With all the votes being tallied and a fine effort by all those who entered, with %49 of the vote via a combination of decent writing and shameless self promotion, your 2011 maybe-the-only-time-ever winner of The Baltimore Blogger’s Challenge is none other than: SpaceManAndy! Depsite the fact that Andy happens to field the Advice column here on The City That Breeds, I assure you there is nary a shade of nepotism or cronyism happening here, and quite … Read entire article »

In what could or could not be an annual thing, the Baltimore Area Blogger’s Challenge has been “on” for the past week, in which readers and writers collectively selected a topic regarding Baltimore – namely, the love story of Natty Boh and Sally Utz, as famously made famous by MGH’s ad set for Smyth Jewelers. Be that as it may! We’ve received a whopping *four* submissions – holy crap you guys love to write – all … Read entire article »

Well the votes have been counted and the topic decided for this (and possibly last) Blogger’s Challenge, a chance for you Baltimore bloggers to strut your creative stuff and write up a storm for all to enjoy. The topic, as revealed in the title: Natty Boh and Sallie Utz – a love story. We all remember the billboard, the genius marketing maneuver by Smyth Jewelers and the subsequent ceremony at Power Plant Live! last spring: But what, … Read entire article »

Are you a Baltimore area blogger? Maybe one of them blogs that appeared on that Mobbies thing? Well have I got a bragging rights contest for you! What seems like a trillion years ago an idea was hatched: area bloggers all write a post, entry, blog or what have you, on a particular topic – Baltimore related. The topic would be selected by vote after interested parties submit them via email or comment, and writing … Read entire article »