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You can honor Veterans Day, take in a traveling circus, catch a college basketball doubleheader, or hear some great jazz and roots. Those are just some of the best things to do through Nov. 15.

Rev. Grady A. Yeargin Jr., a local pastor who died in October, left a legacy of kindness and openness to those raised in the City Temple of Baltimore (Baptist) church.

A gift guide of the best spots to shop in Bel Air and Harford County for the holidays.

Angela Crenshaw has been appointed director of the Maryland Park Service. The veteran park ranger, the first Black woman to hold the position, has headed the state park service in an acting capacity since April.

You could take in an art exhibit, tug your heart out in the annual “Slaughter Across the Water” or listen to jazz classics from Disney films. Those are just some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Nov. 8.

With her Southern drawl and rich laugh, Peggy Bailey has been a fixture at Jennings Cafe since 1979. At 81, she is retiring from the cafe where she has waited tables and cheered customers for more than four decades.

In the fall of 2007, Ronnie Simpson, an accidental Texan by way of Iraq, a motorcycle salesman and apathetic college student, came to the conclusion he did not care whether he lived or died as he disappeared down a highway in San Antonio on a speeding motorcycle with the police in pursuit.

If you’re in Annapolis Saturday, should you celebrate Kunta Kinte or the Day of the Dead? The answer is both. The twin festivals are two of seven great things to do in Annapolis through Nov. 1.

You can watch Navy take on Air Force Saturday in the first game of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series, but only on TV or online. There’s also new theater, Paul Reiser’s stand-up tour and more through Oct. 25.

Roland Griffiths, who founded and led the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins, died yesterday. He was a pioneer in bringing psychedelics into mainstream medicine.

Homegrown comedian Stavros Halkias, originally from Greektown, is at a turning point in his career.

The motor yachts and trawlers are gone, making way for the Annapolis Powerboat Show. But there’s also art, music and festivals to enjoy through Oct. 18.

Aiken, who is Black, said when he was getting started, he didn’t see many Black horse owners. But he believes that’s starting to change.

From butterfly-pinning workshops to animal skulls on sale from local vendors, Baltimore showed up and showed off its spooky wares at the traveling World Oddities Expo.

It’s the first of two boat show weekends in Annapolis, but there’s more to do than just tour that trawler you’ve dreamed of piloting into the sunset. You could take in a musical comedy, catch some blues music, see a burlesque or support local police. Here are seven of the best things on the calendar through Oct. 12.

By the end of 2023, Annapolis and Gaithersburg will have IKEA stores, but they’re a little different from what customers are used to.

“The Golden Bachelor” contestant Joan Vassos proves that neither age nor widowhood can stop you from looking for love.

Pigtown’s name dates to the late 1800s, when pigs were herded through the streets on the way to the slaughterhouse.

Maryland native Maggie Rogers headlined the festival's first day at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Not much has changed since Annapolis abandoned a trial bike lane on Main Street weeks ahead of schedule five years ago, giving in to merchants who howled at the loss of a few dozen parking spaces. So, I asked the mayor: With two years left in office, where is his bike revolution?