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Off the Eaten Path

One of the Area’s Only Gujarati Restaurants is Housed in an Ellicott City Gas Station

Opened by a family who came to Maryland in the '80s from Gujarat—the state on the northwestern coast of India—Jalsa Indian Cuisine features flavorful vegetarian street food, curries, dosas, thali, and more.

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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.

Find the Best in Baltimore

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History & Politics

Decades Before the Civil War, Maryland Funded a Colony in Liberia to “Resettle” Free African Americans

The bonds between the country we know as Liberia, uniquely allied with the U.S. since its inception, and Maryland are profound, if generally little known.

Carleen Le Monade

In Good Taste

Carleen Goodridge of Le Monade Launches a Liberian Pop-Up

The chef talks heritage, community, and connections to Harriet Tubman.