Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

You Smell That? An Olfactory-Bulb Tour of the City That Stinks

by Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper, 9/19/2001) “…Now, I don’t mean to denigrate the folks in this fine eastern-Baltimore County community, but there’s no escaping the fact that for more 80 years (thanks, in part, to the intractable laws of … Continue reading

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His Noodliness Reigns Unchallenged in Hampden

by Laura Vozzella (The Baltimore Sun, 9/28/2007) Jacob Corbin-Beal bought a Hampden rowhouse that happened to have a billboard on one side, and he wasn’t sure what to do with the thing. The seller had led him to believe it … Continue reading

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“Believe Your Noodly Master, Hon”

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster “The Flying Spaghetti Monster In Baltimore” Something all powerful and delicious has hit the streets of Baltimore. The Flying Spaghetti Monster is here! For anyone not familiar with the almighty Italian entrée, He is … Continue reading

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Pigging Out: Baltimore Bar Hosts “Bacon Happy Hour”

by Monica Garske (Aol News, 12/14/2010) Bacon. It’s everywhere: on our plates, in our drinks and constantly on our minds. Now, the popular pork product is even showing up at a dive bar in Baltimore — at a tiny watering … Continue reading

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