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The Dish: Does Costco’s $200 Thanksgiving deserve a seat at your table?
Want to do the bare minimum for Thanksgiving? Costco has you covered.
Costco's Thanksgiving in a Box spread is on sale for $200.
You can still climb the ruins of one of the Baltimore area’s last company towns
Daniels, once a thriving Baltimore County community, offers century-old stones, rusted-out cars and spectacular scenery.
Nailah Agbodjogbe, of Towson, explores the ruins of Daniels, an old company town.
Cafe Fili to add a new location at Locust Point’s Anthem House
A casual Mediterranean restaurant in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood is adding a Locust Point branch — and that’s just the beginning of their expansion.
Cafe Fili, which opened this location in Mt. Vernon in 2017, will add a new location in South Baltimore’s Anthem House.
A Strathmore program helps musicians find a career in the arts
Strathmore launched the Artists in Residence program in 2005 to provide training and mentorship to musicians. The debut concert for this year’s class is Wednesday.
Strathmore's 2026 Artists in Residence, from left, Michael McSweeney, Juan Manú, Ellen Gira, Chris Hon, Kanysha Williams and Cyrus Mackey.
A historian confronts America’s ‘trouble’ with colorism — and her family’s past
Martha S. Jones, who will appear at The Banner Book Club on Wednesday, discusses her book “The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir.”
Martha S. Jones shows how race and belonging have shaped generations of her family in "The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir."
Where to order out — or dine in — for Thanksgiving dinner around Baltimore
Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni says these Baltimore restaurants are bringing serious flavor to Thanksgiving this year, whether in person or to-go.
The Rusty Scupper will host a Thanksgiving Day buffet.
Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts
President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week.
FILE - SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
Sushi is coming to the former Souvlaki space in Hampden
The owners of Yama Sushi in Ellicott City are planning to open Hana in the former home of Hampden's Souvlaki.
A man collects trash in front of the now closed Greek cuisine restaurant, Souvlaki, on July 28, 2025.
Baltimore’s Turnstile earns 5 Grammy nominations for ‘Never Enough’
Turnstile’s unforgettable 2025 just got better: The Baltimore hardcore band earned five Grammy nominations, which were announced Friday morning.
Turnstile performs a free benefit concert at Wyman Park Dell  in Baltimore, MD on May 10, 2025 to raise donations for Health Care for the Homeless.
No Land Beyond levels up, bringing game night to onetime funeral home
No Land Beyond, a Baltimore bar dedicated to board games, moved to a former funeral parlor on North Avenue, expanding its food offerings and hosting more events.
Patrons play Magic: The Gathering at the new North Avenue location of No Land Beyond.
Charmed: Chemistry at the aquarium and flirting with Chewbacca’s mom
Flirty Baltimore encounters and cupid’s near misses, written by people still thinking about a stranger.
Did you miss a connection at the aquarium?
Vietnamese seniors bond over karaoke in Silver Spring
"Active Golden Karaoke" at Holiday Park Senior Center in Silver Spring takes place twice a week and provides a second home and family for some Vietnamese residents.
Host Quyen Duong, left, sings with other members of the Love Vietnamese Seniors Club at the Holiday Park Senior Center on Halloween.
7 things to do in Howard County, from an alpaca festival to Cranksgiving
Halloween is over and there are number of things you can do to ride the candy high out this weekend in Howard County.
A donkey gets attention while an alpaca looks on at the petting barn at the Howard County Fair on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024 in West Friendship, MD.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including Maryland Film Festival, ice skating
Whether you ice skate at the Inner Harbor, sample local beers at Patterson Park or watch movies all weekend at the Maryland Film Festival, we’ve got you covered.
Staff guard Jonathana Mann shows off some tricks at the Inner Harbor Ice Rink on Nov. 11, 2023.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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