Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

Fields of Folly

Posted on April 11, 2014 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) Today Major League Baseball announced that it is investigating Orioles All-Star center fielder Adam Jones‘s comments about fans who venture onto playing fields for their 15 minutes of fame. That means Jones might face … Continue reading →

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LETTER FROM BALTIMORE: This Is My Jail

Posted on April 10, 2014 by almosthipguy

Hello Baltimore! Once again, we’re in the national spotlight for sex, drugs, murder and corruption! In this week’s New Yorker magazine (pictured left), legal columnist Jeffrey Toobin rehashes the embarrassing scandal of Tavon White, the Black Guerilla Family gang (and … Continue reading →

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Alex Queral lets his fingers do the carving…

Posted on March 17, 2014 by almosthipguy

…and his portraits do the talking Baltimore sculptor/painter (and erstwhile Rumba Club musician) Alex Queral takes an ordinary phone book and, using a sharp X-Acto knife and a pot of acrylic medium for detailing, carves something extraordinary out of it … Continue reading →

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The Last Picture Store

Posted on March 17, 2014 by almosthipguy

This week, the Video Americain on Cold Spring Lane closes its doors for the last time. It is the last video store of its kind in Baltimore. Continue reading →

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