 18 turnovers and got outrebounded 39-29.
Gonzaga guard Tyon Grant-Foster (7) drives around Maryland forward Aleks Alston (24) during the first half.
After missing walk-through, Ravens’ Lamar Jackson is full participant in return to practice
Over the past three games, Jackson’s completed 57.1% of his passes while averaging 174 passing yards and 19 rushing yards per game.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson takes the field for warmups before the team’s Week 12 win over the New York Jets.
Maryland landlord who preyed on vulnerable women must pay over $2.49M in lawsuit
A judge ordered an Eastern Shore landlord to pay more than $2.49 million after he failed to defend against a lawsuit alleging he preyed on vulnerable women and engaged in gender discrimination.
A judge ordered an Eastern Shore landlord to pay more than $2.49 million after he failed to defend against a lawsuit alleging he preyed on vulnerable women and engaged in gender discrimination.
Jury awards over $21M to man and woman attacked before murder of Pava LaPere
April Hurley and Jonte Gilmore filed a lawsuit against Eden’s Homes LLC, Property Pals LLC and Jason Billingsley, who attacked them in 2023 at a rooming house in West Baltimore.
April Hurley, center, is joined by her attorneys Malcolm Ruff, left, and Phylecia Faublas, as well as her family at a press conference at the law offices of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy on Tuesday.
Holiday travelers flood Maryland roads around Thanksgiving. So will drunk drivers.
As Thanksgiving approaches, here is a look at recent patterns of drunk driving in Maryland and what's being done to mitigate the issue.
Traffic travels on the outer loop of I-695 at Falls Road as rain falls on the region.
Orioles broadcaster Geoff Arnold thanks ‘amazing fans’ after 6 years of calling games
Arnold has been part of Baltimore’s announcing crew since 2020.
The exterior of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
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