With the 2007 Baltimore Ravens' offense stuck in a rut, and the normally stout defense looking surprisingly mortal, rookie return man/wide receiver Yamon Figurs has quickly made kickoff and punt...
Forget trick-or-treating--local artist Molly Ross has made Halloween a community performance.
It is dark and chilly and there's a steady huffing of autumn wind that keeps the dry leaves skittering along the walkways of Patterson Park. Ghosts and Halloween goblins lurk behind every tree. But...
The restauranteur on his historic past, being George Clooney, and why he is so over foams.
It was 20 years ago that Linwood Dame opened his eponymous restaurant in Owings Mills. With its upscale, new American menu and sleek interiors, Linwoods certainly stuck out amid the chain...
First-time restauranteurs divulge the joys and tribulations of owning their own establishments.
When Sam Curreri opened Sammy's Trattoria in Mount Vernon in June 2006, he thought he was well prepared to own his own restaurant. After all, he'd spent a dozen years as general manager at one of...
Now in its fifth decade and second generation, a Baltimore bakery is going strong.
It's a dessert lover's dream, a Fort Knox of foodstuffs. Stacked on racks inside a refrigerated corridor in a warehouse in Pikesville are hundreds upon hundreds of sweet slabs of cheesecake, each...
For George Hastings, shucking oysters is all about creating pillows on the half shell and kissing the sea.
"Eating an oyster without a fork is kinda like kissing," says George Hastings. He's evaluating the denuded and glistening mollusk now lolling in the half shell he holds in his hand.
"A lot of people...
Part of our "100 Years: The Twelve Events That Shaped Baltimore" series
In the midst of the red-brick canyons of UMBC's suburban Baltimore campus stands an elegant sculptural tableau consisting of three polished granite benches and a life-sized bronze statue, all...
The popular DJ on interviewing Ozzy, moving past vinyl, and hanging with the boys.
Where did you go to school?Milford Mill High School. UMBC. (I was a commuter—not so good.) Temple U. (Finally, out of the house—yeah!)
What book or film most changed your life?I Know This Much...
"Sports Steve" LaPlanche is about as dedicated as sports fans get.
"Sports Steve" LaPlanche is about as dedicated as sports fans get. And he's got the credentials to prove it: Ray Lewis may have been on the cover of the Madden NFL 2005 video game, but Sports Steve...
Sure, the compact 5-foot-10-inch,195-pound wide receiver didn't miss a game last year as he led the Ravens in receiving yards. But forget for the moment his talent on the field—talent prodigious...
