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Amanda Yeager

Amanda Yeager is The Baltimore Sun's dining reporter. She joined The Sun in 2022 after working at the Baltimore Business Journal and Capital Gazette. She is a 2012 graduate of the University of Maryland.

Bits & Bites: Baltimore bars say hello to holidays, duckpin bowling returns to Canton

December 6, 2024 at 10:33 a.m.

Though Baltimore has had a handful of such pop-ups in prior years, 2024 so far seems to be serving an extra helping of holiday cheer.

Mother's Grille will close its Federal Hill flagship in January.

After 3 million meals, Mother’s, a gathering place for Ravens fans, will close

December 4, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.

Two other Mother’s locations, in Arnold and Timonium, will remain open.

A Towson man's message in a bottle, dropped into the ocean off the coast of Brazil, has resurfaced 16 years later in Australia. Contact information at the end of the letter has been blurred. (Facebook)

Towson man’s message in a bottle washes ashore 16 years later, in Australia

December 4, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

Joe Johnson dropped the green wine bottle into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on March 11, 2008. Last week, it turned up on the beach in Southern...

One of the dining rooms at Uncle's Hawaiian Grindz, which will close Dec. 31.

Uncle’s Hawaiian Grindz, Fallston restaurant serving dishes from the Aloha State, will close

December 2, 2024 at 1:58 p.m.

The restaurant’s last day in service will be Dec. 31.

Curtis Bay resident Angela Shaneyfelt sits on her porch a few blocks from the CSX coal piers. After 16 years in the community, Shaneyfelt says she plans to move her family to a new neighborhood in the coming year. (Amanda Yeager/Staff)

‘You get tired of cleaning’: Battle over Curtis Bay coal dust adds new chapter

December 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Research documenting the presence of coal dust in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay has now been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Lisa Berry of Lexington Park, left, holds a box of shoes she's purchasing as Ma Petite Shoe owner Susannah Siger, right, shows her a pair of boots in the shop on The Avenue in Hampden. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Staff)

Baltimore-area retailers optimistic as national forecasts project mixed holiday shopping bag

November 29, 2024 at 7:35 p.m.

Baltimore-area retailers said the convenience of the online marketplace creates an ongoing challenge for brick-and-mortar stores. But there are still a contingent of customers who prefer to browse in person.