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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.
Some Baltimore-area restaurants say sales have dropped 30% or more since shutdown
The government shutdown is straining furloughed federal workers and the local economy, with restaurants feeling much of the burn.
The line at Pioneer Pit Beef in Catonsville usually stretches into the parking lot it shares with a neighboring liquor store. But since the government shutdown, sales have dropped significantly at the restaurant, located near the Social Security Administration in Woodlawn.
Bugs, bats and American adventurism in the Caribbean. What scares you on Halloween?
Halloween is the day to take out your fears and examine them, to laugh at what gives you the willies. Dress them up in silly costumes, throw candy at them and hope they don’t get angry.
10 things to know about SNAP and the government shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders who rely on federal assistance for their food will be left in a lurch starting this weekend.
State officials have warned that federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will run out on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
SNAP benefits will change Nov. 1. Here’s what — and who — that affects.
Here’s how changes to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown will affect Marylanders who rely on SNAP.
Lee’s Mini Market in West Baltimore, Baltimore City, Md.
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including trick-or-treating and a D’Angelo tribute
Whether you want to trick or treat in Baltimore, celebrate the life and music of the late D’Angelo or ride your bicycle through the city for Halloween, we’ve got you covered.
FILE - This July 6, 2012 file photo D'Angelo performs at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. D’Angelo has added the Outside Lands music festival to the list of cancellations due to an unspecified medical emergency. The soul singer had been forced to cancel U.S. dates last week due the illness and will also miss shows in Chicago and San Diego this week. (
7 things to do in Howard County, from a monster mash to a Halloween costume party
Halloween is upon us! Here are seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday Oct. 30 to Wednesday Nov. 5.
This Halloween bring your little one to  Howard County library branches for an indoor costume parade. Some branches include a not-so-scary story time before the parade.
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