In a post on Baltimore street style yesterday, Bustle seemed surprised to find that Baltimore is so full of good-looking, stylish people.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Tells David Simon Riots Are Like “Global Warming”
As part of the Maryland Film Festival on Friday, writers Ta-Nehisi Coates, David Simon, James McBride, and Taylor Branch sat on a panel to discuss a work in progress. The four are adapting Branch’s civil rights trilogy America in the King Years as an HBO miniseries. And audiences were treated to a frank discussion on […]
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Mayor SRB Talks to Johns Hopkins “Wire” Class
Back when he was mayor, Martin O’Malley was decidedly not a fan of The Wire. His successor, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, may not have ever watched a single episode of the acclaimed HBO drama, but she appreciates it enough to lecture on its impact on the city for a class of Johns Hopkins undergraduates, as the […]
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How to Stay Online when You Move to Baltimore
If you’re relocating to Baltimore or the surrounding areas, you going to want to know your internet options. Whether it’s for business or personal use, it’s important to find a reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) to stay connected during your transition. There are many options to choose from including Xfnitiy, Quantum, Fios by Verizon, Broadview, […]
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Fishing for Answers: An Interview with Community Leader Hathaway Ferebee
Today Baltimore Fishbowl begins a series of interviews with Baltimore’s policy makers, old and new, working in the trenches and behind the scenes. By talking to baby boomers who have been fighting for social change since the 60s and millennials making changes now, we hope to understand more about the big challenges in Baltimore, and how best to address […]
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University of Maryland Wins Bizarro NCAA Celebrity Bracket
It doesn’t have anything to do with basketball, but Indy.Star.com’s 17,000-word essay detailing an imaginary bracket pitting NCAA tournament schools’ most famous alumni against one another embodies “madness” pretty well. And, hey, Maryland wins!
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Pop Culture Tweets About Baltimore Were Good, Bad, and Ugly
Thank god for Twitter. In times of trouble, we can now have access to the fleeting thoughts of famous actors, sports stars, reality TV divas, and other assorted celebrities. How else would we be able to know what to think about complex, multi-factored events?
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Watch David Simon Tell Obama What’s Wrong with the War on Drugs
Someone needs to teach the White House how to turn the volume up on their YouTube videos, but other than that, this is pretty worthwhile watch: President Barack Obama sits down with Wire creator David Simon and, after some quick praise (The Wire is “one of the greatest, not just television shows, but pieces of […]
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Fox45 TV Station Evacuated After Man in Animal Suit Makes Bomb Threat (UPDATED)
The Woodberry building that houses Fox45 TV was evacuated this afternoon after a reported bomb threat in the station’s lobby.
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O’Malley: Baltimore Policing Was “Assertive,” Not “Aggressive”
A brief profile on Martin O’Malley was set to run in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. The interview was conducted before protests broke out in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray. Outside of a few embarrassing questions about The Wire, it’s pretty cute and harmless. We learn that O’Malley’s favorite rock song is […]
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Suspect Faces Felony Charges in WBFF Bomb Scare
Kush Arora is a criminal defense attorney in Maryland and a partner at Price Benowitz LLP. Kush handles DUI, white collar, and federal cases in Maryland. In the aftermath of a bizarre incident in which a man entered a Baltimore Fox affiliate television station threatening to detonate what looked to be an explosive vest, the […]
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Candy Bars, Life Vest Found Inside Man’s Hedgehog Onesie After TV Station Bomb Threat
A day after TV Hill became the focal point of the news, Baltimore police said the man who threatened to blow up Fox45 had a fake bomb, and the message he wanted to get out was about the end of the world.
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Week in Review: 12 Baltimore Happenings You Might’ve Missed This Week
Since SNL’s rearrangement of The Wire worked so well, we decided to reformat your recap of the week’s top stories. It’s the Week in Review for Jan. 16-23, in neatly organized list form:
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David Bowie Tribute Planned at Creative Alliance
If you spent the week mourning David Bowie, a little catharsis is in order. This weekend, they’ll dance in his honor in Highlandtown.
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In the Womb of the Airport Shuttle
When a college kid gets stuck on the wrong airport shuttle van, writer Janet Fricke Gilbert’s inner mom surges forth. He wore his baseball cap backwards, and he kept his earbuds in while he shouted up to the driver. He might have even yelled “Hey, you! Driver!” which sounded rude, but was really a reflection […]
