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Mayor to utilize hologram technology to interact with citizenry
Holographic interactions further legacy of facetious citizen engagement After a series of Public Relations gaffes, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will dramatically shift her public relations work through the use of a hologram for alI public appearances. In a discussion with reporters, Ryan O’Doherty, Director of Communications for City Hall, announced the Mayor has recruited the service of Digital Domain Media Group, known best for creating a hologram of the late Tupac Shakur for Coachella 2012. The joint venture, … Read entire article »
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Woody’s Rum Bar gets slapped with stop work order
While breezing through Fells Point the other day, I couldn’t help but notice that Woody’s Run Bar and Island Grill (1700 Thames St.) looked conspicuously stripped down, had some conspicuous yellow tape running along the length of its balcony windows, and had a more than conspicuous telltale bright orange STOP WORK order pasted to the side door on the shared-entrance (with European Football enthusiast bar Slainte) staircase leading up to the establishment. So it would … Read entire article »
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Opinion: Bottle Tax Won’t Fix Imagination Deficit
As Baltimore’s Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake delivers a preliminary budget for the city today, the focus seems to be on efficiency. Changes to the city’s health budget, cuts to the liquor board, “cloud computing” for city offices and a laundry list of other initiatives are being introduced in an effort to bolster Baltimore City’s year over year budget issues. One thing left out of the text: the increased bottle tax proposal, which has been touted … Read entire article »
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An opinion regarding this “no smoking in the car with kids” law
The Maryland senate passed a bill this morning, a bill designed to make smoking in a car illegal whilst in the presence of a child, 8 years old or younger. A $50 fine could be assessed if a person were to be pulled over by a police officer and seen with an ashtray full of butts and a child in the backseat. To most Hysterical Mothers, this bill is a no-brainer – a triumph for child … Read entire article »
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Stokes contemplating run for Mayor against McCheese, promises to bring tasty back
Baltimore – A political spokesperson has noted that Carl Stokes, long time political veteran who briefly ran for Mayorship of Baltimore, is considering a run for Mayor of McDonaldland instead. If he mounted a run against the incumbent, Mayor McCheese, it could constitute the largest political challenge faced by the incumbent in McDonaldland history. “It is simple math, really,” said the spokesperson, “For too long, McCheese has seen McDonaldland as a footstool to all the delicious … Read entire article »
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