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Rats: Baltimore’s Long History With Its Most Polarizing Pest
Here, rats have an omnipresence, invading everything from our vacant buildings to our fanciest restaurants, our nightly news to our national headlines, our pop-culture zeitgeist to our personal psyches. And as far as relationships go, it’s complicated.
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The List: January 2025
From the city's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade to the BSO's Lunar New Year performance, here are the happenings to pencil in this month.
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Good Neighbor’s Shawn Chopra Uses His Creative Powers for Good
Chopra's vision—which sparked his Falls Road coffee shop, home goods store, and boutique hotel—has become revered in the local design community.
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Five Takeaways From the Ravens Playoff Beatdown of Rival Steelers
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Best Restaurants Readers’ Poll 2025
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Baby Birds: Remembering Brian Matusz
After his rookie season in April 2010, the former O’s pitcher—who sadly passed away earlier this week at 37—talked to us about getting called up to the majors, his first time on the mound at Camden Yards, and what he loved about living in Baltimore.
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Little Wing Takes Flight on the Baltimore Peninsula
Director of operations Brookes Decker dishes on the mission behind the coffee shop and general store, which stocks its shelves with gourmet local goods.
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Music Review: Eyas’ Debut EP ‘Quiet-loud’ is a Force of Sounds Big and Small
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Say Sister! Festival Spotlights Women in Roots Music
This weekend, the Creative Alliance is uniting lauded Old Time performers, teachers, and storytellers to honor the often-overlooked contributions of women throughout the genre’s history.
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Building STEPS Helps Students Become the First in Their Family to Graduate College
With a mission of addressing a lack of diversity in the science and technology fields, the org helps underrepresented local youth graduate from college and ultimately become STEM professionals.
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Where to Find Great Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Around Baltimore
These local bars, restaurants, and shops offer spirit-free programs well beyond Dry January.
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Four Hour Day in Lauraville is a Respite for Music Lovers
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Snow Day Food and Drink Specials Around Baltimore for Winter Storm Blair
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Review: Mama Koko’s Gets Inspiration From the GM’s Mother
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Rats: Baltimore’s Long History With Its Most Polarizing Pest
Here, rats have an omnipresence, invading everything from our vacant buildings to our fanciest restaurants, our nightly news to our national headlines, our pop-culture zeitgeist to our personal psyches. And as far as relationships go, it’s complicated.
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Food & Drink
Open & Shut: Blueprint Cafe; Cocina Luchadoras at Saunter Corner Bar; Kneads Cross Keys
The latest restaurant openings, closings, and recent news.
Food & Drink
Little Wing Takes Flight on the Baltimore Peninsula
Director of operations Brookes Decker dishes on the mission behind the coffee shop and general store, which stocks its shelves with gourmet local goods.
News & Community
News & Community
Rats: Baltimore’s Long History With Its Most Polarizing Pest
Here, rats have an omnipresence, invading everything from our vacant buildings to our fanciest restaurants, our nightly news to our national headlines, our pop-culture zeitgeist to our personal psyches. And as far as relationships go, it’s complicated.
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Good Neighbor’s Shawn Chopra Uses His Creative Powers for Good
Chopra's vision—which sparked his Falls Road coffee shop, home goods store, and boutique hotel—has become revered in the local design community.
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Music Review: Eyas’ Debut EP ‘Quiet-loud’ is a Force of Sounds Big and Small
With these six standout tracks, singer-songwriter Jenna Balderson firmly plants her flag as a solo artist to know on the local scene.
Arts & Culture
Say Sister! Festival Spotlights Women in Roots Music
This weekend, the Creative Alliance is uniting lauded Old Time performers, teachers, and storytellers to honor the often-overlooked contributions of women throughout the genre’s history.
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Keeping in Ship Shape
Downtown Sailing Center celebrates 30 years of connecting sailors with the water.
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Confetti Questions With R. Eric Thomas
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From Baltimore to Project Runway, Meet Bishme Cromartie
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Step Inside Storehouse Dispensary
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George Simon Shares His Sweet Success Story
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Sneak Peek at Our First-Ever Beauty Issue
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Restaurante Tio Pepe Celebrates 50 Years in Baltimore
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Making the Iconic Crab Pie at Matthew’s Pizza
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Marvin Thorpe Teaches Swimming Lessons in His Backyard
Thorpe and his father have taught an estimated 15,000 people about water safety over the years.
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Star Wars Toy Collection is Galaxy All Its Own
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The Prime Rib Piano Player Jeff Wilson Shares His Musical Story
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Afternoon Chess Practice at Baltimore Montessori School
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Fly Fishing With Legendary Lefty Kreh
Fly-fisherman Lefty Kreh talks technique and shares stories from his legendary life.
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Behind the Scenes at Otterbein’s Bakery
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Good Neighbor’s Shawn Chopra Uses His Creative Powers for Good
Chopra's vision—which sparked his Falls Road coffee shop, home goods store, and boutique hotel—has become revered in the local design community.
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Krystal Henry Crafts One-of-a-Kind Greeting Cards for Every Occasion
As the holiday season kicks into gear, we chat with the founder of Around the Way Parchment—which offers 10 different collections of heartfelt greeting and postcards.
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A New Gym in Waverly Dispels Everything You Think is True About CrossFit
If CrossFit seems intimidating, just one look at ZEHBRAS’ social media—featuring real people of all ages, shapes, and sizes sharing their goals and achievements—should put you at ease.
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Eight Baltimoreans Who Prove That Age is Just a Number
In their golden years, these older adults have gone back to school, launched art exhibitions, started weight lifting, become activists, and gotten certified in teaching yoga. In other words, their passions have given them purpose.
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Maintaining Healthy Joints
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Five Takeaways From the Ravens Playoff Beatdown of Rival Steelers
Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry were unstoppable, and a few more highlights.
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Baby Birds: Remembering Brian Matusz
After his rookie season in April 2010, the former O’s pitcher—who sadly passed away earlier this week at 37—talked to us about getting called up to the majors, his first time on the mound at Camden Yards, and what he loved about living in Baltimore.