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• Travel

Virginia Beach: Where to take the kids and what to check out this summer

Situated where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach is a collection of seven distinct districts lined with 35 miles of sandy beaches.

• Concert review

With 'so many hits,' Janet Jackson delivers pop, R&B excellence at Royal Farms Arena

Janet Jackson brought her "State of the World Tour" to Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena on Saturday night, performing songs like "No Sleeep" and "That's the Way Love Goes."

By Wesley Case

Nov 19, 2017

• Features

Janet Jackson's band, dancers visit Baltimore School for the Arts

As Baltimore School for the Arts students made their way to the William Donald Schaefer Ballroom on Friday, the building buzzed with anticipation of who would take the stage.

By Brittany Britto

Nov 17, 2017

• Food & Drink

The 10 best pop music concerts coming to Baltimore this fall

From Rise Against to Jay-Z, the Baltimore-area concerts schedule for the fall is packed with a wide range of concerts not to miss.

By Wesley Case

Aug 30, 2017

• Food & Drink

Janet Jackson reschedules Baltimore concert for November

R&B singer Janet Jackson announced her State of the World Tour 2017, including a November tour date at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.

By Wesley Case

May 2, 2017

• Sports

Don’t expect NFL’s regular-season TV decline to carry over to Super Bowl LI

There has been speculation that the softening economic outlook might continue to nibble at the sport's golden goose, the Super Bowl.

By Peter Schmuck

Feb 4, 2017

• Food & Drink

Tupac Shakur, Yes, ELO, Journey among Rock Hall 2017 inductees

The 2017 slate of Rock Hall of Fame inductees reaches far and wide, from rap to prog-rock.

• Entertainment

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Perfect 10s for Laurie Hernandez

It's Cirque du Soleil night and I'm sure somewhere Mark Ballas is SEETHING in his spats. Len Goodman is not in the ballroom tonight and will be gone for the

• Business

Five Minutes with Gary Day, founder and CEO of American Limousines

What started off as a challenge for Gary Day resulted in a multimillion-dollar business that would service celebrities including Ray Rice, Jada Pinkett Smith, Prince, Courtney Love, Muhammad Ali, Janet Jackson and The Beach Boys. And after 25 years, Day, the founder and CEO of American Limousines, oversees the biggest limo company in the city, with more than 40 employees, over 40 vehicles and $3.6 million in revenue.

By Brittany Britto

May 27, 2016

• Food & Drink

Janet Jackson won't be coming to Baltimore until 2017

Live Nation announced Friday that Janet Jackson's North American tour, which includes a stop at Royal Farms Arena, will be postponed until 2017.

By Jordan Bartel

Apr 8, 2016

• Baltimore City

Baltimore City Council president delays vote on tax breaks for Royal Farms Arena

After hearing community concerns, Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young is delaying a final vote to approve tax breaks for large concerts and comedy shows at the aging Royal Farms Arena.

By Luke Broadwater

Mar 2, 2016

• Food & Drink

Now independent, Rye Rye wants to make up for lost time

Rye Rye understands that fans have wondered where she has been in recent years.

By Wesley Case

Feb 17, 2016

• Food & Drink

Janet Jackson reschedules tour, will come to Baltimore in August

After postponing her world tour just before Christmas, Janet Jackson has announced rescheduled dates on her website, including Aug. 14 at Royal Farms Arena.

By Wesley Case

Jan 14, 2016

• Politics

Royal Farms Arena named top-grossing venue of its size in U.S.

Royal Farms Arena has planned an impressive concert lineup for 2016, but it seems like 2015 wasn't too bad, either. The venue ranks first in the U.S. in ticket sales among venues its size this year, according to Billboard Magazine.

By Ellen Fishel

Dec 15, 2015

• Politics

Royal Farms Arena's 2016 music lineup is its best in years

After a year that saw a proposal for a new $450 million arena in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore's stalwart -- Royal Farms Arena, established in 1962 -- has

By Wesley Case

Dec 4, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Saturday: The Full Jackson: Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jackson 5 Karaoke

• Baltimore City Paper

20 digressions about Chiffon, or how I learned to stop worrying and unironically bone to slow jamz

1. "Really a lot of what is considered hugely cool, popular indie rock these days sounds like '90s R&B. Like it doesn't even sound like indie rock." -A.C. Newman of the New Pornographers in 2014 possibly, probably complaining

• Entertainment

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Who goes home on 'Famous Dances' night?

Olivia Newton-John is the guest judge tonight on "Dancing With the Stars." Sure, why not? I'd love it if somebody busted out some ¿Xanadu.¿

• Food & Drink

Janet Jackson's 'Unbreakable' tour coming to Baltimore in February

The influential R&B singer Janet Jackson will perform at Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena on Feb. 29, concert promoter Live Nation announced in a press release on Monday.

By Wesley Case

Jul 13, 2015

• Entertainment

Throwback Thursday; The top 10 songs this week in 2000

This week 15 years ago, Confederate submarine H.L. Huntley was raised to the surface after sinking in 1864 during the Civil War; the Republican National Convention nominated George W. Bush for president of the United States; the Kevin Bacon thriller "Hollow Man" topped the box office and the following songs were the most popular in the United States, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

• Entertainment

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1993

This week 22 years ago, "Angels in America" wins big at the Tony Awards, Cleveland broke ground on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Prince changed his name to a symbol and the following songs were the most popular in the U.S., according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

• Food & Drink

Navasha Daya finds strength in the mirror

As her 40th birthday arrives next month, Navasha Daya -- former singer of the eclectic Baltimore group Fertile Ground -- says she is just as comfortable looking back as she is moving forward.

By Wesley Case

Mar 12, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Sexy Art: Some of CP's art writers blow hot air on the sexiest work in town

• Baltimore City Paper

The much-hated 'Male/Female' statue at Penn Station is in fact Baltimore's kinkiest artwork

• Maryland

Laurel Mill Playhouse offers powerful production of Broadway hit, 'For Colored Girls'

The storytelling going on in Laurel Mill Playhouse's current production of Ntozake Shange's highly acclaimed "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf" plays a little differently than anything performed at the Playhouse before.

• TV

'Dancing with the Stars' recap, My most memorable year

A recap of the Oct. 6 'Dancing with the Stars,' as the stars recount their most memorable years

• Features

Jermaine Crawford ('The Wire's' Dukie) is an R&B singer now [Video]

Jermaine Crawford (the New York City-based actor who played Michael's classmate, Duquan "Dukie" Weems) is now a 21-year-old R&B singer.

• Baltimore City Paper

Snap City

• Baltimore City Paper

Tipping Point

• TV

'Dancing with the Stars' recap, 'American Icons' night

A recap of the May 12 episode of 'Dancing with the Stars," as some even bigger stars offer encouragement, while Amy Purdy really takes off

• Baltimore City Paper

Sometimes it has seemed like your entire life is composed of thousands of small almosts that add up to one gigantic almost.

• TV

'Glee' recap, 'Puppet Master'

Muppets. Gas leaks. "What Does the Fox Say?" Oh my. Tonight was definitely a weird one.

• TV

'The Voice' recap: Say hello to your final 8

A recap of the Nov. 18 episode of 'The Voice,' as the final 8 are revealed and coach Ceelo has some anxious moments

• Opinion

CBS showed its pro-49ers bias

CBS broadcast of Super Bowl showed a bias toward San Francisco

• Opinion

CBS showed its pro-49ers bias

• Sports

Jonathan Ogden is up for the Hall of Fame in 2013

For those who were left out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012, the road to Canton won't get any easier in 2013. A bunch of strong Hall of Fame candidates will be eligible next year, including former Ravens left tackle and franchise cornerstone Jonathan Ogden. Also up for possible enshrinement are defensive end Michael Strahan, offensive guard Larry Allen, defensive tackle Warren Sapp, and quarterback Steve McNair, who played two seasons in Baltimore.

• TV

'American Idol' recap: Houston auditions

• TV

'Glee' Recap: Hold on to Sixteen

Glee recap

• Robert Pattinson

MTV awards: For those who wanna get 'Twilight'-wasted

• Food & Drink

Interview: Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean on growing (and sobering) up, touring with NKOTB

More than 15 years after their first single, the two boy bands have joined forces

• Recording Industry Association of America

Toni Braxton's decade-long record sales slump

• Elton John

March 21 - 27 in nightlife: Janet Jackson, the Mountain Goats, Elton John

• Omar Rodriguez Lopez

Best week ever: Plan your week with our guide to what's new in area events, entertainment

• Sports

Five for Friday: Top five draft picks in Ravens history

In what I hope will become a Friday staple at Baltimore Sports Blitz, I¿¿¿ll give you a top-five list for a Baltimore sports-related category to discuss. I'm feeling drafty this week, so let's tackle the best draft picks in Ravens history.

• Baltimore City Paper

Baltimore looms large in West Coast drug case

• Academy Awards

Oscar nominations: Resist creeping Golden Globalism

• Janet Jackson

The week, reviewed: Jan. 9 - 15, Select Lounge, the new Rafters, Coppola and Deacon

• Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson to perform in Washington D.C. in March; plus tour news from Of Montreal, Twin Shadow, the Go! Team

• Baltimore City Paper

Due Date, For Colored Girls, Megamind, Pi

• Janet Jackson

Ogden name-dropped in former agent's confession