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Not All The Slammers At Memorial Ended In Runs

By Rafael Alvarez (The Baltimore Sun, 10/6/1991) Today is your last opportunity to be arrested at a major league ballpark on 33rd Street. And if it is your desire to take a little piece of Memorial Stadium with you as … Continue reading

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Burke’s — RIP

Convenience trumps comfort as the legendary downtown restaurant closes up and a Royal Farms store moves in By Rafael Alvarez (North Baltimore Patch, 1/27/2011) “I remember going there with my father … a darkened place where Dad could feel the … Continue reading

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Power of One vs. Power of “Hon”

Writer (Bruce Goldfarb) to test Whiting’s legal right to trademark word “Good for him,” says President (Benn Ray) of Hampden merchants’ association By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Messenger, 1/4/11) He’s calling it the first shot fired in The Battle of … Continue reading

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Calm Yourselves, Hons

by John McIntyre (The Baltimore Sun, 1/2/2011) “My worthy former colleague Rafael Alvarez has weighed in on the bogus controversy about Denise Whiting’s trademarking of hon. I understand and respect his views, though I do not entirely concur with them. … Continue reading

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