Category Archives: Baltimorons

Man Believed His Pasadena, Landlord Was Warlock, Killed Him

Defendant found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder, will be sent to mental hospital By Andrea F. Siegel, (The Baltimore Sun, 4/27/2011) A man who told police that he killed his landlord because he believed the homeowner was a warlock … Continue reading

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Bob Hieronimus’s Trippy Campaign Poster for William Donald Schaefer

By John Lewis (Baltimore Magazine, 4/21/2011) As unlikely as it seems, Bob Hieronimus designed a campaign poster for William Donald Schaefer’s 1971 mayoral run. Pictured above, it was done with Schaefer’s blessing, and here’s an explanation, via Hieronimus, of how … Continue reading

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Pennies for Poe: Near the Diner Grill, A Bowl of Change for the Literary Giant

By Laura Vozzella (Baltimore Sun, 4/13/2011) Baltimore schoolkids collected pennies nearly 150 years ago to save Edgar Allan Poe the indignity of lying in an unmarked grave. Now another “Pennies for Poe” campaign is under way, this time with the … Continue reading

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Bad Baltimore Tattoos: Johnny Unitas #19’s “Golden Arm”

Submitted by Mark Hyde at the Imnotrightinthehead Facebook group.

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