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The selection of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 13th music director to succeed the outgoing Marin Alsop will take place before live audiences as a succession of candidates audition for the job by conducting the orchestra through a series of concerts.
- Popcorn, mixers and lake trout are just some of the delicious offerings available Sunday mornings from 7 a.m. to noon beneath the Jones Falls Expressway at Holliday and Saratoga streets.
- Get a taste of the country in the city at the Baltimore Farmers Market & Bazaar. There’s still time to catch a flick at the Annapolis Film Festival, take in a dinner and a show or learn a trade.
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- A construction fence recently went up around the old Odell’s disco palace as a renovation began on this North Avenue landmark.
- I spotted these when hiking in a state park. Can I grow them in my backyard?
- “There is no rivalry,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said, standing inside the restaurant. Instead, he thinks Baltimore is the clear winner. “D.C.’s food scene does not compete with Baltimore,” Scott said.
- Ida B’s made a splash when it first opened in 2017 under the helm of chef David Thomas, who won praise for bringing innovative twists to staples of soul food.
- The Baltimore Sun’s Best 2021 Readers’ Choice Contest: Where’s Baltimore’s best dog park? Who serves the best coffee in town? What’s the hottest gym?
- James Carroll “Jim” Maher, who chronicled the Baltimore rock music scene for the Baltimore City Paper, has died at 65.
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- There’s no surer sign of spring than the return of baseball.
- Despite the pandemic’s toll on small businesses, experts say the percentage of restaurants that shut down permanently in Maryland is significantly lower than expected.
- The following eateries have the spring holidays covered, whether you want to celebrate at home or inside an actual restaurant.
- Take advantage of loosening restrictions and improving weather with these springtime events: go on an Easter Egg hunt without leaving your car, celebrate Women’s History Month with a pop-up art exhibition or learn about the Maryland Blue Crab.
- According to a release, Atlas' Maryland-themed crab house Choptank will be located just off Annapolis' “Ego Alley."
- With the goal of supporting two industries hit hard by the pandemic, a Baltimore County bill aims to change zoning provisions and set up a permitting process for restaurants and bars to host live music.
GAMES & TRIVIA
- The selection of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 13th music director to succeed the outgoing Marin Alsop will take place before live audiences as a succession of candidates audition for the job by conducting the orchestra through a series of concerts.
- Get a taste of the country in the city at the Baltimore Farmers Market & Bazaar. There’s still time to catch a flick at the Annapolis Film Festival, take in a dinner and a show or learn a trade.
- Dive Bar & Grille, a Pittsburgh-based restaurant group, will open a location in June at the former Rams Head Tavern in Historic Savage Mill.
- I believe they will be studying the TV trial of Derek Chauvin for years in both law and media schools.
- The Black Lives Matter Interfaith Coalition, a group of 33 churches, synagogues and social justice groups, lead a 100-car caravan through Baltimore in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black lives.
- Yaphet Frederick Kotto was a regular and compelling presence across films, television and Broadway beginning with the films “Nothing But a Man” (1964) and “The Thomas Crown Affair” (1968).
