Stephanie Citron

The bronze statue memorializes the jazz songstress and sometime Baltimorean near the sites of clubs where she performed. Holiday's centennial was in 2015. Pennsylvania and Lafayette avenues.

Forage, scoop and stomp: Autumn harvest travel options

August 23, 2019 at 8:38 p.m.

Autumn makes us hungry: Warm sunny days at small-town festivals with local fare, farm stands alongside ripened fields beckoning you to "pick your own'" and wineries and cideries sampling the...

With walking vacations, the adventure is in the journey — not just the destination

August 23, 2019 at 8:33 p.m.

A farmer in the distance raised his hand in greeting as Sally and Kevin Abell wandered down the country lane between the tiny Slovenian villages of Tomaj and Lipica. The...

Located in Wheaton Regional Park, <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/listings/brookside-gardens-conservatories-wheaton">Brookside</a> is a 50-acre public display garden. Areas include an aquatic garden, a butterfly garden, a children's garden, a Japanese-style garden and a fragrance garden.
1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton
<a href="http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/" target="new">montgomeryparks.org/brookside</a>

Not too late to get away with your Valentine (or galentine)

August 23, 2019 at 7:47 p.m.

Baby, it's cold outside. But you can make February sizzle if you think beyond the bonbon box this Valentine's Day and plan a romantic out-of-town rendezvous. Of course, countless hotels...

Where to ski or snowboard within an easy drive of Baltimore this winter

August 23, 2019 at 7:39 p.m.

Now that winter has officially arrived, grab your skis, board or snowshoes: We've rounded up the region's great ski resorts within a four-hour drive. The definition of "good snow" is...

Christkindls, other holiday markets on East Coast work Old World magic

August 23, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

Inside a grand tent shimmering in tinsel and red-and-green streamers, children shriek with delight, spinning hand-carved wooden tops around the floor. Across the room, their parents marvel at a craftsman's...

Nonstop from BWI: Guadeloupe, an island chain that’s not ready for prime time — thank goodness

August 23, 2019 at 7:31 p.m.

Editor's note: This is one in a series of occasional articles exploring destinations easily reached from BWI-Marshall Airport. GUADELOUPE — Sparkling sapphire waves splashed back and forth over my legs...

Summer visitors can drive above the tree line on the scenic Trail Ridge Road, which crosses the Continental Divide after a series of overlooks. More than 350 miles of hiking trails afford even grander views, such as from the top of Flattop Mountain in the middle of the park.

Great urban hiking, biking trails in the Northeast

August 23, 2019 at 7:25 p.m.

It may seem counterintuitive to plan a city outing that involves your hiking boots and camelback, but urban trails are some of the best-kept secrets in metropolitan regions. After all,...

Mountain getaways: Summer is the perfect time to head for the hills

August 23, 2019 at 7:14 p.m.

Who says fighting hours of traffic simply to score a blanket-size space on a jam-packed beach is a required rite of summertime? This year, why not skip the scorching sand,...

Some of the string instruments at Capo's Music Store in Abingdon along the Crooked Road.

Crooked Road leads the way to country music’s roots

August 23, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.

At 9 o'clock on a Thursday morning, the Dairy Queen is jammin' with live bluegrass music. It doesn't seem to matter that most of the musicians are grizzled older men;...

National parks centennial offers lots to do, see

August 23, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

It was a trickle that started during Abraham Lincoln's presidency — a bill to protect the wild beauty of Yosemite in California from developers, homesteaders and industrialists. That was followed...

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