Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bar Odyssey: Dundalk to Fells Point

By Tom Nugent (The Baltimore Sun, 3/10/1978) Friday night, Marie’s Tavern, and Shotgun Hank is getting into the Pabst. “Listen here,” says Shotgun, swiveling around on his bar stool, grinning wide as an Oklahoma freeway beneath his blue, Peterbilt trucker’s … Continue reading

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Now Playing in Baltimore: Saturday, June 6th, 1972

(The Baltimore Sun, 6/6/1972)

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The Peabody Book Shop: One for the books… Or Not.

The Peabody Book Shop was ‘a place where respectable people could come for a sandwich and a glass of beer.’ By Mary K. Zajac (Style Magazine, Sept/Oct 2009) Come in,” the sign above the basement door at 913 N. Charles … Continue reading

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Towson Priest Busted With Pants Down in Adult Theater

By Evann Gastaldo (Newser.com, 1/23/2012) Father Mark Stewart Bullock went from priest at the Church of the Immaculate Conception to creepy guy standing around pants-less in a porn shop, Baltimore cops say. Police say they responded to complaints of indecent … Continue reading

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