Jubilee: The Concert
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It took me a little while to find a live stream of the Jubilee Concert, but
I am glad I persevered and was able to watch it. It was very well done, and
m...
Radiohead's Peculiar Power
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I took my 12-year-old son, Levi, to the Radiohead concert at the Verizon
Center last night and came away stunned, even though I’m not a huge fan of
the b...
Ed Schrader’s Music Beat – Traveling (Javelin Remix)
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It seems like a rare occurrence when a remix comes by that I really enjoy
enough to devote a single post to. Javelin, a favorite of mine, have
remixed Ed ...
BaltimoreBikeParty 80′s Ride
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BaltimoreBikeParty 80′s Ride June’s RAD 80′s Bike Party Friday, June 29,
2012 Washington Monument, 7:00pm BaltimoreBikeParty has something special
planned ...
Cherry Picking
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We moved into our house seven years ago last summer. At the time, we didn't
know it was a fruit farm.
When we moved here, big chunks of the backyard were ...
Girl’s Weekend in NYC
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This weekend we celebrated my sister’s upcoming wedding in New York City
with shows, food, and all around general fun. Yes, we got matching Minnie
Mouse sh...
Crack’d
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We all knew it was coming, didn’t we? I was finally going to lose it. And I
did. Except the process was entirely wonderful. Two years since the divorce
I h...
Lovin' It: Oliver & Margaret and the View
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Feline voyeurs. Young Mr Oliver and Miss Margaret love the super-wide window sills and the downtown Baltimore action. But, looking out the windows they don't...
Tommy
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Life of Dad
There are plenty of websites about motherhood. Like Babble, I suppose,
which likes to pretend it's inclusive, bu...
I Don't Agree with the EBDI Opposers
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Recently in the news there has been increased opposition to the EBDI
development adjacent to the Johns Hopkins Hospital. It has grown to the
point where lo...
Vendor Spotlight: *Might
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*What type of music do you listen to when you're hard at work?*
Andrew Bird, The Decemberists, They Might Be Giants & Neko Case tend to
keep me motivated ...
#dirtythirty Eve
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Now, I realize that the whole "Roaring Twenties" metaphor (is that a
metaphor? Or an analogy? My brain is fried. Pardon.) totally falls apart
because I'm n...
Go West at Area 405 June 1
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GO WEST!
Area 405 presents an International exhibition and the culinary event of the
season not to be missed:
GO WEST (exhibitionists) is a multi medi...
Kitchen Wars--Crash!
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I'm sitting at the kitchen table in the new house & I gotta say--this ain't
no merge, it's a full-grown, head-on crash! Difficult to be sure &
frustratin...
Baltimore Mini Goats!
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Mini goats are now legal in Baltimore City!
These little guys are two month old Nigerian Dwarf goats. They are
castrated males (aka "wethers"), fro...
In the Press.
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Dennis Miller: I don't wanna go on a rant here, but America's foreign policy makes about as much sense as Beowulf having sex with Robert Fulton at the First ...
School of Seven Bells
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The first time I heard music by School of Seven Bells was thanks to a
podcast that played the song “Iamundernodisguise“. I perked up, said ‘hey!
what’s th...
Memorial Day Closing
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In honor of Memorial Day, the shop will be closed Monday, May 28th. So get
your bike shopping in Saturday or Sunday and have a great long weekend.
Publ...
The Very Model of a Modern Major JRPG
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Imagine that one day, in some dusty, forgotten corner of your parents’
basement, you were to stumble upon an old shelf, untouched in many years.
Lined up n...
Meet Spike & Otis
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A trend in social media is “brand humanization,” the concept of adding a
bit of personality to an organization’s interaction with people. Who wants
to enga...
REVIEW: Graeter's Ice Cream
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So Memorial Day Weekend is here and I know a number of you plan to host or
attend some parties, so let me give you some advice if you are unsure about
...
Stages
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At every stage in my daughter's brief life, I have thought things were
kinda rough. I'm being dramatic, of course, because rough is relative here.
But hist...
Working Father
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Dear Working Mother magazine, Men are not stupid. Your current issue’s “10
Lessons from Working Dads” touts many benefits of parenting like a dad,
which do...
Gunpowder River Artfest at Boordy Vineyards
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WHAT: Arts, Crafts, Music, Wine, Food, Activities WHERE: Boordy Vineyards
WHEN: June 2, 2012 We are packing our bags and heading for the Gunpowder
River Ar...
[ 004 ] 100 Things About Things…
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… that I do I bake. I always have. I’d help my Nana bake her cookies every
Christmas. I started with cutting out shapes and putting sugar on them when
I wa...
Time Machine: Old Posts Recovered!
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Long story short. Many posts from my 2009-2011 initial blogging period that
I thought were lost have been found. They are not formatted for WordPress
and t...
Finding My Water Wings
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I have recently become a water aerobics fanatic. I go to a gym that has a
somewhat volatile air conditioning and heating system. So I was either
freezin...
The Illusion of Choice
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*The Safeway down the street doesn't offer near the selection I had at the
Shoprite I grew up with. Do you want Coke, Pepsi or the Safeway brand?
Whateve...
Farmers Markets
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Baltimore City Baltimore Farmers Market and Bazaar, 7 a.m.-noon Sundays
through Dec. 18, beneath the Jones Falls Expressway at Holliday and
Saratoga street...
Harlem Park: Don't Wait for the Red Line
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There are some parts of Old West Baltimore that have seen lots of
reinvestment and redevelopment on both the public and private sectors. They
include Upto...
Crossing the Delaware
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I remember feeling utterly panicked in the dark days (let's be honest, dark weeks) after Hannah was born when I realized that one day I was probably going to...
“Of Dolls and Murder” Baltimore Premiere
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WTBH hosts the Baltimore-area premiere of "Of Dolls and Murder," a
documentary about the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained death and popular
interest in fore...
Entitlement
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Here's Liz Atwood with this week's Tween Tuesday: A Texas couple was demonized by the media last week for not giving a souvenir baseball to a little boy at a...
1980s Fashion: Constantly Happy
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Some people love 1980s fashion because, well, they like it. For most,
though, the love of 1980s fashion is nostalgic. We all love to return to
the period t...
Day 29: Black & White
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I used to take lots of black and white photos, back in the day of 35 mm
film. It was interesting to go out on a sunny day today and do this with my
new cam...
Lost and Found beauty
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Santa Cruz, NM
Living in a place called the "Land of Enchantment," you think would quell
any complaints about the ambiance. Undeniably, it is absolutely be...
Zack and Zonker
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Recently a newspaper comic strip took on a hot button political issue in a
provocative stand in a week-long series which ignited controversy and
outrage:
...
Moving! Follow the Real Estate Wonk to new home
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The Real Estate Wonk has moved -- fitting, for a blog about housing. You can tag along to the new location by going to baltimoresun.com/realestatewonk. The n...
4 Reasons I Dislike Pinterest
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If you have any contact with females online – I’m sure you’ve heard of
Pinterest. It’s a service that provides virtual pin-boards (reminds me of a
digital ...
Here We Come 2012
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With a new year will come a new *Bmore Music*. Re-imaged and re-purposed
for 2012, look to be musically informed about artists from Baltimore in
different...
The Face Painting of James Kuhn
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Hovering somewhere between freaky, scary, interesting, inspiring, and
freaky (again), is the face painting of James Kuhn. I wish I could say this
was only ...
Callista and the Free Republic
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Newt Gingrich said that the next First Lady, his current wife Callista,
"describes herself as being a cross between Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush
with just a...
Moving day at Read Street
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The Baltimore Sun is shifting the platform for its blogs, so Read Street is moving to a new address: http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/books/read-street. ...
Hazardous Waste Drop-Off This Weekend
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The city of Baltimore will hold its first Hazardous Waste Drop-Off event at
the new containment facility at the Northwest Citizen Convenience Center
this w...
Mastiff Monday: Halloween Edition
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First of all sorry for the lack of entries. I am a bit of a shitty blogger. I'm OK with that though because I am a really good friend and I think that counts...
Dueling Monsters: Dr. Moreau Recap
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Dr. Moreau portion of this
year's Dueling Monsters read-a-long! I hope you enjoying getting to know
Moreau...
A Day In The Life: Baltimore Pictures 2011
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Yesterday, The Baltimore Sun ask people to submit pictures that they took
from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM that depicts a day in the life of living in
Baltimore. Th...
The Point of this blog
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Recently the New York Times ran an article about gentrification in DC and
how for the first time in 51 years, the District will no longer be majority
black...
the next chapter…
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today, i’m turning the page in my photography journey. it’s time to roll
up the sleeves and get dirty. i hope you’ll come and join me in my new
home HERE….
Taxing (or Fee-ing) Non-profits
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I read this article this morning about Boston (and other cities) turning to nonprofits to increase revenue for the city. I have mixed feelings...Squeezed Cit...
I Think We Are Doing This
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Yep, that's right. I think me and that boy who used to have long hair and
bought a school bus are getting hitched!
Only 10 more days to go and most of our...
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