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Urban Foraging in Baltimore: or, Hey this Superfundberry tastes great!

Urban Foraging in Baltimore: or, Hey this Superfundberry tastes great!

  Laura Vozzella ran a piece in the Baltimore Sun yesterday regarding the seemingly on-the-rise concept of Urban Foraging, which essentially amounts to picking things up off the ground and eating them: By gathering food in a city public park, Stauss not only trims her grocery bill but also takes part in one of the more surprising offshoots of the local-foods movement: urban foraging. Even in Baltimore, where certain parks are better known as murder-victim dumping grounds … Read entire article »

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The HONtroversy Zeta – the ultimater flame war

The HONtroversy Zeta – the ultimater flame war

In our last episode, City Paper had just published a feature-length interview with Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting, the contents of which completely backfired and caused an upswell of renewed ire at her for the then-recent revelation that she had trademarked the colloquial term “Hon.” And here we are months later, when Baltimore Sun reports that Denise Whiting, in anticipation of next week’s HonFest, has distributed a list of restrictions on area businesses participating in … Read entire article »

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New Baltimore Blogosite – Ask Fuzz

New Baltimore Blogosite – Ask Fuzz

Ever wanted to ask a cop about cop stuff, anonymously? Well now you’ve got a resource for that: introducing Ask Fuzz, a Bmore-bred site dedicated to cop stories, theoretical situations contributed by the masses (Can you chug a bottle of booze after being stopped and beat a DUI?) and a bunch of other cop-related snizznozz – they’re currently looking for cops to lend and answering hand too, so if you’re a cop interested in being … Read entire article »

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Damn You, Chipotle!

If there’s one thing for certain, Americans are total whores for Chipotle. Their streamlined ordering system, the pure deliciousness of their burritos, the …industrial styling? It’s all enough to send you into oblivion. Taste oblivion. And like you, I’m a total whore for Chipotle and went right ahead and watched this video promo for “America’s Next Great Restaurant” on Facebook without hesitation and got myself a BOGO burrito at Chipotle. Damn you, Chipotle. Click on the image to whore yourselves out for free burritos! … Read entire article »

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Gambling for booze!

Alright well not really – but this entry into a hacking competition by a NYC hacker gr0up for hacking could make ordering a drink a little more fun; it’s a decommissioned Japanese slot machine that takes tokens, the resulting combination of the spin determines your drink! Check out the full text at Popular Science. … Read entire article »

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