Monthly Archives: February 2011

“For My Boh”

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Violet Glaze (Baltimore City Paper, 2/16/20110 I write this valentine in Old Bay and blood, Baltimore, because I love you. I’m enthralled by you, besotted with you, I carry you in my heart like the first boy I kissed … Continue reading →


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Not All The Slammers At Memorial Ended In Runs

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Rafael Alvarez (The Baltimore Sun, 10/6/1991) Today is your last opportunity to be arrested at a major league ballpark on 33rd Street. And if it is your desire to take a little piece of Memorial Stadium with you as … Continue reading →


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After 20 years at WJZ, Marty Bass continues to be one of the area’s most popular TV personalities (1998)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Success has meant not leaving Baltimore By Chris Kaltenbach (The Baltimore Sun, 1/11/1998) Baltimore was just supposed to be a brief stop on the way to big-time TV success. Some brief stop. Two decades later, Marty Bass is still plugging … Continue reading →


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Judged by His Beers

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Charles Cohen (Baltimore City Paper, 6/16/2004) The Orioles may think they sell status with Camden Yards skyboxes, but true O’s fans know they’ve really earned their way into an exclusive club when they make it onto Fancy Clancy’s short … Continue reading →


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Negro Mountain History

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Western Maryland’s Historical Library: Negro Mountain The most commonly accepted historical account as to how Negro Mountain received its name can be traced to the 1750s. Colonel Thomas Cresap and his black body-servant, “Nemesis,” were tracking a group of American … Continue reading →


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The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Baltimore’s Great Fire Created As Well As Destroyed Tour on Great Fire’s anniversary draws crowd By Jay Hancock (The Baltimore Sun, 2/6/2011) One hundred seven years after Harry met Martha at the edge of hell, two people who resulted from … Continue reading →


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Maryland Bill Seeks To Rename Negro, Polish Mountains

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By The Associated Press (Myfoxdc.com, 2/7/2011) CUMBERLAND, Md. – A Maryland state senator said Monday that she has introduced a bill seeking to rename two Appalachian peaks, Negro Mountain and Polish Mountain, citing cultural sensitivities. Lawmakers Speak to FOX 5 … Continue reading →


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Giant Mechanical Blue Crab

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Does anyone remember the giant blue crab at the Maryland Science Center? Does it still move? Buy this crab print and other moments in Baltimore history captured by Sun photographers at The Baltimore Sun Store. Tags: baltimore sun, maryland science … Continue reading →


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Happy John Waters Day! (February 7th)

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Scott Huffines

It’s John Waters Day somewhere But it’s a little weird, just as it should be By Michael Ollove (The Baltimore Sun, 2/7/2004) We’re sitting in our office the other day when an e-mail arrives from the New Museum in New … Continue reading →


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Happy Birthday Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Infamous Essex landmark celebrates 100 years of operation in 2011 By Keith Roberts (EssexPatch.com, 1/1/2011) A little more than a year ago the town of Essex celebrated its 100th anniversary. In 2011, an icon that is closely associated with Essex … Continue reading →


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Poe House could close without city help, curator warns

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Officials want historic museum dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe to be self-sufficient by next year By Chris Kaltenbach, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/4/2011) The long-time curator of Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe House says the museum could be forced to close if … Continue reading →


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Overweight Essex Man with Minimum Wage Job Seeks Honest Lady

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Scott Huffines

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