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Ever had a snowball in a paper cup? You will. Baltimore’s foam ban goes into effect Saturday

Snowballs. The chicken box. Lake trout. Some of Baltimore’s most identifiable foods come in containers made from polystyrene foam, known colloquially as styrofoam. So what will happen Saturday, when the white stuff is officially banned in city limits?

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 19, 2019

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At the former Regi’s American Bistro, new restaurant will be ‘where food meets art’

Owner Ronald Price said it will serve a selection of cocktails made with candy, similar to those sold at the Sugar Factory, a chain of bars and candy stores.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 18, 2019

- Retro Baltimore
Reminiscing about old Baltimore restaurants’ October feast — sour beef and dumplings

No one knows when Baltimore developed such a taste for a dinner of sour beef and dumplings. By tradition, old city restaurants served the dish on Thursday nights.

By Jacques Kelly

Oct 17, 2019

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At John Brown General & Butchery, a hot chicken sandwich that gives Nashville’s a run for its money

The John Brown General & Butchery, a restaurant and butcher shop on Falls Road in Cockeysville, draws on both the area’s history and its agricultural richness. It also serves the best chicken sandwich for miles.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 16, 2019
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11 pumpkin foods to eat in the Baltimore area right now

This year's bumper crop of pumpkins is showing up in everything from pasta sauce to soup to curry to cake. Oh, and pumpkin spice lattes, of course.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 15, 2019
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Three new restaurants announced for Columbia Merriweather District

Three restaurants, specializing in wood-fired pizza and Indian and Thai cuisines, will be coming to the future Columbia Merriweather District.

By Jess Nocera

Oct 14, 2019
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The Rathskeller to bring German food and drinks to Elkridge’s historic Main Street

The Rathskeller, named for a type of bar popular in Germany, will be located in the basement a former quilt shop at 5782 Main St.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 11, 2019
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Stop work order targets future Ekiben in Hampden; owner Steve Chu says he is working with Baltimore officials

Baltimore city housing officials issued a stop work order at a planned Ekiben location in Hampden after discovering that work was being done without the required permits.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 10, 2019
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Bringing the Amalfi coast to Locust Point: Limoncello (finally) set to open in Anthem House

The menu features fresh seafood and pasta and “enough homemade limoncello to make all of southern Italy content.”

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 10, 2019

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Baltimore’s low-key foodie neighborhood is about to get two new restaurants

The dining scene in Baltimore’s Hamilton-Lauraville neighborhood continues to expand with the opening of Fire & Rice, an elevated Japanese restaurant, and The LVH by Taste This, a two-level bar, lounge and restaurant.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 9, 2019
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New Baltimore restaurant The Hot Dry, from owners of La Cuchara, needs more heat, but it’s not a lost cause

Two recent visits to the restaurant formerly known as Minnow produced uneven results.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 9, 2019
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Good Neighbor cafe and housewares shop coming to Hampden

Construction is set to begin soon and an opening is planned for early next year.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 8, 2019
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12 things to try at Baltimore’s revamped Cross Street Market

Following a long-awaited renovation, Federal Hill’s Cross Street Market has reopened, with more than a dozen stalls finally serving customers this fall.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 8, 2019
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Baltimore brewers clap back at review culture with ‘2 Stars Not My Style’ sour

DuClaw and Key breweries teamed up with Charm City Meadworks and World of Beer pub chain to poke fun at reviews on the beer-rating app Untappd.

By Sameer Rao

Oct 7, 2019
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In the age of supermarkets, 75-year-old Eddie’s of Roland Park still brings the human touch to grocery shopping

As Eddie’s celebrates its 75th anniversary with an exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, Nancy Cohen and longtime employees ensure that the store her father opened retains the gracious and familiar service that has helped make it a Baltimore institution.

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 4, 2019

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Symphonies need to establish relevance to communities, consultant says at meeting of BSO financial work group

Orchestras are discovering that to justify donor and governmental support, they must demonstrate their relevance, a consultant tells the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Oct 17, 2019

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A house divided: As family feuds, jazz great Cab Calloway’s former Baltimore home set for demolition

Razing the stretch of dilapidated rowhomes where the Cab Calloway spent his teenage years will make way for a park that supporters say will revitalize Druid Heights and honor Calloway’s legacy. But the musician’s descendants stand divided, some locked in a bitter dispute with park planners and leading last-ditch efforts to save the structure at 2216 Druid Hill Ave.

By Sameer Rao

Oct 17, 2019

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Ever had a snowball in a paper cup? You will. Baltimore’s foam ban goes into effect Saturday

Snowballs. The chicken box. Lake trout. Some of Baltimore’s most identifiable foods come in containers made from polystyrene foam, known colloquially as styrofoam. So what will happen Saturday, when the white stuff is officially banned in city limits?

By Christina Tkacik

Oct 19, 2019

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Meet your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man: 6 reasons to swing through Baltimore Comic-Con

Baltimore gets to be the center of the comic book universe this weekend, thanks to the 20th annual Baltimore Comic-Con.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Oct 15, 2019

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Rep. Elijah Cummings will lie in state in U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall; another viewing set for Morgan State

The body of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Baltimore Democrat and committee chairman who died Thursday, will lie in state in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol next week, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

By Jeff Barker and Jonathan M. Pitts

Oct 18, 2019

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Retro Baltimore Trivia: What do the films ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and ‘Liberty Heights’ and the TV series 'House of Cards’ have in common?

Think you know your Baltimore? Try answering our weekly trivia question.

By Lori Sears

Oct 17, 2019

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