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Trendy and fast-growing Pop Mart coming to Arundel Mills
The fast-growing Chinese collectibles store Pop Mart is opening a permanent location in another Maryland mall.
Labubus, a plush toy by the Chinese collectible company Pop Mart, have grown in popularity since their launch in 2019.
All the Marylanders nominated (and snubbed) for 2026 Emmy Awards
Television’s biggest night of the year will give these Marylanders a chance to take home a Primetime Emmy Award.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Wednesday’s May 20, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk ©2026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Dish: The Maryland restaurant that won’t serve tap water
At Osteria 177 in Annapolis, guests can choose either still or sparkling bottled water, but the stuff from the spigot is strictly off the table.
JUNE 5, 2026 - Guests to Osteria 177 in Annapolis choose to order either bottled still or sparkling water, but the stuff from the spigot is strictly off the table.
Why Spike Gjerde chose a hospital for his newest restaurant
Johns Hopkins Hospital’s food options are getting a farm-to-table upgrade, courtesy of James Beard Award-winning chef Spike Gjerde.
Cafe Terracotta offers coffee, pastries and customizable rice bowls with Levantine influences.
A career woman grapples with endless demands of work and home in new novel
Potomac-based author Caroline Bock explores the anguish of not being everything everyone needs at all times in her novel “The Other Beautiful People.”
The cover of Caroline Bock's "The Other Beautiful People."
Recently discovered works by Maryland poet Lucille Clifton unveiled in new collection
In “At the Gate,” works by Maryland's late poet laureate Lucille Clifton cover themes of motherhood, the suffering of children and her experience as a Black woman.
The cover of Lucille Clifton's "At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010."
Chef Carla Hall’s new Olney Theatre show is an electrifying master class in reconnecting with childhood dreams
Celebrity Chef Carla Hall shares her life story, and includes a cameo from her longtime idol, in Olney Theatre's “Please Underestimate Me.”
Carla Hall’s autobiographical one-woman show, “Please Underestimate Me,” is onstage at the Olney Theatre Center now through July 26.
Baltimore’s quirkiest museum is thinking bigger than ever
One year into the role, American Visionary Art Museum director Ellen Owens is working to find ways to make the museum more of a regular presence in people’s lives.
One year into the role, American Visionary Art Museum director Ellen Owens is working to find ways to make the museum more of a regular presence in people’s lives.
What Herman Melville taught Krishna about the redevelopment of Harborplace
How chatting with a stranger at Baltimore’s waterfront reminded The Banner's Krishna Sharma of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel, “Moby Dick.”
Aaron “AJ” Jones drops by Harborplace almost every day during summers.
Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks on America’s 250th birthday
From the Inner Harbor in Baltimore to Ocean City, here’s where to watch fireworks for America’s 250th birthday in Maryland.
Fireworks light up Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on July 4th, 2025.
Police remove naked performance artist from former Columbus statue pedestal at Inner Harbor
A naked man momentarily stood where the Christopher Columbus statue used to be near the Inner Harbor on Saturday morning.
Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Baltimore Police take a naked man into custody after removing him from the Columbus pedestal near the Inner Harbor.
What’s the perfect American hot dog? Depends where you grew up
Hot dogs are a beloved American staple, but their preparation varies widely across the country.
The "Baltimore" hot dog from Sausage Master in Lexington Market.
Prepare to shell out more for a bushel of crabs this year
Crabs are a Maryland staple, and like almost everything else, they’re costing more this year.
Crabber CJ Canby sorts crabs harvested from the Chesapeake Bay.
Fireworks and the outdoors are fun, but not always for your pet. Keep them safe this holiday.
Here’s what the pet experts recommend keeping your pet cool, calm, collected and most importantly, cozy at home.
It's best to put your pet in a safe room away from the commotion this weekend.
Madison Square Garden is abuzz with eager Swifties ahead of Swift-Kelce wedding
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding has fans buzzing in New York City. Many fans and curious onlookers gathered around Madison Square Garden on Thursday, eager to catch a glimpse of what some are calling the wedding of the century.
Workers set up a tent outside of Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York.
Maryland Meadworks needed help to stay open. Their community delivered.
Hyattsville’s Maryland Meadworks asked the community for donations to stay in business beyond the end of this year. So far, they’ve raised more than $37,000.
Community support is helping Maryland Meadworks stay open.
Hutzell: I was a Buycentennial kid. This semiquincentennial is so much worse.
COLUMN | The 200th celebration of Independence Day was so over-the-top with stunts, kitsch and merch that wags and academics dubbed it the Buycentennial. So I look at this year’s 250th semiquincentennial and can’t help but judge it, well, worse.
National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington.
‘Is this a prank?’: Bon Jovi plays secret shows in Baltimore ahead of world tour
Bon Jovi performed two secret, invite-only concerts this week at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena ahead of the band’s “Forever” world tour — its first live run since 2022.
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 09: Jon Bon Jovi speaks onstage during the iHeartRadio album preview featuring Bon Jovi's "Forever" (Legendary Edition) at iHeartRadio Theater on October 09, 2025 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Candles by Candy: How a hobby lit a flame for a Howard County business
With what began as a pandemic hobby, Candace Bell took her love of candlemaking and turned it into a business.
Candace “Candy” Bell stands in her store, Candles by Candy, inside Savage Mill, where she sells handcrafted candles, goods from other artisans, and hosts candlemaking workshops.
What to do this July Fourth weekend: A waterfront festival, ‘Hamilton’ under the stars
Whether you want to listen to live classical music, watch an all-trans burlesque revue or attend an Independence Day parade, we’ve got you covered.
Henry Gregory and Jolynn Brooks sit together at the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival on July 4, 2023.
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