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Go Slow for Boh

Instagram photo by Samantha Brodowski.

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The Illegal Dirt Bike Gangs of Baltimore

By Jamie Clifton (Vice, 7/3/2012) There is something undeniably American about biker gangs, from the quintessential images ingrained in our mind of the 60s-era Hell’s Angels made legendary by the writing of Hunter S. Thompson and The Rolling Stone’s film … Continue reading

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David Simon’s Take on his “Angry Man” Rep

“The Wire” co-creator on blogging, Baltimore vs. New Orleans and his portrayal in the media By Doug Birch (Baltimore Brew, 7/3/2012) Angry, grudge-bearing, vengeful and passionate? That seems to be his public image, says David Simon, former Sun cop reporter, … Continue reading

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Hard-core Nostalgia: R. H. Gardner Remembers Old Baltimore

By Peter Kumpa (The Baltimore Sun, 12/12/1990) There was once a Baltimore where one could walk the streets without worrying about getting mugged, where one traveled by street car, when real people lived in the city and those in Glen … Continue reading

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