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Category Archives: 2000s
Five Years after The Wire… Baltimore is still Poverty-Plagued City
Five years after The Wire left screens, the TV set remains… how the real Baltimore is still poverty-plagued city of series By Katie Davies (The Daily Mail, 4/10/2013) They are images which wouldn’t be out of place in the opening … Continue reading
Ocean City’s Legendary Boardwalk Elvis
By Mike Beatty (DJ Batman) (7/27/2011) I’m here to tell you that Ocean City’s legendary “Boardwalk Elvis” is very much alive and well – and still very much enjoying his inexplicable celebrity in this town. I have a wonderful current story about … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Baltimorons, Ocean City, Roadside Attractions
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“That’s bullshit!” Baltimore Smoking Ban, 2007
By Scott Huffines and Alice Hand (Superstar Inn, 2007) Wayne, Transmission Mechanic, Rosedale “I disagree with it myself. I’ve been smoking since I was fucking 14 years old. I’m a Vietnam vet, I’m 51 years old. I feel they’re taking … Continue reading
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Star of Bethlehem lights up steel mill one final time
Decades-old December tradition continues past the death of Sparrows Point By Jamie Smith Hopkins (Baltimore Sun, 12/24/2012) The five-pointed star, made of stainless steel and dozens of heavy-duty light bulbs, looks deceptively simple. Its symbolism is anything but. Not long … Continue reading
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Tagged baltimore sun, bethlehem steel, sparrows point
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