Lifestyle

Forget the “Quad God.” Columbia Figure Skating Club cofounder Patricia Muth is 86 and not about to quit. The Banner sat down with her to talk about her decades as an ice skating instructor and the Winter Olympics.

A 100-year-old tiger's head disappeared from the Maryland Club in December.

There’s a card here for your special Maryland bae, your AI companion (that’s a thing now), and your mom.

Ali Deckelbaum and Molly Dresner, who grew up and live in the area, created The Court in 2024 to set up singles across the D.C. region.

Looking for something to do for Valentine’s Day in Annapolis? Got you covered.

Who sewed the flag that inspired The Star-Spangled Banner? Not Betsy Ross, but Baltimore's own Mary Pickersgill, a feisty widow who stitched the massive flag with a team of women in just a few weeks.

Flirty Baltimore encounters and Cupid’s near misses, written by people still thinking about a stranger.

Bad Bunny’s halftime show at Super Bowl LX featured a whole lot of pride in Puerto Rican culture and music — and gave one University of Maryland professor a lot of material for his coursework.

COLUMN | Mom groups can be a lifeline, because early parenting can be a singularly isolating situation where you spend most of your time tending to a needy human who can’t talk back to you.

At this point, Maryland fans can be forgiven if the losses start blending together.

Whether you want to sing with Elsa at Disney on Ice, learn salsa dancing during the Super Bowl or celebrate the life of hip-hop legend J Dilla, we’ve got you covered.

The opening of the Admiral’s Cup this weekend adds another musical venue to downtown Annapolis.

Check out a new Nepali art exhibit at Towson University or test your memory of the ’90s at a Nickelodeon trivia night in Baltimore County events.

Hours before The Brewer’s Art’s owner texted employees Monday to say he was permanently closing, the Baltimore brewpub’s landlord filed suit for more than $64,000 in rent and utilities.

Owner Volker Stewart informed employees by text message Monday that he was closing effective immediately due to financial problems, according to screenshots shared with The Banner.

To chair, or not to chair? Baltimore residents turn to children’s kitchenettes, tiki torches and good old lawn chairs to preserve hard-won parking spots as the snowstorm dig-out from continues.

These are the snow days that try parents’ souls. But even when you’re working from home, it’s easy to weave in a few fun hands-on activities that make a snow day feel special and memorable.

How a local social media influencer formed a community to beat the loneliness epidemic.

After scouring social media and surveying Banner staff, here are some of our favorite sledding spots to enjoy on a snow day.

The work of Jack Cover has touched many as he's had a hand in shaping nearly every major exhibit at the National Aquarium. He died at the age of 69.