At Argus Farm Stop, a modern farmers’ market that sells locally sourced meat, produce and dairy, co-founder Kathy Sample considers her place in the world. “Ann Arbor isn’t a food desert,” she muses. “It’s a food jungle.” Clad in khaki overalls, Sample looks a little like a jungle explorer, lacking …

Despite her “Best Dressed” designation in high school, fashion was nothing more than an after-school hobby to Baltimore-raised designer Jody Davis. “My parents were strict and the kids had to stay inside the house, so I’d just go to my room to sew,” she says. But an endless stream of …

At Teelin Irish Dance in Columbia, young girls ages four and up dance in a row to a prerecorded jig. Their backs are ramrod straight, as they stare at themselves in the studio mirror, arms straight and feet flying; the number of redheads seems statistically significant. They’re dressed nearly identically …

Former Baltimore Sun journalist Dan Fesperman is the author of 11 spy and crime novels bursting with real-life international inspiration. His latest, “Safe Houses,” was released this past July. Q: Tell us about your time with The Sun. A: I started at The Evening Sun in 1984, then moved to …

You may have seen our interview with John Waters in the September issue of Baltimore Style, on newsstands now. While he had many wise, wonderful things to say about his upcoming retrospective (on show at the BMA beginning in October), there was far more to the interview than fit in …

It doesn’t add up: According to the National Center for Health Statistics, American men are about half as likely as women to be diagnosed with depression, but according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, they are three times more likely to commit suicide. Despite these conflicting statistics, scientists say …

There’s no denying it: The past year has been a weird one for America. Unlike the media maelstrom of 2016, politics weren’t the only topic on the table. The news cycle instead obsessed over something that doesn’t always make the front page: football. Technically speaking, the drama began two years …

It is just me or do we sometimes have the best conversations when we’re all sitting in a car on our way someplace? I had held this belief for a while, but my brief spell as an Uber and Lyft driver really confirmed it. It’s always helpful to have a …

Are entrepreneurs born or made? Are the sacrifices worth the risk? We spoke with six female business owners to find out what they’ve learned from their entrepreneurial endeavors, and what advice they have for women who want to be their own bosses. The Leap Margaret Rome saw entrepreneurship as the …

Julie and David Rowlett had always figured they would send their three kids to the local public school. But they also wanted to explore all of their options. Eventually those options narrowed to The One, their school soulmate, their Cinderella’s glass slipper: Glenelg Country School in Ellicott City. It was …