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Walk & Talk: ‘Jewelry of the Afrofuture’ at The Walters with Baltimore Jewelry Center

BJC director Shane Prada joins us for a first look at designer Douriean Fletcher's new exhibition.

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In 1916, Harry Houdini Escaped a Straitjacket Dangled Above a Packed Baltimore Street

The legendary performer’s most famous local appearance, 110 years ago this month, drew 50,000 people to one of downtown’s busiest intersections.

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General Ship Repair is a Testament to Baltimore’s Maritime Roots

The south side of the Inner Harbor used to house convoyed rows of such shipyards, but now there is only this one—which has been operated by the Lynch family for more than a century.