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Open & Shut: La Maison by Café Dear Leon; Animal Boy; Pie Time
The latest restaurant openings, closings, and recent news.
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Penny Candies are Priceless
A Catonsville candy shop has a rich assortment of retro treats that stir memories of simpler times.
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Will Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park Become Baltimore City’s First State Park?
Often misrepresented and chronically under-funded, the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park area is the second-largest urban woodland park in the country.
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Robinson Agresott Has Spent Nearly 50 Years Reversing Baltimore’s Formstone Fad
In 1977, the former Colombian Navy officer fell in love with Baltimore—and restoring its historic rowhomes.
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Back to the Future: NS Savannah, The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Liner, Is Open for Tours
Moored at a desolate former Canton grain pier, the circa-1959 vessel appears ordinary from the outside, but inside it's a mashup of 'Star Trek' on sea and 'Mad Men' on vacation.
Arts & Culture
Meet the Baltimore Mother and Daughter-in-Law Who “Make Up” Hollywood
Emmy-nominated makeup artists Debi Young and Ngozi Olandu-Young got their starts at the Baltimore Police Department—between shifts fielding emergency calls—and behind the cosmetics counter at Nordstrom in Towson, respectively.
Sports
Orioles’ Linda Warehime Butcher, MLB’s First Ball Girl, Looks Back on Her Time at Memorial Stadium
From 1968 to 1974, the blonde schoolgirl was a fixture along with Brooks and Boog, American League pennants, Earl Weaver’s tantrums, and PA announcer Rex Barney calling out, “Give that fan a contract.”
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One-Time “Cowboys of the Sky” Recall Working on the Key Bridge
“It was a monument...the last vestige of an era when generations worked at Bethlehem Steel, GM, and Lever Brothers," says former Key Bridge ironworker Buddy Cefalu, 75. “I just hope I live long enough to see it rebuilt and the first car go across.”
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Former Afghan Refugee Set to Graduate from the University of Baltimore School of Law
The fourth-year law student is from a village in the Kunduz Province, which didn’t even have a public school until U.S. troops dislodged the Taliban around 2003. She’ll take the Maryland bar exam in July.
Sports
When Bob Irsay Stole the Colts from Baltimore 40 Years Ago, A Local Cartoonist Sprang Into Action
The story behind Mike Ricigliano's larger-than-life papier mâché dummy of Baltimore public enemy No. 1—which became something of a local celebrity at parades and sports bars.
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Easton’s Hill Community is One of the Oldest Free Black Neighborhoods in the U.S.
Today, Yvonne Freeman leads tours of the neighborhood where she grew up.
Arts & Culture
Artist Chris Stain is Documenting the History of Graffiti in Baltimore
Stain contributed to the city’s acclaimed 2012 Open Walls project.
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Awake Thy Soul: Singing the Centuries-Old ‘Sacred Harp’ in Baltimore
Developed in the late 1700s and early 1800s, shape-note singing soon moved south and west along with the frontier.
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The City That Rides: Meet Bicycling Advocate Shaka Pitts
The co-founder of Baltimore-based advocacy group Black People Ride Bikes now leads the Wednesday-night “Do the Bike Thing” ride.
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Fading History: “Ghost” Signs Evoke Baltimore’s Commercial Past
Over the past 20 years, Lashelle Bynum estimates she's found and photographed close to 200 ghost signs throughout the city.
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Playing for Keeps: Baltimore Banners Youth Hockey Program Celebrates 20 Years on Ice
The team continues to pull together kids from the nearby neighborhood known as “Down Da Hill” to play an otherwise unfamiliar sport in East Baltimore.
Arts & Culture
Baltimore Architect Jerome Gray Paints the City in Watercolor
Since 2016, Gray has posted more than 3,300 architectural watercolor sketches—complete with brief histories—on his popular Instagram feed.
History & Politics
Recalling the “Lost” Irish Quarry Town of Texas in Baltimore County
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Cockeysville was constructed between 1850-1852 by the Irish arrivals.
Food & Drink
The Midway’s Final Evening: The Block’s Only Non-Strip Club Bar Closes After Decades-Long Run
Like The Block itself, The Midway became a Baltimore institution simply by surviving.
History & Politics
At 57, East Baltimore’s Muggsy Bogues is Still Larger Than Life
Former NBA star's new memoir recounts relationships with family, mentors, and his fellow Dunbar Poets.
Arts & Culture
The Street Musician Known as Merdalf is the Mayor of 32nd Street
The 69-year-old busker is at home at the Waverly Farmers Market.
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Famous Frank's Corner Store on Wheels Gives Back to Cherry Hill
Frank Hudson is among a long line of entrepreneurs that have catered to residents' snack and beverage needs.
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Arabbers’ Mission Becomes More Urgent In the Midst of COVID-19
In addition to produce, arabbers distribute free groceries, masks, and public health fliers.
