Category Archives: Booze

Club Charles History: Esther W. Martin

Posted on January 19, 2012 by almosthipguy

From the Club Charles web site: Esther W. Martin, longtime owner of a well-known Charles Street bar that evolved from Tenderloin to trendy, died Sunday at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center of complications after surgery. She was 80. She retired … Continue reading →

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At Preakness, Not Everybody’s Idea of Fun

Posted on May 18, 2011 by atomictv

By Joe Drape (The New York Times, 5/17/2011) Excessive drinking at the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, reached its nadir in 2007 when videos of young men racing atop portable toilets in the Pimlico Race … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Preakness Manimal “Kegasus”!

Posted on March 30, 2011 by atomictv

Jockey Club hopes Preakness 2011 will ‘Be Legendary’ By Matt Vensel (The Baltimore Sun, 3/29/2011) A year after the Maryland Jockey Club encouraged Baltimore to get its “Preak” on with a feather-ruffling advertising campaign for last year’s Preakness party, event … Continue reading →

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After Nearly 40 Years, Distilling Returns To Maryland

Posted on March 1, 2011 by atomictv

With no more than a taste for good drink, brothers set out to revive a long-gone tradition while juggling their day jobs By Jill Rosen, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/20/2011) Christopher and Jonathan Cook are too young to remember the glory … Continue reading →

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