Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Cafe Hon owner: Trademark Was About Protecting a Business, Not Co-opting a Baltimore Tradition

by Denise Whiting (“Maryland Voices,” The Baltimore Sun, 12/19/2010) Welcome to my office. Once a supply closet, it’s crammed with tools, merchandise and paraphernalia left over from this summer’s HonFest. I’ve about five cubic feet of space for me, my … Continue reading

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What We Talk About When We Talk About HON™

by Benn Ray (The Mobtown Shank, 12/18/2010) As Baltimore’s HON™troversy marches insistently into week #3, I’d like take a moment to point out a few things I’ve noticed about the fascinating conversation we, as a city/state/region, are having over private … Continue reading

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Denise Whiting: “Hon trademark taken out of context”

by Denise Whiting (The Baltimore Sun, 12/17/2010) “I have lived here all of my life. I am fully aware that I did not invent the word “hon,” but I did name my first restaurant in 1992 “It’s a Café, Hon,” … Continue reading

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His Noodliness Reigns Unchallenged in Hampden

by Laura Vozzella (The Baltimore Sun, 9/28/2007) Jacob Corbin-Beal bought a Hampden rowhouse that happened to have a billboard on one side, and he wasn’t sure what to do with the thing. The seller had led him to believe it … Continue reading

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