Crime and Punishment: Judge sentences criminal to watch every Orioles game

At what had seemed to be a rather routine trial today for defendant Ray Ray Richards, charged with reckless endangerment in a dirtbike incident, Baltimore City Circuit Court judge Judge Sylvester B. Cox has handed down a sentence that defies logic. “Mr. Richards, for your wanton lack of regard for the safety of the public […]

Event Plug: Heavy Seas Bacon and Beer Fest

It’s not often that I pull the “come to this event or you’re dead to me” card but this is a truly, truly wondrous event for celebrating a truly wondrous beer at the Clipper City Brewery: It’s a brewery tour It’s on Talk Like a Pirate Day It’s “all you care to sample” BEER AND […]

Bertha’s Mussels

What: Shrimp Salad Sandwich   Where: Bertha’s Mussels, Fells Point (map) How Much: $9.99 Synopsis: I hadn’t been to Bertha’s in 400 years or so and people had been remarking to me “I heard Bertha’s has been on the slide recently.” Meaning, the quality of food had somehow receded in recent history. But look at […]

The di[e]ce Boutique Grand Opening

(it’s pronounced “Deece”) The owner of di[e]ce, Shab Esfahani, has a great space on her hands and a great deal of potential. Aside from vintage goods, di[e]ce features handmade jewelry from local artisans (including some crazy “human ivory” pieces made with fingernails!), local art installations that are all for sale, and custom tailoring/alterations. One of […]

Event Plug: di[e]ce Boutique Grand Opening

Hey folks, if you’re not going to the Virgin Mobile Freefest this weekend N/M THAT’S SUNDAY YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE!!!, you should definitely check out the grand opening of di[e]ce Boutique this Saturday from 5-10pm (1211 S. Charles St., Federal Hill). The store used to be a “vintage” Clothing Warehouse, where you could buy a […]