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The Passing of Owl Meat Gravy

August 15th, 2011 | 22 Comments

(update: A small gathering to hang out and reminisce about OMG will be held at Little Italy’s Chipparelli’s this Sunday at 7:30pm. via Gorelick) Today is something of a shitty day for the Baltimore area Internet, for one of its more inexplicably entertaining individuals has passed: Owl Meat Gravy, aka Bob (in real life). Bob was a frequent – almost obsessive at times (yet still pretty funny) – commenter on at-that-time Baltimore Sun’s Dining at Large … Read entire article »

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“It wouldn’t be the 4th of July without Downtown violence”

July 5th, 2011 | 7 Comments

Police identify Alabama Man as person of interest in fatal stabbing tl;dr Baltimore is dangerous Baltimore’s long-standing tradition of horrible violence as celebration for our nation’s independence continued unabated Monday night as a nonfatal shooting, a fatal stabbing, and a toddler getting shot in the leg managed to happen despite the boosted presence of police, surveillance, GPS enable lasers and a fleet of battleships in the Downtown area. Which, despite the on-the-record disappointment from police chief Bealefeld … Read entire article »

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Living Social deal goes awry, citizens pissed

June 22nd, 2011 | 13 Comments

So’s I caught wind of a tale of woe the other day, regarding what should have been a really fun slash amazing party fun time courtesy of Baltimore’s Living Social bureau. It was a $60 ziplining slash open bar special, in which purchasers of the excursion would park their vehicle at the Port Covington Walmart (RED FLAG) and be provided transportation to Sandy Spring Friends School where frolicking, ziplining and climbing would ensue for two … Read entire article »

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WTF Baltimore FOP3, WTF

May 17th, 2011 | Add a Comment

And there we all were, watching the Orioles proceed to give it allllll up to the Red Sox last night as the bullpen had what can only be described as a “goddamn meltdown” – the Baltimore Interwebs expressing its distaste with the team for essentially giving up a sure thing after practically sleeping their way through a 6 run lead to flailing their way to a 1 run loss. And then this happened: OH NO YOU … Read entire article »

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Tabrizi’s (Tiki Barge) liquor license suspended for 30 days

April 28th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Hot off the Twitter presses, it looks like the residents of Harborview and parties involved in the run on Tabrizi’s liquor license and its associated entity – the Tiki Barge – have won a partial victory with a 30 day suspension. Tiki Barge first came under protest in February when residents of the Harborview community took issue with the loudness, the simulated sex with potted plants, and other things occurring over last summer’s blockbuster debut … Read entire article »

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