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This is the ninth year for Caring Communities' New Year's Eve party and the first at the Hilton BWI.

Several dozen admirers of Johns Hopkins gathered in a cold rain at Green Mount Cemetery Saturday to honor the Baltimore philanthropist who died on Christmas Eve 143 years before.

Baltimore’s newest “Poe Toaster” is back.

Couple tours entire state in 48 hours for elaborate Maryland-themed engagement photoshoot.

Marin Alsop leads Peabody Symphony Orchestra in Aaron Jay Kernis' confrontational Second Symphony; Baltimore Choral Arts Society presents local premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff's evocative "Dark Bells."

Sixty-one buildings, dating from the 18th century to just a few years ago, were opened for visits, tours and just general enjoyment by the public on Saturday for the third annual Doors Open Baltimore.

Baltimore Choral Arts Society presents Baltimore premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff's Poe-inspired "Dark Bells," written for the unusual combination of solo viola, chorus and orchestra.

Why not ghoul out with a cauldron full of spooktacular events held throughout Carroll County in the weeks leading up to Halloween?

Doors Open Baltimore

Baltimore's best and most distinctive architecture gets showcased as part of this worldwide effort to point out just what

There was a lot more to Poe, it seems, than the casual fan realizes — a revelation that's at the center of "The Enigmatic Edgar A. Poe in Baltimore & Beyond," an exhibit of more than 100 Poe-related items on display at Mount Vernon's George Peabody Library through early next year.

Reisterstown is diving straight into the spooky season this weekend, as the Reisterstown branch of the Baltimore County Public Library hosts their Toast Among Ghosts as an early October celebration of the Halloween season and works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Mikita Brottman, a MICA professor, Oxford scholar, and psychoanalyst, spent four years running a book club for nine prisoners at Jessup Correctional

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Third-generation bookbinder Chris Rothe wants to change the perception of the spiral-bound notepad.

"Ghosts of Shepherdstown" on Destination America stars Bill Hartley, of the Greater Maryland Paranormal Society, Nick Groff and Elizabeth Saint.

The people of Baltimore can soon color their way through the city¿s statues of historical figures.

Mikulski: Here's why I'm ready for Hillary.

Rachel Bowers¸ a third grade teacher at Rodgers Forge Elementary School, and her amazing students, presented a Living Museum for parents and guests on Friday, April 8. Each student selected an American hero to research for the month leading up to the big presentation day. During this time, the students prepared biographies of the heroes along with creative visuals on trifold board that outlined their selected hero's life.

The creators of the Baltimore BNote, the city's local currency, unveiled a second iteration Thursday featuring two notable local women on new $10 and $20 bills and a redesign of the existing $1 and $5 bills.

Dedicated Marylanders are happy to show off tattoos depicting the state flag, the Baltimore skyline, Orioles and Ravens, even Mr. Boh

Imagine a world with the Baltimore Marauders or Baltimore Americans.

I was stunned to open my newspaper recently and read that a devastating fire has nearly destroyed The Book Thing. Tucked away on tiny Vineyard Lane between Greenmount and Abell avenues, The Book Thing has been a Baltimore institution since the late 1990s, when a bartender named Russell Wattenberg founded it. Moved by the plight of students too poor to buy books, Mr. Wattenberg began to collect and give them away. With the atmosphere of an all-night diner giving away free coffee during a

Although confidence and stage presence were a work-in-progress, Sarah Grace Hart said it was Columbia's support of the arts that led her to Los Angeles, California in 2013 to pursue an acting career, following graduation from Kent State University in Ohio. There, she joined the Shipwrecked Comedy production company, which places a comedic spin on historical literary content through a YouTube web series as told by famous authors.

Baltimoreans, let your freak flags fly. Turns out, the city might be the most eccentric in America ¿ at least travel website Atlas Obscura thinks so.

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A restoration of the Edgar Allan Poe statue on University of Baltimore's campus has been in the works since Jan. 4, including on Poe's birthday, in sub-30 degree weather, owner of Urban Renaissance Restoration Kenya Brown continues what has been nearly a three-week process.

Wearing all black with the broad brim of a hat to preserve his anonymity, a man stepped up to Edgar Allen Poe's grave site Saturday to resurrect the tradition of toasting the long dead writer on his birthday.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has declared Jan. 19, poet Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, a city-wide "Edgar Allan Poe Appreciation Day," calling on citizens to honor the literary giant who lived and wrote in Baltimore in the 1830s until his death in 1849.

Events and meetings in Carroll County in the week of Jan. 10

Fans of Edgar Allan Poe have a chance for a close encounter with the late writer on Jan. 16, as the Enoch Pratt Free Library brings a collection of Poe artifacts to the Mount Airy branch of the Carroll County Public Library.

Baltimore's mysterious new ¿Poe Toaster¿ will become at least slightly less of a mystery this month. He or she will make their first appearance at a birthday celebration for Edgar Allan Poe hosted by the Maryland Historical Society and Westminster Hall & Burying Ground, reviving a tradition that began in the 1940s.

The Carroll County Board of Elections is preparing for a series of formal and informal informational and meetings.

Sykesville nonprofit Caring Communities hosts fundraising masquerade ball

Maryland charities were working to eclipse the estimated $9 million donated last year in dollars and volunteer hours on #GivingTuesday.

Edgar Allan Poe lovers performed their artistic interpretations of the Baltimore poet's macabre works Sunday night, and one of them — whose identity is secret — was named the next "Poe Toaster."

A review of Sunday concerts by the Baltimore Symphony (with pianist Valentina Lisitsa and conductor Joshua Weilerstain) and the Montrose Trio; both programs showcased Baltimore composers.

Events at the local branches of the BCPL

"The Mesmeric Revelations! Of Edgar Allan Poe" transformed Pratt's West Monument Street mansion into a physical manifestation of Poe's fevered psyche, what the show calls "the mesmeric world." In this immersive performance, audiences are free to explore (most of) the Pratt House, presented as part gothic pageant, part haunted house, and part richly layered art installation.

The "Poe Toaster" hasn't been seen since 2009, but the Maryland Historical Society, with Poe Baltimore and Westminster Burying Grounds, hope to revive the tradition.

With Hurricane Joaquin making its way toward the East Coast, many events have been canceled in Maryland.

The lives of Edgar Allan Poe and Reisterstown founder John Reister didn't overlap, but on Oct. 10, the two will be able to share a drink.

Thomas Gillam Whedbee Jr., 83, the retired president of the old Church Home and Hospital in East Baltimore, died of Alzheimer's disease complications at a family home in Calvert County.

Like a local with a love of Bawlmerese, Ross Nochumowitz wanted more options to reflect his love of his city, so the Mount Washington resident created an app titled Baltimore Emojis by Baltimore in a Box.