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    7 things to do in Annapolis: Powerboat Show comes to City Dock, followed by Sailboat Show
    It’s the start of the Annapolis Boat Shows this weekend, first power then sail. Other great things to do over the next seven days include the start of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Season and the Anne Arundel Lifeline 100 bike rides.
    Hundreds of boats will be on display at City Dock in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show starting Thursday. The show continues through Sunday  and then is replaced next week by the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: ‘Macbeth’ wears a tricorn hat in Classic Theatre of Maryland production
    The setting for Classic Theatre of Maryland's production of "Macbeth" is Revolutionary War America. iAlong with a Hispanic heritage festival, a doggy dive-in and a Taylor Swift tribute show, the play is one of seven great things to do in Annapolis this weekend.
    Unidentified cast members of the Classic Theatre of Maryland's production of "Macbeth." The production opens Sept. 26, 2024 in Annapolis and continues through Oct. 13.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Baygrass Music Festival takes over Sandy Point
    From Oktoberfest to the last of the City Dock Summer Concert series, here’s what’s going on in Annapolis.
    Burbage Oteil and his band will headline the Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival Saturday and Sunday at Sandy Point State Park.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Annapolis Songwriters Festival showcases 55 local musicians
    No one may be more excited about the Annapolis Songwriters Festival than Daphne Eckman, a young performer who will share the stage set up at Red, Red Wine with eight other singers over three hours Friday night.
    Daphne Eckman and her band will perform Friday night at Red Red Wine during the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, one of 55 local acts feature in free performances.
    Visitor spending rebounds in Howard County, tourist bureau says
    Nine out of 10 people who visited Howard County were from out of state, according to one study.
    Main street misty morning in historic Ellicott City, Maryland.
    Offshore wind was approved in Maryland. Here’s what it could look like.
    The Maryland Offshore Wind Project can build more than 110 offshore wind turbines about 10 miles off the coast and power over 718,000 homes on the Delmarva Peninsula.
    In this simulation image, a boat with a digital billboard, like the kind that regularly travels up and down the coast of Ocean City, is blocking the view of offshore wind turbines.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Joyce White serves up the story behind classic Maryland cooking
    Food historian Joyce White marks her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine,” with a lecture and book signing Sunday. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week in the Annapolis area.
    Food historian Joyce White is launching her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way, Voices of a Diverse Cuisine.” It complements a 1963 classic cookbook with stories of the food and the people behind it.
    Is BWI the airport for people who dress like slobs?
    All I can say is that they confirm my suspicions. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, the easy go-easy come airport, is for slobs. It's good to be among friends.
    I blame the TSA for the way people dress at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Comfy to the point of slobby is the only way to travel.
    Baltimore duo making national park trips a ‘Black people thing’
    Launched by two Baltimore-natives in 2022, Our Parks Too! is a campaign that encourages Black people to visit and enjoy the country’s national parks system.
    Our Parks Too! is a national effort to expose Black people to those spaces is being led by a duo of Baltimore-natives, Kristen Walker, 38, and Diamon Clark, 29.
    BWI is the second-least-reliable airport in the country
    The British firm SOAX reviewed data from April 2023 to March 2024 and found that almost 29% of flights left BWI at least 15 minutes later than their scheduled departure times, but it’s not all BWI’s fault.
    Long lines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A little iPhone symphony premieres at Pops in the Park
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra will play Christian Won’s six-minute composition, “iPhone Variations for Orchestra,” this weekend at its annual Pops in the Park concerts. The late summer show is a Labor Day tradition at Quiet Waters Park, now expanded to Downs Park in Pasadena.
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra returns to Quiet Waters Park on Sunday, Sept. 3 for its annual Pops in the Park concert.
    Skip Florida: Legoland New York is just a few hours away
    Here are some tips and tricks for how to get the most out of your trip to Legoland New York.
    At the end of a long day, Maclin insisted on one more photo at the park.
    Cumberland’s comeback: How remote work is reviving this Western Maryland mountain town
    Cumberland, like other small cities in Maryland, has experienced a post-pandemic revival thanks to an influx of residents who work remotely. The Western Maryland mountain town is shoring up its historic downtown.
    Max and Jessie Green walk their neighborhood in Cumberland, MD, August 6, 2024.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Maryland Renaissance Festival royalty ready for opening day
    The king and queen of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are ready for you. Fred Nelson and Laurie Simonds return Saturday for opening day at the long-running, singular Maryland event. It’s one of seven things to do around Annapolis during the week ending Aug. 29.
    Fred Nelson and Laurie Simonds return to the Maryland Renaissance Festival this year as Henry VIII and Queen Jane Seymour. The festival runs from Aug. 25 through Oct. 20.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Great Frogs Winery readies for the harvest
    The next few weeks may be the best time to visit Great Frogs Winery in Annapolis, just as the harvest begins. You could also catch the Annapolis Chamber Music Festival or check out the Halal Food Fest.
    Great Frogs Winery, the only Annapolis winery, is open for tastings Wednesdays through Sundays, with weekend entertainment.
    BWI sees increase in passengers this summer, becomes busiest airport in the region
    More than 2.6 million commercial passengers flew through BWI in June, an increase of 11% compared to the same time in 2023. This fiscal year also marks a new record, with about 27 million passengers in the busiest airport in the Washington, D.C., area, according to a press release.
    Flight cancellations appeared across the Baltimore/ Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's information screens Tuesday.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A comedian walks into a boardshop. Pure Comedy is born.
    Art abounds in Annapolis: paintings on the walls of a restaurant, one-act plays in a record store and now — finally — standup comedy in a board shop.
    Comedian Kevin Slattery performs at Pure Board Shop in Annapolis, an unusual venue that hosts a monthly standup comedy show.
    The free-for-all is over. Southwest Airlines is getting ready to assign your seat.
    Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it is doing away with the open seating model where passengers chose their own seats upon boarding the plane.
    Southwest Airlines teased a redesigned cabin interior earlier. People are having mixed reactions to how comfortable the new seats look.
    Baltimore’s strange connection to one of Disneyland Paris’ biggest rides
    If you find yourself at the sprawling theme park about 20 miles from this year’s Olympic host city, you may wonder what on earth this space-themed roller coaster has to do with Baltimore. The answer? A 19th-century French science-fiction novel.
    The outside of Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Paris holds a strange connection to Baltimore, rooted in a 19th century French novel.
    Whatever, Delaware! These orange crush locations prove Maryland does it better
    Here’s a roundup of hot spots that show Maryland has not only mastered the orange crush, but branched off and created a slew of innovative flavors — and even an unexpected alternative.
    The passionfruit tea crush (left), traditional crush, and lemon basil blueberry crush (right) are photographed at Wicked Sisters on July 18, 2024.
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