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    The ‘Golden Bachelor’ women are more than just reality stars. They’re heroic.
    “The Golden Bachelor” contestant Joan Vassos proves that neither age nor widowhood can stop you from looking for love.
    Older women are vying for love with Gerry Turner, front center, on ABC’s “The Golden Bachelor.” Joan Vassos, back right, is from Maryland.
    Photos: Pigtown celebrates its history with Squeakness races
    Pigtown’s name dates to the late 1800s, when pigs were herded through the streets on the way to the slaughterhouse.
    A group of pigs race during the Pigtown Festival in Baltimore, MD on September 30, 2023.
    Photos: All Things Go Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion
    Maryland native Maggie Rogers headlined the festival's first day at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
    The crowd sings along to The Wombats at All Things Go music festival at Merriweather Post Pavillion on September 30, 2023.
    Gavin Buckley promised Annapolis a bicycle revolution. We’re still waiting.
    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?
    Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley, right, has made bicycling part of his two terms in office. But most of the improvements he's promised remain in the design phase.
    Commentary: Entertainment district near Ravens and Orioles stadiums is vital for Baltimore
    A downtown entertainment district near the stadiums would attract thousands of visitors and generate much-needed revenue.
    Time to say goodbye to those parking lots around Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium in favor of revenue-producing attractions, Martin G. Knott, former chair of the Maryland Economic Development Corp., says.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could listen to great progressive bluegrass this weekend or hear a stirring symphonic requiem for Holocaust victims, You could buy a book to support literacy, get info on home improvement or catch an artists’ roundtable. Here are some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Oct. 5.
    Yonder Mountain Strings Band is one headline act at the the Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival Saturday and Sunday at Sandy Point State Park.
    What’s in a name? Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Latine reveal community divides
    When it comes to how Latinos in this country self-identify, it ultimately depends on the person as well as various factors at play, including age, location, class, race and an evolving view of sexual identity.
    Odette Ramos speaks to Digital Harbor High School’s multilingual learners class in the auditorium.
    Commentary: When you’re still not ready to let summertime go
    Fall is here, but we don’t have to let go of what we love about summer quite yet, filmmaker and writer Charles Cohen says.
    Charles Cohen with wife Amy Lynwander and daughters Ellie and Lilah.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    From Irish traditional music to a classical music concert and the 33rd annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, there’s plenty to do in Annapolis this coming week.
    Young dancers from the Expressions Dance Company perform at the 2022 Kunta Kinte Heritage in Annapolis. The festival returns to City Dock this weekend.
    They checked in, but they can never leave: Meet the ghosts of the Lord Baltimore Hotel
    On Sept. 30, people will have a chance to encounter the spectral residents of The Lord Baltimore Hotel as a team of professional spirit seekers arrives for National Ghost Hunting Day.
    The Lord Baltimore Hotel was built in 1928 and some of its guests never checked out. A mannequin tends to the bar on the 19th floor.
    Latinos in Maryland talk about concerns, culture and pride
    With the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday, The Baltimore Banner asked Maryland-based Latinos a variety of questions.
    Jen White-Johnson poses for a portrait inside her home office in Baltimore, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.
    COVID triggered a rare neurological disease and an athlete found her strength
    When a lifelong soccer player became a full-time wheelchair user, she found comfort in adaptive sports.
    Anneliese Williams, 22, practices rowing at Push 511 in Canton.
    Secret tunnels beneath Annapolis? It’s a myth that lives on
    Generations of historians, archaeologists and preservationists have to contend with one legend over and over again — that a network of tunnels is hidden beneath the centuries-old center of Annapolis.
    Ken White, general manager of the Historic Inns of Annapolis, leads the way to a locked gate barring visitors from wandering down into a room he and others believe is the entrance to a historic tunnel.
    A woman said she was ‘gagging’ over Kamala Harris. A furor over slang and culture ensued.
    A recent viral social media post about Vice President Kamala Harris opened a debate about changing language and the expectation that everything is about us. (It’s not.)
    Vice President Kamala Harris hosts a 50th anniversary of hip-hop celebration at her home in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9. A video of her dancing at the event went viral.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The Annapolis Songwriters Festival dominates the list of things to do in Annapolis, but there's also good food, good causes, history and fair fun.
    Debbie Harry, lead singer of the group Blondie, will perform at City Dock on Saturday as part of the Annapolis Songwriters Festival.
    Consuming cannabis? Don’t puff puff pass on this weed etiquette guide
    Since recreational use of cannabis became legal just over a month ago, what is the polite way to partake when you live in an apartment or close quarters?
    Kristin Cousins, 38, enjoys time with friends at the grand opening of Ceylon House, Maryland's first cannabis lounge, on March 5, 2023.
    Baltimore native Bishme Cromartie wins ‘Project Runway All Stars’
    The Baltimore native defeated designers Laurence Basse and Brittany Allen in the finale of TV's "Project Runway All Stars.” Cromartie dedicated the season to his older sister, Chimere Faye Didley, who died of cancer last year.
    Bishme Cromartie, a contestant on Season 20 of Bravo's “Project Runway,” works on a design during the episode “Project Redemption!” Cromartie won the competition in an episode that aired Thursday.
    7 things to do in the next 7 days
    You can watch the Naval Academy Midshipmen try to change their fortunes in a home opener against Wagner College, catch some legendary Irish music or give blood in memory of a local hero. Here are seven great ideas for things to do in Annapolis.
    Navy players salute their supporters following the Aer Lingus College Football Classic game between Notre Dame and Navy at Aviva Stadium on Aug. 26, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. The Midshipmen face Wagner College in their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.
    For many Americans, our jobs define who we are. They don’t have to.
    "What do you do?" is often among the first questions we're asked. On this Labor Day, a commemoration dedicated to celebrating the American worker, I wanted to know why.
    Is work your not-so-secret identity?
    The best playgrounds in the Baltimore area for kids
    Some playgrounds are perfectly fine; others are practically theme parks. This list is the latter — the destination playgrounds worth packing up the car and making a day of it.
    Annie's Playground in Fallston
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