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Elizabeth Large’s top 10

Posted by Carson on April 10, 2009
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The general consensus on Dining@Large was that potatoes would be the way to go in honor of St. Patrick’s Day last Tuesday, so here’s a list of the best potato dishes I’ve had in recent memory in area restaurants.

Note: The list is in alphabetical order:…

Mount Vernon needs a sports bar

Posted by Carson on April 10, 2009
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Top 10 Restaurant Closings and Their Significance

Posted by Carson on April 10, 2009
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It’s easy to look back at all the restaurant closings in Baltimore in the past year, more difficult to say which were the most important and why they mattered.Here’s my list, numbered in order of importance this time, with my……

Unleashed blog: What do you think of citations?

Posted by Carson on March 23, 2009
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A better Baltimore

Posted by Carson on March 23, 2009
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The one thing Baltimore needs is a comprehensive, well-functioning, public transit system.

Installing three or four new light rail, El train or trolley lines would boost city revenues, ease traffic and increase our quality of life.

More county residents…

Top 10 Great Restaurant Potato Dishes

Posted by Carson on March 17, 2009
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It’s hard not to do a Top 10 list that has something to do with St. Patrick’s Day when it actually falls on a Tuesday. But Best Irish Pubs? Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. Midnight Sun Sam cornered……

free wine tastings & bargain bottles: Cheap Trick Thursday

Posted by Carson on March 13, 2009
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Wine discounts abound in this recession, said oenophiles at several local wine shops. Matt Wood, a manager of The Wine Source in Hampden, said some bottles are available for as much as 50 percent off. “There are some serious bargains to be had because…

Woman beaten, fatally shot outside nightclub

Posted by Carson on March 13, 2009
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A 25-year-old woman was fatally wounded and two other women were injured early yesterday in a shooting attack outside a nightclub in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, city police said. Police are looking for the woman who fired the gun….

Viewpoint: Baltimore doesn’t need me to defend it

Posted by Carson on March 13, 2009
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I’m tired of defending Baltimore.

Not long ago, I overheard a buddy of mine, a guy I work with who lives in D.C., saying of my city, “It’s OK, if you like boarded-up houses.” He’s got a point. From where I live near downtown, if you walk east or west,…

Brasserie 10 South has a lot going for it

Posted by Carson on March 04, 2009
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Rarely has a restaurant with so much going for it had so little going for it as the Brasserie 10 South.

First, let me count the ways this new downtown restaurant deserves to succeed.

Atmosphere: The dining room is jazzy, comfortable and stylish.

The…