Arts & Culture

Don’t rely on a man, especially one with a red suit and an untrimmed beard, to help you find your holiday meal. Try these Baltimore-area restaurants that are open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Jim Pollock is a man of steel. He looks for it, he finds it, he sees things in it. And then he cuts it, bends it, welds it. But the man of steel is not made of steel himself, and he can feel that now.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications to accommodate several events, including a concert Friday night by Mariah Carey and another Saturday night by Lil Wayne at CFG Bank Arena.

Braugher generally revealed little about his private life, and his death was unexpected for many of his co-stars.

The actor, who lived in Baltimore as “Homicide: Life on the Streets” was filmed in the city, made an impact that went beyond his memorable portrayal of Baltimore Police Detective Frank Pembleton.

It’s the last full week of things to do before Christmas. There’s still time for Scrooge, holiday markets and Handel’s “Messiah” through Dec. 21.

Whether you want to enjoy the holiday season with your dog, let out laughs at Gabriel Iglesias or sing your heart out at karaoke, we’ve got you covered.

Andre Braugher played Det. Pembleton, a brilliant, bristling investigator on the Baltimore-based "Homicide: Life on the Street," but the soulful, funny man behind him transcended every role.

Actor Andre Braugher, who starred in the Baltimore-based TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street,” dies at 61

From pumpkin spice to gingerbread old fashioneds, there’s plenty to sip on in Baltimore this holiday season.

For as long as I’ve been an adult, I’ve been petrified of costumed characters, including Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, mascots and Mickey Mouse and all his friends at Disneyland.

For 20 years, Kevin Brown, who went by “Buster” or “Bustah,” made Fells Point a little warmer, safer and cleaner. He died late last month at 65.

Chris Rock got a Golden Globe nomination for his Baltimore-made Netflix special. I feel some kind of way about it.

Maryland environmental officials are warning residents about eating 15 species of fish with levels of chemicals that could cause health problems.

Comedians like Matt Rife, Theo Von and Chris Rock have talked smack about Baltimore, but they’re missing the most obvious jokes about us.

Maryland gets animated on “Craig of the Creek” and “Jessica’s Big Little World,” two Cartoon Network series that take place in the fictional town of Herkleton.

There’s added enjoyment in imbibing in a place where drinking has gone on for decades, even centuries, adding to the sense of stepping out of your own life, if just for a couple hours, and sharing in the same ritual as bargoers of the past.

After 30 years of passing through in their baby blue truck, Miss Twist’s Ice Cream is setting up shop in Locust Point this spring.

Baltimore's Inner Harbor will now have a drone show take place during the New Year's Eve fireworks.

Officials say a wild male turkey enticed a group of five female turkeys to leave the park and they don't know if they'll ever recapture them.