By Jim Meyer Baltimore sports have had a few kings, Unitas, Brooksie, Cal and Ray, but we’ve only ever had one Earl. Earl Weaver, legendary manager of the Baltimore Orioles, died Friday night. He’s probably already growing tomato plants along the pearly gates and kicking dirt on the Good Lord’s flip-flops. Earl Weaver was...
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BESTY™ proves a newspaper box can still break it down at the Mayor’s Christmas Parade this past Sunday. Read what parade watchers yelled at City Paper‘s official mascot here.
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Former City Paper account executive Mike Quindlen traveled to South Africa for the group stages of the World Cup, and we asked him to be our special World Cup photo correspondent, documenting the life around the matches that he was able to attend. For a little more than two weeks he and his football...
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Aug. 9: WOLB Mayoral Forum 8-10 a.m., WOLB (1010 AM), free The Larry Young Morning Show on news talk station WOLB (1010 AM) hosts this forum for mayoral candidates. Tune in with some morning coffee and listen to the candidates debate the issues. Aug. 11: Sheila Dixon’s Rally Baltimore 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Federal Hill...
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July 27: Hillary Clinton House Party 7-9 p.m., Home of Reggie and Michael Oldak, 6801 Tulip Hill Terrace, Bethesda, (240) 497-1909, free. Learn more about the former first lady’s campaign for the presidency at the Oldak household in Bethesda. RSVP to reggie@reginaldoldak.com. July 27: Happy Hour for Mayor Sheila Dixon 6:30 p.m., Mother’s Federal...
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It’s campaign season again, and around our house that entails dinnertime phone calls from various local candidates–a recording of Mayor Sheila Dixon asked for our support by voice mail–or their proxies. Perhaps those calling on behalf of candidates are dedicated volunteers who believe in their candidate’s every platform plank, but we can’t help but...
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“Want to walk through the colon?” Sure we do. After all, what better way to spend a sunny Friday lunch hour than walking through a giant, inflatable, cancer-ridden colon? “You’re kind of tall, so you’ll have to bend over,” laughs Kristy Spade, manager of marketing and communications for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation,...
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OC Alternatives Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Assateague Island National Seashore, North Point State Park, Rehoboth Beach, and more 5/15/2013
Real-Life Embarassing Sex Stories Feature: Submitted by City Paper readers 2/13/2013
Murder Ink Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 77 By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/15/2013
Charm Offensive Feature: Meet the unpaid, underappreciated, and underprotected stars of underwear football By Violet Levoit 5/22/2013
Crazy Horse Film: Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman puts his focus on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, the French cabaret By Lee Gardner 4/4/2012
Sizzlin’ Summer Sizzlin’ Summer: Summer in Baltimore is a sensory explosion, from the scent of Old Bay-smothered steamed crabs and the taste of marshmallow-topped chocolate snoballs to the smell of Ocean City salt water mixed with sunscreen and the vision of fireflies. 5/15/2013