Now that over fifty percent of U.S. marriages end in divorce, there are more single people in their thirties, forties and fifties than ever before. What does this mean? Where will it lead? Is this a problem to be solved, or a phase in the development of a new social order? I have no answer […]
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Week in Review: Top Stories This Week in the Baltimore Fishbowl
Hot House: Palmer Lambdin Cottage with Wolgang Oehme Garden by Cynthia McIntyre Bohemian Rhapsody: How to Celebrate the Day of the Dead by Marion Winik Halloween Don’ts by Jen Grow Local Lacrosse Star to Get a Man Cave Makeover by Robert O’Brien Adam Jones Gets Engaged by Robert O’Brien
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The Southern Gentleman: Some Memories of A Friend
Last night was the opening of the new show at the American Visionary Art Museum, in which my friend from Woodstock, Steve Heller, has five pieces. I was extra excited about this because I introduced Steve to Rebecca Hoffberger, the director of the Visionary, whom I met at a dinner at Dudley Clendinen’s house five […]
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Week in Review: Top Stories This Week in the Baltimore Fishbowl
A Peek Inside Shoo-fly, Spike Gjerde’s New Restaurant by Susan Dunn Bohemian Rhapsody – The Southern Gentleman: Memories of a Friend by Marion Winik Hot House – The End of the Rainbow: Five-Boy Family’s $4 Million Playground by Cynthia McIntyre Miniature Libraries Take Over Baltimore by Rachel Monroe Baltimore Area Man Dies After “Fun” Obstacle […]
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Husbands: A Field Guide
On Day 3 of my daughter Jane’s tropical island vacation with another family, the parents announced their separation on Facebook. Jane took it in stride. She had seen worse. When she was a little girl, she would burst into tears at the slightest hint of angry voices, so terrorized was she by the scream-fest that […]
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Baltimore Fishbowl Top Stories of 2013
We don’t always know what will do well on the Baltimore Fishbowl. Sure, real estate and Ravens and Orioles news are sure winners, but other than that, it’s a surprise. Sometimes the stories we spend the most time and money on get little traffic. Other times, a quick, funny story gets all the eyeballs. It’s […]
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Feeling sorry for yourself now that summer’s almost over? University of Baltimore Professor Marion Winik’s retelling of her less-than-perfect break will have you feeling like maybe your holiday wasn’t so bad after all. Often the best thing I can say about my attempts to live a decent, productive and meaningful life is thank God no […]
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Week in Review: The Most Popular Stories This Week in the Baltimore Fishbowl
“DC is Oh So Much Better than Baltimore” — Oh Really? – by Rachel Monroe Bohemian Rhapsody – About the Accident: A Letter From Our Neighborhood Real Estate Agent – by Marion Winik “Bizarro SRB” is the Mayor We Wish We Had – by Rachel Monroe Under Armour Exec Attempt to Climb World’s Highest Mountains […]
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About the Accident: A Letter From Our Neighborhood Real Estate Agent
A few weeks ago, the residents of the Evergreen neighborhood received the following e-letter: Dear Friends, On April 13, 2013, I was in the crosswalk at 36th Street and Falls Road when a driver in an SUV attempting to hit his brakes instead hit the accelerator. He went straight into me, dragging me to the other side […]
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August Issue of Baltimore Mag: Best of Baltimore 2013!
Congratulations to our friend Amy Langrehr whose blog Charm City Cook, which we feature regularly on the Baltimore Fishbowl, won best blog! And one of our star writers, Marion Winik, author of the Baltimore Fishbowl column Bohemian Rhapsody and the new book Highs in the Low Fifties, won for Best Humorist. We agree: They’re the […]
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Robbed in Peru: It Happened to Me on Summer Vacation
University of Baltimore Asst. Professor Marion Winik has recently returned from her trip to Peru with Roland Park Middle School on an emergency passport, as faithful readers will be unsurprised to hear. POLICIA NACIONAL DEL PERU – POLICIA DE TURISMO CUSCO Date: 23 June 2013, Hour: 12:10 PM In the city of Cusco in the […]
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Portrait of the Artist as a Beautiful Old Man with a Piano
These photographs and the essay below come from “Respecting My Elders,” a book of color portraits by my friend Ellen Wallenstein. The book contains images of 30 artists, musicians, and writers, all over the age of 80. Among them are Edward Albee, Lois Dodd, Milton Glaser, Francine du Plessix Gray, Wolf Kahn, Richard Howard, and […]
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Week in Review: The Most Popular Stories This Week in the Baltimore Fishbowl
Hot House: Chalet Style “Nest” House in Roland Park by Cynthia McIntyre The Chesapeake Has Re-Opened by Robert O’Brien Bohemian Rhapsody: Portrait of the Artist As An Old Man with A Beautiful Piano by Marion Winik Is Wes Moore Going to Run for Mayor? by Robert O’Brien Washington Post Tries, Fails to Explain Pit Beef by Rachel Monroe
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A Tale of Two Cities: Cherry Hill and Roland Park
University of Baltimore Asst. Prof. and Bohemian Rhapsody Columnist Marion Winik observes heartache and healing in a city with the exact same name as her own. Along with my E-Z Pass, a parking card for work, and a pair of sunglasses so ugly I cannot lose them no matter how hard I try, I tote […]
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The Week in Review: Top Stories This Week in the Baltimore Fishbowl
Hot House: Former CEO’s Country Estate by Cynthia McIntyre The Preakness in Pictures by Tyler Merbler John Waters on Baltimore: “It’s Where the Cutest Boys Are.” by Rachel Monroe Bohemian Rhapsody: Love, Loss, and What I Cooked by Marion Winik Did You See Baltimore’s $100,000 Ad in the NY Times? by Rachel Monroe
