Typically speaking, Marylanders are the type of people who focus on the positive. But the flip side of that coin is that for better or worse our skeletons tend to stay buried deeply in our collective closet. Especially here in the Baltimore area, we often like to think of ourselves as a thoroughly modern and […]
It is with a heavy heart that we announce here that California Tortilla has closed its doors at the Pratt Street location. The restaurant closed quietly and without fanfare recently, and in truth we only noticed the change when we happened to be downtown during the dinner hour and wanted a burrito last week. It […]
Ryan Shelkett doesn’t have a Wikipedia page. That’s a shame, and someone really ought to write him one as he’s been one of the most talented and prominent participants in Baltimore’s music scene over the last 20 years. Fronting bands Dead Red Sea, Blank, Liars’ Academy, and most recently the Desert Boys, Shelkett’s influence and […]
A funny thing happens when you do a web search for “haunted houses in Baltimore.” You get pages of results for a bunch of haunted house attractions, none of which are actually in Baltimore and many of which are actually quite far away at an hour’s drive or more. Any city dwellers who want a […]
Tonight’s the fourth Wednesday in October and that means that it’s once again time for the regular meeting of Baltimore’s Chapter of Drinking Liberally. For those not familiar DL is an informal group of Liberals and Progressives that meets twice monthly at Dougherty’s in Mount Vernon to have a few beers and chat about issues […]