Looking for a festive holiday getaway with character? Skip the cookie-cutter hotels and step back in time with a stay at a historic inn. This season, historic inns are decking the halls with a sled full of holiday cheer, with some offering special teas, chocolate-covered strawberries and plenty of …
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Hailing from Baltimore, designer Brandi Lewis always has her eye tuned to unique materials. She describes her brand “Syeko” as “uniquely, unexpected wearable art inspired by God, glam and extreme art.” The brand itself embraces a category of repurposed, custom garments and accessories. Lewis shared with Baltimore Style her …
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Throughout the month Christmas Village in Baltimore The Inner Harbor’s German Christmas village is back with its 65-foot Ferris wheel, pyramid of Glühwein and tons of other traditional nosh to enjoy inside its Hofbräu Beergarden or cozy outdoor seating area. More than 50 vendors, including famous German vendor …
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Make your home interior merry this holiday season with the following decorating ideas from Baltimore-area designers. Katherine Crosby Jenkins Baer Associates 24 W. Chase St., Baltimore jenkinsbaer.com To bring elegant coziness to your home, Crosby encourages the use of candles, faux fur, warm whites, gold and champagne colors, and warm …
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A Baltimore tradition marking an unofficial start to the holiday season, the Washington Monument lighting in Mount Vernon will celebrate 50 years on Thursday, Dec. 2 from 5-8 p.m. People had always gathered in Mount Vernon Place socially, but former Baltimore City Mayor William Donald Schaefer had the idea …
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The Maryland State Fair received nine awards from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions including two for its adjustments to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the “Grow Fair Strong” Convention in San Antonio, Texas, from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, the fair won first place for use of its …
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As the chief of community development for Sheppard Pratt, Sarah Norman wears a lot of hats—sometimes literally. Last spring, she and her team donned animal ears and tiaras to inject fun into the COVID-19 vaccination clinics they facilitated across Maryland. “My team was working nights and weekends, and just …
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In “Larger than Yourself” (New World Library, 2021), Thibault Manekin writes about his professional journey, from helping start international nonprofit Peace Players—using sports to unite war-torn countries—to his return to Baltimore in 2006. The Mount Washington native is one of the visionaries behind social real estate venture Seawall, which …
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The Park School of Baltimore’s Mock Trial team members are not only state champs, but also the first Maryland team to compete at the National High School Mock Trial Championship. And, in a best-case scenario, first time out, they’ve been crowned best in the country. Meet these high-flying legal …
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The Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees returns this holiday season at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. Visitors can drop by from Nov. 26 through 28 to donate items for the toy drive. The traditional sale of more than 500 trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses decorated by local …
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