Best of Baltimore Readers’ Poll: the grassroots campaign*

DATELINE: BALTIMORE, MD 9:00AM WEDNESDAY – The HTC Eris alerted the user that a tweet had been made: [blackbirdpie id=”78285610577698817″] And so, the yearly popularity contest begins: Bmag’s reader’s poll is up, and somehow The City That Breeds has been nominated. ….which is great, but Baltimore Magazine’s reader’s poll has historically generated a great deal […]

Presenting your 2011 HON™Fest™ foursquare venue

Hey! Are you planning on hitting up the totally awesome street festival HON™Fest™ this weekend? I hear it’s totally awesome, which is why we left some totally awesome tips for the venue on Foursquare! Check ’em out! Buy a CHONT bumper sticker! Get all religious-y and get kicked out! Write the word HON™ on your […]

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 […]

Reefers sold, some sort of dog place taking over

Speaking of bars being sold, Fells Point’s own favorite bar/club Reefers (711 S Broadway) is out, having been sold to a T/A known as “Dogwatch Tavern,” which appears to be the name of “A Real English Pub in Antiqua.” Crap, I though it would end up being some sort of dog-show-themed bar, which would be […]

Say hello to your “Team No Way Jose” t-shirts

A few weeks following the boycott of Ryleigh’s Oyster in Federal Hill over the possibility of a perceived “hostile takeover” by ownership attempting to buy the property leased by No Way Jose Cafe (allegedly without their knowledge), some neighborhood citizens are continuing to express solidarity, others couldn’t care less, while Muggsy’s Mug House owner Danny […]