Downtown : Featured Stories

Chefs from nearly 100 Baltimore venues prepare fixed-price, two-course and three-course meals for Baltimore Restaurant Week. The event starts Jan. 25 and wraps up Feb. 3. 

Want to know which stories were the most read in 2012? These were stories that covered happenings in Hampden, Station North, Harbor East and Fells Point. 

Head down to the Inner Harbor for a holiday light show that includes fireworks, lasers and music. 

Our dining guru has compiled a list of tips to help guide you on your tour of international restaurants along the Charm City Circulator Purple Route. 

The Center Club is hosting a fashion show Nov. 16 to assist needy men and women who require business attire for the workplace. 

The owners of some of your favorite lunch spots and bakeries started out as vendors at area farmers markets, where they learned invaluable lessons about customer service and marketing. Find out how these entrepreneurs made the transition from the markets to standalone retail operations.  

A marine research institute at the University System of Maryland appointed a new director this month and is commercializing three of its technologies. Russell Hill talks about what's next at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Science. 

Cirque du Soleil returns to Baltimore with an encore performance of Dralion. The French-Canadian circus has updated its show since it first made an appearance in Charm City in 2003.