Arts & Culture

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Paramount in a lawsuit his state led challenging the company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, effectively paving the way for the mega merger to move forward, with some new commitments.

Maeve Dunigan will join The Banner Book Club on Wednesday at 6 p.m. to discuss “Read This to Look Cool.” We spoke to the author ahead of her visit to learn more about her and her new satirical essay collection.

Mylar “Nick” Liggins has painted for decades in his Fort Washington home, and his works are being showcased at Oxon Hill Branch Library, where he works as a security guard.

Sometimes you don't want to get gussied up to go out to eat. At these restaurants you can go as you are.

A Johns Hopkins University club has been putting on shadow cast performances of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for nearly a decade. After Tim Curry’s death, those students are honoring his legacy.

Timothy Bess, a Ravens diehard who lives in Kentucky, has never been to an MLB game. And he’s certainly never been to a football-plus-baseball doubleheader. That will change Sunday in Baltimore.

The Club Car, a popular LGBTQ+ bar in Station North, will close in January to renovate a new space and reopen as part of the historic North Avenue Market.

Local Swifties are getting their fix of their favorite artist thanks to an influx of Taylor Swift tribute shows.

The Maryland Zoo’s Ian Shelley shares many stories about how it has changed in a new book, “This Is Your Zoo: 150 Years of Community, Conservation, and Change at the Maryland Zoo.”

Montgomery County’s own Gizelle Bryant, one of the original stars of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” will star in the fifth season of Peacock’s “The Traitors.”

The Annapolis Planning Commission conditionally approved a developer’s proposal to bring a Royal Farms gas station and marketplace to the intersection of Forest Drive and Tyler Avenue.

Potomac native Shreya Navile appears in Netflix’s new Bollywood dance comedy, “Best of the Best.”

COLUMN | If historians are correct, a lost work by James Peale has been found — a rare window into the unfolding revolution from one of the most famous names in early American art.

Flamin’ Hot Cheeto burgers and barbecue sundaes: The Ravens and Levy Restaurants gave us an exclusive preview of the new dishes coming to M&T Bank Stadium this season.

A replica of the first U.S.-built steam locomotive, nicknamed Tom Thumb, is on display at the Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum.

There’s so much to do this weekend, it’s hard to choose. I narrowed it down with these suggestions.

Here’s your guide to weekend plans in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including shows during Theatre Week and a Taylor Swift tribute concert.

If you’re looking to zip down Route 50 for a quick O.C. visit between now and Thanksgiving, mark your calendars for these upcoming events, starting with big music festivals.

Maryland’s theater community saw the Kennedy Center shutdown coming. It was devastating nonetheless.

Psych yourself up for your next grocery run by promising yourself a slice of Vito’s Pizza or all-you-can-eat Sushi Oishii.