Category Archives: Dining

Don’t Eat the Turd Tomatoes in Baltimore!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by atomictv

Sewage Overflows Feed a Garden of Troubles By Tom Pelton (WYPR, 9/30/2014) On a road in Baltimore, from a gap in the pavement near a manhole cover, grows a tomato plant. Green roma tomatoes dangle like Christmas tree bulbs strangely out … Continue reading →

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Tesco Vee Sells His Soul to Visit Baltimore, “Capital of Sleaze”!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by almosthipguy

WAY USA host Tesco Vee makes a pact with the Devil to meet John Waters! In 1988, MTV was still cool, if only for one show. Way USA  was an ultra-cool, albeit short-lived, underground travel series that aired on MTV … Continue reading →

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Afghan Leader, Baltimore Restaurateur

Posted on April 26, 2014 by almosthipguy

Qayum Karzai Seeks the Best in His Native Land and Adopted Home By Scott Calvert (The Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2014) [Former Baltimore Sun reporter Scott Calvert is now Mid-Atlantic reporter for the WSJ.] BALTIMORE—After ending his presidential campaign … Continue reading →

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Seals, Manatees, Albino Crabs, Snakeheads, Pacus – Strange Sea Creatures visit Maryland’s Shores

Posted on January 23, 2014 by atomictv

I’m always fascinated when sea creatures from far away places start appearing in Maryland. Are their compass or do they come here by choice? What draws them to the area? Seals make the visit to Ocean City during their annual … Continue reading →

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