Archive for February, 2009

Q&A: Alco – Baltimore City Paper

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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Q&A: Alco
Baltimore City Paper, MD
And I liked that a lot, so I would spend a lot of time in Highlandtown and Pigtown, because it was all related. If you lived in Highlandtown, you knew somebody in Pigtown. That's where a lot of the inner-city poor white kids lived, and that's when I

No. Just NO!

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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Warning: I am about to be branded as a huge snob. But this is just wrong: You don’t buy a signet ring from J. Crew. It’s not even engraved and they don’t engrave it for you. They get all giddy about having J. Crew’s name inside the ring

A Weekend In Pig Town…

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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My home town of Swindon is where it’s at on the 6th & 7th of March. I’m bangin’ out some dubstep at rehab nightclub on the Friday with Caspa and then heading across the road to Suju Saturday to see one of my favorite tech dj’s Smokin’

Baltimore Breaking News » Blog Archive » 2 arrested in Federal

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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Two men accused of trying to rob two people at gunpoint in Federal Hill last night were quickly arrested by Baltimore police, authorities said today. The incidents occurred about 5:50 p.m. in the 300 and 400 blocks of Warren Ave.,

Beer in Baltimore: Taverna Corvino, Federal Hill

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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Casey Hard of Max’s tipped me off to a new place in Federal Hill worth our attention. Taverna Corvino (“raven black”) now occupies the former Junior’s location (if you blinked, you may have missed it, and you may remember it better as

Sip & Bite scheduled to reopen

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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Suzanne Loudermilk of In Good Taste over at Baltimore magazine has actually gone to Sip & Bite in Canton to see what the story is. Not something I was willing to do, I have to say; it’s a lot easier……

Fell’s Point community urges city action on pier

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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20 in The Daily Record, a group of Fells Point community activists have sent a letter (PDF) to Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, urging her to move quickly with the city’s plan to redevelop the historic Recreation Pier.

No-Buy Month Spending Challenge Day 20: temptation

Posted by Carson on February 27, 2009
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With just over a week to go to his No-Buy Month spending challenge, Brent doesn’t think he can avoid socially mandated spending. — lfk. A tempting weekend awaits. I’m going out tonight for a former co-worker’s going-away party in Mount Vernon. She’s a…

Change at the Coin-o-matic: Sub shop to open Friday in Patriarca’s

Posted by Carson on February 20, 2009
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The end of Coin-o-Matic is the latest in the slow deterioration of the mob and its long-standing influence on Federal Hill. Many of the old Mafioso are dead or spending the golden years of their lives locked up in the Adult Correctional

The Historically Hip Federal Hill Blog: 2009 Street Festival Dates

Posted by Carson on February 20, 2009
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We offer a great collection of unique shops, local restaurants and taverns, boutiques, galleries, and the historic Cross Street Market. Baltimore Magazine named Federal Hill Baltimore’s “Best Shopping Neighborhood 2008.”