Monthly Archives: September 2010

“Hook One, Dunk One, Put it Away, Gotta Play that Trash Ball Every Day”

You can’t ignore the fact that Baltimore is a filthy city, ridden with chicken bones, plastic bags, soda bottles and food wrappers. Don’t you think it’s time to bring back “Trashball” — one of the most ingenious “stop littering” ad campaigns … Continue reading

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Now Playing at Local Theaters (1972)

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Brits Invade Baltimore’s Art Scene

Baltimore’s Beating Art Don’t let the grittiness of The Wire put you off, the US east coast city has a thriving DIY arts scene and some great dive bars by Becky Barnicoat, The Guardian, 9/18/2010 Baltimore comes with a question mark. … Continue reading

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Rant Rail

My favorite feature in the b free daily paper is the Rant Rail, where angry Baltimoreans – under the liberating cloak of anonymity – tell us how they really feel in Twitter-length snark attacks. I know the City Paper, by … Continue reading

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