Monthly Archives: January 2011

Farmville Hacked on Howard Street

Monday 12:42 am., 200 block of Howard Street — A man reported someone had used his password and hacked into his Farmville account on Facebook.com and that as a result he had lost a year’s worth of work and all … Continue reading

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Pressed for Time (Globe Poster)

Baltimore’s Globe Poster Company holds decades of music and printing history–and it’s on the verge of being lost By Lee Gardner (Baltimore City Paper, 1/26/2011) Bob Cicero has the air of a man carrying a heavy load, despite the fact … Continue reading

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Baltimore’s New Wave

Our indie music scene is far from one note. The success of Dan Deacon and the Wham City arts collective has given rise to a new crop of experimental musicians. By Erik Maza (The Baltimore Sun, 1/22/2011) “…Two years after … Continue reading

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Harbor Debris in 1902: Cats, Dogs, Rats, Corned Beef, Livers and more

Gave Up Its Dead (Baltimore Morning Herald , 7/4/1902) On account of the cool weather that prevailed throughout June the harbor scavengers’ haul of dead cats, dogs and other debris was much smaller last month than ordinarily. The scavengers began … Continue reading

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