Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Is the Edgar Allan Poe House haunted?

By Anthony C. Hayes (Baltimore Post-Examiner, 5/11/2012) Jeff Jerome is often asked if he’s ever spent a night in The Edgar Allan Poe House. His answer has always been a whimsical, “No.” But any lingering regrets on the part of … Continue reading

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Welcome to Hoeland

Who Stole the M from Homeland, Baltimore? (The Baltimore Fishbowl, 5/10/2012) Continue reading at The Baltimore Fishbowl. Related: Welcome to Homoland

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Michael Phelps and his High-Altitude Sleeping Chamber

By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/2012) “Once I’m already in my room i still have to open a door to get into my bed,” he said, laughing a bit. “It’s just like a giant box. It’s like ‘boy and … Continue reading

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James Brown at the Royal Theater in Baltimore, 1964

James Brown – Pure Dynamite! (1964) “Pure Dynamite! was another one of Brown’s numerous live albums. This one was recorded at the Royal Theater in Baltimore, MD in 1964, part of the famous Chitlin Circuit of black theaters. It has … Continue reading

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