Thom Ramos was by all accounts, a fun-loving guy who made the most of life. I didn't know him, but lots of people in Federal Hill did, and on Saturday ... Read More

Too often professional athletes are lumped together and thought of as whiny, spoiled brats - or worse. Undoubtedly some of them are, but lost in the negative headlines are a ... Read More

With the 23rd pick in the first round of this weekend's NFL draft, the Ravens selected a very big man with an outsized life story. Michael Oher, a 6-foot-4, 309-pound ... Read More

If you plan to be thirsty this weekend, you're in luck. On what is supposed to be a gorgeous weekend, no less than three quality festivals around town involve beer, wine, ... Read More

It's a gray and gloomy Wednesday here in Baltimore, but the official color around town today is green. Baltimore soon will have its first green hotel. The new Fairfield Inn and ... Read More

AmericanStyle Magazine has published a poll of its readers' top 25 destinations in America for the arts, and Baltimore finished 12th. New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. were the top three ... Read More

That is the question. Tomorrow is supposed to be the nicest day of the year, but with the CityLit Festival scheduled for the Enoch Pratt Free Library, it also might be ... Read More

Another pirate invasion is about to begin. Forget about those criminals near Somalia, these pirates are all about partying. Privateer Day Festival, an annual weekend of events in Fells Point, gets ... Read More

Queue up the Beatles, because tomorrow the tax man's coming. April 15 is not most American's favorite day, but at least in one little enclave in Baltimore, taxes won't be an ... Read More

Forbes magazine has named the Baltimore area as the nation's eighth most livable city. The publication used measures such as income growth, cost of living, culture, crime, and unemployment to craft ... Read More

Congratulations to the Baltimore Blast, your 2009 National Indoor Soccer League champions. The Blast took home the title Saturday night by defeating the Rockford Rampage 13-10 at 1st Mariner Arena. Led ... Read More

Baltimore's powerhouse indoor soccer team, the Blast, look to capture yet another title tomorrow night at 7:35 p.m. in the National Indoor Soccer League championship game at 1st Mariner Arena. The ... Read More

...at the Creative Alliance at the Patterson. But if you can't wait until Saturday to check out the new 45-minute comedy from Baltimore filmmaker Roman Hardgrave, tune in to The ... Read More

The artistic virtues of wax take center stage at a new exhibit at the Creative Alliance's Amalie Rothschild Gallery. Wax Actual, on view today through May 2, assembles work from contemporary ... Read More

The headline speaks for itself. After a long, cold winter, baseball returns to Baltimore this afternoon when the O's take on the Yankees at 4:05 at Camden Yards. All week long ... Read More

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Soulful Symphony: Soulful Sings performance scheduled for tomorrow night has been canceled, but there will be music this weekend at the Meyerhoff. Maestra (love that title) Marin ... Read More

Sports Legends at Camden Yards and Geppi's Entertainment Museum, both major attractions in the shadow of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, are gearing up for the baseball season. Starting yesterday and ... Read More