Monthly Archives: January 2012

“The Phantom of O’Donnell Heights”

“It was a black-robed spectre who crawled from among the tombstones of an East Baltimore graveyard to terrorize an entire neighborhood during the hot summer of 1951. They called him “The Phantom of O’Donnell Heights” — and his nocturnal wanderings … Continue reading

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Baltimore’s Ghost Stories to Tingle Your Spine

By Tom Chalkley, Charles Cohen and Brennen Jensen  (Baltimore City Paper’s “Charmed Life’” 10/25/2000) We don’t believe in spooks. We don’t, we don’t, we don’t believe in spooks. And yet . . . on a chilly October night, when the … Continue reading

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Maryland Morning Screen Test: Pat Moran

Pat Moran is a renowned casting director whose stamp can be found on numerous feature films and television shows. She’s worked with John Waters, Barry Levinson, David Simon, and many of the industry’s top directors. “John Waters taught me how … Continue reading

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Big News From the 2011 National Oyster Cook-off

(Unique Culinary Adventures, 10/17/2011) It was totally unexpected and has never happened during the 32 years of the Lexington Park Rotary Club’s and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Seafood Marketing Program’s National Oyster Cook-off near Leonardtown, Maryland every third weekend … Continue reading

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