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The Largest Jane Austen Collection in North America is, Surprisingly, Right in Our Backyard
In some ways, the collection is as much about its founder Alberta Hirshheimer Burke, the intrepid Goucher College alumna who pursued Austen with a nearly messianic fervor, as it is about Austen herself.
Off the Eaten Path
Where to Unwrap the Best Christmas Tamales Around Baltimore
The glorious packets of masa encasing richly sauced fillings—wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and then steamed—are a long-held holiday heritage.
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Dream Weaver: Mike Elias’s Young Birds Took Flight Last Year. Is an O’s World Series Around the Corner?
The Orioles' rebuild took a fantastical leap forward in 2023. They may be even better this year.
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Bird Brains
Some really smart humans are behind the Orioles’ data-friendly rebuilding project. Will they remake the Birds into a winner?
The Birds Nest
Hope Springs Anew as Orioles Begin Year Two of Rebuild
We spoke with O’s manager Brandon Hyde and GM Mike Elias as spring training kicks off.
The Birds Nest
Orioles Execs Not Mentioned in ‘AstroGate’ Sign-Stealing Scandal
GM Mike Elias and the O’s other ex-Astros employees have steered clear of the fallout.
The Birds Nest
Could an Adam Jones-Orioles Reunion Be Possible?
Fantasy or reality, there’s precedent for the idea if you’ve read this book about the Orioles front office.
The Birds Nest
Inside the Mind of Former NASA Engineer Co-Piloting the Orioles’ Rebuild
Get to know O’s assistant general manager Sig Mejdal, at the heart of the team’s new data-driven era.
The Birds Nest
New Orioles Skipper Brandon Hyde: “I’m Going To Be Me.”
The journeyman coach is an “up-and-coming star in our business,” his boss says.
