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Food & drink

    No Land Beyond levels up, bringing game night to onetime funeral home
    No Land Beyond, a Baltimore bar dedicated to board games, moved to a former funeral parlor on North Avenue, expanding its food offerings and hosting more events.
    Patrons play Magic: The Gathering at the new North Avenue location of No Land Beyond.
    The food stamps were running out, but no one told Nelly
    Although SNAP uncertainty became a political and media talking point, the turmoil remained a mystery to some recipients — Maryland's most vulnerable residents.
    Nelly Orellana, 70, poses for a portrait in her apartment at the Victory Tower affordable senior living facility in Takoma Park, Md. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Behind her, photos of her family plaster the wall.
    City in crisis: Baltimore is facing a Natty Boh shortage
    Pabst says increased demand for Natty Boh is driving a shortage of Baltimore’s favorite beer.
    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025 - Bar manager Erin Roach pours a pint of PBR -- not Natty Boh -- at the 29th Street Tavern in Remington. A shortage of National Bohemian is affected restaurants and liquor stores around the area.
    Asian crabmeat will keep flowing into U.S. under deal with Baltimore’s Phillips Foods
    Phillips Foods Inc. and other Maryland seafood companies had faced the prospect that they would no longer be allowed to import millions of pounds of crabmeat from Southeast Asia.
    Brice Phillips, one of the family owners of Phillips Foods, holds examples of frozen crab cakes and pasteurized crab at the company’s corporate headquarters in Halethorpe.
    The Dish: This punk rock sandwich bar may be Baltimore’s most kid-friendly restaurant
    Animal Boy, a new punk rock sandwich bar on Harford Road, has something for everyone — even my excavator-obsessed toddler.
    New Baltimore sandwich bar Animal Boy caters to punk parents — and hosts “unhappy hours” at 8 p.m.
    Decades-old Food Depot grocery store to close in Northeast Baltimore
    Food Depot, a decades-old discount grocery store in Belair-Edison, will close its doors in January.
    The Food Depot grocery store, located in the Belair Edison Crossing Shopping Center, is expected to close in January.
    A steak and cheese in Rockville has been more than 40 years in the making
    Z&Z Manoushe Bakery will serve the sandwich on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The owners’ father, grandfather and uncle served the sub in shops around Montgomery County from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
    Dubbaneh's grandfather Fayez Khawaja and his uncle, David, owned and operated Chicken Tonight at 1111 Nelson St. in Rockville from 1982-2006.
    I tried a meal delivery service for a week and I understand the hype ... and hesitation
    Many meal delivery options have popped up over the years, often with opportunities to tailor the service to your household needs.
    Young crabber embraces old ways, keeps Chesapeake traditions alive
    Jack Torney is 22 and an unlikely heir to the old life on the bay. He grew up in Annapolis, where the waterfront gleams with sailboats and weekend cruisers, far removed from the fishing trade of its past. Yet he’s making his living like it’s a century ago.
    Jack Torney of Annapolis works the rivers alone as a crabber, selling his catch for cash from the driveway.
    Judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during shutdown
    Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
    The SNAP program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net.
    Some Baltimore-area restaurants say sales have dropped 30% or more since shutdown
    The government shutdown is straining furloughed federal workers and the local economy, with restaurants feeling much of the burn.
    The line at Pioneer Pit Beef in Catonsville usually stretches into the parking lot it shares with a neighboring liquor store. But since the government shutdown, sales have dropped significantly at the restaurant, located near the Social Security Administration in Woodlawn.
    10 things to know about SNAP and the government shutdown
    Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders who rely on federal assistance for their food will be left in a lurch starting this weekend.
    State officials have warned that federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will run out on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
    SNAP benefits will change Nov. 1. Here’s what — and who — that affects.
    Here’s how changes to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown will affect Marylanders who rely on SNAP.
    Lee’s Mini Market in West Baltimore, Baltimore City, Md.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Rams Head fall concert series includes folk great Richard Thompson
    British folk great Richard Thompson performs Sunday at St. John’s College in the first of five “Rams Head Presents” shows through December, concerts that take the music out of the West Street club onto the city’s biggest stages.
    Richard Thompson.
    Woodmont Grill in Bethesda announces abrupt closure
    Bethesda’s Woodmont Grill, which has been serving all-American classics since 1992, announced its abrupt closure.
    Woodmont Grill has been open in downtown Bethesda since 1992 but announced its abrupt closure in a message posted on its website and entrance doors Wednesday.
    Freebies and deals for federal workers during the government shutdown
    Restaurants, museums and theaters in Maryland are offering freebies or reduced-price deals to federal workers during the government shutdown.
    Ekiben Hampden at 911 W 36th Street in Baltimore.
    Maryland Food Bank braces for unprecedented surge as SNAP benefits run out
    The Maryland Food Bank plans to spend over $3 million in the next month to help food-insecure Marylanders.
    The Maryland Food Bank distribution center, where workers and volunteers are gearing up to distribute more food when SNAP benefits run out this weekend.
    The Dish: Cheesesteaks — and Cooper Sharp cheese — are having a moment in Baltimore
    Cheesesteaks are having a moment in Baltimore, with new restaurants popping up everywhere to serve Philadelphia’s signature dish. Many feature Cooper Sharp cheese.
    A cheesesteak from Frank’s Pizza & Pasta.
    City pledges $4.6 million in aid to residents amid federal shutdown
    Mayor Brandon Scott announced funding Tuesday for food aid, child care and rental assistance, days before SNAP benefits are expected to cease.
    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025 - Mayor Brandon Scott announces over four million dollars in aid for struggling residents as federal government shutdown continues at a press conference at the Samuel FB Morse Recreation Center in Baltimore on Tuesday.
    Geno’s Steaks, famous Philly cheesesteak joint, coming to Baltimore in 2026
    Geno’s Steaks, famous Philly cheesesteak restaurant, is opening at Power Plant Live! in Baltimore in early 2026.
    PacSun served up Geno's Cheesesteaks for hundreds of guests as part of the nationwide Golden State of Mind Day activities on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Philadelphia.
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