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    This year’s Miss Maryland and others who have broken gender barriers in the state
    Bailey Anne Kennedy is not the first gender and sexual minority with Maryland ties to break barriers.
    Bailey Anne Kennedy smiles with tears in her eyes after winning Miss Maryland.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Zach Laurer goes from crab neophyte to crab czar in 2 years
    The 79th annual Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast is among the fun things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
    The 79th Annapolis Rotary Crab Fest is Friday night. Tickets are sold out, but 1,100 people plan to attend so it's still the big thing to do for a big chunk of the city.
    Mystery buyer snags Kevin Spacey’s Baltimore mansion at auction
    Kevin Spacey’s distinctive Baltimore mansion stirred a small bidding war Thursday morning on the courthouse steps.
    JUNE 10,2022—Actor Kevin Spacey is hiding out in a waterfront mansion in Baltimore that is owned by his manager and constant companion Evan Lowenstein.
    Kevin Spacey’s waterfront Baltimore home up for auction Thursday
    Actor Kevin Spacey’s waterfront home, worth more than $5 million, is set for public auction Thursday morning outside of the Baltimore Circuit Court.
    Actor Kevin Spacey’s waterfront mansion, worth more than $5 million, is up for auction.
    Baltimore wants to help you get an e-bike
    The program will offer $750 vouchers to residents and up to $2,000 vouchers to low-income residents.
    A group of cyclists bike left to right on a city street underneath a street sign that reads "N. Caroline St."
    A local tailor mixes London’s menswear style with Baltimore’s rich clothing history
    Christopher Schafer became a tailor while living in London for a year in 2007, and started his own business years later. The business is expanding, and Schafer has distributed 13,000 suits through his related nonprofit.
    Christopher Schafer became a tailor while living in London and later opened his storefront in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood.
    Illusions Magic Bar: A father and son’s legacy of magic in Federal Hill
    Follow the story of Spencer Horsman, the owner and main performer of Illusions Magic Bar in Federal Hill, where the trick to remaining open is simple: surviving.
    Spencer Horsman performs a card trick for guests at Illusions Magic Bar on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Whether Allman or Doobie Others, tribute bands keep on coming
    I don’t get the appeal of tribute bands. But plenty of people do. There are eight through Labor Day at Rams Head On Stage, Annapolis’ most popular performance venue. Up first are two with similar but unrelated names: The Allman Others on Sunday and The Doobie Others on Tuesday.
    The Doobie Others, a New York-based Doobie Brothers tribute band, will perform on Tuesday at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis.
    Navigating the complicated relationship Black people have with fried chicken and watermelon
    Watermelon and fried chicken are popular American foods — especially during the summer. But their complicated history gives some Black people pause when eating them in settings where white people are present.
    Katie-Marie Fickling, executive chef at Capital Lounge, poses with a spread of some of her dishes.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Maryland Hall stages 12 big shows over 10 weeks
    A busy summer season at Maryland Hall could be a glimpse of the future once the performing arts center completes a $5.6 million campaign for renovations in 2025, allowing it to put on two shows at once.
    Scottie Morris, lead singer of Big Voodoo Daddy, will be in Annapolis Wednesday for eight weeks of big shows at Maryland Hall.
    Local malls are restricting teens. Gen X would never have survived.
    If Gen X faced the same curfews and rules at malls that today’s teens do, the trajectory of an entire generation’s adolescence would have changed.
    The entrance to the food court at Florida’s Boca Town Center Mall in 1983.
    Why the LGBTQIA+ community needs straight allies
    Now that Baltimore Pride is over, some in the LGBTQIA+ community know that the fight for gender minority rights and existence also relies heavily on having meaningful straight allies.
    Straight ally Karen Dugan poses for a portrait outside of Leon’s Backroom Bar on July 3, 2024.
    Photos: Baltimore celebrates Fourth of July with food and fireworks
    Approximately 1,000 fireworks lit up the sky in Baltimore as spectators oohed and ahhed during the show.
    Fireworks for the Fourth of July are seen from Federal Hill Park on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Fourth of July parades and fireworks
    There are three main July Fourth parades across Anne Arundel County — 10 a.m. in Severna Park, 1 p.m. in Galesville and 6 p.m. in Annapolis. Here’s a guide by the numbers, with a nod to a giant memorial flag, the weather forecast and Elvis for President.
    As many as 50 volunteers carry the 30-by-60 Nathaniel McDavitt Flag during the Severna Park Independence Day Parade. The giant Stars and Stripes is displayed every year in memory of a 2011 Severna Park High School graduate who died in Jordan while serving in 2016.
    PHOTOS: A day to celebrate Trans Pride in Baltimore
    An estimated 2,500 people turned out for the third annual event to celebrate Baltimore's trans community. The event included a parade, a block party and a street renaming.
    CIB Baltimore skater, Teele, jumps over fellow skater, Taylor, mid-parade during the Baltimore Trans Pride Grand March on 6/29/2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Report of suspicious object at Baltimore Trans Pride interrupts some festivities
    After a report of a suspicious object disrupted a Trans Pride parade in Baltimore on Saturday, law enforcement officials told organizers it had been deemed “nonthreatening,”
    The Trans Pride parade Saturday was the second local Pride Month event to be interrupted.
    Despite record crowds, Baltimore Pride’s LGBTQ critics say organizers dropped the ball
    Despite the record number of attendees at this year’s Baltimore Pride, some critics raised a slew of concerns, ranging from the overall safety of the event to the approach organizers have taken in the overall running of Pride Month offerings.
    Miss Gay Maryland Stormi Skye waves as she continues down the parade route at Baltimore Pride on June 15, 2024.
    It’s simple to raise a compassionate LGBTQ ally. Just listen.
    To raise good LGBTQ allies, treat every month like Pride Month.
    A young boy enjoys the parade at Baltimore Pride on June 15.
    Q&A with Katie Pumphrey: ‘I absolutely want to celebrate this for a long time’
    We had a lot of questions for her: did she see any wildlife? What did she eat leading up to the swim? Did she pee in the water?
    Distance swimmer Katie Pumphrey completed a historic swim in which she swam 24 miles from Sandy Point State Park at the foot of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore's Inner Harbor on June 25, 2024.
    For Annapolis flower seller, ‘kindness always pays.’
    If the sun is shining in Annapolis, there’s a good chance Darim Traore is selling flowers at his stand outside Reynolds Tavern with a huge smile on his face.
    Darim Traore, originally from West Africa, is best known for brightening people’s day with his smile and radiant bouquets in Annapolis.
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