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Newsletter

🎃 The Insider’s Halloween Guide Is Here + Kneaded Baking Co.

78 Halloween events, three-day croissants, Southern Maryland’s first YMCA, and this week’s best local plans.

Michael Cole

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Oct 6, 2026

Behind the Business

Behind the Business: Kneaded Baking Co. 🥐

The story behind the croissants, the scones and the bakery people keep trying to get into.

Michael Cole

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Oct 5, 2026

Guide

🎃 The Insider’s Halloween Guide

One costume. A whole month to wear it.

Michael Cole

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Oct 4, 2026

Newsletter

🚀 Apollo 13 on the Flight Line & a Bookstore on Wheels

Meet Read & Rally, plan your First Friday, and catch a fall festival, Flutter Fest, and music under the oaks.

Michael Cole

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Sep 29, 2026

The Newcomer Guide to St. Mary’s County

New here? Start here. Find useful local tips, places to eat, and things to do around the county.

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What you get every Tuesday

Local events worth a spot on your calendar. New eats and the stories behind them. Community news that matters. A county quiz to test what you know. And one weekly calendar to make planning easier.

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