Arts & Culture

COLUMN | Comedian Steve Hofstetter recently defended Baltimore because outsiders seem to believe we’re sitting here waiting to be murdered. What can we do about that?

Baltimore halal chain Shareef’s Grill is closing its Franklin Street location and shifting back to food trucks and prepackaged meals as rising utility, food and labor costs strain the business.

More than 100 customers are still waiting on over $642,000 in refunds after a music-themed cruises never took sail, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said.

The Olney Theatre just announced its largest season yet, with shows including “Les Misérables,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “A Christmas Carol” and a yet-to-be-announced Tony-winning musical.

A group of small, independent distillers in Maryland believe their whiskeys can defy a depressing industrywide outlook by doing business differently.

At Olney Theatre’s new musical, “I & You,” theater staff are handing out “No spoilers” stickers at the end to encourage audiences to let others discover the twist for themselves.

Dimples Bar & Grill, a Locust Point cheesesteak spot that opened last November, is opening a second location in Fells Point.

LaQuicha Brown is the owner and operator of a chocolate-covered strawberry business with a pink shop in Federal Hill called Berries by Quicha.

You’ll want to book a table for these three highly anticipated Maryland restaurants slated to open this summer.

You might see Towson Town Center as an emptying mall, but those of us who grew up around here know we're losing something more than just stores.

Jeannie Howe, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance’s executive director since 2012, talks about her decision to leave the arts nonprofit at the end of the year.

After its Kennedy Center exit, the Washington National Opera is learning to adapt to a variety of venues around the area.

Banner reporters went grocery shopping to see whether they could adhere to the U.S. government’s guidance on food spending.

Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn’t end there.

The tables and chairs now stuffed onto the sidewalk in front of Dooby’s, The Helmand and My Thai Go are not the result of new restrictions on dining space.

Baltimore-based artists answered the call to submit mural concepts for the project, which was produced by Gaia, the acclaimed street artist with large-scale murals found in Charm City and around the world.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House is closing its Eastport location and moving to Annapolis Town Center by the end of 2026.

Downtown Annapolis businesses are gearing up for the Spring Sailboat Show this weekend, an event organizers said attracts thousands of visitors and cements the city’s sailing identity.

Rockville’s reality star, Joan Vassos, is raising funds for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in honor of her late husband, John.

Lupe Fiasco, the Peabody Institute’s distinguished visiting artist, talks teaching, AI and more before giving a public class on rapping at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.