FOOD & DRINK
Will the cicadas be in Maryland this year? Here's where you'll see the 2024 brood
BALTIMORE -- This year, trillions of cicadas will appear in the U.S., including in Maryland. We don't see cicadas every year, but when they emerge, they're loud and never alone. Peter Bieneman is general manager of Green Fields Nursery in Baltimore, so he knows a few things about plants, trees, and the cicadas that love them. "As they are laying their eggs in their life cycle, they'll damage the stem of a tree and that will cause that stem to eventually die and what we call flagging," Bieneman said.Not as many cicadas as we thought Professor Michael Raupp is known as...
Silver Diner announces opening date on THE AVENUE at White Marsh
WHITE MARSH, MD—The Silver Diner will open on THE AVENUE at White Marsh next month. The new restaurant will open its doors to the public at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The diner will be open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After May...
TGR: May Hoodfellas Bistro Bounce Back Better Than Ever!
(BALTIMORE – April 16, 2024) – Just because the first attempt didn’t work doesn’t mean that another effort, another stab at it, another attempt won’t succeed. Ira Chase is a visionary perfectionist with a corporate background. We interviewed him several different times over the past two years at Hoodfellas Bistro inside the swank Munsey Building on Calvert Street. He is a hard-working man with the absolute hustle and grind of a bona fide entrepreneur.
HoodFellas Bistro closing downtown restaurant
BALTIMORE — A prominent new restaurant in downtown Baltimore is closing its brick-and-mortar location, after about 2 1/2 years. HoodFellas Bistro served up dishes and drinks from The Munsey Building on North Calvert Street, targeting jurors at the downtown courthouse, among other customers. The restaurant helped mentor local young...
Baltimore musicians to host Key Bridge benefit concert at Mobtown Ballroom in Station North
Musicians from different corners of Baltimore’s music scene will join together at Mobtown Ballroom & Café in Station North Thursday evening for a concert to benefit families affected by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March. “Anyone can be touched by disaster and if you’ve got empathy, you want to reach out in any way you can,” said organizer and musician Joel ...
First Watch announces opening for Westminster restaurant
WESTMINSTER, Md. — First Watch, the rapidly-expanding brunch/breakfast restaurant, will be opening in Westminster on Monday, April 22. The company announced it's one of four new grand openings planned for the Baltimore region. First Watch will open restaurants in Owings Mills and Bel Air later this year. The Westminster...
Winning $50K lottery tickets remain unclaimed in Parkville, Essex
BALTIMORE, MD—If you recently played the Maryland Lottery in Parkville or Essex, check your tickets. Lottery officials say $50K winning tickets that were sold in those areas remain unclaimed as of Monday morning. A winning $50,000 Bonus Match 5 was sold on April 4 at Waterview Wine & Spirits,...
HUMANS OF STEVENSON
“I do everything– I’m being serious. I do everything here. It goes from marketing to supervising to administrative work. I have multiple hats that I carry. If there is a call out, I jump in, and I assist in all the stations. I am a chef as well. I went to this food fair. I think you guys have a convention center here, but in New York we had this big one called Jacob Javits Center. I went there when I was in my freshman year of culinary school, and my chef was like, ‘you’re trying everything, Jennie.’ I was like, ‘what if I’m allergic?’ He said, ‘gotta try everything.’ So I was like, ‘okay, chef.’ So I went there, and there was a mystery sign with meatballs. I hate mystery signs. It could be chicken, it could be beef, it could be fish. It’s ground, so definitely not fish. I don’t know if it was turkey, chicken, or pork. If it was chicken, it would be a little lighter, so that’s not chicken. It’s either beef or turkey. Those are my two chances, I’m taking it. So I took it, and I was eating it, and it tasted like chicken. It’s not chicken. They were like, ‘it’s alligator’… It’s gator. The whole moral of the story is: at least you tried it, so that you know what it tastes like. I’ve always been a big person who didn’t try things. You never know what it tastes like until you try it.”
Baltimore Music Educators Wind Symphony to perform benefit concert in Towson for Kids Helping Hopkins
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore Music Educators Wind Symphony will perform a benefit concert in Towson later this month to raise money for Kids Helping Hopkins. The concert is free, open to the public, and will be held on April 27, 2024 at 5 p.m. at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology.
FREDDIE GRAY BROADCAST: 9 Years Later :: Thursday, April 18th at 12 noon
(BALTIMORE – April 16, 2024) – Do tune in Thursday, April 18th at noon for a special edition of the “Doni Glover Show” at 9:00 a.m. The topic? Freddie Gray: 9 Years Later. On April 12, 2015, Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., a 25-year-old African American, was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department for possession of a knife. While in police custody, Gray sustained fatal injuries and was taken to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Unrest broke out. The world had its eye on Baltimore.
Cooking during COVID turns into cookbook (and book tour) for 2 women
BALTIMORE — It was 2020, and Debrianna Mansini and Lisa Lucas were in lockdown along with many other Americans. They were both seasoned actors and writers - Lisa was a producer for ABC's "The Bachelorette" at one point - but their industry ground to a halt during COVID. So...
Dessert shop on prominent Fells Point street to close
A boba tea and Korean shaved ice spot in Fells Point will close at the end of May unless there are any "positive developments" before then, its owner said this week. Mr. Bingsoo at 522 South Broadway plans to shutter its doors on May 31, the shop announced on social media Tuesday. Owner Daniel Kim told the Baltimore Business Journal that he can't run the shop himself due to health issues but is open to hiring someone to help operate it or selling the shop to a new owner.
Hanover couple to host sold-out film screening at the Kennedy Center
HANOVER, Md. — One Maryland woman's story is set to premiere on the big screen to a sold-out crowd. Nicole Howard and her husband will show their film "Chosen" at the Kennedy Center on Friday. The film is based on Howard's story of survival. "It's based on me going...
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.