Category Archives: Baltimorons

Hampden merchants debate necessity of Santa on The Avenue

Posted on December 13, 2012 by atomictv

Some say hourly rate is too expensive; others say it’s good for business By Larry Perl (Baltimore Messenger: Hampden, 12/13/2012) The Hampden Village Merchants Association has a new Santa clause. After much debate over the need for a Santa Claus … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Weathermen Say Global Warming is a Conspiracy, “Scam”

Posted on December 13, 2012 by atomictv

By Evan Serpick (Baltimore City Paper, 12/10/2012) Last week, Rolling Stone ran a story about how TV meteorologists—the “weather experts” who have the most con­tact with the gen­eral population—tend to be doubters of the sci­ence of cli­mate change. This despite … Continue reading →

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Elvira Hancock from Baltimore in 1983’s Scarface

Posted on December 12, 2012 by atomictv

Elvira Hancock from Baltimore in 1983’s Scarface. (Via baltimorebaby.tumblr.com)

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Old Hampden/New Hampden

Posted on December 10, 2012 by almosthipguy

Seeing last night’s “The Day the Earth Stood Cool” episode of “The Simpsons” – in which Homer’s cool neighbors from Portland, OR, transform Springfield into a Mecca of Hip – made me reflect about our own cool neighborhood of the … Continue reading →

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