Where to Do Your Christmas Shopping in Baltimore

The Chop has become something of a Grinch of late. This year our holiday strategy was to go out to sea and stay there until the weather warms up. But one thing and another and we’re still not aboard a ship and lo and behold here it is Thanksgiving week, so The Holidays are here, […]

Today is Martin Luther King Day

As we all pause today to honor Dr. King’s legacy, it is important to note that some of us honor that legacy by word alone, and not by deed. Hypocrisy and injustice continue today, and for those of us who truly value civil rights and equality, protecting that legacy means guarding against its appropriation by […]

New Year’s Eve 2011 in Baltimore

Here we are, Baltimore, at the end of the year. You might expect your Mobbies winner for best nightlife blog to give you some kind of nice little round up about all the fun things that are going on around town tonight. Nope. We say balls. We already went on record last year as coming […]