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Essay: Euthanizing My 15-Year-Old Dog Was The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done
Oscar was chasing tennis balls again. He had been sick, but now he was better. I called my mother, “Mom! Oscar is playing with tennis balls again! He’s healthy! He’s happy!” And then I woke up. When Oscar got sick, he made a hypocrite out of...
Open & Shut: Cece’s Roland Park; Vacation; RYMKS
Cece’s Roland Park: A Michelin-starred chef who has worked in kitchens in Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas will help open this new spot in The Village of Cross Keys. When it debuts on June 13, Nick Sharpe will helm the kitchen at Cece’s Roland Park, offering a European menu with coastal influences, plus a a wide selection of tequila and French and Italian wines. The 7,000-square-foot space will also boast an expansive open-air courtyard, main dining room, and the adjacent Cece’s Kitchen for more casual dining with pizzas and pastas. The restaurant will be under the umbrella of The Cordish Companies.
This Baltimore Mom Turned a Family Trip to the Farmers Market Into a Lifelong Tradition
When her daughter was just six months old, local graphic designer Erica Wood was struck with an idea: on the Sunday closest to her late father’s birthday that April, she decided to bring her daughter, Alice, and her husband, Matthew, to the Baltimore Farmer’s Market to peruse the produce and shop from local vendors.
Where to Take Your Special Lady for Mother’s Day Brunch
Arguably, there’s no better token of gratitude for the special woman in your life than brunch, so we’ve rounded up a few spots around town for you to have great food and a time to remember with mom. From showtunes and soul food to DJs and drag shows, there’s no shortage of fun options for Mother’s Day meal time on May 12.
Movie Review: The Idea of You
The Idea of You is about a 40-old-woman who has an affair with a 24-year-old pop idol. And I must say, it’s truly refreshing to see a woman with cellulite, stretch marks, and wrinkles land herself such a young hottie. JK—the woman is played by Anne Hathaway, in casual chic attire and bangs only she can pull off, looking more luminescent than ever.
Orioles Name Press Box After Jim Henneman, Dean of Baltimore Baseball Writers
Jim Henneman’s history with the Orioles goes way back. The first O’s game he attended was the team’s first-ever home game at Memorial Stadium on April 15, 1954. He was a high school pitcher at Calvert Hall at the time, and his biggest dream was that Baltimore would get a big-league club again. To this day, he calls that Opening Day the biggest baseball thrill of his life.
Movie Review: Challengers
Love is a very important word in tennis. In scoring, curiously enough, it means zero. There is also the love of the game which keeps lower ranked players grinding away on the challengers’ circuit, staying at seedy motels, eating crappy food, hoping for that one big break. There is the love we see between doubles players, who traverse the court in perfect harmony, each subconsciously anticipating the other’s next move. There is also, says Zendaya, as tennis phenom Tashi Duncan in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, a love between opponents. Sometimes you get into a kind of groove, a kind of physical dance and synchronicity that is itself a form of love. This happens rarely, Tashi says, but when it does it’s magical.
Open & Shut: La Cuchara Buys Five & Dime; Judge’s Bench Adds Roof Bar; Pariah Closes
La Cuchara Takes Over Former Five & Dime Ale House: Ben Lefenfeld, co-owner/executive chef of Meadow Mill’s La Cuchara, announced this week that he and his business partners—wife, Amy, and brother, Jake—purchased the Five and Dime Ale House property on the Avenue in Hampden a few weeks back. Built in 1926, the three-level, 11,4000-square-foot corner spot—historically the site of G.C. Murphy’s five-and-dime store—will get a gut renovation from SMP Architects. Though there’s no word yet on the concept, the team’s new restaurant—which sits just about a mile away from La Cuchara—is projected to open in April 2025.
Where to Pitch In for Earth Day Around Baltimore
In the years since the very first Earth Day, which began as a massive grassroots protest in 1970, Baltimoreans have come to fully embrace the civic holiday with trash pickups, sustainability workshops, and other environmental activities that unite the community in our city’s beloved greenspaces. That tradition continues this year, with plenty of green gatherings planned around Earth Day’s return on April 22. We’ve rounded up a few of them, below, to help you get out there and show your gratitude for our extraordinary planet.
Record Store Day Roundup: The Best Places to Celebrate Vinyl in Baltimore
Calling all old-school music lovers. Record Store Day, the annual tribute to independently run vinyl shops across the globe, is all queued up to return on Saturday, April 20. Originally launched in 2007, the initiative is meant to honor the personalized culture of sonically shopping small, as well as a record store’s ability to bring our communities together through music. Typically, local shops participate with special deals and limited-edition releases (check out the full list of this year’s RSD releases, here), so it’s also the perfect excuse to pick out some new titles to bring home to your turntable.
Key Bridge: Reckoning Continues Amid Hopes for Late May Channel Reopening
Steve Boone, bass player for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted The Lovin’ Spoonful, lived, sailed, and made music in Baltimore for a dozen years, residing in the port city from 1974 to 1986. Now 80, the co-writer of “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice” (Top 10,...
Open & Shut: Aveley Farms + Diamondback; Kneads Bakeshop; Love, Pomelo
Aveley Farms + Diamondback Brewing Co.: The two local beverage businesses are teaming up to launch a collaborative concept that fuses the best of both. Earlier this month, Locust Point’s Diamondback Brewing Co. and Towson’s Aveley Farms Coffee Roasters announced that they’re building an “all day and all night” venue at 9490 Deereco Road in Timonium. Guests will be able to enjoy a roastery and cafe by Aveley, as well as a brewery, taproom, and pizza kitchen by Diamondback. The new venture—which will serve as a second location for both establishments—was born out of the businesses’ shared need for more production space, as well as Diamondback’s desire to serve a Baltimore County crowd, according to a press release.
How to Give Back Following the Key Bridge Collapse
In the hours following the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, the Baltimore community did what it does best— quickly responding with an outpouring of support. Churches in surrounding neighborhoods like Turner Station and Dundalk hosted interfaith prayer vigils for those impacted. Members of the...
This Orioles Opening Day Was About More Than the Game
If we ranked Opening Days at Camden Yards for symbolism—apart from the first, when the stadium opened in 1992—this one might top the list. In the morning, before Thursday’s game even started, the Orioles’ new majority owner, Baltimore-born billionaire David Rubenstein, stood at a dais on the sixth floor of the B&O Warehouse in a blue blazer, tie, khakis, and glasses and declared, “This is a new day, a new chapter.”
Open & Shut: Restaurants Aid Key Bridge Responders; Candela; Maryland Yards
Dinner in the Mourning Culinary Disaster Relief Fund: In the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy—which has presumably taken the lives of six workers who were conducting maintenance on the bridge when it fell—Crust by Mack owner and chef Amanda Mack has once again activated her culinary disaster relief fund, which she launched in 2023 after the mass shooting in Brooklyn Park. Long known for her community-driven spirit, Mack is using the group, Dinner in the Mourning, to provide meals to victims’ families, as well as first responders. “We know that food serves people, and that we use it during a time of communion to come together to heal, to nurture,” Mack said in an Instagram video. “That is the point of this group.” Donations can be made via GoFundMe.
Photos: Marylanders Unite in the Aftermath of Key Bridge Collapse
Before the collapse of the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Maryland was a place made up of towns and neighborhoods. But after the Dali cargo ship struck the 47-year-old structure, causing it to crumble in mere seconds, residents from throughout the state united to form one community—Baltimore.
Where to Make Easter Brunch Reservations Around Baltimore
Although we love snacking on chocolate bunnies and embarking on egg hunts, Easter Sunday is really about gathering around the table with loved ones. And if you’re hoping to ditch the bacon and eggs at home and make a brunch reservation for the springtime celebration, there are plenty of local places planning specials. If eats like banana French toast, smoked salmon flatbread, and Old Bay-roasted chicken sound appetizing, put on your Sunday best and hop over to one of these delectable spots on March 31.
‘Key Bridge is Gone’: State of Emergency in Effect After Ship Strikes Bridge
The governor declared a state of emergency and a search-and-rescue operation is underway after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed overnight as a result of a ship strike. Search and rescue is still underway in water. Officials confirmed six people are still unaccounted and two people have been rescued.
Hop to These Family-Friendly Easter Egg Hunts This Weekend
There’s no cuter way to spend Easter weekend than by watching your little ones run around to collect prized eggs in a crowded field. Whether it’s their first or fifth time hunting, you can’t beat the joy of seeing them crack open the plastic shells to find what’s inside.
From Greektown to the Big Leagues: Longtime Orioles Owner Peter Angelos Dies at 94
Peter Angelos died on March 23, a day before the annual Greek Independence Day parade in the neighborhood where he grew up, then known as “the Hill” on the eastern edge of Highlandtown and now Greektown. He was 94. Sunday’s parade marched past Tom’s Bar at 4719 Eastern...
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