Before the ring she had always been a predator in my eyes. She is there every day, all day, at the same corner. Her cargo pants are black, having long ago become saturated filth. Mats of long brown hair ooze from under her black stocking cap. She appears to wear at least two heavy shirts […]
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Globe Brewing building to be destroyed, Little Havana a burgeoning power player
A few days ago it was announced by various outlets that the long since empty Globe Brewing building adjacent to Little Havana (1325 Key Hwy, Inner Harbor) is slated for demolition, a property which had been purchased some time ago by none other than Tim Whistead, the owner of Little Havana. It’s been an interesting […]
A Response to the Mayor’s 10 Year Plan
Dennis The Cynic delivers his previously promised analysis of our illustrious mayor’s 10 year plan, State of the City, and all that other good stuff as mentioned on our previous podcast. Consider it your weekend homework assignment, Baltimore! The document: http://www.baltimorecity.gov/portals/0/agencies/finance/changetogrow.pdf The Mayor, Live: http://live.baltimorecity.gov/ If the past few weeks has shown us anything it’s that Baltimore […]
Get to the National Pinball Museum while the gettin’s good
Unfortunate news came down the pipeline this past week that the beloved-by-most National Pinball Museum (608 Water St, Downtown), which has had a right difficult time finding a permanent home, is closing its doors once again on March 3rd. The time tested disagreements with landlords over lease terms has choked out the museum’s ability to […]
Weird Cars of Baltimore!
If there’s one thing, one highly enjoyable thing, about being stuck at a red light and or in downtown traffic in the Baltimore area (or really any city for that matter), it’s the potential for seeing on of Baltimore’s highly unusual selection of vehicles. Art cars, redneck chic, Baltimore’s vehicular quirk demands to be collected […]
MIB: Washington Flour
We continue our very, very limited series on products made and sold in Baltimore with a most basic of staples: Flour. Washington Flour. A most basic but crucial product, one which enters every delicious muffin, cakey thing or pancakey thing imaginable, when thinking about buying local (or the marginally less favorable buying regionally) it’s good […]