The Grand Prix of Baltimore is cancelled definitely for the next two years and almost definitely for every year following. But in an Op-Ed piece for the Baltimore Sun, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stands by her statement three years ago that the annual street race would be a “game changer” for the city. Rawlings-Blake characterizes the […]
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Event of the Day: “Deadly Harvest” Discussion and Book Signing at The Ivy Bookshop
From the Baltimore Fishbowl events page… Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 7:00pm The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls Road Join Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write together as Michael Stanley) on Wednesday, May 1 when they come to The Ivy to read from and sign their most recent Detective Kubu mystery, Deadly Harvest. Set in Botswana, […]
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Michael Stanley in Conversation with Sujata Massey at the Ivy Bookshop, May 1
Join Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (who write together as “Michael Stanley”) on Wednesday, May 1 when they come to The Ivy to read from and sign their most recent Detective Kubu mystery, Deadly Harvest. Set in Botswana, Deadly Harvest tracks a series of murders and a mysterious witch doctor whose nefarious potions might hold the key […]
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Baltimore Is a (Surprising) Opera Town
Baltimore’s opera buffs were crushed in 2009 when the city’s preeminent opera offerers (the Baltimore Opera Company) announced plans to cancel the rest of its season, file for bankruptcy, and shutter its doors. Who could’ve guessed back then that by 2013, the city would be the home to a handful of small opera outfits — […]
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The Extra-Large Baltimore Lit Parade for December: John Barth, Stephen Dixon, Justin Sirois, Jen Michalski, and More Greats!
We’re pleased to present writer Joseph Martin’s The Ivy Bookshop-sponsored column for the Baltimore Fishbowl, “The Lit Parade,” a celebration and thoughtful examination of the epic local lit scene that too often goes unreported, unread. Once again, we’re at the (briefly) snow-covered tail end of a year’s worth of reading, and this particular annum has been […]
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The Baltimore Lit Parade for October: Three Troubled Policemen, “13 Girls,” and van den Berg’s Scary-Good Book Deal
Just in time for Halloween, the second installment of writer Joseph Martin’s column features bloody true-crime fiction by local authors, WORMS, and more frightfully cool lit scene news. Much as we tend to play up our Hon Blievers, Book Things, and park-laden, neurosis-free psyche, few towns teem with morbid curiosity quite like Charm City. From […]
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The Mad Naked Summer Night
University of Baltimore Asst. Prof. and Bohemian Rhapsody Columnist Marion Winik ponders “the half-life of a snow cone” and other heated, heat-related topics. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s night? Thou art more lovely and more temperate, but I’m afraid that’s not saying much. These nights are thick and heavy as black velour, hot […]
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The Two Coolest Men in Baltimore Have a Conversation
Drew Daniel is a Renaissance scholar, electronic musician, Hopkins professor, and all around brilliant and amazing person. You know who John Waters is. In the latest issue of art mag Frieze, Daniels interviews the Pope of Trash about Charles Manson, Baltimore boys, and God. “In person, [Waters] is exactly as charming, voluble and manic as […]
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Does Hollywood Pick on Baltimore Too Much?
“Again and again, Hollywood has used the city of Baltimore as a punching bag,” Joe Queenan wrote in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. His evidence? The new John Cusack/Edgar Allan Poe movie, in which the streets of Baltimore play host to elaborately macabre murders. And, of course, The Wire. And in Twelve Monkeys, the virus […]
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The Raven: John Cusack Plays Edgar Allan Poe, Belgrade and Budapest Play Baltimore
Next Friday, April 27, is the release date of The Raven, a movie starring John Cusack as Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe. (See the resemblance?) The movie, a “thriller,” is about a serial killer whose murders in 19th-century Baltimore are inspired by “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Pit and the Pendulum” and other works by […]
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Baltimore Ranked One of Best Cities for Singles — Really?
On paper, Baltimore has an attractive resume for a single gal interviewing potential cities to live in. Between Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland systems, Baltimore is bursting at its waterfront seams with doctors, lawyers, dentists, and academics. And compared to nearby D.C., the cost of living is reasonable. The number crunchers at Kiplinger, […]
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Baltimore Novelist Jessica Anya Blau on Five Great Books to Gift and Get!
Novelist Jessica Anya Blau recommends her current five favorite books to give and receive this holiday season — Jessica is the author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Drinking Closer to Home. We heartily recommend her books for reading and gifting, too. 1. Deliriously Happy and Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle. This […]
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Savvy Hopkins Student Helps Catch Serial Burglar
Johns Hopkins security officers offer weekly walks through the Charles Village area in order to help keep students connected to the community, and aware of potential threats in their own neighborhoods. Usually, it’s a pretty tame event. This week, though, it was anything but, thanks to a savvy student who “triggered a police manhunt and was responsible for the arrest of a wanted criminal,” according to the Johns Hopkins Gazette.
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Monster-Mania Con: More Maniacs Wanted
I attempted to get myself in the Halloween spirit today by buying a pumpkin spice candle at Target. Then I heard about Monster-Mania Con coming to Hunt Valley this weekend — September 16, 17, and 18. If you’re as much of a fright fanatic as I am, don’t miss it. The biggest names in horror […]
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No Kids and No Regrets
When I was at college, I always hung around with a group of five or six guys. We were punk rockers, and all swore we
