Category Archives: Baltimorons

Baltimore’s George Washington monument has ‘creepy eyes’

What’s up with George Washington’s creepy eyes? By Kevin Litten (Baltimore Business Journal, 7/2/2014) After getting an up-close look at George Washington’s face Monday at the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon, I kept coming back to the same question. What’s … Continue reading

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City Paper “Best of Baltimore” 1994

The Baltimore Scene 20 years ago… Running into Madney Carlisle, the social butterfly formerly known as Madenney Schhhmadenney, at a recent cookout (as shown below)… …made me dig through my back pages to find the City Paper “Best of Baltimore” … Continue reading

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The First Annual End of the World Show (1973)

[After spotting a framed poster for this legendary Johns Hopkins University event hanging on Robyn Webb’s wall, I checked the Internets (all of them!) and found this review by the guy who organized it all, Tom D’Antoni. The former Baltimore … Continue reading

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Baltimore Bull Escapes Slaughterhouse; Shot by Baltimore Police

Baltimore police shoot bull running loose in city Bull spotted in Mount Vernon on North Avenue (WBAL TV) Baltimore police said officers shot a bull that had escaped from a city slaughterhouse on a downtown street. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Sarah … Continue reading

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