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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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Memorial Day Weekend Lineup: May 23-26

The best ways to spend your long weekend in Charm City.

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Get a Pistachio Latte, Adopt a Kitten at Fells Point’s New Cat Café

At Affogatto, owner Tony Cusimano offers a place where you can sip local coffee while playing with rescued, adoptable felines.

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Arts & Culture

The Traveling Bookstore on Wheels That Found a Home Base in Baltimore

Creative force Rita Collins left Baltimore after graduating high school. Now, after exploring the world and launching a mobile book van in Montana, she’s spreading her love of reading in the city she left behind.