Laura Jane Willoughby talks with author Ted Conover about what it means to be an immersion reporter.

When Erin Bonzon stepped into her role as the new administrator for Howard County’s Office of Children and Families this summer, she took over a department that last fiscal year supported more than 7,000 educators and 10,000 parents and families…

Since 1995, Baltimore-based Bratt Décor has provided a pop of whimsy to nurseries with its timeless, chic furniture in unusual metal finishes. Mary and Stephen Bauer began designing, manufacturing and selling the type of furniture they wanted but…

Since 1995, Baltimore-based Bratt Décor has provided a pop of whimsy to nurseries with its timeless, chic furniture in unusual metal finishes. Mary and Stephen Bauer began designing, manufacturing and selling the type of furniture…

Visitors ride along the streets of Old Havana in 1950s American cars-turned-taxis, their engines long since replaced with European or Japanese models. From these convertibles, they tour the sites of Cuba’s heyday: the National…

When Michelle and Greg Webb bought their two-story, five-bedroom house in Pasadena’s Ventnor neighborhood in 2013, they knew they’d found the perfect home. It was located in a good school district, 30-minute commute from…

The roar of an engine reverberates off the concrete walls and rattles the bay doors at the back of a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Laurel, empty except for a series of sets and props under construction. A cobalt blue 1923 hot rod pulls into an open…

When Michelle and Greg Webb bought their two-story, five-bedroom house in Pasadena’s Ventnor neighborhood in 2013, they knew they’d found the perfect home. It was located in a good school district, 30-minute commute from Michelle’s job at TEK Systems…

Some 300 plants star in the lush, green posts of Hilton Carter’s Instagram feed, which, with 160,000 followers, made him a social-media green interior design star, gained him residential plant styling clients and led to a book deal. The Baltimore…

As more than 30 people mill around the main room of the nonprofit rescue Friends of Rabbits’ open house, 13-year-old Sophia Houston and her brother, 11-year-old Levi, are oblivious to the noise and activity. They sit inside a metal playpen on the…

Supporters and opponents of northern Anne Arundel’s light rail stops gathered for three separate rallies Saturday and pledged further action at the state and local level. A rally organized by the Greater FernGlen Community Association at the Cromwell…

Adventure abounds in Harford County, often in places you might not think to look. We’ve compiled a list of the less-explored parks, museums and more for fresh, kid-friendly fun year-round. Here’s where to go to get your family off the beaten path.

With the news full of women speaking up and taking action, it’s time to spotlight the groundbreakers from our community. These women have challenged convention, shattered preconceived notions and set new precedents, but their work isn’t finished.…

It should have been a career-ending diagnosis. Twelve years ago, Randy Harrison was a professional tuba player for orchestras along the East Coast, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, when …

It should have been a career-ending diagnosis. Twelve years ago, Randy Harrison was a professional tuba player for orchestras along the East Coast, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, when he was diagnosed with Facioscapulohumeral muscular…

At Hosanna African Methodist Episcopal Church in Darlington, the apple chopping, peeling and baking began in earnest in August. Volunteers for the Wilson Ministry Center will embark on a massive apple, caramel and whipped cream buying spree in the…

Originally, Ed Gaddy just wanted an environmentally-friendly house.He was starting a job at the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel after retiring from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He wanted to find a house within…

Jesse Tomlin hit a low point five years ago, alone in a hotel room, struggling to find sobriety from the depths of an addiction that had dogged him since he was 18. Just moments after shooting up he thought, "This is miserable." He got sober, but…

It takes just 16 minutes for Jamie Imperial and four friends to solve the puzzle that opens the door to the mad scientist's lab. Immersed in their game at Escape Live Columbia, the group crowds into a room where an eerie green light emanates from the…

Immersed in their game at Escape Live Columbia, the group crowds into a room where an eerie green light emanates from the doomsday machine of the evil Dr. X. The machine, really just a prop, alternately changes color from red to blue to green. Three…