Normally the ins and outs of our fair city’s political machinery is fairly dull and not necessarily worthy of note, but boy howdy today is quite the day of interest on the Baltimore City Council’s draft agenda. Don’t believe me? SEE FOR YOURSELF. Possibly the most important issue being discussed is the resolution for Split-Level […]
Category: Politics
The Dixon trial aftermath – hilarious edition
The entire virtual and physical city of Baltimore has been positively riveted and glued to any and all media sources for the past two weeks during Mayor Sheila Dixon’s trial. Despite the fact that her hired wizard managed to stave off several convictions of theft in the first of two trials against her, a single […]
Dixon pleads not guilty; summons wizard as defense attorney
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon plead not guilty today on multiple charges brought against her including theft and perjury, as the result of a four year probe by the state prosecutor’s office. Despite the fact that her lawyer Arnold Weiner is a well known and seemingly effective defense attorney, the Dixon camp is seeking further courtroom […]
The Cafe Hon Flamingo – breakdown of the dumb.
This is truly and without question one of those days that the namesake of this website couldn’t be more appropriate. The Sun reports this morning (A Flamingo Flap, 10/21/2009) that the giant, controversial (what?), pink flamingo adorning Cafe Hon in Hampden has been removed as a result of the owner, Denise Whiting, refusing to pay […]
Fells Point Fun Festival canceled in favor of tax hike
Facing severe budget shortfalls in the upcoming fiscal year, the decision was passed down during Monday’s city council meeting to forgo this year’s 43rd annual Fells Point Fun Festival in favor of a $5 “fun tax” designed to boost awareness concerning the amount of fun that can be had in Baltimore City, and simultaneously bridge […]
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 […]