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As my son goes back to school, it reminds me how much he has come into his own — and how much less he may need me.

Liz’s Place has been on Pennsylvania Avenue since the 1970s.

You could join the cinematic chase for a great white shark, help open the Maryland Renaissance Festival or mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. It’s a crazy busy week in Annapolis, here are some tips on the best events through Aug. 30.

Baltimore offers quite a few nice settings for couples on a date to take a walk together or sit for a chat outdoors to keep the romance going - or get it started.

After two decades of celebrating Maryland’s seafood dishes at Sandy Point State Park, the popular festival celebrated its 57th year at Annapolis’ picturesque City Dock

How one woman handles the awkward question about wanting children.

LGBTQ community members in Maryland said they are stunned and disappointed by the Maryland Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling, which exposed a loophole in Maryland laws originally meant to protect employees against discrimination.

Spend the coming week in Annapolis and you could judge crab soup at the Maryland Seafood Festival, take in the Annapolis Chamber Music Festival, or get your dog wet to support the SPCA at the annual Puppy Plunge. There’s something fun every day.

The nonprofit wants to connect Southwest Baltimore communities to the outdoors through rock climbing.

Terri Lee Freeman, president of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, says society is at a crossroads where the accurate telling of history is of the utmost importance.

The crushing weight on women to have an expectation of politeness can make a life or death difference.

After weeks of attempts, a Canadian safecracker finally opened the mysterious old safe at Red Emma’s bookstore.

Fluid Movement, the aquatic-based performing arts group, used sinkholes, the Stool Fairy, Mr. Bottle, Mr. Trash Wheel and more in their performance explaining how the water in our city works.

You could see a one-woman show by a new Annapolis theater company, play some serious pickleball at the mall, or snag one of the few remaining seats for the final performance of Melissa Ethridge’s summer concert tour. There's lots to do in the week ahead.

Charlie Vascellaro, a lifelong fan of Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, recalls that he wasn't about to let a historic blizzard keep him from making the trip from Baltimore to see "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway.

Baltimore will soon have an official network of water trails to take in the city’s sights by canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard.

Crabs, music, art and more. What’s not to love about the first week of August in Annapolis?

Londyn Smith de Richelieu, the director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs in Baltimore, has filed a complaint alleging that she was discriminated against by the office of one of the city’s top gender reassignment surgeons.

Zachary Grant, a father who has collected Black versions of Holiday Barbie for his daughter for 30 years, says the collection offers lessons about family tradition and the importance of representation for African American girls.