Category Archives: Nightlife

Baltimore: Pivot Point of the East Coast

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Bump and Grind

Photography by J.M. Giordano The wild ones: Neo-burlesque performers Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey have sparked a revival of vintage striptease acts. But burlesque, some say, never really left Baltimore in the first place. Bump and Grind What … Continue reading

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Blaze Starr recalls burlesque era in new film

Once the Queen of Baltimore burlesque, Fannie Belle Fleming — better known as Blaze Starr — has been living the quiet life in rural West Virginia for more than 30 years now, far away from the blinking neon signs, barkers and strippers of The Block. Continue reading

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Hustler Club’s stripper-mobile gives Camden Yards fans an eyeful

Gyrations that would make Blaze Starr blush, right there on Pratt Street By Laura Vozzella (Baltimore Sun, April 21, 2010) Sorry to break it to you, Baltimore. But you may have seen the last of Larry Flynt’s stripper-mobile. The converted … Continue reading

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