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Local photographer Chris Jennings is setting off on an adventure to photograph queer performers around the country in a yearbook-inspired "Queerbook."

Even in the superhero universe, representation matters — especially to Baltimore. The city and surrounding areas are gearing up for Marvel’s “Black Panther” premiere, and in April, Baltimore will host what is billed as the first fan convention to celebrate diversity and inclusion.

A British tea spot is opening in the former home of the Green Onion Market.

Baltimore’s first cat cafe will open its doors to the feline-fervent masses this weekend.

As Beyond Video nears the end of its crowdfunding campaign, the aspiring nonprofit video store will get a boost from restaurant/bar/mini-cinema New America with

A group of movie lovers hopes to open a video-rental store in Baltimore, where the last one closed more than three years ago.

Who isn't ready for some laffs?! Well, to get your funny on, stop by Atomic Books' Eightbar on Friday, from 8 to 10 p.m. for "Centurion: 100 Minutes of Stand-Up

Right off the bat, Josh Dibb recognizes my name. The Animal Collective member and I had briefly chatted once before, but that's not why it jumps out at him.

Supporters of a Baltimore memorial to the late actor and drag queen Divine have fallen short in their initial fundraising campaign, but are already starting a new one

A proposed Baltimore monument to actor and drag queen Divine has received design approval, but fundraising for the project is far behind supporters' hopes

Fans in Baltimore want to build a monument to Divine at the site where he filmed the most notorious scene from John Waters' 'Pink Flamingos'

Artists Rebecca Nagle and Hannah Brancato are the FORCE behind the group FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, which has started the Monument Quilt project to draw attention to the issue of rape and sexual violence. The quilt was scheduled to be on display April 14-15 at Towson University and April 29 at the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University.

Taneytown library hosts day of board games on second Saturdays

A community group based in North Baltimore has attracted more than 900 supporters and nearly $17,000 in donations to the Baltimore Broadband Coalition, which seeks to attract broadband investment here.

Developers hope to turn vacant lot into art park, concert venue

Baltimore start-up Verve LLC has created the first successfully crowdfunded project to come out of the downtown non-profit Baltimore Foundery.

A former repair auto shop on Bel Air's North Main Street could be the site of a microbrewery and restaurant and a key for development on the north side of town, according to the business owner.

LeVar Burton's "Reading Rainbow" fundraising effort is getting a boost from a generous pal, Seth MacFarlane.

Richard Friend, 41, who says he grew up "on the other side of the tracks," at Steward Manor apartments at Routes 197 and 198, spends much of his spare time restoring all sorts of artifacts from Laurel retailers, movie theaters and restaurants, particularly places lost over the past half-century.

In the space of several whirlwind months, the two-man Tubecore Audio designed a high-end hi-fi audio system, had a wildly successful campaign on crowdfunding site Kickstarter and is now setting up a tiny assembly plant in Gaithersburg.

Earth Starter is having the sort of year start-ups dream of. Its gardening kits, which it calls the paint by numbers of gardening, won a national business contest, was a hit on Kickstarter and now is on sale.

At a time when "Arabbers," the city's historic African-American produce vendors, are nearing extinction, a filmmaker-activist, Holden Warren, hopes to celebrate and bolster them with a living museum.

Janet Felsten of Roland Park led effort to create "passport" showing visitors how to get around Druid Hill Park. It has a map, etc. The designers also live in Roland Park.

Joan and Drew Norman, the owners of One Straw farm, believe they can craft mobile apps to make their work on the farm more efficient and better connect with their customers. They've been farming since 1983 and grow on 175 acres in northern Baltimore County.

Is it healthy that the video game industry is looking for funding and guidance from the masses?