Story & Activity Time with Ms. Barb Add Port Discovery Children’s Museum to the list of local places offering a virtual story time for kids. The museum’s outreach coordinator leads this Thursday morning activity time that can be accessed through the museum’s Facebook page at 10 a.m. Busy that day? …
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Self-Care Is Not a Chore
If one more person tells me I need to “fill my cup” in the interest of self-care, I’m going to hotbox them in a meat locker. With lots and lots of aged meats. Stop telling me to get a massage. I don’t want a facial or a pedicure. I might …
Read More »Editor’s Picks: 8 Things for Back-to-School Season
Here are 8 things for this year’s back-to-school season. There’s not a notebook in the bunch; instead there are some items that take into account this most unusual year as well as some fun products to make you smile. “Baby Yoda” is coming to breakfast! A new cereal inspired by …
Read More »Our 2020 Readers’ Choice Winners!
Thank you, readers, for letting your voices be heard once again. The ballots have been counted, the results are in and we are excited to announce the following Readers’ Choice winners for this year. We invite you to read about, share and enjoy these great businesses that have earned your …
Read More »Fruit Picking Fun
Get outside, they tell us. The safest activities to do during this pandemic summer are the ones in the open air, under sunny skies or starry nights. When your family has exhausted the trails and parks, drive-in theaters and sandy beaches, another fun outdoor activity awaits—fruit picking. Here are five …
Read More »Weekend Family Fun, July 23-26
Anytime Fun: Local Love Baltimore Restaurant Week Starting on Friday and running through Aug. 2, Baltimore Restaurant Week returns! More than ever, it’s important to get out and support your favorite restaurants, the places that add flavor and personality to our city. With pandemic restrictions, there will be no indoor …
Read More »Diary of a Parent: Rita Buettner
Today is a day with an early work meeting, so it’s a bit of a scramble to get breakfast served before I need to be video-conference-call-ready and online. An hour later, I’m wondering why I’m dragging. It’s only then that I realize I never poured myself a cup of coffee. …
Read More »Prepping for Anything
This summer Baltimore middle school teacher Elisabeth Budd is developing a website with a very specific purpose, one that arose after online learning challenges in this year’s pandemic. Budd will use the site to post the content that she teaches her students, so parents can see and help their child …
Read More »The Mommy Time-Out
As parents we are taught that our children model our behaviors. Whether we realize it or not we have eyes watching us at all times. We hope that our kids only pick up on our good behaviors and lessons, such as saying please and thank you. But inevitably some less …
Read More »Mom for this Moment
Dionne Joyner-Weems has been marketing Baltimore City since she was 8 years old, the the Sandtown-Winchester native says. “We are the most resilient city in America. I’m a bit biased, but there is a different type of attitude that people in Baltimore have than in any other city,” she says. …
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