Kid-centric : Featured Stories

Jordan and Alexis Takas founded EZ Squeezees after noticing the waste created from one-time-use pureed food packets for babies and toddlers. The couple created expandable, refillable pouches that are now sold at Whole Foods and on the company's website.

Spend a day at food truck festival The Gathering with our writer. Gypsy Queen's famous Crab Cone, chicken croquettes at Darua Food Truck and GrrChe's bacon, cheddar and tomato sandwich are on the menu. 

Getting kids enrolled in basketball, baseball and soccer can cost thousands of dollars a year — an expense that many families can't afford. So Darryl Hill launched a foundation that will help families offset the costs and work with youth leagues and manufacturers to bring prices down. 

Check out the Baltimore Museum of Art's expanded contemporary wing when the museum hosts an after-hours event Nov. 17, the night before the wing officially opens. The evening will feature live music, a cash bar and conversations with artists.

See Patterson Park lit up with paper lanterns while listening to live music at the Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival Oct. 27. The Creative Alliance is also hosting a parade after-party for the first time, featuring "Lantini" cocktails. 

A new state mandate now requires Maryland schools to teach financial literacy. Junior Achievement of Central Maryland is leading the way with programs that teach students how to manage credit card debt and live within their means.

Take in music and food at the Inner Harbor's Summer Social July 27 at West Shore Park.