The calendar may claim that today's date is May 29, 2009 A.D., but the actual date is 1 A.W. - After Wieters. The Orioles' can't miss kid, Matt Wieters, makes his ... Read More

The final frontier comes to the convention center on Saturday. "Maryland's Place in Space" is a free all-day event celebrating our state's contributions to the country's space program. Sponsored by NASA's ... Read More

I know it may not seem like it today - or yesterday, or tomorrow - but summer is a great time to get outside and catch live music in Baltimore. When ... Read More

More than 650 Baltimore-area artists submitted work to the Baker Artist Awards competition, and three lucky winners of the Mary Sawyers Baker Prize took home $25,000 each. Want to see ... Read More

Hallelujah for the three-day weekend. Here's a taste of what's going on around Baltimore over the next three glorious days. Saturday Two of the Inner Harbor's most popular attractions debut new exhibits ... Read More

It's a big weekend (insert giraffe joke here) at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Bands, food, beer, wine, and wild animals. What a combination. Saturday and Sunday, from 1:00-6:00 p.m. you can ... Read More

A new soul food restaurant opens downtown today, and it wants its debut to be a sweet experience for its customers. Red Springs Cafe is now serving food at 353 N. ... Read More

History was made Saturday at Belmont as Rachel Alexandra became the first filly to win the Preakness since 1924. In a thrilling race, Rachel Alexandra edged Kentucky Derby winner Mine That ... Read More

Preakness Week is in full gallop. Tomorrow is a big day, with Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico kicking off at 10:00 a.m., and the parade down Pratt Street in the ... Read More

A quick note: Sports Illustrated has named our own Peter Angelos the very worst owner in all of baseball. What do you think? Does Angelos deserve to be No. (reverse) 1? Orioles ... Read More

Legendary Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson revealed yesterday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer. "It was diagnosed very early, and I underwent 39 radiation treatments," Robinson said during a ... Read More

This year is the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Baltimore's own Edgar Allan Poe. But is he really ours? Poe was born in Boston, which recently has ratcheted up its claim ... Read More

Congratulations are in order for Nicholas Greer, a science teacher at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute who has been named the city's Teacher of the Year. Greer won the prize Thursday, when Baltimore ... Read More

Plenty to do this weekend, and it looks like there's even a chance it won't be raining every second. Saturday Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage, 10:00 a.m., Homeland: One of the original ... Read More

Get ready for four days of film fanaticism The Maryland Film Festival kicks off tonight with Opening Night shorts, hosted by Bobcat Goldthwait. Among them: Grand Teton, a five-minute film about ... Read More

Mine That Bird, the Cinderella story who came from nowhere to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, likely is coming to Baltimore for the Preakness. The horse was such a longshot ... Read More

...to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Does it to you? In what can only be described as a stunningly generous act, the BSO's musicians last week volunteered to donate $1 million through ... Read More

The first weekend in May brings with it a host of events. Here are a few highlights: Saturday Baltimore VisionWalk, 9:00 a.m., Druid Hill Park: Help raise money for the Foundation Fighting ... Read More

What's left of our hometown newspaper? The venerable Baltimore Sun yesterday announced another round of layoffs, this time cutting its newsroom staff by a third. According to its own story, the ... Read More