Lifestyle

After eating healthier, I had a little too much fun with food in New Orleans. A registered dietitian explains how to get back on track after a vacation.

The Howard County Council raised penalties on for-profit house parties but acknowledged the emergency legislation had revealed weaknesses when it comes to short-term rentals.

When summertime hits Maryland, Black Marylanders don't go to Ocean City, they head to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Some say it's a "Black Utopia."

The unsanctioned footrace loops along a particularly scorched stretch of North Baltimore.

Grief, faith, time and therapy have taught me it’s OK to be OK, or even really good, just as much as it was OK not to be OK in the thick of mourning my late husband.

For 15 months, the unusual item sat in the sunporch of a Banner reader’s home near Timonium Elementary.

For-profit house parties are raging in suburban Maryland, prompting Howard and Montgomery county officials to crack down on the practice.

Every single day since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Todd Briggs has delighted his West Towson neighbors with an inspirational quote on a chalkboard set up outside his home.

There are no public pools in Baltimore County. Nearly 70 years after the Supreme Court's Brown decision overturning the "separate but equal" principle, some attribute this to the legacy of segregation.

This region is full of surprising places to sleep, from round houses with true 360-degree views to floating houseboats to, yes, sleeping in a caboose.

Attorneys for minority owner Richard Swirnow are arguing that the foreclosure case was the result of a takeover scheme.

You could catch Dominique Bianco’s performance in the coming week, join a scooter ride, watch a new production of "Much Ado About Nothing" or celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Wedding Crashers" this weekend.

The 55-year-old Evergreen resident emailed The Baltimore Banner shortly after stumbling upon the mysterious object in late May.

Past generations were led to believe that buying a home vs. renting was the ultimate sign of adulthood. Now, that line of thinking is shakier.

How a camper, Isaiah Magruder, turned counselor hopes to support kids at Camp St. Vincent in Baltimore this summer.

Carlos accepts his role as an icon and a pioneer, but refuses to believe it makes him different or more significant in spirit than others.

Juneteenth is the commemoration of when the last enslaved Black people in Texas found out they were free. But, like now, the truth was irrevelevant without the knowledge.

Friends and family refer to photographer Devin Allen as a rose growing out of the concrete — a metaphor that's all over his new Under Armour collection.

The city’s park and neighborhood pools will open on weekdays starting Tuesday, after a handful opened on weekends last month.

Being a dad in this digital age and all of its influences on children is one of the most difficult tasks, but if you have patience and genuine presence, then the playing field evens out.