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Keith Lee’s family sampled crabs from Kahler’s in Rosedale. The Maryland favorite proved tough to crack.
Keith Lee can’t eat blue crabs, but his family made sure to sample some while in Maryland. And now they’ve got the internet picking apart their crab-picking technique. The TikTok food critic has been touring the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area for the past week, eating at local mom-and-pop restaurants and posting his thoughts. (His enthusiastic video about Baltimore’s Rooted Rotisserie helped ...
Things to do in Baltimore, Aug. 30 to Sept. 5
Have one last bit of summer fun at the state fair, laugh the night away, eat healthy at local restaurants, get tickets for a smart play or go to a country music concert. Take part in an end-of-summer tradition. Ride a roller coaster, see farm animals or enjoy a funnel cake at the Maryland State Fair, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Other attractions include: Let’s Sing Taylor A Live Band Experience ($30.50 on Sept. 6), Puppy Yoga ($50 on Sept. 7) or bring back a 1980’s hairstyle at Mullet Madness (Sept. 8, entry deadline is Aug. 30). General admission costs $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 62-and-over, $10 for children ages 6-11 and free for children 5-and-under. marylandstatefair.com Through Sept. 8 What if your best friend was a stand-up comic? Enjoy the observational humor and conversational delivery of Kelsey Cook at Magooby’s Joke House, 9603 Deereco Road, Timonium. Cook has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “After Midnight” and “A Little Late with Lily Singh.” Dates and times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. General admission costs $25. magoobysjokehouse.com
Pizza Hut Opens Newest Location
Pizza Hut has officially returned to the Briggs Chaney Shopping Center, opening its newest location at the Briggs Chaney Center (13884 Old Columbia Pike). The pizza chain previously had a larger, freestanding location in the shopping center for many years before it closed in 2017. The building was demolished and a new Popeyes restaurant opened in its place in 2021.
'Beats Not Bullets' is a positive force for these Baltimore City students
Pictured: Alumni of Beats Not Bullets. The non-profit teaches hip hop and music production skills to create a positive path for Baltimore City students. Photo: E. Brady Robinson. When there are dozens of ways that youth can be led astray, seduced by social media or maybe more dangerous fascinations, how...
Hot Plate: Keith Lee visits Baltimore, Manor Tavern wine dinner, Nana’s pop-up, and more
This week, the Baltimore restaurant scene is celebrating the last few moments of summer and looking ahead to a fun and busy autumn. Here’s what’s on tap:. Influential TikTok restaurant reviewer and personality Keith Lee and his family made a quick trip to Baltimore this week – and loved it. Lee, who shines a light on casual, everyday places, visited Rooted Rotisserie in Hollins Market and Kahler’s Crabhouse in Rosedale.
When Labor Day rolled around after a summer at Dewey Beach was when the real work began
Maybe it was the summer vacation that had just ended. By the Labor Day weekend, the household where I spent my first years suddenly snapped out of the August reverie. My grandmother Lily Rose and her sister, my great Aunt Cora, never stopped working. The final weeks of summer energized them. Could it be the past weeks’ salt air and change of scenery at their rented cottage at Dewey Beach or ...
Saunter Corner Bar — and later Meander Art Bar — to replace former BAR1801 space in Upper Fells Point
A new bar is set to open in Upper Fells Point next month, before transforming into an “art bar” early next year. Saunter Corner Bar will open Sept. 5, 2024 at 1801 E. Lombard St. It is replacing BAR1801, which closed in September 2023. The corner bar will...
Center Stage to kick off 2024/25 season with ‘OH HAPPY DAY!’ world premiere
Kicking off their 2024/25 season, Baltimore Center Stage will present the world premiere of “OH HAPPY DAY!” from Sept. 19 through Oct. 13. Written by and starring two-time Tony nominee Jordan E. Cooper, the play is a new take on the story of “Noah’s Ark.” But for the family at the center of this piece, a looming flood is the least of their troubles.
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Interview: Doubt Talks ‘Held in Contempt’ EP
“Make you pay for what you did, I won’t be objectified.” This line, delivered by vocalist Claire Abila of emerging hardcore outfit Doubt, sets the tone on their debut EP, Held In Contempt, out now via Get Better Records. With razor-sharp lyricism, smashing instrumentation, and top-notch production, this eclectic group leave no doubt about their potential for longevity in the scene.
Conductor Jonathon Heyward is breaking barriers
In September 2023, Jonathon Heyward began a 5-year term as the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The appointment made him, at 31, the youngest conductor of any major American orchestra, and the first Black music director in the organization’s 107-year history. He stepped into trailblazing shoes; his predecessor, Marin Alsop, had become the first woman to lead a major American orchestra when she took the job 16 years earlier.
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