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An Ode to the Orange Crush: Maryland’s (Now Official) Drink of Summer

On June 1, the citrusy refresher will formally become our state cocktail. But it has been, unofficially, for at least 40 years now—with Ocean City being the drink's epicenter, and in many ways, where it all began.

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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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The Mount Vernon Virtuosi is Much More Than a Chamber Orchestra

How Peabody professor Amit Peled is changing the community through classical music—while also working to keep his students in town after graduation.