Category Archives: Decades

The Only Place To Go (The Bluesette, 1967)

By Eirik Tecumseh Blom, photos by C. B. Nieberding (Baltimore Magazine, 9/1967) Eirik Tecumseh Blom —there’s American Indian blood in those veins, along with the Scandinavian — describes himself as “barely a post-teenager.” At 20, he has been a cook, … Continue reading

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Charm City: 2nd Angriest City in America!

Men’s Health Mag Survey offers Gauge to the Rage According to a survey published in the March 2011 issue of Men’s Health Magazine, Baltimore ranked 2nd – behind Detroit – on their list of the 100 Angriest Places in America. … Continue reading

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Tom Warner Interviews Annie Sprinkle (1982)

Tom reminisces: “…my very first byline for the Baltimore City Paper, an October 1982 story about adult film star Annie Sprinkle‘s visit to The Little X Theatre on Howard and Franklin Streets, back in her pre-“Post-Porn Feminist” period. The Little … Continue reading

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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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