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    Photos: Inside the chocolate factory: Kirchmayr Chocolatier
    The chocolate Santas remain the top seller; the team says they set out to make 2,500 of the small variety, based on last year’s sales, and will make more if needed.
    Dark chocolate Santas line up on a tray.
    A man of steel and a Christmas creation of a lifetime
    Jim Pollock is a man of steel. He looks for it, he finds it, he sees things in it. And then he cuts it, bends it, welds it. But the man of steel is not made of steel himself, and he can feel that now.
    The manufacturing plants and people who milled the steel for this hubcap Christmas tree may be gone, but the tree might just last forever.
    Temporary road closures announced this weekend for special events
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications to accommodate several events, including a concert Friday night by Mariah Carey and another Saturday night by Lil Wayne at CFG Bank Arena.
    The seal of the City of Baltimore.
    Rep says Andre Braugher, TV’s Det. Frank Pembleton in ‘Homicide,’ died of lung cancer
    Braugher generally revealed little about his private life, and his death was unexpected for many of his co-stars.
    Andre Braugher at an event for "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
    7 things to do in Annapolis over the next 7 days
    It’s the last full week of things to do before Christmas. There’s still time for Scrooge, holiday markets and Handel’s “Messiah” through Dec. 21.
    The Talent Machine, a youth theater academy now in its 35 year in Annapolis, puts on its annual holiday musical review starting Friday.
    Andre Braugher, who starred on TV as a Baltimore Police Det. Frank Pembleton, dies at 61
    Actor Andre Braugher, who starred in the Baltimore-based TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street,” dies at 61
    Actor Andre Braugher, who starred as Detective Frank Pembleton in the Baltimore-based TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street” and later as Capt. Ray Holt on the police procedural comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died Dec. 12, 2023.
    Remembering Kevin ‘Buster’ Brown, the ‘guardian angel’ of Fells Point
    For 20 years, Kevin Brown, who went by “Buster” or “Bustah,” made Fells Point a little warmer, safer and cleaner. He died late last month at 65.
    Kevin Brown, better known as "Buster" or "the guardian angel" of Fells Point, died late last month at age 65.
    Santa’s making a list and creeping me out
    For as long as I’ve been an adult, I’ve been petrified of costumed characters, including Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, mascots and Mickey Mouse and all his friends at Disneyland.
    A flock of rogue turkeys is wandering around Towson. How’d that happen?
    Officials say a wild male turkey enticed a group of five female turkeys to leave the park and they don't know if they'll ever recapture them.
    Five wild turkeys meandered through a breezeway at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson on Monday.
    Poppy and Stella is closing, but owner sees new beginnings
    When one shoebox closes, another opens.
    Poppy and Stella on Broadway Street on Dec. 7, 2023.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Here are 7 Things to do in Annapolis for the week starting Dec. 7, 2023.
    Downtown Annapolis dresses up for the holidays, with Midnight Madness on Thursday a key event in he schedule.
    How to party with demons in Baltimore this holiday season
    At least 10 events celebrating Krampus, the Christmas demon, are planned for the Baltimore region this year.
    A Krampus wearing a furry moss suit extends his hands toward the camera as he walks by a stuffed bear at E.C. Pops.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Is there anything not holiday-themed to do this week? Who cares! You could watch the immortal tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge, shop holiday markets and eat a lot of chocolate during the week through Dec. 6.
    Twenty Maryland Avenue small businesses will open Friday night for a holiday open house.
    Fastest way to muffle a marine biologist? Ask them about captive dolphins
    “They don’t want to get involved in the debate about the public display of dolphins,” she said. “It’s an extremely controversial issue in the scientific community, and whether or not they work with dolphins, they’re going to be extremely nervous saying anything about the issue.”
    The dolphins have play time with big red balls at the National Aquarium on Nov. 13, 2023.
    National Aquarium dolphins to retire in Caribbean, plans willing
    Rather than wait for each to die of old age, the Aquarium announced plans seven years ago to relocate them to a seaside sanctuary to be chosen and built at a future date. It would be designed for their care and not for the curiosity and amusement of people.
    People watch the dolphins swim in the underwater viewing area at the National Aquarium on Nov. 13, 2023.
    Holidays can be a difficult time for members of the LGBTQ community
    For the LGBTQ community, the holidays can oftentimes be extremely difficult. This is top of mind for many in the community and thus they are extra vigilant to protect the community and its most vulnerable members.
    Anastasia Curtis, a 24-year-old trans woman from Essex, helps to support other LGBTQ people especially during the holidays, which she says can be tough for them.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The holiday season is upon Annapolis. You could catch a production of the musical “White Christmas,” shop at the first of several holiday markets or enjoy the century-old tradition of the Annapolis tree lighting. Those are some of the best things to do starting the day after Thanksgiving through Nov. 29.
    The Classic Theater of Maryland premieres one of its holiday productions Friday, a stage adaptation of the movie musical "White Christmas."
    Evicted by Under Armour, Locust Point Community Garden prepares to relocate in December
    Locust Point Community Garden has until Dec. 15 to vacate the plot of land owned by Under Armour. Baltimore City officials and the Locust Point Civic Association are clearing a portion of Latrobe Park so the program can continue.
    Scene of the community garden located next to Under Armour in Locust Point. (Photo courtesy of Dave Arndt)
    Major donor sues One Love Foundation, alleging organization in ‘disarray’
    A major donor is suing the One Love Foundation, a nonprofit founded in honor of Baltimore native Yeardley Love, claiming that Sharon Love, Yeardley's mother and the organization's co-founder, opposed "outreach to LGBTQ and minority communities," prompting the CEO and nearly all board members to resign.
    File: Sharon Love, mother of Yeardley Love, is shown at a college lacrosse game at Klockner Stadium May 16, 2010 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    Here we go, Annapolis catches sugar plum fever for the holidays
    Travel & Leisure just put Annapolis 15th on its annual list of the top 25 towns to visit for Christmas for the second year in a row. The website, frankly, is late to the party. Annapolis has been a Christmas town for more than a century. Here, then, is an essential guide to the holidays in Annapolis.
    Annapolis will light its tree Sunday, Nov. 26 in the Grand Illumination. It's a tradition stretching back more than a century.
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