Monthly Archives: September 2011

National Premium Set To Return

Posted on September 26, 2011 by atomictv

By Benn Ray (The Mobtown Shank, 9/25/2011) One of my all time favorite beers was National Premium. Specifically, National Premium Dark (but I’m also fond of the regular National Premium as well). Sure, locally, National Bohemian gets all the love. … Continue reading →

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Tom Kiefaber: “Best Loose Cannon”

Posted on September 26, 2011 by almosthipguy

City Paper “Best of Baltimore,” (September 21, 2011) The City Paper’s 2011 “Best of Baltimore” issue named Tom Kiefaber “Best Loose Cannon,” to which we can only reply: “Bang, that’s wild!” Here’s the full CP write-up: ***************************************************** Best Loose Cannon … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Unearthed: Shirley Temple Was Here (Sort of)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by atomictv

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 9/22/2011) Only the fetid mind of a Hollywood producer could conceive of casting the perpetually perky Shirley Temple in the role of a proto-feminist. In the 1949 dramedy Adventure in Baltimore, a twilight-of-her-film-career 20-year-old Shirley, … Continue reading →

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Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Baltimore could close

Posted on September 20, 2011 by atomictv

(Reuters) – Of all the cities that claim a connection to the troubled author Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore likes to think its case is strongest. By Jason Tomassini (Reuters, 9/12/2011) Poe’s family is from Baltimore, his literary career began in … Continue reading →

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