Arts & Culture

Baltimore City has given locals plenty of reasons to feel grateful this Thanksgiving. Here are a few of our favorites.

Yes, it’s too late to cancel, order pizza and turn off all the lights off. Here’s some advice for navigating the assorted cast of holiday characters coming to your house on Thanksgiving.

Hudson the otter will soon have a new roommate at the Maryland Zoo.

Owners of the Canton hit Cafe Dear Leon announced plans to open a restaurant on the same block this March. Its current focus: Pasta.

Locust Point Community Garden has until Dec. 15 to vacate the plot of land owned by Under Armour. Baltimore City officials and the Locust Point Civic Association are clearing a portion of Latrobe Park so the program can continue.

The biopic “Napoleon,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, has renewed interest in Baltimore’s own Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and her tussle with France’s famous imperial family.

Pumpkin ravioli, raw oysters on the half shell and persimmon pudding are just some of the unconventional items Banner readers add to their families' Thanksgiving feasts.

When you sit down to a holiday meal this season — particularly in Maryland — there’s a good chance you’ll be eating at least one dish invented or inspired by the Black diaspora.

John Worthington, owner of Reisterstown restaurant The Grill at Harryman House, was instead ordered to serve three years of probation in addition to paying more than $2.8 million in restitution.

A major donor is suing the One Love Foundation, a nonprofit founded in honor of Baltimore native Yeardley Love, claiming that Sharon Love, Yeardley's mother and the organization's co-founder, opposed "outreach to LGBTQ and minority communities," prompting the CEO and nearly all board members to resign.

Whether you’re traveling by plane, car or train, we’ve got you covered.

Travel & Leisure just put Annapolis 15th on its annual list of the top 25 towns to visit for Christmas for the second year in a row. The website, frankly, is late to the party. Annapolis has been a Christmas town for more than a century. Here, then, is an essential guide to the holidays in Annapolis.

The Banner has got you covered on what bars and grills to check out on Drinksgiving.

Former “Wild ’n Out” comedian Matt Rife thought it was a good idea to take aim at a domestic abuse victim and Baltimore in his new Netflix special “Natural Selection.” Unsurprisingly, he was wrong.

Maryland roads include more than 700 historic markers commemorating famous battles and buildings. Some, like the one introducing Kent Island to motorists, hearken back to the years before Catholic settlers even founded the colony in 1634. Others, like the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory dedicated on Solomons Island in 1925, are more recent.

Simply put, if you’re willing to do a little extra legwork, there is money to be saved on Thanksgiving dinner.

Demand for food assistance continues to rise with subsiding government benefits and increasing food prices. Here’s how you can help this holiday season.

Joe Squared, the beloved Baltimore City eatery and entertainment venue, will shutter its doors in Station North following ongoing pandemic-related losses.

Whether you come to single motherhood intentionally or unexpectedly, like me, there is no one right way to do this.

Whether you want to listen to Lupe Fiasco speak about hip-hop or take your kid to Port Discovery Children’s Museum for a reduced price, we’ve got you covered.