travel

• Opinion

Thinking big doesn't necessarily mean another Bay Bridge

Thinking big doesn't necessarily mean another Bay Bridge

• Sports

Ravens cornerback Will Davis took an uncommon path to the NFL

Will Davis is an aspiring photographer. As he traveled around Europe this offseason, collecting stamps on his passport, the

By Jeff Zrebiec

Sep 6, 2016

• Maryland

Arundel's 'Ranger Vince' back on familiar turf for Defenders Day

Anne Arundel County native Vince Vaise — best known by his fans as the ever-enthusiastic "Ranger Vince" — may no longer officially work in Baltimore after 27 years, but he can't stay away.

• Opinion

Transit's one-way ticket

Party platforms show Democrats and Republican hold opposite views of the future of U.S. public transportation

• Opinion

Post-Labor Day start hurts students

Maryland children will lose skills — and proper nutrition — from governor's education edict

• Maryland

Increased gas prices not expected to affect Labor Day travel

Although gas prices have increased over the past month, AAA-Mid Atlantic says it doesn't expect prices to affect Labor Day travel.

• Harford

Aberdeen begins final road trip with loss at State College

The Aberdeen IronBirds started their final road trip of the season Monday and unfortunately, it begins with a loss. The IronBirds lost at State College, 5-2, in New York-Penn League play.

By Randy McRoberts

Aug 29, 2016

• Opinion

Obama's golf swing

Right-wing pundits who ignored Bush's golf game seem to hate Obama's

• Maryland

CSX to close section of Morgan Station Road for rail-crossing repairs

CSX is replacing the surface at the railroad crossing and re-paving the railroad approaches.

• Maryland

Sinkhole could close Mulberry Street for weeks; city inspector injured in fall down crater

Mulberry Street could be closed for weeks because of a growing sinkhole that may have developed undetected even as crews recently worked to replace a water main on the thoroughfare.

By Scott Dance

Jul 5, 2016

• Features

Blizzard subjects WYPR personality, husband to horror of additional days in paradise

When WYPR on-air personality Diane Finlayson and her husband, Maarten Calon, return from their island vacation in the Caribbean on Tuesday, they will be met by an unusual welcome committee ¿ a friend armed with boots, gloves, brooms and a heavy-duty snow shovel. Calon and Finlayson had been scheduled to return to Baltimore from Curacao on Saturday on American Airlines.

• Maryland

Teams set to participate in holiday tournaments

Carroll's hoops, wrestling squareds geared up for tourney play

• Opinion

Facebook life vs. real life

Perhaps we should all consider posting on Facebook in a manner that reflects our true selves. Not only will we have a more realistic documentation of our rich and full lives, authenticity is really the only way of truly connecting with others.

• Opinion

The hotel tax flap

Lawmakers should support local hoteliers and override Governor Hogan's veto of a bill clarifying how the sales tax is applied to online bookings

• Maryland

Thinking of what's really important this New Year's

For at least half of my life I've had the same New Year's resolution — to lose weight.

• Features

BWI bustling on busiest travel day of Christmas season

BWI aiport was busy Wednesday morning amid one of the busiest travel days of the year.

• High School sports

Top area boys, girls hoops teams take to road for tournament competition

Many area basketball teams will take to the road and the air over the holiday season to play in tournaments all over the country, seeking quality competition and an opportunity to bond.

• Travel

Baltimore makes The Daily Beast's list of '2016's Hottest Destinations'

Baltimore was named among the top travel destinations for 2016 by The Daily Beast.

By Ellen Fishel

Dec 21, 2015

• Maryland

Cherish moments with family, whether near or far

As you read this, I'm finishing up my packing and making all of the final preparations for my flight later this evening. I'll be off to the usually snowy north country of Michigan to spend a week of togetherness with my children and some other extended family.

• Maryland

Farm Museum hosts music history program

Program features music boxes, phonographs and more

• Laurel Leader

Laurel 'Funky Holiday' exhibit brings art and community together

The Laurel District Arts Committee held its first joint-project with the Laurel Historical Society at a reception on Dec. 17.

By Fatimah Waseem

Dec 18, 2015

• Opinion

A school year for today's needs

A school year for today's needs

• Laurel Leader

Laurel Holiday House Tour brings to life 'Old Laurel feeling'

Temperatures pushing 70 may not have been in tune with the season Saturday afternoon, but the mild weather conjured a pleasant day for those attending the Laurel Historical Society's biennial Holiday House Tour. Pat Higgins, of Silver Spring, said she was "born and raised" in Laurel and still attends St. Philip's Episcopal Church on Main Street. Members of her family have resided in Laurel since 1889.

• Educators

Making music into opportunities

When teacher Suzanne Eldridge saw children performing at Disney World during a family trip almost 10 years ago, she knew she had to find a way to give her students that same opportunity.

• Maryland

CCPS field trip to Baltimore cancelled

In response to the pending verdict in the trial of Officer William Porter, the first of the six officers to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray, Carroll County Public Schools has cancelled one field trip leaving from Robert Moton Elementary School Wednesday to Baltimore City, according to CCPS Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Steve Johnson.

• Maryland

One CCPS field trip to Baltimore cancelled

Carroll County Public Schools has cancelled one field trip leaving from Robert Moton Elementary School Wednesday to Baltimore City, according to CCPS Assistant Superintendent of Administration Steve Johnson.

• Baltimore City Paper

Field Tripping: Monument touring

Columnist Kate Drabinski goes on a tour of the Confederate memorials in Charles Village with Eli Pousson of Baltimore Heritage.

• Business

AAA: Nearly 2.2 million holiday travelers expected

Nearly 2.2 million Marylanders are expected to travel this holiday season — which would represent a new record if fulfilled, despite being the smallest annual growth since 2011, according to a new annual report from AAA Mid-Atlantic.

By Natalie Sherman

Dec 15, 2015

• Maryland

Old times for old friends

• Laurel Leader

Holiday tours, music help set the mood [South Laurel/Montpelier]

To help get in the holiday mood, holiday tours are scheduled for Montpelier Mansion through Dec. 31. Our Savior Lutheran Church, 13611 Laurel-Bowie Road (Route 197), is hosting a Christmas concert featuring carols and anthems for choirs, orchestra, organ and handbells, and sing along carols

• Maryland

Howard father and daughter help fill dental needs in Guatemalan village

An Ellicott City dentist and his daughter volunteered in a pediatric dental clinic in a poverty-stricken village in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala.

• Howard County

Centennial High students take visitors back in time to Victorian Christmas

This Saturday, members of the National History Honors Society at Centennial High School will take visitors to the Mt. Ida historic mansion in Ellicott City back in time to find out how Christmas was celebrated in the Victorian era.

By Lisa Philip

Dec 10, 2015

• Howard County

Santa trades his sleigh for a fire truck [Clarksville]

Santa may arrive on Dec. 24 in a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer, but on Dec. 12, he's more likely to arrive in Clarksville by fire truck. Santa will be welcoming children to visit and chat in the engine bay of the Fifth District fire station on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All are welcome to come share pizza with Santa. The cost is $6 for ages 6 and up and free for ages 5 and under. It's a great photo op.

• Maryland

Children's Chorus presents holiday music of the world

Children's Chorus celebrates 30

• Travel

Baltimore ad firm TBC creates holiday campaign for Sears Canada

Sears Canada Inc. is not related to Sears in the U.S., but the Canadian retailer has a Baltimore connection nonetheless.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Dec 9, 2015

• Features

Baltimore Visitor Center getting face-lift to include event space

Renovations began this week to transform the Baltimore Visitor Center into an event space that the city's tourism bureau hopes is used by as many local residents as tourists.

By Sarah Meehan

Dec 9, 2015

• Maryland

Days of darkness, dazzling lights

• Carroll County

There could be more than smoke in Carroll's Cuban connection [Eagle Archives]

Kevin Dayhoff column

• Opinion

Md. tourism versus students, you decide

Md. senator: It's past time that an effort to mandate a statewide policy to shackle local school systems to an after Labor Day start date be relegated to the junk-heap of history.

• Sports

Terps' Brionna Jones, Greyhounds' Jarred Jones vying for family basketball bragging rights

For about two weeks every summer, Jarred, a 6-foot-7 forward at Loyola Maryland; Brionna, a 6-3 center at Maryland; Stephanie, a 6-2 forward at Aberdeen who will play for the Terps next season; and Jordon, a 6-6 sophomore forward at Aberdeen, make daily trips to the courts outside Havre de Grace High School seeking basketball supremacy.

By Edward Lee

Dec 7, 2015

• Maryland

Local travel agencies merge

Special Journeys, Gold Coast Travel, Travel & Tours Unlimited merge

• Sports

Maryland center Diamond Stone shows progress with career game off bench

Maryland men¿s basketball coach Mark Turgeon knew that the start of Diamond Stone¿s college career was going to be the equivalent of an amusement park thrill ride: highs and lows, and more than a few bumps along the way.

By Don Markus

Dec 7, 2015

• Maryland

Editorial: Thumbs up for McDaniel fraternity, free books, 'Mary Poppins,' more

Thumbs up for McDaniel fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi, #GiveaBook, September Song actors, Artist Studio Tour

• Sports

Maryland's unplanned bus trip from Chapel Hill might bond team ahead of Saint Francis game

The Maryland men's basketball team couldn't fly out immediately after Tuesday's 89-81 loss at North Carolina because its private plane got grounded due to fog. The nearly five-hour drive was spent decompressing after the loss to the No. 9 Tar Heels, catching up on sleep and studies, as well as doing some early preparation for Friday's game against Saint Francis (Pa.) at Xfinity Center.

By Don Markus

Dec 3, 2015

• Howard County

Midnight Madness will rock the Ellicott City historic district [Mostly Main Street]

Midnight Madness in the historic district starts Dec. 4, with the traditional tree lighting at 6 p.m. in front of the Welcome Center, 8267 Main St.

• Laurel Leader

Laurel's Holiday House Tour has artistic bonus this year

Laurel Historical Society member and Holiday House Tour Chairman Clayton Cooper Jr. helped broker a collaboration between this year's house tour and another local group he has membership with, the Laurel Arts District Committee, which promotes local artists and the establishment of the arts district in the Main Street neighborhood. In a joint effort, an empty home has been turned into an art gallery tour stop, The Gallery at 515.

By Melanie Dzwonchyk

Dec 2, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

2015 Holiday Calendar of Events

• Staff Picks:

WWE Live Holiday Tour

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Embellish Your Christmas Letter

• Maryland

Farm Museum holiday tours to illustrate 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

This year's theme is the 1822 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore, commonly known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."