A Salute to the Curb Shoppe

This is not a bar and restaurant review. It’s a salute. After all, reviews are typically written about places that are new. Sometimes brand new and aren’t yet a known quantity. Mount Washington’s Curb Shoppe is anything but new, being one of the few remaining establishments that can trace its origins as far back as […]

Beetlejuice Screening @ AVAM Tonight

Last month this blog opined that the only thing better than Summer outdoor movies is Fall outdoor movies. No mosquitoes. No humidity, and no waiting around until 9 pm for it to be dark enough to start the show. Well tonight we’re in luck because the Visionary Art Museum’s Flicks from the Hill series is […]

California Tortilla on Pratt Street is Closed

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 […]

Banned Books Happy Hour @ Pratt Central Library Tonight

As anyone who’s spent about one single hour on any social media site can tell you, there are a lot of fake holidays floating around lately. One can hardly wake up in the morning without being reminded that today is National Steak and a Blowjob Day or National Talk Like A Pirate Day. Whether it’s […]

Free Happy Hour @ Center Plaza Today

Update: Presumably because of the water main break and the extreme heat and the generally shitty state of affairs in Baltimore City this has been postponed until August 15. Not exactly a banner endosement for living and working downtown, but that’s a matter for another time. Hey Baltimore, c’mere a minute. No closer. C’mere all […]