Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Sorry, Hon, It’s Trademarked: Cafe Owner Owns Rights To Word

Posted on December 10, 2010 by atomictv

Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting owns the rights to Baltimore’s favorite term of endearment By Jill Rosen, The Baltimore Sun, 12/9/2010 Denise Whiting has not only built her life around the fabled Balmer Hon, opening Cafe Hon and founding the … Continue reading →

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Trademarking “Hon”

Posted on December 9, 2010 by atomictv

It seems as though Cafe Hon/Honfest’s Denise Whiting actually filed for a federal trademark for the term “Hon” in 2004 and again in 2006 while all of us were sleeping. Her federal trademark application for “Hon” was first filed in 2004 for … Continue reading →

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“Hon” Registered as Federal Trademark!

Posted on December 9, 2010 by atomictv

Unclean! Unclean! by Andrea Appleton, Baltimore City Paper, 12/9/2010 “She’s finally gone and done it. Not satisfied with having Disney-fied Hampden, Denise Whiting—owner of Café Hon and creator of Honfest—is going national. She has registered the word “hon” as a … Continue reading →

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The Jennifers – “Well Intentioned World” music video

Posted on December 1, 2010 by atomictv

Made gradually over 15 months, this low budget, animated/live-action hybrid music video was directed by drummer, filmmaker Skizz. Joe and John stood for three hours, backwards in the rain at Hampdenfest, gradually drying, just for the first verse. Well Intentioned … Continue reading →

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