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    Baltimore County spent $10 million to build a pool, but it’s not free for residents
    More questions about Baltimore County's lack of swimming opportunities and why more arrangements aren't provided.
    Ingrid Lewis works out during a water fitness class at Y Swim in Randallstown, Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Here’s what they’re singing about at the songwriters festival
    What are the local and emerging songwriters singing about during the four-day Annapolis Songwriters Festival? I asked more than 60 of them, and here’s some of what they shared.
    Tavair Dominique is an Annapolis-Baltimore songwriter who will perform at 5 p.m. Friday during the four-day Annapolis Songwriters Festival.
    Charmed: Baltimore’s almost-love stories, told by you
    These are Baltimore’s near-misses, written by those still thinking about them.
    Are you in the mood for love, Baltimore?
    7 things to do in Annapolis, from a sculpture dedication to the county fair
    Wednesday's kickoff of the Anne Arundel County Fair is among the things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Wednesday, Sept. 9.
    "Dragonfly," a sheet-metal sculpture by James O'Neil, is the 19th statue on the Quiet Waters Park Sculpture trail.
    Is Baltimore’s scrappy skateboarding scene getting legit?
    The city’s first public park opened in 2004 and the most recent at the Inner Harbor welcomed skaters starting in 2021. But since then, skaters worry the momentum for more locations may have stalled.
    Professional skateboarder Spencer Brown jumps on the upper part of the arch on Howard Street Bridge. Baltimore City, Md.
    Maryland women’s history losing its keeper as heritage center fades away
    The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, a nonprofit committed to preserving the history of women, is dissolving.
    The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center was housed in the historic Woman’s Industrial Exchange building in Baltimore's Mt. Vernon neighborhood.
    It’s my turn to host the family cookout. I am not sure I’m ready.
    Wallace Lane learned this summer he’s old enough not just to attend the family cookout but to take over the grill too. Call it a rite of passage.
    Illustration of black man grilling food at a cookout with family.
    Parents: It’s OK if back to school looks more blooper reel than Instagram reel
    The first week of school goes by airport rules — anything goes as long as they get there.
    A young woman of color student struggles to carry a large heavy backpack conceptual
    Never been to the Eastern Shore? Make Salisbury your first stop.
    Salisbury is quaint and imperfect, but intern Eli Pekelny love it. Here is a list of eats, sights and stops to make you love it, too.
    The mural on the historic Church Street in Salisbury, Md.
    He didn’t see anyone who looked like him at the circus, so he created one of his own
    Cedric Walker created the UniverSoul Circus so that kids growing up in places like his native West Baltimore could see themselves reflected in joyous things.
    Performers on stilts dance across the stage while one breathes fire during the UniverSoul Circus Caribbean Carnival act at a show in Baltimore.
    She’s photographing her Baltimore neighborhood walks as an exercise in mental health
    Nichole Morris' goal is to walk through — and photograph — each of Baltimore’s 250-plus neighborhoods not only as a physical record but as a mental health exercise.
    In Otterbein. The woman with the dog: This was the only home not hidden in shadow. In the time it took to unlock my phone, the woman and her dog came into the frame as if to bring the street to life.
    Many college students turn to ChatGPT for therapy. Is that OK?
    Generative AI, which includes chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, are large Internet-based systems trained by conversations with their users.
    A trip back in time. Maryland Renaissance Festival tops list of 7 things to do in Annapolis
    You can still find tickets to the opening weekend of the Maryland Renaissance Festival, but here’s a guide no matter when you go. It’s one of seven great things to do in Greater Annapolis in the coming week.
    The Maryland Renaissance Festival opens for the season on Saturday, a mix of costumed pagentry, music, spectacle and fantasy.
    To stomp or not to stomp? Answering the spotted lanternfly question
    After years of whacking, smacking and squashing, more people are just letting the bugs be.
    Invasive spotted lanternflies are appearing all over Maryland and pose a particular threat to grape vines.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Before summer is out, go parasailing on the Chesapeake Bay
    Here are five things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Wednesday Aug. 20. One option is to go parasailing before summer is gone.
    Now in its fifth season, Z Sports Watersports in Annapolis takes passengers out to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and back, flying at 400 or 800 feet above the water.
    Gen Z is driving a Y2K fashion comeback
    From Juicy Couture sweat sets and low-rise, bedazzled jeans to chunky belts and baby tees, early 2000s fashion is all the rage again.
    Beyonce, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lopez in the 2000s.
    Teaching my son to swim far, far away from the stereotype
    Why a mother encouraging her son's connection to swimming is about more than safety.
    For Black families, summer traditions honor history, renew ties and plot a better future
    The summertime is an opportunity for Black people — particularly in the Northeast and upper mid-Atlantic — to connect with their Southern roots and strengthen relationships with family.
    Summertime is an opportunity for Black people to connect with their Southern roots and strengthen relationships with far-flung family members.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: As summer wanes, Dinner Under the Stars turns 10
    Ten years after it kicked off a wave of outdoor dining in Annapolis, Dinner Under the Stars is going strong. It’s one of seven great things you could do in the coming week.
    Ten years after it launched, Dining Under the Stars remains a popular Wednesday and Saturday night event in Annapolis.
    My vacation threw off my healthy eating. Here’s how to get back on track.
    After eating healthier, I had a little too much fun with food in New Orleans. A registered dietitian explains how to get back on track after a vacation.
    Illustration of feet on a weighing scale surrounded by various fruits symbolizing health and diet
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