Lifestyle

Yes, that’s an emu running along Route 50.

In 2025, we’re holding space for the highs and lows, and hoping for the divine — or at least the occasional chuckle.

I could not have predicted that the columns that resonated with people most this past year would be about such random topics, ranging from Australian breakdancers to the “Brats” documentary.

I scoured Baltimore in search of the best biscuit sandwich — the perfect cold-weather bite.

I failed my self-imposed fashion challenge, set as last year’s New Year’s resolution. But I think that’s OK.

And, although there has been an exodus of Black residents from Baltimore in the past decade, its foreign-born Black population has continued to grow.

From a Pressing Strings homecoming to a Naptown half marathon, here are seven things to do this week in Annapolis.

Santa Wayne has held court at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie for 35 years — nearly as long as the mall has been open. But, with much of the mall vacant, Santa Wayne has seen hardly any children this year.

If you’re a Columbia dater who’s endlessly swiping left and going on dates that seem to lead nowhere, there’s probably a reason for that.

Aesthetically pleasing photo shoots are out and awkward is in.

Holiday events are piling up fast and there's lots to choose from in Annapolis. One at the top of the list is the Eastport Yacht Club Parade of Lights on Saturday.

Midnight Madness is back with three nights of late shopping in downtown Annapolis this month. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week.

There are plenty of holiday-themed events to kick off the season, from food markets to Christmas tree farm visits.

Since 2021, my happy place just happens to be among Christmas nutcrackers that resemble Black celebrities.

A heartfelt surprise by neighbors in West Baltimore to their longtime mail carrier.

A lucky few discover love knee-deep in the crisis of a massive water main break in the middle of the woods.

Tiaras sparkled atop gray hair as five centenarians sat down to celebrate their birthdays together. Minnie Styles, Sylvia Jones, and Lois Herron — all 102 — along with Odessa Bass, 104, and Elaine Jones, 105, parked their wheelchairs next to each other and posed for a photo.

In Maryland, Gov. Wes Moore can’t start the holiday season by lighting the state Christmas tree. We don’t have one.

The holiday season in Annapolis opens this weekend with performances of “White Christmas” and the city’s Grand Illumination ceremony. Check out these and other great things to do.

Former technology journalist Sean Gallagher wrote about cybercrime for years, until — at 55 — he decided to fight it himself.