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Checking Out: After 70 Years, Dundalk’s Iconic Eastpoint Mall is Closing Its Doors
Throughout the decades, the mall became much more than a shopping destination—with highlights like a live penguin exhibit at Hochschild-Kohn’s department store and a window display of monkeys at Hess Shoes.
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Eight Sites to See Annapolis as a Pillar of American History
To kick off the country’s 250th year, we put together a history-inspired itinerary for strolling our scenic state capital—from enlightening exhibits to liberty landmarks.
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From Fells to Free: A Frederick Douglass Walking Tour
Celebrate the iconic abolitionist’s birthday by following his footsteps across eight Fells Point sites.
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Baltimore Visionaries
We profile 30 change-makers who are shaping the future of our city.
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Black History Month Events, Exhibits, and Tours
Celebrate African-American community, heritage, and culture throughout the month.
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Autumn at the Beach
The Northern Outer Banks is more than a summertime destination.
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Dreamers’ Future Still Uncertain As Lawmakers Struggle to Compromise
With no permanent solution for DACA, local immigrants are feeling disheartened.
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Chelsea Manning Plans to Shake Up Maryland Senate Race
The former Army private challenges two-term Senator Ben Cardin.
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Baltimore Women’s March Moves Downtown as Thousands Plan to Participate
This year’s theme encourages voter registration in 2018 elections.
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Marching On
A year after the Women’s March on Washington, Baltimore women band together to make their voices heard.
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Enjoy a Hallmark Holiday
December in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, is picture perfect.
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Forward Press
As a Vietnam vet, former Black Panther, and father of a literary superstar, Paul Coates has lived a life reminiscent of the great literature he publishes.
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Lisa Snowden-McCray Discusses Starting the Baltimore Beat
The alt-weekly's editor-in-chief talks about the local media landscape.
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Meghan Markle Follows Baltimore’s Wallis Simpson and Elizabeth Bonaparte into European Royalty
Simpson married King Edward VIII in 1936 while Bonaparte married Napoleon's brother in 1803.
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Found Art
Scenes from Normal's Books & Records and the Baltimore American Indian Center.
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This Is What Activism Looks Like
We take a look at some of the key figures who are shaping both arts and activism in the city.
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New Exhibit Brings Modern Edge to Maryland Historical Society
David Brewster uses art to depict topics of race, gender, and environment.
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Discover Architectural Hidden Gems with Doors Open Baltimore
Residents can tour more than 50 of the city’s historical structures.
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Beach Music
Scenes from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Maryland Science Center, and White Marlin Open.
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‘Marshall’ Director and Star Discuss Legendary Civil Rights Lawyer
Legal thriller built around Baltimore’s Thurgood Marshall hits the big screen.
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New Book Tackles Tangled History of Baltimore Politics
Johns Hopkins professor emeritus Matthew Crenson examines the role of race and politics.
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Local Leaders Call on Trump to Protect “Dreamers”
An Obama-era program to protect young immigrants is in jeopardy of being reversed.
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Justice For All
On the anniversary of Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court confirmation, Baltimore’s great dismantler of Jim Crow remains a colossus of U.S. history.
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City of Hope
Fifty years ago, Jim Rouse envisioned a utopian city in Columbia. Has it lived up to his dream?
