WJZ's Denise Koch voted Baltimore's best TV broadcaster

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/16 8:48A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- The votes are in and the people have spoken: Denise Koch is Baltimore's best TV broadcaster. That's according to the results of Baltimore Magazine's Best of Baltimore Readers' Poll , which tallies your votes each year to find the best...

History for Sale

BmoreArt (Fashion & Lifestyle) 8/15 2:00A Cara Ober

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Siblings offer free concert to benefit Kennedy Krieger Institute

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/12 5:29A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- Want to kick off your Saturday evening on a high note? You're in luck. A pair of local siblings and violinists are putting on a concert Saturday for a good cause. The concert by young virtuosos Maggie and Matthew Schneider is set for...

We Give Black Fest highlights organizations fighting blight, providing study abroad trips, and more

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/11 12:28P Nicky Zizaza

BALTIMORE -- In roughly one week, the We Give Black Fest will host its annual CLLCTIVLY event at West Covington Park in Baltimore. The three-day festival is aimed at highlighting black-led organizations and raising money. WJZ is a proud media...

Maryland sportsbooks handle $15M in July, contribute nearly $2M to state

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/10 3:37A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- Maryland's six sportsbooks handled more than $15.4 million in bets in July, paying out over $13.4 million in prizes to bettors, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission announced Wednesday. The result was that the five sportsbooks...

Maryland Zoo welcomes Marigold, a newborn blue duiker

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/9 3:17A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Zoo on Tuesday announced the birth of Marigold, a female blue duiker She was born to Flower and Kuraka on July 24th. Last summer, Kuraka was introduced to the zoo to be...

O's to celebrate 30th anniversary of Oriole Park with 'I Love the 90s' concert series Saturday

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/5 1:09P Linh Bui

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles are in town playing the Pittsburgh Pirates and we're talking about the '90s, but not the weather. On Saturday, fans can stick around after the game for some live music from Baltimore's own Dru Hill and Smash Mouth as the...

Where's Marty? Learning about sharks at the National Aquarium

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/5 9:43A Marty Bass

Hi Everyone! Last week was "Shark Week" in America. What a cultural phenomenon! What started out, simply, as a themed week on Discovery Channel is now something all of America talks about. I think...

Trash Wheel Fan Fest to kick off at Peabody Heights Brewery in late September

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/4 10:37A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- The fifth annual Trash Wheel Fan Fest is slated to take place in Baltimore's Abell neighborhood in September, according to festival staff. Waterfront Partnership is teaming up with Peabody Heights Brewery to host a festival for fans...

BMA to exhibit works from John Waters' personal collection starting in November

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/4 5:51A Brandon Weigel

BALTIMORE -- In fall 2020, the Baltimore Museum of Art announced beloved local cult filmmaker, writer and artist John Waters was gifting the museum approximately 375 works of fine art from his...

Red Carpet Looks at Baltimore’s ‘Met Gala’

BmoreArt (Fashion & Lifestyle) 8/4 5:24A Cara Ober

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Maryland Zoo welcomes two new baby chicks

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/2 4:09A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE The Maryland Zoo announced Tuesday that two Von der Decken's Hornbill chicks hatched last month. The two-week-old chicks hatched in early July, and won't be visible to the public for several...

Brooklyn Park bingo hall issued sports wagering license

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 8/1 7:17A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- Bingo World, a bingo hall just outside of Baltimore City, has become the sixth facility in Maryland to be issued a sports wagering license, Maryland Lottery and Gaming announced Monday. The venue completed two days of controlled...

Waterfront Partnership to host public forum on future of Inner Harbor's Rash Field Park

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 7/22 3:22A CBS Baltimore Staff

BALTIMORE -- The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore is looking for public input on phase 2 of the Inner Harbor's newly-renovated Rash Field Park. The organization is hosting a meeting and ice cream social next Wednesday evening at the park,...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra appoints first person of color as Music Director

Entertainment - CBS Baltimore 7/21 4:42A Rohan Mattu

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday it has appointed Jonathon Heyward as its next music director, the very first person of color to lead the 106-year-old orchestra. The...