John Waters’ friends and actors Divine, Ricki Lake and Mink Stole are in the news for a play, cabaret performances, and a plan to rebuild a burned-down home.
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What do 2022’s layoffs and a dour forecast mean for Maryland’s economy in 2023?
Back in 2021, Medifast was among the Baltimore area’s prime examples of a booming, homegrown startup-turned-wellness-giant riding a COVID-era economic wave.
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Mark Your Calendars: April 2025 Events
That “April showers” saying may be about rain, but this month the events are pouring in. Check out the month ahead in this roundup.
Posted inInner Harbor
MCB Real Estate takes ownership of Harborplace pavilions, announces four design firms to help determine what replaces them
MCB Real Estate is now the official owner of the Harborplace pavilions at Pratt and Light streets and has assembled a four-member design team to help determine what will replace them.
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Maryland Senate considering how to make legal cannabis profitable
Capital News Service – With the Maryland House of Delegates having passed proposals to legalize recreational cannabis, the Senate has taken up the issue with a decidedly different focus. While bills in the Senate are also aimed at making recreational use legal, they want to make it profitable.
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Baltimore City to spend up to $5 million to buy Tesla passenger vehicles for use by government employees
Baltimoreans will be seeing more Tesla vehicles on city streets, after city officials decided to add two Tesla models to the municipal fleet.
Posted inArt
BmoreArt’s Picks: May 30 – June 5
BmoreArt’s Picks: May 30 – June 5 This Week: Tracie Taylor at Steven Scott Gallery, Hilton Carter book celebration at The Ivy Bookshop, Stoop Storytelling  + Queer Jewish Arts Festival at Creative Alliance, First Thursdays in Bromo Arts District + Mount Vernon, Asia North Closing Event at Motor House + The Parlor, Muse & Metaphor opening reception at […]
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Ease on Down, Ease on Down the ‘Drome: ‘The Wiz’ returns home to Baltimore after nearly 50 years, at The Hippodrome
“The Wiz,” the all-Black musical inspired by the L. Frank Baum classic “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” opened in Baltimore in 1974. This weekend, the revival will once again open in the city that started it all.
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Baltimore Weekend Events: Randy Rainbow, Inner Harbor Ice Rink, Patterson Park BrewFest, and more.
Beers, books, basement bar tours, and more are on the schedule this weekend. Plus, skate at the Inner Harbor ice rink as it opens for the season, watch a Thanksgiving-related play, and enjoy a performance by online comedic star Randy Rainbow. Check out this weekend’s lineup:
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Instacart reveals most popular pie in Maryland and other states for Pi Day
Pi Day celebrates the mathematical number Ï€, or pi, which can be used to calculate the circumference of a circle. And what better way to spend the holiday than with a delicious circular dessert like pie? Grocery delivery service Instacart revealed the most popular pie flavor in each state based on sales data from February […]
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On John Waters’ calendar: Book signings in Hampden and Provincetown; Van Smith and Divine; Amy Locane; assessing Luigi Mangione and more
Writer and filmmaker John Waters will sign copies of three new books at Atomic Books in Hampden on May 21, the Falls Road retailer announced on its website.
Posted inHealth and Science
Moore signs clean air bills; environmentalists cheered by General Assembly action
By Dorothy Hood, Capital News Service Gov. Wes Moore signed four key environmental bills Friday, attacking air quality and setting the stage for more approvals on the host of environmental legislation approved by the General Assembly this session.
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Alex Cooper Premiers Three NFTs in April Gallery Auction
Baltimore-based Auctioneer Alex Cooper will host a one-day auction on Saturday, April 9th, featuring an expansive collection of art, fine rugs, period, mid-century modern, quality reproduction and period furniture, and decorative arts. The auction features the sale of three NFT(non-fungible token) works of art and marks the first time that NFTs have been auctioned regionally. Alex Cooper is pleased to announce its collaboration with L&S Digital […]
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75% Off Used Books at Carpe Librum Bookstore and Art Gallery
Stan Lee, the bookstore cat at Carpe Librum Bookstore and Art Gallery, would like to announce that the bookstore is having a sale on the website. The used books are 75% off if you use promo code Better than Black Friday at checkout. There’s also free delivery if you live in Baltimore.
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Woodberry Kitchen restaurant plans to debut a ‘new restaurant experience’ in the fall, will hold job fairs Aug. 22 and 29
Woodberry Kitchen is coming back. After suspending full-service dining and becoming primarily an events venue during the COVID-19 pandemic, managers announced today that the restaurant will come back this fall and that they’re holding two job fairs later this month to hire a staff.
