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GET RAW AT THE RAW BARGE! (New addition to Tiki Barge)
Word has it that the once embattled and now seemingly acceptable Tiki Barge (500 Harborview Dr., Inner Harbor) is applying to expand its operations, in order to include a lil’ ol’ thing they like to call the “Raw Barge.” Billed as a seafood restaurant, this Raw Barge has one of the most comedy-ripe names I’ve heard in quite a while, harkening back to the days of Green Cilantro and NADDs (or possibly Shirley’s Honey Hole). The … Read entire article »
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Top 4 tips for rescuing the Baltimore Grand Prix
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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Snowify Baltimore and liven up those vacants!
Season’s Greetings Baltimore! Block upon block of city blight got you down? Snowify it! Twitterman @MMMcDermott has already made his and so did we! You should make one too and post it in the comments section of this blog post! It’s super fun and easy to do! Very excited! Exclamation points! Edit: Here’s @dukiebiddle’s!! … Read entire article »
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Polish Christmas caroling this Friday: you should go
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 »
A swimmable, fishable harbor: Or, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA – Part 2
And so it was after Earth Day 2010 that the Waterfront Partnership unveiled its, shall we say, ambitious goal to make Baltimore’s Inner Harbor two of two seemingly impossible things: Swimmable, and Fishable. Not only swimmable and fishable, but swimmable and fishable in ten years. The initially touted details involved spreading awareness of the perils of litter, construction or large marsh-barges and other measures that at that time I deemed “a bit cutesy” when faced … Read entire article »






















