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Category Archives: Politics
Afghan Leader, Baltimore Restaurateur
Qayum Karzai Seeks the Best in His Native Land and Adopted Home By Scott Calvert (The Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2014) [Former Baltimore Sun reporter Scott Calvert is now Mid-Atlantic reporter for the WSJ.] BALTIMORE—After ending his presidential campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimorons, Dining, Mount Vernon, Neighborhoods, Politics, Roadside Attractions
Tagged B bistro, Helmand, Tapas Teatro
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H. L. Mencken: “The human race is incurably idiotic”
H.L.MENCKEN 1524 HOLLINS ST. BALTIMORE December 2nd 1927 Dear Charles:- A few notes: 1. I bought some brown shoes six or eight years ago, and have worn them off and on ever since. I have also taken to brown oxfords. … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, Baltimorons, Booze, H.L. Mencken, Politics, Religion, Vices
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A Pearl Inside?
“A small boy peeps into a papier-mache clam for a look at what turns out to be Cindy Whitelock, who gives Governor Agnew a sample at Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Clam Festival, Annapolis, Maryland, 1967.” Found on Ebay.com.
Mobtown Muck
By Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper, 11/8/2000) “Aristocratic, historic Baltimore is the slumming-ground for thousands of escaping Washingtonians.” Such a statement could have been written yesterday, given the number of D.C.-area residents who regularly hammer up Interstate 95 for a … Continue reading
Posted in "The Block", 1950s, Baltimore Babylon, Club Charles, Nightlife, Nightspots, Politics, Strip Clubs
Tagged baltimore city paper, brennen jensen
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