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Ring of Honor wrestling comes to Baltimore, is entertaining

January 9th, 2012 | 7 Comments

A short while ago I received a phone call from my ol’ buddy Tom explaining that he’d be coming up to town for a Ring of Honor show at Duburns Arena, a wrestling group I had never heard of but apparently is gaining a lot of traction in recent history due to it getting picked up by Sinclair broadcasting (You can currently see it air on Saturdays at 1pm on Fox 45, 10pm on the … Read entire article »

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“Hipster President” – the movie

January 4th, 2012 | 5 Comments

Mashable broke the news today that our president Barack Obama has gone and gotten himself an Instagram account, a web tool commonly used by folks who love to make their camera phone photos look like they’re over 40 years old, for some reason, also a commonly used web tool by nature’s favorite joke, Hipsters. Twitter was quick to make the obvious joke “Eheheheherheheheher Obama’s a Hipster,” but I see the forest, the *bigger* possibilities – blockbuster … Read entire article »

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Top 4 tips for rescuing the Baltimore Grand Prix

January 3rd, 2012 | 1 Comment

As the year 2011 came to a close, everybody’s favorite critical darling the Baltimore Grand Prix suddenly and very very unexpectedly had its 5 year contract with the city of Baltimore terminated as organizers failed to pay over $27 million in taxes, fees, blood sacrifices, back door campaign contributions and $100 Best Buy gift cards to the city’s elected officials who unflinchingly supported the event in spite of the fact that it never even landed … Read entire article »

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Centro Tapas closes, area residents may have to travel roughly one mile for Tapas

December 21st, 2011 | 5 Comments

Baltimore Diner dropped the news the other day that Riverside’s fancy pantsy former-Bicycle restaurant Centro Tapas has closed its doors, after two years of service. This is extremely sad news, as the city of Baltimore now has fewer than ten restaurants dedicated to serving tiny bits of food at pretty high prices. (Update: Gorelick has more news, as of 12/22, Corks is closed as well, landlord issues being cited, which in itself is totally expected. … Read entire article »

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Polish Christmas caroling this Friday: you should go

December 20th, 2011 | 6 Comments

This Friday at 7pm marks the Polish Home Club’s (510-12 S Broadway, Fells Point) annual Christmas Caroling extravaganza in Fells Point, an event I was introduced to by a highschool friend of mine some time ago and have grown to enjoy thoroughly. It’s an event that amounts to almost pure tradition, fortunately without feeling the slightest bit milk toast or boring (more on that in a second). Carolers essentially do a lap around Fells Point … Read entire article »

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