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    Will the real ‘RLong’ please stand up?
    Who is the person behind the ‘RLong’ graffiti tag painted all over the Baltimore region? The Baltimore Banner tracked down some theories — and here’s what we discovered.
    Various examples of the ubiquitous “RLong” graffiti tag found across Baltimore.
    Self-described ‘Baltimore Boy,’ CBS news personality Charles Osgood dies. He was 91.
    Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades and spent part of his youth in Baltimore, has died. He was 91.
    FILE - Charles Osgood, anchor of CBS's "Sunday Morning," poses for a portrait on the set in New York on March 28, 1999.  Osgood, who anchored the popular news magazine's for more than two decades, was host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The entertainment calendar in Annapolis starts to pick up in the seven days through Jan. 24, with three new art exhibits, fresh theater productions, a first album release by an Annapolis singer-songwriter and a nostalgia tour from Three Dog Night.
    Annapolis singer-songwriter Daphne Eckman, left, performs Friday at Rams Head On Stage in a release of her first album, "Where You Left Me."
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could catch blues or Irish-Americana on intimate stages in Annapolis, catch a long-running Rolling Stones tribute or see the first new theatrical production of 2024 in the week through Jan. 16, 2024.
    There’s a lot of Irish-American fans in Annapolis. The 19th Street Band should provide them with a reason to turn out on a cold Monday night in January. The band’s third album, “Near Perfect” was released in July.
    New York Times lists Baltimore among its top ‘52 Places to Go’ in 2024
    The New York Times lists Baltimore at No. 14 of places to visit this year alongside destinations such as Paris, Maui, New Zealand (by train), Singapore and Geneva, Switzerland — just to name a few.
    Visitors to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum take photos and examine a piece of art entitled “Cupid and Psyche” by Arvie Smith in the “Afro-Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined” exhibit on March 16, 2023.
    Reggie Wells, a Baltimore native who was Oprah’s makeup artist for 30 years, has died
    Reggie Wells, a Baltimore native who was Oprah Winfrey’s makeup artist for 30 years, died Monday. He was 76.
    Reggie Wells, a celebrity makeup artist from Baltimore, was Oprah Winfrey’s makeup artist for three decades.
    Baltimore-based author Naomi Winston featured on ‘CBS Mornings’ for her inclusive coloring books
    23-year-old Naomi Winston, who creates coloring books to help young people and others embrace their skin tone, was recently featured on "CBS Mornings" with Gayle King.
    Through a line of coloring books, Naomi Winston wants to create “mirrors of representation” for Black and Brown kids and “coils of understanding” for children to educate themselves about other cultures.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Ice skating, viewing a classic John Ford movie or celebrating Twelfth Night are among the activities in Annapolis for the week starting Jan. 4.
    The rink at Quiet Waters Park is the only public ice skating spot in Annapolis.
    Game changers: 6 Black Maryland creatives who stood out in 2023
    Drummer Timothy Fletcher, journalist Lisa Snowden and shoe muralist Akio Evans are just some of the Baltimoreans who made a splash this year.
    A collage of the top six Black creatives of 2023, according to The Baltimore Banner. (Left to Right: Britteny Howard, Timothy Fletcher, Akio Evans, Lisa Snowden, YG Teck, Jordan Lawson)
    Annapolis posted 3 ideas for a new sculpture. Then it got ugly.
    Annapolis is trying to build a new sculpture that symbolizes unity. Turns out, everybody’s an art critic.
    One proposal features three hands in the center of the circle, holding a red hart. The proposal from Washington, D.C. artist  Jay Coleman was submitted by an anonymous Annapolis family that offered funding.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could catch a Bluegrass Nutcracker, attend a Christmas Eve service or check out the Budweiser Clydesdales through Dec. 27.
    The Budweiser Clydesdales will be in Annapolis Tuesday and Wednesday for the Military Bowl.
    Maryland connection is strong in new movie musical version of ‘The Color Purple’
    Several people who play pivotal roles in the movie have Maryland connections, from producer Oprah Winfrey to actress Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and members of the crew.
    Phylicia Pearl Mpasi stars as young Celie and Halle Bailey plays young Nettie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ bold new take on a classic, “The Color Purple," set for a Dec. 25, 2023 release.
    Mark your calendars: Festival dates set for AFRAM, Artscape and Charm City Live
    In addition to information about AFRAM, Artscape and Charm City Live in 2024, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced there will be a “new, public-facing special events calendar available for residents and community events planners.”
    People in lawn chairs listen to MC Lyte’s set in the foreground as people in the background closer to the stage stand.
    Commentary: Andre Braugher’s nobility matched his acting accomplishments
    Andre Braugher will be remembered for his extraordinary acting accomplishments and for making a difference in Baltimore and other communities where he worked and lived, journalist and broadcaster Marc Steiner says.
    Andre Braugher will be remembered for his extraordinary acting accomplishments and for making a difference in communities where he worked and lived, journalist and broadcaster Marc Steiner says.
    A man of steel and a Christmas creation of a lifetime
    Jim Pollock is a man of steel. He looks for it, he finds it, he sees things in it. And then he cuts it, bends it, welds it. But the man of steel is not made of steel himself, and he can feel that now.
    The manufacturing plants and people who milled the steel for this hubcap Christmas tree may be gone, but the tree might just last forever.
    7 things to do in Annapolis over the next 7 days
    It’s the last full week of things to do before Christmas. There’s still time for Scrooge, holiday markets and Handel’s “Messiah” through Dec. 21.
    The Talent Machine, a youth theater academy now in its 35 year in Annapolis, puts on its annual holiday musical review starting Friday.
    Chris Rock’s Golden Globe nom for his Baltimore-filmed special says everything about humor at the expense of women
    Chris Rock got a Golden Globe nomination for his Baltimore-made Netflix special. I feel some kind of way about it.
    Chris Rock is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in March 2022.
    Inner Harbor skies will be filled with drones, not just fireworks, on New Year’s Eve
    Baltimore's Inner Harbor will now have a drone show take place during the New Year's Eve fireworks.
    Fireworks shoot off into the sky to celebrate the New Year, seen from the fourth-floor terrace of the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Sunday, January 1, 2023.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Here are 7 Things to do in Annapolis for the week starting Dec. 7, 2023.
    Downtown Annapolis dresses up for the holidays, with Midnight Madness on Thursday a key event in he schedule.
    Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family’ and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101
    Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with “All in the Family” and “Maude,” propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101.
    Television producer Norman Lear is shown in his office in Los Angeles on March 29, 1979.
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