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The 1973 Badfinger Concert at Calvert Hall

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Tom Warner

Over 41 years ago, on February 3, 1973, British rock band Badfinger played a concert in the gymnasium of Calvert Hall College in Towson. It would be the last concert to be held at the high school for over 35 … Continue reading →

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Jackie Nickel and MLK: Champions of Courage remembered

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Tom Warner

As the nation honored courageous civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  this past Monday, we recall another, local, “champion of courage,” Jackie Nickel (1942-2007), whose legacy lives on in her East Baltimore community and the heart of a young boy named Kevin McDonough. … Continue reading →

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Abe Sherman’s Newsstand/Bookstore

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Tom Warner

“This ain’t no library, kid. If ya ain’t buying nothin’, get the hell outta here, I ain’t runnin’ no charity operation.” – Abe Sherman Following is a remembrance of Baltimore’s most idiosyncratic bookstore and its legendary cantankerous owner, Abe Sherman … Continue reading →

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