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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.

There’s lots of music in Annapolis over the next week, from Los Lobos to a cabaret performance of the American songbook and marching bands at Navy stadium. Go listen to something.

Women are allowed to express their displeasure or rage, whether it’s Vice President Kamala Harris or Barbie, an 11.5-inch doll.

Readers express a range of viewpoints about topics including fatherhood, family, race and social media in response to Leslie Gray Streeter’s column about reaction to Mayor Brandon Scott and his girlfriend expecting a child.

More than 1,000 medal events took place over twelve 12 days in 21 different, sports including basketball, swimming, table tennis, track and field, and badminton.

Looking for something to do in Annapolis? We’ve got you covered, whether it’s an exhibit of the works of José Guadalupe Posada, free concerts or a living history display in the Historic District.

As the nation marks Disability Pride Month, Gregory Miller, president and chief executive officer of Penn-Mar Human Services, talks about his work on behalf of people with disabilities.

Derel Owens, a barber in Southwest Baltimore, has been counseling clients of the TIME Organization since getting his psychiatric rehabilitation program license last September.

My first reaction to the announcement that Mayor Brandon Scott and girlfriend Hana Pugh are expecting a child was delight. My second reaction? Shame and disappointment … in some of you.

The pandemic and the national racial reckoning led to a surge in patients and clients for Black therapists. Some of those therapists are still processing the experiences themselves.

Left Bank Jazz Society founding member John Fowler has held on to treasured recordings of concerts at the Famous Ballroom on Charles Street. He’s kept alive the memories of Baltimore audiences enjoying artists ranging from Duke Ellington and Count Basie to Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Sun Ra.

What lies inside the deep, dark safe on the second floor of Red Emma’s in Waverly? The bookstore’s worker-owners are inviting the public to try cracking the code.

You could watch a production of William Shakespeare’s great storm romance, or the Annapolis Blues in their final home game of the regular season. Those are just two of the best things to do in Annapolis from July 6-12.

Photos from the American Visionary Art Museum’s “butt-sniffing, trick-turning, leg-lifting, costumed & festooned” 4th of July Pet Parade and Animal Talent Show.

Bishme Cromartie, the Baltimore native fashion designer, returns to reality television for Project Runway All Stars.

There’s a difference between Independence Day and the day everyone actually became independent, but both are important to history.