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Open & Shut: Bar Santa; Bar Alice Anne; Hue Apothecary & Café
The latest restaurant openings, closings, and recent news.
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Review: With Steak N’ Bone, Canton Gets its First All-You-Can-Eat Korean Barbecue Spot
The beautifully updated corner rowhouse is owned and operated by Young Lee, who is Korean-Argentine—which means he understands steak better than you do.
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The Chatter
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.
History & Politics
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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You Are Here: Concrete Kids
Scenes from the Roosevelt Park skate park, Mr. Trash Wheel's birthday, and Mt. Vernon Square.
Outside World
Pride of Baltimore Celebrates 40 Years
The city's replica schooner kicks off 40th anniversary season this weekend.
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Hear Them Roar
Head to one or all of these events to celebrate Women's History Month.
Arts & Culture
The Little Theater That Could
Vagabond’s first century includes literary icons, the occasional Hollywood star, and local theater devotees.
Arts & Culture
Not Dead Yet
More than a century later, the Ouija board’s Baltimore origin story has been unraveled. Research shows it works, too. (Kind of.)
The Chatter
Yale Showcases 170,000 Depression-Era Photos
Among the collection are more than 1,300 images of life in Baltimore in the 1930s.
Arts & Culture
Citizen Brain
September 17 is Citizenship Day in the U.S., which got us wondering: Would you pass our (totally made up) citizenship test?
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The Fault in His Stars
How did John Wilkes Booth become America's first presidential assassin?
The Chatter
Washington Monument Restoration Unearths Second Time Capsule
Cornerstone of monument contains objects buried since 1815.
History & Politics
Then and Now: Transportation
The efficient movement of people, goods, and services is central to the function of any city—forever facing new challenges and demanding new solutions.
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Then & Now
The harbor communities continue to change, but the vestiges of the old neighborhoods are still shaping Baltimore.
History & Politics
Then & Now: Essay
The harbor communities continue to change, but the vestiges of the old neighborhoods are still shaping Baltimore.
Food & Drink
We’ve Come a Long Way, Hon
Over the decades, Baltimore’s dining options have grown—and we can thank the ’90s.
Sports
Diamond Anniversary
As The Orioles mark 60 years at the plate, we take a look back through words and images.
