Category Archives: Neighborhoods

2011 Natty Boh Film Festival

The inaugural 2011 Natty Boh Film Festival was held this past Saturday night at Fraziers on The Avenue in Hampden and featured 16mm prints of vintage Natty Boh commercials (courtesy of Sam Fitzsimmons) – not to mention some Natty Boh DVD rarities from Atomic TV and the excellent documentary Mr. Boh’s Brewery by Alex Castro, Harry Connelly and Lyle Hein – as well as live music about Natty Boh (and other quality-of-life essentials in the Land of Pleasant Living) by the Motor Morons, TT Tucker, The Beatoes (a special reunion for the former Baltimore eccentrics whose leader Chris Dennstaedt now resides up I-95 in Philadelphia), Mongolodian Glow, and some related songs by guest artists . Continue reading

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Chessie the manatee pays return visit to Chesapeake Bay

Wandering manatee first spotted here in 1994 By Steve Kilar and Timothy B. Wheeler (The Baltimore Sun, 7/15/2011) Chessie, the wandering Florida manatee that has visited the Chesapeake Bay at least twice over the past 17 years, is back. The … Continue reading

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Brizzi: Logo pimpin’ ain’t easy

But it’s art. Just check out the MICA alum’s cool throwback designs By Jordan Bartel (The Baltimore Sun, 7/1/2011) You can’t miss Todd Brizzi’s artistic stamp on Harford Road in Lauraville/Hamilton. He’d just never tell you that. He’d never tell … Continue reading

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The Star Spangled Banner — Performed by Randy Austin, Jr.

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