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As you walk around the neighborhood for some Halloween fun this year, you might find yourself wondering why some of the pumpkins are teal.

A step-by-step guide to getting the most from your steamed crab. -- Kit Pollard Waskom

There's no denying that soft-shell crabs are a little weird. They're slimy and slippery when raw. Cooked in a sandwich, their spindly legs and grabby claws poke out from the slices of bread and make some people wonder, "Do you seriously think I'm going to eat that?"...

Traditionally, Baltimoreans don't have their first crab feast until Memorial Day, when they can move the meal outside. The days are longer, and the crabs are fatter. Get to know our favorite Baltimore-area crab decks and patios. Because crabs just taste better when you're sitting...

Three cheers for the yellow, blue and red. Old Bay is celebrating its home-town pride with the Summer of Baytriotism, a summer-long celebration including restaurant promotions, a search for the Voice of Baltimore and the introduction of Blippar, an engaging technology that will allow...

About 62,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a tributary of White Marsh Run on Tuesday night, Baltimore County public works officials said.

Baltimore County officials on Tuesday showed off how they've been spending money from the so-called "rain tax" — reviving a street-sweeping program that they say is keeping dirt and debris out of the county's waterways.

The Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant will face increased regulatory oversight after an August finding that a miscalculation on the operators' part could have led to an unnecessary emergency response to an insignificant radiation leak.

Federal grant funds examination of sources and impacts of pharmaceuticals