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POV: Getting Lost in Time at the Maryland Renaissance Festival
Contributing photographer Lauren Castellana captures all of the magic and merriment of the Crownsville festival’s 50th season opener.
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The Historic ‘Pride of Baltimore II’ Celebrates 50 Years
An ambassador for local maritime history, the schooner has spent this summer honoring its past and celebrating its future.
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Meet the Photographer Capturing All of Baltimore’s 250-Plus Neighborhoods
Equipped with her smartphone, warm energy, and an infectious sense of curiosity, nomad Nichole Morris has come to know the city better than people who have lived here for decades.
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The Bromo Seltzer Clocktower Ticks On After More Than a Century
One of the world’s few female clock-keepers, Eliza Kurtz takes us inside the downtown landmark.
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Swimming Lessons: What Open-Water Swimming Has Taught Katie Pumphrey About Life
The artist, athlete, and clean water advocate is a Baltimore icon. But she has faced a multitude of obstacles as she has taken on the seemingly impossible over the past 10 years.
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The Baltimore Keychain Library Upcycles Small Toys and Trinkets in Hampden
Creator Rachel Warren hopes her new attraction will spark joy, while also inspiring other acts of giving.
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Will Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park Become Baltimore City’s First State Park?
Often misrepresented and chronically under-funded, the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park area is the second-largest urban woodland park in the country.
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Best of Baltimore 2025: News & Media
From a stellar Substack to a nationally recognized investigative series, here's what stood out to us in local news and media this year.
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The Unusual Night Herons of Thames Street Park
The noisy colony in Fells Point—which neighborhood resident Kevin Marshall works to protect and document on Instagram—are not the regular sort of birds you typically find in a dense urban environment.
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Photos: The Baltimore Washington One Carnival Dances Through Druid Hill Park
Relive all of the color and culture of this summer’s annual three-day Caribbean festival through the eyes of contributing photojournalist J.M. Giordano.
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Local Writer McKay Jenkins Spreads the Environmental Gospel Through Both Action and Words
The journalism professor, urban farmer, and lifelong outdoorsman melds his subject-matter expertise with lived experience.
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The Baltimore Area’s Best Swimming Holes
Take a dip and cool off at these local swimming spots.
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Community Mourns West Baltimore Arabber Bilal Abdullah, Fatally Shot by Police
Family, friends, and neighbors gather at a vigil for the second-generation arabber, who was killed in an Upton altercation with BPD this week.
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Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace Is Leading the Department Into a New Era
After multiple firefighter deaths in a span of two years, Wallace—who managed the city’s immediate response to the Key Bridge disaster—is using data and tech to protect both citizens and first responders.
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The Best Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth Around Baltimore This Week
From food and film screenings to block parties and Black-owned vendor markets—plus the city’s annual AFRAM festival—here's how to commemorate the holiday.
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Anatomy of a Baltimore Rowhome
A love letter to our city's most defining architectural gem.
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Local Tech Luminary Rebecca Rosenberg Created an App to Help People with Low Vision
The founder of ReBokeh—“like a photo-editing app for real life”—shines a light on Baltimore’s thriving tech scene.
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How to Plan a Fantastic Baltimore Father’s Day
From crabs and harbor golf to Bohs and O's, here are a few ideas to make the day one to remember.
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Pride Guide: Spectacular Events Celebrating 50 Years of Baltimore Pride
All month long, the city will be awash with a rainbow’s array of parties, performances, and fundraisers paying homage to Pride’s humble beginnings in Mt. Vernon in 1975.
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Charm City Derby Set for Saturday Night at Patterson Park’s Utz Field
Baltimore’s rival amateur soccer clubs, Christos FC and Baltimore City F.C., continue the city’s longstanding soccer tradition while pushing for a local pro team.
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Jesse Dortzbach Shares the Magic of Making a Good Cigar
Meet the proprietor of Dortzbach Cigars, a one-man operation that sells custom-made, hand-rolled stogies and offers classes in Baltimore County.
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Good Contrivance Farm is an Oasis for Visiting Writers—and the Man Who Runs It
How Ron Tanner turned a ramshackle property into a six-acre writers retreat in Historic Reisterstown.
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Get a Pistachio Latte, Adopt a Kitten at Fells Point’s New Cat Café
At Affogatto, owner Tony Cusimano offers a place where you can sip local coffee while playing with rescued, adoptable felines.
