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7 things to do in Annapolis: Comic book author reimagines Crownsville hospital’s horrors
Writer Rodney Barnes has adapted the tale of the old state mental hospital into “Crownsville,” a supernatural thriller. Barnes will sign copies at Third Eye Comics on Saturday, one of seven great things to do in the coming week.
Familiar Annapolis landmarks, places and events feature throughout the narrative and art in "Crownsville."
7 things to do in Montgomery County, from modern art to ‘Urinetown’
This week in Montgomery County offers an exhibit at Glenstone, “Urinetown: The Musical” and more.
Glenstone will showcase "Jenny Holzer: what you love" from Nov. 6-9. The projections are a new work created for the Potomac museum. “In the Same Space” is from The Complete Poems of Cavafy by C. P. Cavafy, English translation by Rae Dalven.
The food stamps were running out, but no one told Nelly
Although SNAP uncertainty became a political and media talking point, the turmoil remained a mystery to some recipients — Maryland's most vulnerable residents.
Nelly Orellana, 70, poses for a portrait in her apartment at the Victory Tower affordable senior living facility in Takoma Park, Md. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Behind her, photos of her family plaster the wall.
City in crisis: Baltimore is facing a Natty Boh shortage
Pabst says increased demand for Natty Boh is driving a shortage of Baltimore’s favorite beer.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025 - Bar manager Erin Roach pours a pint of PBR -- not Natty Boh -- at the 29th Street Tavern in Remington. A shortage of National Bohemian is affected restaurants and liquor stores around the area.
Takaat, a trio of musicians from Niger and Rockville, experiments with noise
Mikey Coltun, 33, was raised in Rockville and is the bassist and musical utility knife for Mdou Moctar, an ascendant rock quartet that plays Tuareg music.
Takaat was formed from the rhythm section of Mdou Moctar. The group of musicians primarily come from Niger and bassist Mikey Coltun was raised in Rockville.
Asian crabmeat will keep flowing into U.S. under deal with Baltimore’s Phillips Foods
Phillips Foods Inc. and other Maryland seafood companies had faced the prospect that they would no longer be allowed to import millions of pounds of crabmeat from Southeast Asia.
Brice Phillips, one of the family owners of Phillips Foods, holds examples of frozen crab cakes and pasteurized crab at the company’s corporate headquarters in Halethorpe.
The Dish: This punk rock sandwich bar may be Baltimore’s most kid-friendly restaurant
Animal Boy, a new punk rock sandwich bar on Harford Road, has something for everyone — even my excavator-obsessed toddler.
New Baltimore sandwich bar Animal Boy caters to punk parents — and hosts “unhappy hours” at 8 p.m.
Decades-old Food Depot grocery store to close in Northeast Baltimore
Food Depot, a decades-old discount grocery store in Belair-Edison, will close its doors in January.
The Food Depot grocery store, located in the Belair Edison Crossing Shopping Center, is expected to close in January.
Something Awful came to Bethesda
Rap artists Father and Adamn Killa headlined the Ball-O-Ween/Baddie-Ween spectacle at the Bethesda Theater.
Performer Father, center, at the Bethesda Theater's  BALL-OWEEN/BADDIE-WEEN event in Bethesda, Md.
A steak and cheese in Rockville has been more than 40 years in the making
Z&Z Manoushe Bakery will serve the sandwich on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The owners’ father, grandfather and uncle served the sub in shops around Montgomery County from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
Dubbaneh's grandfather Fayez Khawaja and his uncle, David, owned and operated Chicken Tonight at 1111 Nelson St. in Rockville from 1982-2006.
A veteran WMAR journalist writes about ‘blood-sucking reporters’ — literally
Former WMAR anchor Wayne Lynch used stories from his time in journalism in Baltimore to inspire his newest book — with an added dose of vampires.
WMAR reporter and anchor Wayne Lynch during his time at the TV station in 1976.
I tried a meal delivery service for a week and I understand the hype ... and hesitation
Many meal delivery options have popped up over the years, often with opportunities to tailor the service to your household needs.
Amy Sherald brings ‘American Sublime’ to Baltimore, recalling how the city shaped her
Acclaimed painter Amy Sherald returned to Baltimore on Sunday to discuss her midcareer survey, "American Sublime,” on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Amy Sherald speaks at the Baltimore Museum of Art on Sunday.
Baltimore’s mayors get their portraits. Their legacies are harder to frame.
Mayor Brandon Scott, perhaps knowing he will one day have a portrait unveiling, kept his remarks gracious, respectful and relatively vague.
From left: Former mayors Sheila Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Catherine Pugh and Bernard “Jack” Young stand with their portraits during an unveiling ceremony inside City Hall in Baltimore on Saturday.
Young crabber embraces old ways, keeps Chesapeake traditions alive
Jack Torney is 22 and an unlikely heir to the old life on the bay. He grew up in Annapolis, where the waterfront gleams with sailboats and weekend cruisers, far removed from the fishing trade of its past. Yet he’s making his living like it’s a century ago.
Jack Torney of Annapolis works the rivers alone as a crabber, selling his catch for cash from the driveway.
‘That’s all folks!’ Future of Six Flags America site unclear as park closes Sunday
The amusement park, which first opened in the 1970s and has operated as a Six Flags since 1998, shuts down after it closes at 6 p.m. What’s next for the massive tract in Bowie remains unclear.
Visitors arrive to Six Flags America in Bowie, MD on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The amusement park will close permanently at the end of the 2025 season.
Judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during shutdown
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
The SNAP program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net.
Generations of the Whitman High School community compete in ‘It’s Academic’
The long-running quiz bowl show has sparked generations of brainiac competitors across the region. Whitman’s Class of 1970 challenged this year’s team and a trio of staffers to a game Thursday afternoon.
Host Hillary Howard, left, asks a question during a special “It’s Academic” quiz bowl between students, teachers and three members of the class of 1970 at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda.
Feeling spooky? Find your next Maryland horror movie with our database.
The Banner has compiled a detailed, searchable database of the 60 Maryland horror movies to help you find your next spooky watch.
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Feeding foster children should never be a political gamble
Foster parents are among those facing uncertainty with the looming end of WIC payments, as well as SNAP.
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