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The famous horror writer Edgar Allan Poe didn’t have any children. But, he did have a great-nephew who shared his name and was the first owner of this estate.

Steve Washinton, 60, is a volunteer at the Baltimore Animal and Care Shelter (BARCS) in Cherry Hill. For the past eight years, the Nottingham resident has taken on several roles such as greeting visitors at the entrance, spearheading adoption classes, fundraising events and nurturing cats and dogs at the shelter.

Here, we celebrate local businesses, organizations and people that are the best at what they do.

During Black History Month, a local running group is mixing history with their workouts. Members of the RIOT (Running is our therapy) Squad are running to places significant to Baltimore's Black history, as they work out stress from the pandemic.

Whether you are the active outdoors type or looking for a more laid back way to spend an afternoon, you’ll likely find an activity that fits your interests.

Wordsmith, a Baltimore-based songwriter and performer, wrote an essay for Black History Month telling Black people to raise youth to tell the truth and be a voice for reconciliation.

It is our intention to follow the sage advice of Malcolm X, who once observed that if a man knocks you down unprovoked, you only have two choices. You can wait until the man who knocks you down to help you up or you can decide to get up on your own.

As the population of Howard County has grown, so have the health care resources available to residents.

Some of the best places to dine in Howard County.

The path that would eventually take Brown to Broadway and acclaim, began at the old Frederick Douglass High School on Dolphin Street, where she was a student of the legendary music teacher W. Llewellyn Wilson, who also had instructed Cab Calloway.

As the country grapples with mental health issues from the pandemic, Dr. David Satcher spoke about the Black community and mental health as part of the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Promise Heights Initiative, "From the Heights."

Howard County is known for is its vibrant arts scene offering an abundance of choices including theater, music and dance companies.