Category Archives: Holidays

Jackie Nickel and MLK: Champions of Courage remembered

Posted on January 20, 2014 by almosthipguy

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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Jackie Nickel & MLK: Champions of Courage remembered

Posted on January 20, 2014 by almosthipguy

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 … Continue reading →

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Atomic TV’s Christmas at Ground Zero

Posted on December 25, 2013 by almosthipguy

It’s that time of year again, time to jump into the Wayback Machine and watch Atomic TV‘s 1997 “Christmas at Ground Zero” episode on Vimeo! Watch “Christmas at Ground Zero” (Atomic TV) Atomic TV’s Holiday at Ground Zero Episode from … Continue reading →

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The Year Without a Mayor’s Christmas Parade…

Posted on December 23, 2013 by almosthipguy

…and The Ghosts of Mayor’s Christmas Parades Past By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less) No, that’s not the title of  an old Rankin/Bass holiday TV special, but a lament for the 2013 Mayor’s Christmas Parade in Hampden, which was cancelled … Continue reading →

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