Category Archives: Crime

Man stabbed in Annapolis over Jukebox Dispute

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Scott Huffines

A man was stabbed in the stomach in Annapolis just after Christmas in a dispute that began over which song should play on a restaurant jukebox, police said. Police found the victim, Adonias Chacon Matute, 33, in the parking lot … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Being “Gently Stewed” – Mencken, Governor Ritchie, and Prohibition

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Scott Huffines

The Importance of Being “Gently Stewed”: Marion Elizabeth Rodgers on Mencken, Governor Ritchie, and Prohibition By Sara Witman, 3/14/2011 Research Librarian Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander At the start of her lecture to a packed room at the Baltimore … Continue reading →

Posted in 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, Baltimorons, Beer, Bootlegging, Booze, H.L. Mencken | Leave a comment

Dylan’s Baltimore Song Still Raising Cane 50 Years Later

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Tom Warner

by Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) (October 23, 2013) – The northwest corner of Baltimore and Calvert streets, where the main office of the SunTrust Bank now stands, was the setting for one of Bob Dylan‘s best songs and one … Continue reading →

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