We tried the Maryland State Fair’s new foods. Here’s what’s worth eating again.
The Maryland State Fair’s new foods include savory and sweet options, from pork belly to churro nachos, but which are worth trying and which should you skip?
Sweet Land of Liberty: Fried doughnuts topped with strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream and American-themed decorations make this one of the prettiest new treats at the Maryland State Fair.
How a mortuary-themed dive bar became Little Donna’s unofficial waiting room
For Little Donna’s, whose bar seats six, Spirits Tavern has become the de facto waiting area for walk-in customers who want a drink before dinner.
The space that Spirits Tavern occupies at 1901 Bank St. at one time served as a funeral home.
This Renaissance Festival dress is a walking Maryland flag
Natalie Hanrion, a costume designer and maker, spent more than 100 hours on a handmade Italian Renaissance-inspired dress that pays homage to the Maryland flag.
Natalie Hanrion dressed up as a pirate in 2025 to match the festival’s theme, but she still used the Maryland flag’s colors and had a matching fan.
Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon will close Hyattsville restaurant after this weekend
Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon will close his popular Hyattsville restaurant after service Sunday.
Turnstile’s new album brings Elton John — and Baltimore — along for the ride
Turnstile leaned into hometown talent for “Never Enough: Versions,” with appearances by Dan Deacon, Nourished by Time and more.
The Grammy-winning Baltimore band Turnstile, from left: Pat McCrory, Meg Mills, Brendan Yates, Franz Lyons and Daniel Fang.
The popular Sandlot will soon plop down in Prince George’s County
Sandlot, a popular event and community space that began in Washington, D.C., will be the first sign of life for a larger development of downtown Largo, the Promenade at Lottsford, which will break ground in summer 2027.
Renderings for Sandlot Largo, a community and events space that began in Washington, D.C., will open at the planned development site of the Promenade at Lottsford.
The Maryland Renaissance Festival was a gamble. 50 years later, it’s a family legacy.
Long before it became one of the most popular in the country, the Maryland Renaissance Festival started with a dream and a drink in the 1970s.
The Smiths’ hands-on care brings the beloved celebration of mead, meat and merriment to life.
Candela Arepa Bar, the ‘little sister’ to Alma Cocina Latina, opens in Station North
Candela, the long-awaited Venezuelan arepa bar from Alma Cocina Latina co-owner Irena Stein, finally opened to the public Wednesday.
Candela, the long-awaited Venezuelan arepa bar from Alma Cocina Latina co-owner Irena Stein, opened to the public Wednesday.
One of the hardest reservations to get in Baltimore is at this new pizza place
The team behind Café Dear Leon bakery in Canton, a James Beard semifinalist with a viral following, has officially launched Flour and Wood, a pizza-centric restaurant inside La Maison.
Flour and Wood's specialty is Neapolitan-style pizza. The menu also features a range of vibrant Italian-influenced specialties like panzanella salad, gamberone al forno, and crispy mushrooms with punchy fermented jalapeno.
What to do this weekend, including the Maryland State Fair and Baltimore KittyCon
Whether you want to eat fried food at the Maryland State Fair, adopt a cat at Baltimore KittyCon or enjoy the rescheduled Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival, we've got you covered.
Pigs race around a small track at the 2025 Maryland State Fair.
7 things to do in the capital region, from Restaurant Week to a Dolly Parton tribute
Here’s what to do this weekend in the capital region, including Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week and a culinary tribute to Dolly Parton.
Caruso’s Grocery in Pike and Rose is one of roughly 20 Montgomery County-based restaurants offering Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week.
Sequoia Snyder plays jazz across the country, but she’s excited to be home
Sequoia Snyder has performed with jazz luminaries such as Jason Moran and Herbie Hancock, but she’s carving out her place back home in Bowie.
Jazz pianist and composer Sequoia Snyder practices in her home. A capital region native, Snyder has a couple of live performances in the next few months.
Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.
Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson, right, hugs a colleague outside of court after tech giant Meta agreed to pay $17 billion as part of a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction in Oakland, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.
How to catch Thursday’s partial lunar eclipse
Thursday’s eclipse will be partial but notable: 96.3% of the moon’s surface will be covered and visible to billions of people across all of North and South America, as well as parts of Europe and Africa.
A lunar eclipse in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
What you need to know before heading to the 145th Maryland State Fair
The Maryland State Fair is back again this year in Timonium, bringing three weekends of food, competitions, concerts, rides and more.
The Maryland State Fair is back this fall for another three weekends filled with games, rides, competitions and more.
The Dish: The perfect pairing for your Negroni? A hot dog.
For local bartenders, hot dogs and cocktails are the perfect pairing.
At NeatFreak, Fells Point’s newest cocktail bar, martinis come any way you like—but there’s only one food option: a $5 hot dog. Owner Matt Steinberg says the simple frankfurter is the perfect pairing for a bold cocktail.
Can this woman make ‘downtown’ Owings Mills a thing?
A TikTok video got people thinking: Does Owings Mills have a downtown?
Tierra Gardner outside her favorite spot in Owings Mills, Don Tigre.
A Silver Spring cafe serves savory biscuits and makes chefs out of refugees
Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit that trains refugees to cook, is welcoming accomplished local chefs to teach its students. Its first location outside of New York opened in Silver Spring in June.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026 - the crab salad is plated and garnished with a bit of mint. This is the last step the students learn as part of this lesson is to how to make their dishes look good and appealing
‘Dolly Parton wants to give you a gift’: How the country music icon helped Marylanders learn to read
The late music superstar helped millions of children get hooked on reading through her international Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
Imagination Library of Montgomery County, Maryland, Program Director Carol da Silva poses with a life-size cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton while promoting the program at a recent Father’s Day event in Wheaton.
Attman’s Delicatessen to arrive at BWI Airport next year
Attman’s Delicatessen, a staple of Baltimore’s Corned Beef Row, will open a branch at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport next year.
A hotdog from Attman's Delicatessen in Baltimore, Monday, June 30, 2025.
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