Arts & Culture

Jonathon Heyward, 30, is the youngest and first person of color to lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in its more than 100-year history.

Checkerspot Brewing Company in South Baltimore is about to debut a special collaboration beer they made with the Boston Beer Company. The local favorite, which opened in 2018, is moving to a new, larger location soon, too.

In an industry that suffers from a lack of racial equity and representation, the Bronx native knows that the two industries pair perfectly.

Just weeks after Baltimore Banner readers voted for Joe Benny’s as the best pizza in town, owner Joseph Gardella announced that he “can't push anymore” and the shop will close.

After struggling to stay open for the last three years, owner Ricky Johnson said the Italian spot near the Hippodrome has officially shut down.

At Jemicy School, engineering and building vehicles for Baltimore’s annual tradition is part of the curriculum.

Whether you’re interested in the Baltimore Flower Mart, a jazz show at Keystone Korner or a congress of jugglers in College Park, we’ve got you covered.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s “Hamlet” is sleeker, shorter and more modern, but it's still the Bard’s broody tragedy.

Doppio Pasticceria has rented a stall at R. House as the business prepares to move into the former Cahoots Brothers building next year.

To mark Cinco de Mayo, the owner of a Mexican-themed Baltimore restaurant and a couple who are both Black chefs and food historians will collaborate to celebrate Mexican and Black cultures.

Several small, Black-owned businesses that were invited to sell food in the Infield as part of an initiative called Restaurant Row lost thousands of dollars on unsold goods.

Preakness 148, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious events, returns to Pimlico Race Course featuring a weekend of world-class racing, entertainment and hospitality Friday-Saturday, May 19-20. Preakness 148 celebrations include Maryland’s best infield experience - Preakness LIVE - featuring fourteen-time GRAMMY Award-winner Bruno Mars, who will headline the festival immediately following the races on Saturday evening.

“Doing business in Baltimore City is not convenient for business owners,” said restaurateur Rikki Vaughn.

Heritage Kitchen, a Filipino-inspired restaurant from chef Rey Eugenio, announced it will be leaving Hampden’s Whitehall Market at the end of May.

A Q&A with a cannabis expert about the benefits, best approaches and warnings about the soon-to-be-legal drug.

Here are seven places I’ve enjoyed checking out since moving to this South Baltimore community that includes Fort McHenry and the former arrival point for more than a million immigrants.

The late resident and former Maryland Poet Laureate embraced the city’s earthiness, Blackness and strength in her work.

The first full week of May is here. See what the stars have lined up for you this week and this month.

A new Pharrell-supported podcast called “The Blog Era” dives into the history of rap coverage in the mid-to-late-2000s. Baltimore writer Al Shipley talks about his own blog, Government Names, which was crucial to the local scene during that period.

There are lots of Baltimore restaurants where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo with great Mexican food and margaritas. EatMoreBeMore gives his suggestions.