Category Archives: Neighborhoods

“Crazy as a Bedbug”: A Tour of Historic Belvedere Hotel Suicides

Posted on February 27, 2012 by atomictv

by Mikita Brottman (Baltimore Fishbowl, 2/27/2012) People check into hotels for all kinds of reasons: to escape, to get drunk, to meet lovers, to hide out, to lie low. A lot of the things that go on in hotel rooms … Continue reading →

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Baltimore’s Cafe Hon on “Kitchen Nightmares”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by atomictv

Kitchen Nightmares (FOX TV, 2/24/2012, 8:00 pm ET) “Who’d have thought a little three-letter word, used by coffee-shop waitresses all over the country, could be so controversial? In this new episode, Gordon meets the owner of Baltimore’s Cafe Hon, who … Continue reading →

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Railway Map of Baltimore (1910)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by atomictv

By “The 59 King” (Curator, The Big Map Blog) The map was produced by the United Railways and Electric Company in 1910. The image is freely downloadable by anyone at its highest resolution [7,999px × 4,317px]. View the ZOOMABLE map … Continue reading →

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Yoga Pants Not Banned at Eastern Tech

Posted on February 23, 2012 by atomictv

Students sounded their outrage on Twitter after the principal announced yoga pants were inappropriate for school. By Ron Snyder (Essex Patch, 2/22/2012) A misunderstanding over the school’s dress code led to outrage from many Eastern Technical High School students last … Continue reading →

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