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    Grief is hard enough. The holidays can make it harder.
    The holidays can be a difficult time for people navigating the death of a loved one. Grieving Marylanders say they don’t have it all figured out, but they’ve found ways to find joy in memories and traditions this holiday season.
    These are Baltimore’s most-borrowed books of 2025
    What exactly is the “City That Reads” reading? Pratt staff provided a list of the top 25 titles circulated within the last 12 months.
    Some of the most-borrowed books at the Enoch Pratt Library.
    The ‘City that Reads’ is reading — more
    A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.
    A record number of volumes were borrowed from the Enoch Pratt Free Library system last year.
    A holiday meal will bring Montgomery County’s LGBTQIA+ chosen family together on Christmas
    The MoCo Pride Center’s new physical space has made it easier for the organization to bring the LGBTQIA+ community together for events, including chosen family dinners.
    Attendees at the Chosen Family Thanksgiving dinner at the MoCo Pride Center in Bethesda.
    Dashing to a plane? TSA Choir brings joy to BWI travelers.
    The TSA Choir at BWI Airport in Maryland is going viral for spreading holiday cheer with Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
    The TSA choir sings a cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Streeter: The invisible labor of the holidays, or how not to be mad at Santa
    COLUMN | Parents spend a lot of time, money and tinsel on the holidays, which is both rewarding and exhausting. But it’s worth it. Probably.
    With Powerball jackpot at $1.5B, Marylanders try their luck again
    No one hit the jackpot Wednesday, swelling the Powerball to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.
    Marylanders buy tickets at Triple Fam Mart in Mount Vernon on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of the $1.5 billion Powerball drawing.
    Robert ‘Woody’ Popik, Orioles and Ravens DJ, with ‘a heart as big as Baltimore,’ dies at 59
    You might have never heard Robert Popik's name, but you've likely heard his music. Popik, who died last week at 59, was the DJ for the Orioles, Ravens and other local teams for more than two decades.
    Robert Popik.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, including a local Grammy nominee’s concert
    Singer Maggie Rose tells The Banner about her upcoming hometown shows, plus more things to do this week in Montgomery County.
    Maggie Rose, a Grammy-nominated country singer, got her start in music growing up in Montgomery County. Rose is scheduled to perform two shows this weekend at the Bethesda Theater.
    Third Eye comics in Annapolis wants to become ‘America’s favorite nerd store’
    Steve Anderson started the comic store Third Eye in Annapolis in 2008. It has expanded, and he wants it to become "America's favorite nerd store."
    Steve Anderson and his wife started the comic store Third Eye in Annapolis in 2008. It has expanded, and he wants it to become "America's favorite nerd store."
    Times are tough. Here’s where people in Baltimore are finding joy
    The headlines may feel hard, and the temperatures cold, but these well-known and lesser known Marylanders have found joy in blacksmithing, running and beekeeping.
    Dr. Bruce Jarrell, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore, finds joy in his metalwork.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Eastport lights parade honors a life on the water
    We’re in peak holiday season. Here are seven great things to do in Annapolis through Wednesday, Dec. 17.
    The Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade embarks on the night of Dec. 13, 2025 for the 43rd year.
    In a holiday twist, some service workers say customers are actually nicer this year
    The world needs less jeer and more cheer. These local service industry folks are feeling the love.
    Couple buying houseplant at counter in plant shop
    Now you can wear your Mr. Trash Wheel love across your chest
    Waterfront Partnership, the nonprofit that upkeeps and represents the aquatic trash interceptor, launched a website on Sunday where fans of Mr. Trash Wheel can browse and buy outerwear, shirts, accessories, stickers and home goods.
    Mr. Trash Wheel is decked out in purple to support the Baltimore Ravens.
    Exotic cats captured in Baltimore were comfort pets of pro football player
    Former professional football player Brandon Haw’s two African serval cats caused a stir Friday when they escaped into the streets of West Baltimore.
    On their Friday morning walk in Reservoir Hill, Zach Cusson and his dog, Freddie, noticed a serval roaming the city streets.
    One of The New York Times’ best dishes of the year is in Hampden
    Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.
    Patrons line the bar during dinner at The Duchess in January 2025.
    It’s frigid and the ceiling drips, but Toys for Tots finally has what it needs to play Santa this year
    Montgomery County’s Toys for Tots was in desperate need of a warehouse, and they finally got one.
    Toys for Tots volunteers Vontice Carter and Crystal Wright pack bags full of toys at the organization’s Gaithersburg warehouse.
    Priced out of pro wrestling: Local WWE fans can’t afford John Cena’s last match
    WWE Superstar and actor John Cena will have his final match in Washington, D.C. in December. But high ticket prices will keep some diehard fans from seeing their pro-wrestling hero last hurrah.
    Wrestling fan Dawn Waters digs through her collection of WWE chairs from various matches she and her son Ryan attended.
    As holiday money is tight and morale is low, help kids learn what gifts really matter
    Here's how to explain to kids that the holidays might be lighter on material gifts in this economy, but there are still ways to make the season meaningful.
    One Man With Sweater And Santa Hat Having Difficulty Pushing His Shopping Trolley Filled With Christmas Items.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: The heartbreak of Wildberry’s final Christmas markets
    For Matt and Bridget Jones, a dream launched from the depths of COVID-19 isolation will end before Christmas. There are just two runs of Wildberry Farm + Market, but something new is on the way.
    Matt and Bridget Jones say they learned not to assume business partners are always friends. "I thought we were all in this together."
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