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Baltimore is going purple with ube. Here’s where to find the yummy yam.
Here’s where to find ube drinks, desserts and dishes at restaurants around Baltimore, according to food influencer Chris Franzoni.
Halo-halo from Mama Rosa Grill features shaved ice layered with banana cookies, jackfruit, sweet potato, sweet white and red beans, ube tapioca, leche flan, crispy pinipig and milk, all topped with a scoop of ube ice cream.
Panera Bread to cut 118 jobs in Jessup as it closes dough facility
The Missouri-based company will lay off 118 employees between May 20 and 22, according to a Maryland Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification.
A Panera Bread restaurant location in Philadelphia, Friday, June 6, 2025.
Tipsy Scoop serves boozy ice cream and sparks questions in Federal Hill
Boozy ice cream shop Tipsy Scoop opens Saturday in Federal Hill, but some have expressed concerns about how the liquor-infused treats will be regulated.
Tipsy Scoop, a chain of liquor-infused ice cream shops, opens at 209 Key Highway on Saturday.
New owners rebrand Pikesville deli The Essen Room as Mikey & Mel’s
Many of The Essen Room’s traditions, including the overloaded sandwiches, will remain.
In addition to a new name, the Essen Room in Pikesville will expand into a vacant 900-square-foot space next door to allow for more sit-down dining.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Maryland Day stretches out to a weeklong history celebration
A weeklong celebration of history starts Thursday, culminating with Maryland Day and the 392nd anniversary of the English settlement in today’s St. Mary’s County. Dozens of events across Annapolis and Anne Arundel County highlight different parts of that history.
The Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay which stands at its original site.
7 things to do in Howard County at the start of spring
From an egg hunt to a gardening workshop, here are seven things to do in Howard County for March 19-25.
Gary J. Arthur Community Center’s annual Spring Egg Hunt, like the one pictured here in 2024, is draws kids from around Howard County.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including spring dances and a record store rave
Whether you want to attend Baltimore spring dances, rage out at a rave in a record store or see some stand-up comedy, we’ve got you covered.
Offstage Sessions’ Test Press rave returns to the Fells Point record store Sound Garden on Friday night.
Streeter: Pastor Jamal Bryant apologized for implying the Target boycott was over. It never was.
OPINION | Baltimore native Pastor Jamal Bryant declared his part of the Target boycott over. We still aren’t going back.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 05: Dr. Jamal H. Bryant speaks onstage during WayMaker Men's Summit Presented By BET Experience – Day 1 on June 05, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
7 things to do this week in Montgomery County, including a Tony-winning play and free fishing lessons
Here are seven things to do this week in Montgomery County, including a Tony Award-winning play at Olney Theatre, a new exhibit at Glenstone and more.
The cast of Olney Theatre’s latest show, the Tony-winning play “Appropriate,” rehearses before opening this weekend.
Trombone emoji designed by Maryland students will soon land on iPhones everywhere
The trombone emoji was submitted for approval by a group of students from the Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School in 2019.
The new trombone emoji, designed by a group of Maryland students, has been adopted by the Unicode Consortium.
Musically promiscuous: Pikesville jazz musician bends the clarinet to his will
Pikesville klezmer musician considers himself musically promiscuous, blending traditional Jewish klezmer music with jazz, big band and blues with an often humorous twist.
Pikesville musician and clarinet virtuoso Seth Kibel plays at Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah last month.
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from an Easter egg hunt to swing dance
Baltimore County is hosting a number of Easter and gardening events this week to remind you that warmer days are on the way.
Anyla Coles, 7 months, with the easter bunny, tries to grab the Easter Bunny's nose at the . Parks & People Easter Egg Hunt, Mar 30 2024, Baltimore, MD.
The Dish: He started a Canton bake shop. Now he wants to give it away.
When David Korrie opened the Little Hungarian Bake Shoppe in Canton, he promised it would be a business run by Ukrainian refugees. He didn’t realize how difficult that would be.
March 12, 2026 - David Korrie, owner of The Little Hungarian Bake Shoppe, stands in the apartment located in the back of the business. Korrie spoke with refugee agencies about sponsoring a Ukranian family and spent months taking notes on the eatery's operations and outfitting the apartment. As of right now, he is living in the apartment until a refugee family can be found to run the business.
The debate dividing Guinness drinkers: Do you split the G?
Depending on what side of the social media algorithm you’re on, maybe you’ve seen celebrities and even your friends “splitting the G” on their first gulps of Guinness.
Lauren Baracco shows her attempt to "split the G."
Hutzell: Oyster Boys slow down as they celebrate 30 years of Chesapeake folk
COLUMN | For 30 years, the Eastport Oyster Boys have been at the center of Chesapeake Bay folk. With a benefit concert Sunday in Annapolis, they celebrate a shift to a slower pace and spending more time on their own boats.
Co-founder Jeff Holland, lower left, is returning to the Eastport Oyster Boys for its performance March 22, 2026 at Maryland Hall. Regular members of the band include, from left, Andy Fegley, co-founder Kevin Brooks, Tom Guay and Mike Lange.
Former Paulie Gee’s space in Hampden will soon house another pizza spot
The owners of Key Neapolitan by Verde and Crushed Velvet are planning a shaved ice and pizza eatery in the former Paulie Gee’s space in Hampden.
A pepperoni pizza slice from Paulie Gee's in Hampden.
Marty Bass to retire after 48 years on Baltimore TV
Marty Bass will retire at the end of May after a 48-year career on WJZ, he announced Monday morning.
Marty Bass, 72, said he plans to stay at WJZ until his contract ends on May 31.
Kennedy Center to shut down for 2 years starting this summer
The Kennedy Center will close for two years beginning this summer and has selected a new leader, the organization announced Monday.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”.
Cinephile picks: Watch Beyond Video’s Oscars-inspired recommendations
Did you enjoy “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners”? The owners of Baltimore’s Beyond Video have Oscars-inspired movie recommendations.
Kevin Coelho, left, and Greg Golinski, co-owners of Beyond Video, offered Oscars-inspired movie recommendations.
Maillard Pastries to close both locations as owner cites ‘exhausting’ work
Maillard Pastries chef and owner Caitlin Kiehl announced Monday that her Hampden and Hamilton pastry shops will close by early May.
Hampden's Maillard Pastries is opening a second branch in Hamilton.
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