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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.
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
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.
‘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.
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died. She was 80 years old.
FILE - Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
The fight to save one of Baltimore’s last gay bars
Many in the queer community have been rallying for the reopening of the shuttered bar Leon’s, fearful of losing a living link to Baltimore’s LGBTQIA+ history. Dozens of queer-centered bars and nightclubs have closed in the city in recent decades, part of a national trend fueled in part by greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people and the rise of dating apps.
Leon’s opened in Mount Vernon in the 1950s and bore witness to many eras of the city’s evolving queer culture. From left, Leon’s staffers Stacey Antoine, Karen O’Donnell, Joseph Leloudis, Damon Wallace, Brandon Gruszczynski, Tina Wallace, Sanchez Sanders, Cade Granger, Adam David Bencomo, and Sam Smith.
You’ve heard of little free libraries. But have you checked out Rockville’s trinket library?
Rockville's free trinket trade library has taken on a life of its own.
Jojo Craven poses with her dog, Halo, outside her trinket library outside her house on Veirs Mill Road in Rockville on Wednesday.
Above all, Baltimore loves its rooftop decks
In some parts of Baltimore, rooftop decks are almost as synonymous with city life as the summer crab feast or a cold Natty Boh. They offer a respite from the hustle and bustle below and an outdoor “flex” space that makes the traditional rowhome feel roomier.
Aiyana Thomas and her father, Dawood, stand on the rooftop deck of their nonprofit, My Fathers Plan, in Baltimore’s Pen Lucy neighborhood.
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