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Weekend Lineup: Nov. 6-8

The best ways to spend your weekend in Charm City.

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Open & Shut: Marta al Mare; Oohhs & Aahhs; Silver Queen Cafe

We break down the latest restaurant openings, closings, and more news from the local food scene.

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Afternoon Tea Service is Piping Hot at These Local Spots

You can find the thoroughly English experience—think: a strong brew and a scone with clotted cream and lemon curd—in places as diverse as a historic restaurant, a cozy tea room, and a cocktail-inspired hotel bar if you know where to look.

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Arts & Culture

Historian Martha S. Jones’ New Memoir Traces Five Generations of Her Own Lineage

In 'The Trouble of Color,' the Johns Hopkins University professor blends a legacy of enslavement, passing, Jim Crow, and colorism into a complex portrait of an American family in an all-too-often racist land.