Category Archives: Neighborhoods

“The Phantom of O’Donnell Heights”

“It was a black-robed spectre who crawled from among the tombstones of an East Baltimore graveyard to terrorize an entire neighborhood during the hot summer of 1951. They called him “The Phantom of O’Donnell Heights” — and his nocturnal wanderings … Continue reading

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Baltimore’s Ghost Stories to Tingle Your Spine

By Tom Chalkley, Charles Cohen and Brennen Jensen  (Baltimore City Paper’s “Charmed Life’” 10/25/2000) We don’t believe in spooks. We don’t, we don’t, we don’t believe in spooks. And yet . . . on a chilly October night, when the … Continue reading

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Mr. Lucky – “Away in a Manger”

Mr. Lucky’s harmonica rendition of “Away in a Manger.” Video by Allison Hundley.

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Blind Men Sue Route 40 Paintball Park

By Ron Snyder (Essex-MiddleRiver Patch, 12/20/2011) The group alleges in a federal lawsuit that the White Marsh facility denied them access to participate in paintball matches simply because they are blind. A group of blind men are suing a White … Continue reading

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