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Filed under “uhhh… ok then” comes a recent marketing campaign for General Mills’ cinnamon and sugar drenched breakfast cereal for children Cinnamon Toast Crunch. The one month campaign was put together by Beaverton, OR based All Points Media , whether you know it or not you’ve seen several of their marketing campaigns before, notably their […]
Swedish Vodka megajuggernaut Absolut is continuing its “Cities” line this year with yet another US city to add to its long line of city-themed-and-subsequently-rebranded flavors (“Berry Acai” used to be “Los Angeles,” “Brooklyn” is now “Orient Apple,” which makes sense), revving up the Social Media 2.4 Synergy Lateral Marketing Engine ™ to find THE NEXT […]
Well it was a long, long ride for the ownership at Boston Street’s Gin Mill (2300 Boston St., Canton) but the doors finally closed after what seems like an eternity but was in fact 16 years, after some rough patches over the past ten or so due to the “Boston Street Curse,” a common semi-misconception […]
It’s funny how sometimes a dive bar can be recognized so very often by all sorts of people as one of the “Best Of’s” here in Baltimore and yet somehow the general pop and even the establishment itself is gleefully oblivious to that fact. Venice Tavern is such a place, located on the outskirts of […]
So there I was, crawling around South Baltimore so I coulds check out the new Kumari location (protip: the lunch buffet is like $10, free Nepalese Tea) when I saw the rearside of one Wiley Gunter’s (823 E Fort Ave, Locust Point) which features a rather large painted mural of what the place used to […]
Whether you’re new to Baltimore or a seasoned veteran, we can all agree that it’s nice to discover (or rediscover) a new place away from the hustle and bustle of often times touristy Fells Point. Here we find 5 picks (and certainly not an exhaustive list, there are many) from SpaceManAndy and EvanTheMayor detailing some […]