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They’re banking on the outcome of the primary election to change things by hosting fundraisers and donating to candidates. But there’s no consensus on just exactly who is best for business as a top prosecutor. For some, it’s simply anyone but the incumbent.
- After 30 years perfecting his family's medivka recipe, a former McCormick food scientist has teamed up with a Baltimore distillery to sell the Ukrainian honey liqueur to benefit Doctors Without Borders.
- In this week's Bits & Bites: reverse gentrification, updates on Red Emma’s, new vendors for Lexington Market, and where to find Baltimore donuts and coffee in New York City.
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- Baltimore foodies continue to expand and innovate, from restaurants to caterers to distilleries. Local touches just make any meal taste better.
- In Baltimore-area gay bars and clubs there is an expectation among loyal patrons that bartenders will have a heavy hand when it comes to pouring liquor.
- Trevor White, a certified public accountant, a leader in the comeback of the Oliver neighborhood and a former Boston College defensive back, died of gunshot wounds Sunday outside his home in the Lakeside section of Ednor Gardens. He was 40.
- With soaring inflation driven by post-pandemic demand and the war in Ukraine, consumers in the Baltimore area and elsewhere have encountered sharply rising prices on food, gas and other daily necessities. Food price hikes have been especially acute in recent weeks.
- Baltimore's restaurants are steadily moving ahead with plans to reopen, restock, reimagine and reenergize the city's food scene.
- This year’s ceremony, held at Chicago’s Lyric Opera and streamed online, was the first since the pandemic.
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- Peter Chang is one of just five chefs across the U.S. to be named a finalist in the James Beard award for the category of “outstanding chef.” The winner will be selected Monday night.
- The shutdown of many longtime businesses during the pandemic has created opportunities for others. Area restaurateurs are adding new locations to their portfolios with rapid-fire speed.
- Taharka Brothers, a Baltimore-based ice cream company, is recalling its Peanut Butter Cup flavor because of a potential Salmonella risk in JIF peanut butter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.
- Actor and Baltimore native Josh Charles repped his hometown recently in an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," in which he brought along his own personal snowball machine.
- Ever wonder how the other half dines? Of course you do. So we skipped our usual $20 carryout and instead got carried away with some of the priciest menu items in Baltimore.
- James R. “Rat” Bowen, a member of the Lumbee Native American tribe who became a professional painter and a co-founder of Rose’s Bakery in the Northeast Market, died May 18 of pneumonia. He was 86.
Best of Retro Baltimore
- At Baltimore’s citywide Fourth of July celebration, Wordsmith will perform selections of Frederick Douglass’ speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” and a musical piece with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
- Mark Malinowski, morning host for classical music station WBJC-FM, will be off the airwaves for several weeks for a medical procedure.
- A Maryland native is one of the 16 new houseguests on season 24 of 'Big Brother'.
- A Maryland native is one of the 16 new houseguests on season 24 of 'Big Brother'.
- Columnist Susan Soldavin shares information about people and places and events happening in and around Clarksville.
- Until recently, there were only a handful of known signatures of Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, a baseball player and 1905 University of Maryland School of Medicine graduate who earned folk hero status for being depicted in the movie "Field of Dreams." In an old building on the school's Baltimore campus, four more have been discovered.
