Category Archives: Dining

MD Man Breaks Into Home, Strips to Undies, Cooks Chicken Pot Pie, Licks Remote

WICOMICO CRIME: Man breaks into house, takes off clothing, bakes chicken pot pie (Delmarvanow.com, 8/16/2012) SALISBURY — A 22-year-old man is facing criminal charges after breaking into a home, taking off all his clothing save his underwear and baking a … Continue reading

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Remembering Little Tavern Restaurants

Little Tavern “Donuts”, Laurel, Maryland. Places That Are Gone Remembering Little Tavern Restaurants, D.C.’s Greasiest Greasy Spoons By Dave Nuttycombe (NutCo Enterprises, reprinted from Washington City Paper, 11/10/ 1995) Club LT. The LT Lounge. Deathballs. In 1928, Little Taverns began springing … Continue reading

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The Adaptive Reuse Of Little Taverns

The last Little Tavern closed in 2008, but the buildings reincarnate well. Pictured: Golden House Chinese Food, 8100 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda MD  More about the Little Tavern’s afterlife as nail places, donut shops and fried chicken carry-outs at RoadsideArchitecture.com Bonus: A comprehensive list of … Continue reading

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Clam$ by Jeff Alphin

“A Baltimore entrepreneur’s very fishy idea has several unexpected consequences in Jeff Alphin’s hilarious novella, featuring a wonderfully colourful cast of characters.” (Fiction on the Web, 7/24/2012) Adlai Dallas situated his ball in the divot-scarred tee box of the 13th … Continue reading

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