Category Archives: 2010s

After Nearly 40 Years, Distilling Returns To Maryland

With no more than a taste for good drink, brothers set out to revive a long-gone tradition while juggling their day jobs By Jill Rosen, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/20/2011) Christopher and Jonathan Cook are too young to remember the glory … Continue reading

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“For My Boh”

By Violet Glaze (Baltimore City Paper, 2/16/20110 I write this valentine in Old Bay and blood, Baltimore, because I love you. I’m enthralled by you, besotted with you, I carry you in my heart like the first boy I kissed … Continue reading

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Maryland Bill Seeks To Rename Negro, Polish Mountains

By The Associated Press (Myfoxdc.com, 2/7/2011) CUMBERLAND, Md. – A Maryland state senator said Monday that she has introduced a bill seeking to rename two Appalachian peaks, Negro Mountain and Polish Mountain, citing cultural sensitivities. Lawmakers Speak to FOX 5 … Continue reading

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Poe House could close without city help, curator warns

Officials want historic museum dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe to be self-sufficient by next year By Chris Kaltenbach, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/4/2011) The long-time curator of Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe House says the museum could be forced to close if … Continue reading

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