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Arabbers; A Dying Baltimore Tradition Brought to Life By Street Artist Gaia

Posted on October 17, 2012 by atomictv

By Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington, BrooklynStreetArt.com (Huffington Post, 10/16/2012) Street Artist Gaia regularly highlights people from whichever community that he’s painting or wheatpasting in. Passersby commonly stop to talk while he’s working, often adding layers of history, knowledge, opinion, … Continue reading →

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Annapolis Mayor Catches Man Urinating from Parking Deck

Posted on October 17, 2012 by atomictv

Cohen calls police after man says he was ‘following the call of the wild’ By Erin Cox (The Baltimore Sun, 10/17/2012) Annapolis Mayor Joshua Cohen filed a police complaint Tuesday after catching a 68-year-old man, pants at his ankles, urinating … Continue reading →

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Play Ball with the Orioles

Posted on October 12, 2012 by atomictv

Play Ball with the Orioles [preview clip] Described as the “parade of the century”, on April 15, 1954, civic organizations, manufacturers, merchants, and breweries form Baltimore designed elaborate floats and marched from Johns Hopkins, south down Charles Street, west on … Continue reading →

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H. L. Mencken: “The human race is incurably idiotic”

Posted on October 10, 2012 by atomictv

H.L.MENCKEN 1524 HOLLINS ST. BALTIMORE December 2nd 1927 Dear Charles:- A few notes: 1. I bought some brown shoes six or eight years ago, and have worn them off and on ever since. I have also taken to brown oxfords. … Continue reading →

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