thanksgiving

• Food & Drink

Lunar New Year foods: 3 dishes to ring in the Year of the Pig

Just as many families could hardly imagine Thanksgiving without turkey, for those who celebrate it, the Lunar New Year is often synonymous with special foods — many of them whose origins date back millennia.

• Obituaries

Jean Louise Brady Klus, beloved Glen Burnie bar owner, dies

Jean Klus, who owned and managed Brewster’s Saloon in Glen Burnie, died Christmas Day of complications relating to Alzheimer’s. The Catonsville resident was 78.

By Christina Tkacik

Jan 13, 2019

• Maryland

Finksburg, Eldersburg homeowners create elaborate light shows for holidays

Shortly after Thanksgiving each year, both the McElroys in Finksburg and the Lewins in Eldersburg set up holiday lights to synchronize with music on the radio, and this year both are accepting donations for nonprofits in need.

• Maryland

North Carroll: Santa coming to visit kids at local fire companies

The Junior Fire Company of the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company is hosting its annual Breakfast with Santa from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.

• Maryland

Carrie's Kitchen: Three breakfast-related food gifts in time for the holidays

Now that I have my Christmas decorations out, I’m thinking about staying home and being cozy, and it made me want to explore breakfast food gifts!

• Maryland

The holiday stretch [Editorial]

In an editorial, The Record says this is the longest traditional Christmas shopping season possible.

• Maryland

A feast by kindergartners at Bond Mill

West Laurel neighborhood column

• Maryland

Aberdeen, Bel Air to ring in Christmas this weekend

Aberdeen, Bel Air to ring in holiday season with Christmas parades this weekend.

By Erika Butler

Nov 29, 2018

• Maryland

Assistance Center of Towson Churches among agencies looking for help during holidays

The Assistance Center of Towson Churches, which distributes food to needy area families, is among many helping organizations who could use help filling shelves, pantries and gift baskets.

By Libby Solomon

Nov 28, 2018

• Commentary

Tomlinson: Do county commissioners really want to find a use for North Carroll High?

The journey of North Carroll over the last few years has had more twists and turns than the characters played Steve Martin and John Candy in their trip back to Chicago in the Thanksgiving classic, “Trains, Planes & Automobiles.”

• Business

Baltimore area shoppers line up for Black Friday bargains

Shoppers in the Baltimore area headed out early Friday hunting for bargains on toys, TVs and mobile phones, some lining up outside stores such as Target and Best Buy as early as 6 a.m.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Nov 23, 2018

• Sports

Soccer's Turkey Bowl celebrates 50th year at CCBC-Essex

While the Calvert Hall football team was getting the better of Loyola Blakefield on Thanksgiving, a huge collection of soccer enthusiasts — multiple family generations — were at CCBC-Essex playing their own Turkey Bowl, celebrating the event's 50th anniversary.

By Glenn Graham

Nov 23, 2018

• Maryland

'Tis the season,' The Aegis editorial says

Thanksgiving Weekend is busy in Bel Air, elsewhere in Harford

• Commentary

Vigliotti: Thanksgiving as past and present

America’s experiences in the 1600s — and our understanding of those times, now — are rather much like the final, radiant glow of golden autumn in an unexpected November snow, or like the vaulted stars in the night sky.

• Maryland

Westminster firefighters break bread, give thanks while keeping city safe

The Westminster Volunteer Fire Department's Shift D worked 24 hours on Thanksgiving — their fifth consecutive year doing so. They break bread together like a loving family and respond to calls like a well-oiled, firefighting machine all in the same day.

• Maryland

Forget football, in Maryland's horse country foxhunting is the Thanksgiving Day sport

Hundreds of families braced against the cold Thursday for an old English tradition with a Maryland twist: the Thanksgiving Day blessing of the hunt.

By Tim Prudente

Nov 22, 2018

• Maryland

Randallstown nurse volunteering at California wildfire shelter says she has much to be thankful for

Charlene Harven has faithfully kept a “thankfulness journal” for the last two years. As a Red Cross volunteer working with victims of the California Camp Fire she says it’s easy to count her blessings.

By Talia Richman

Nov 22, 2018

• Maryland

Share Your Blessings: United Way, Salvation Army focus on families

United Way of Central Maryland and the Salvation Army-Howard County help the less fortunate all year round, with extra assistance during the holiday season.

By Jess Nocera

Nov 22, 2018

• Thanksgiving

To share your blessings, consider these wish lists

Each season, we encourage readers to "share your blessings" with those in need.

• Maryland

Turkey, goodwill, help with jobs all on menu at Thanksgiving dinner

On the day before Thanksgiving, Goodwill Industries and CitiFam, a volunteers' group, to provide a free holiday dinner — and a jobs resource fair — for 3,000 people with disabilities and special needs.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Nov 21, 2018

• Maryland

Road warriors head through Harford County on Thanksgiving visits

At the Maryland House Travel Plaza near Aberdeen, business at the restaurant, shops, gas pumps and electric charging stations was brisk throughout the late morning and early afternoon Wednesday as the Thanksgiving Holiday travel rush was in full swing.

• Maryland

Carroll County residents are thankful for low gas prices on Thanksgiving

With Maryland gas prices at an average of $2.47 per gallon this week, and Carroll County’s average even lower — with multiple locations at $2.17 per gallon — residents have more to be thankful for this holiday season.

• Maryland

Those in need of a bite or company are welcome at The Shepherd's Staff Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner

Those in need of a bite or company are Welcome at The Shepherd's Staff Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner at The Portico of St. John, Westminster. Shuttles will bring people in from around Carroll County, with pick up locations in Hampstead, Eldersburg and New Windsor.

• Food & Drink

Sorry, sandwiches, but there are more exciting ways to use turkey leftovers

There's nothing wrong with slapping together some bread, mayo and turkey in the days following Thanksgiving. But eating what seems like an endless stream of cold sandwiches after the holiday can get a bit dull.

• Maryland

These are the worst spots for Thanksgiving traffic in the Baltimore area

AAA determined the 15 spots around the Baltimore area that are likely to see the worst congestion. Here are the roads to avoid, if you can.

By Ellen Fishel

Nov 21, 2018

• Maryland

Holiday Hope: Carroll Food Sunday lends hand to those in need, one family at a time

Carroll Food Sunday is one of five beneficiaries of Holiday Hope, an annual campaign with the Carroll County Times aimed at driving donations to organizations that help those in need in the Carroll County community.

• Thanksgiving

Live with gratitude and support your local businesses

Elkridge neighborhood column

• Maryland

North Carroll: Local business Hampstead Preowned giving back

Hampstead Preowned is working to raise funds for the Humane Society of Carroll County, provide Thanksgiving dinners to those in need, collect coats and warm weather items for those that need them, and will be having a Christmas Party.

• Maryland

Coming Attractions: Annual Festival of Wreaths returning to Carroll Arts Center

Friday is the opening of the 21st annual Festival of Wreaths.  Admission to the festival is free to the public, and it runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 23 through Dec. 1, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2.

• Maryland

On giving thanks in Harford County [Editorial]

Each year at this time, some people, including us, pause to take stock of where we are and what, if anything, we have for which to be thankful. Invariably, most Americans don’t have to look very far to see they have plenty of reasons to be thankful.

• Maryland

The Shepherd's Staff hosting 25th Thanksgiving meal

The community is welcomed to a free meal hosted by The Shepherd's Staff on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 22 from noon-3 p.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church. RockSalt Grille and Hampstead Pre-Owned partnered to coordinate the event.

• Opinion

Giving thanks for civil conversation, a restored river, good tacos and the late Roger Easton

In which our columnist lists a few things to be grateful for as Thanksgiving approaches

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 20, 2018

• Commentary

Edelman: Wishing for a happy, politics-less Thanksgiving

Thursday, we celebrate Thanksgiving, and it’s a good idea to avoid the politics at the dinner table.

• Opinion

Hot topic for holiday: climate change threat

If you're looking for a good topic for the Thanksgiving table, how about the threat posed by global climate change?

• Maryland

Youngest Turkey Trot Ambassador wants you to run Thanksgiving morning

Jeannette Lacasse is doing what she can to get as many people involved in the 2018 Turkey Trot, which takes place at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day.

• Opinion

How to handle — or avoid — tough topics at the Thanksgiving table

Last year Americans overwhelmingly dreaded political talk at Thanksgiving, and this year promises to be no different. As you pass the stuffing and gravy, how do you handle potentially fractious conversations that can sour the Thanksgiving celebration?

• Entertainment

Lights, trees and a Thanksgiving Turkey (Bowl) — the best of Baltimore's A&E scene this week

The top A&E events in the Baltimore area for the week of Nov. 18-24, 2018

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 18, 2018

• Maryland

Thanksgiving dinners to be served in Bel Air, Havre de Grace, Perryville

More than 1,400 free meals will be served in Havre de Grace on Thanksgiving Day. A similar meal will be served at the American Legion Post in Perryville. And a Thanksgiving dinner will be served Sunday in Bel Air.

By Erika Butler

Nov 16, 2018

• Podcast

Before you shop, some expert tips on Thanksgiving cocktails, wine and dinner

Before you shop for the makings of a Thanksgiving feast, we offer some tips from three experts who've been guests on Roughly Speaking.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 16, 2018

• Features

Where to volunteer and donate in Baltimore this Thanksgiving

Several organizations including Bea Gaddy Family Center, CityFam and Goodwill have volunteer and donation opportunities this Thanksgiving.

By Brittany Britto

Nov 15, 2018

• Maryland

Letters: Elected women shatter barriers; 'despicable' behavior no surprise from Carroll; a plea to pardon the turkey

Letter-writers to the Carroll County Times continue to expound on the election, take issue with the banning of a youth football team and make a plea for a meatless Thanksgiving.

• Maryland

Editorial: Be vigilant regarding fire safety, particularly around Thanksgiving

According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking is the leading cause of home fires — 1 out of 3 home fires begins in the kitchen. The No. 1 cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. According to the NFPA Thanksgiving Day is the peak day all year for home cooking fires.

• Opinion

Choose a vegetarian Thanksgiving

By eating a vegetarian meal for Thanksgiving, you avoid having to kill a turkey.

• Business

1.1 million Marylanders expected to travel for Thanksgiving

More than 1.1 million Marylanders will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic projections.

By Colin Campbell

Nov 14, 2018

• Maryland

Carrie's Kitchen: An alternative to a full bird on Turkey Day that has legs

As an alternative to cooking a whole turkey, particularly if your family fights over the dark meat, why not consider just roasting turkey legs on their own?

• Entertainment

A 'Fiddler,' some pioneering women and the holiday season is upon us: the best of Baltimore's A&E scene this week

The top A&E events in the Baltimore area for the week of Nov. 11-17, 2017j

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 11, 2018

• Maryland

Saunders: Thankful we can help Food Sunday fulfill its mission

Carroll County Food Sunday (CCFS), having been inspired by one of their recent fundraising events, Dinner at the Captain’s Table and Silent Auction, held at Carroll Lutheran Village. Food Sunday operates to take care of people who are food-insecure right here in Carroll County.

• Maryland

Safe Kids Carroll: Motorists must buckle up every trip, every time, particularly during Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving holiday should be a joyous time for all families in America, but far too often the celebration turns to tragedy on the nation’s highways. Everyone driving on our nation’s/state’s roads this holiday week should drive carefully and defensively, don’t drive impaired and always buckle up.

• Maryland

Coming Attractions: For Thanksgiving, a 'Feast' at Carroll Arts Center

In preparation for Thanksgiving, Film Lovers In Carroll County presents “Babette’s Feast,” Friday, Nov. 16. Regarded as a masterpiece of culinary cinema, foodies will love this popular Danish film that tells the story of two spinster sisters who take in a French refugee.

• Maryland

May: The most wonderful time of the year

For outdoor folks, this is the most wonderful time of the year — weather permitting, and until Thanksgiving and Christmas, that is.