Second of two parts Rose Fiore, co-owner of Fiore Winery and Distillery, stands on a rear deck overlooking rows of grape vines marching down a gentle slope at the rear of the Pylesville property. The property, off the scenic Route 136 and surrounded by farms, forms a bowl shape as the slopes go...
A New York City museum is offering visitors a chance to sit on a golden throne, but only in private. As part of his "America" exhibit at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan replaced the toilet in the museum's fourth-floor restroom with a fully functional replica cast...
Revenue at Maryland's casinos rose again in August, topping $100 million in a month for the fourth time since the state's first casino opened in 2010. The five casinos generated $100.3 million, an increase of 3.7 percent over August 2015, according to figures released Wednesday by the Maryland Lottery...
The Horseshoe Casino Baltimore said Wednesday that it has paid the city $22.8 million in taxes, lease payments and local impact grant funding in its second year of operation, up 13 percent from the previous year. The casino has contributed more than $42 million in city taxes and impact grants since...
In the early hours of April 1, a slots player at Hollywood Casino Perryville hit it big — a $1,200 jackpot. But the gambler wasn't handed a stack of cash; rather, he received a citation for criminal trespass. This was no April Fool's joke. The casino summoned Perryville police after a casino supervisor...
The state wants to know whether the rapid expansion of casinos in the past five years has led to an increase in problem gamblers. With five Maryland casinos and a sixth on the way, state-funded researchers said this week that they are preparing a survey to gauge how many people cannot control their...
Maryland Live casino has accused MGM National Harbor — its soon-to-open rival on the Potomac — of hiring former Maryland Live hosts who allegedly improperly collected and retained names and contact information from their ex-employer's private database of "high rollers." The three hosts "misappropriated...
The Maryland Racing Commission on Tuesday approved the sale of Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George's County to the Stronach Group, which said it hopes to grow its brand and standardbred racing in the state. With the purchase from Penn National Gaming, Stronach will add to a collection of Maryland...
Combined revenue at Maryland's five casinos increased year-over-year for the seventh straight month in June, continuing a record roll. Revenues reached $93.3 million, an increase of 2.1 percent over June 2015, according to figures released Wednesday by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency....
With the MGM National Harbor Casino slated to be completed in the next few months, there are still looming questions as to whether it will negatively impact Anne Arundel County's own Maryland Live casino. When voters narrowly approved expanding the number of casinos in Maryland from five to six...
Nothing says summertime quite like bathing suits and beach trips. Here are our favorite retro pictures from summers past, including lifeguards at Ocean City, the boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach and more. READ MORE AT RETRO BALTIMORE
It was a trickle that started during Abraham Lincoln's presidency — a bill to protect the wild beauty of Yosemite in California from developers, homesteaders and industrialists. That was followed by legislation to protect Yellowstone in Wyoming, coming as railroads and photographs in newspapers...
Here’s a secret some craft-beer enthusiasts already know: Some of the best beer in Maryland is brewed in the small Eastern Shore town of Berlin, population less than 5,000. It’s Burley Oak Brewing Company, founded by Essex native Bryan Brushmiller, who moved to Berlin when he was 17. What began...
Happy 100th birthday, National Park Service! The agency is celebrating its centennial this weekend, and we're all invited to the party -- for free. In honor of the milestone birthday, admission is free to all national parks and historic sites today through Sunday. Parks will also be holding special...
National parks are the "spacious skies" and "mountain majesties" of elementary school choirs. They're living postcards from adventurers who had the foresight to preserve natural wonders for those who followed. The 59 U.S. parks are stark and arid, elevated and lush, watery and forbidding. They're...
Carnival Cruise Line has inked a two-year contract extension with the Port of Baltimore to continue sailing to the Caribbean and the Bahamas out of the port's cruise terminal, the Maryland Port Administration announced Monday. The deal includes three one-year options. The 2,124-passenger Carnival...
For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has crept down miles of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean — where it's creating new land and a stunning show for visitors. Thousands of people from around the world have swarmed Volcanoes National Park...
It was no beach day, but we were determined to make it one. Rain misted down and clouds hung heavily above us as my husband and I plopped into our orange kayaks, the only bright colors in a landscape of muted grays and greens. A great blue heron seemed surprised to see us when we cruised into the...
For many athletes' families, going to the Olympics is unrealistic.