Last week, we reported on the controversy around “underage drinking and public urination” at Baltimore Pride’s Block Party. Well, as is often the case, these concerns about underage drinking have led to a general crackdown. This flyer is being distributed in Mt. Vernon today, as what was once Baltimore’s best day for outdoor drinking...
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In light of a heated controversy surrounding Baltimore Pride’s Block Party, Matthew Thorn, the executive director of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB) released a statement today about the attempts of Pride Baltimore’s Block Party to appease neighbors who aren’t happy with the raucous event. Thorn listed...
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A week before Baltimore Gay Pride festivities, the Mt. Vernon community is fractured over the range and tenor of the festivities. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Baltimore (GLBCCB), which runs the festival, decided to end the block party centering around Charles and Eager streets at 9 p.m. rather than the scheduled 10...
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If you’ve ever been in the Curtis Bay area of Baltimore, you’ve seen the giant pile of coal at the CSX Marine cargo handling facility at Curtis Bay Piers looming at the edge of the water at 1910 Benhill Avenue. The Maryland Department of the Environment is holding a hearing tonight to receive public...
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Back in February, when an explosion turned the Carnival Cruise ship “Triumph” into a shit bucket stranded at sea for nearly a week, port officials here said that they didn’t think the incident would affect the business of cruise ships in Baltimore, and with the cruise industry having an estimated local economic impact of...
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Last week, we went to Bluegrass Tavern (1500 S. Hanover St., 244-5101, bluegrasstavern.com) to check out their new spring menu, but started with the charcuterie plate (happy hour is four items for $10) and some rye at the bar (The Willett rye is especially good, with a nice spicy kick). We ordered the smoked...
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On our annual quest to find the coldest beer in Baltimore, we went down to Curtis Bay in hopes of a soft shell crab sandwich and some cold beer at Taylor’s 5000, but discovered that “this establishment is ordered closed/ no sales by the board of liquors license commissions.” Disappointed, starving, and thirsty, we stumbled...
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In honor of his Birthday, we went back through the archives to find CP‘s best stories about, or even by, John Waters. At the top of the list is this 1984 interview Waters did with Arthur Frederick Goode III, who was on Death Row in Florida. “Parking my rented car in the lot,” Waters...
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Saturday, April 20, Artichoke Haircut, which teamed up with Publishing Genius, Shattered Wig, Ink Press, and 5ive:Ten will host the “This Won’t Make Sense Literature Carnival,” which the mag defines as “an absolutely ridiculous reading” at the Metro Gallery. Artichoke Haircut, a literary arts magazine, which just published its fifth issue, was founded, the editors...
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The Baltimore office for Promotion and the Arts announced the six finalists for the Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize, who will exhibit their work at the Walters Museum from June 29-Aug. 11. The winner, to be announced, on July 13, will receive a $25,000 prize. The finalists are Caitlin Cunningham (look for our...
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April 23 is Shakespeare’s birthday and, in a twist like that of Jefferson and Adams both dying on July 4, the day that the Bard and Miguel de Cervantes both died. Partly for these reasons it is also World Book Night, a celebration of the pleasures of reading. Each year a consortium of librarians...
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The Maryland Film Festival announced a third round of feature-length films to be included in this year’s lineup today. So far, there have been a lot of films with local connections, such as Lotfy Nathan’s much-anticipated 12 O’Clock Boys, Matthew Porterfield’s I Used to Be Darker, and If We Shout Loud Enough, the documentary...
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The Multiple Personalities of Baltimore Fashion Feature: Fashion galleries from Towson Town Center, Harbor East, Current Space, around Mount Vernon, and the Skatepark. 6/19/2013
Eat Pussy Like a Porn Star Charm City Porn Star: After performing in nearly 1,500 scenes with over 1,400 women and having won three AVN Awards I am more-than-qualified to speak on this matter. By Kurt Lockwood 5/29/2013
Savage Love Savage Love: Interest in incest By Dan Savage 6/19/2013
Murder Ink Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 95 By Edward Ericson Jr. 6/12/2013
You May Now Kiss the Brides Feature: Even as other battles loom, the LGBT community stops to celebrate marriage equality at Pride 2013 By Kate Drabinski 6/12/2013