Michael Anft’s fea­ture hand­i­caps Mary­land horse-racing’s prospects for sal­va­tion from slots rev­enues, and Phyl­lis Orrick reflects on City Paper’s first decade. In Mobtown Beat, Ericka Blount Danois looks at BGE’s deci­sion to send cus­tomers to ACE Cash Express to make util­ity payments. The Nose shines the lights on Gia Blat­ter­man and the Lit­tle Italy bocce courts. Charles...
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Mike Godwin’s fea­ture explores future sce­nar­ios for the con­sump­tion of copy­righted dig­i­tal enter­tain­ment. In Mobtown Beat, Van Smith goes to the annual Inter­tribal Pow­wow at Ferry Bar Park and Bren­nen Jensen exam­ines how arts dis­tricts are turn­ing old fac­to­ries into new stu­dios. Michael Anft’s Media Cir­cus offers con­struc­tive crit­i­cism of City Paper. Tom Chalkley’s Charmed Life...
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Lee Gardner’s fea­ture exam­ines the new doc­u­men­tary boom. In Mobtown Beat, Bren­nen Jensen hits the stands to watch Baltimore’s female foot­ball team in action. Bren­nen Jensen’s Charmed Life vis­its Bal­ti­more County’s Agri­cul­ture Build­ing, an erst­while almshouse. The Mail has let­ters from Dave Ses­soms, Stacey Freed­man, Cheryl Hem­me­ter DeLuca, Mitch Mirkin, Amy Weitzel, the Link edi­to­r­ial board, Alan...
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The 2002 Film Fest Frenzy issue, hyp­ing the Mary­land Film Fes­ti­val, has an intro­duc­tion, a guide to panel dis­cus­sions, and reviews of fea­ture films and shorts. In Mobtown Beat, Bren­nen Jensen reports on the Pat­ter­son Park Pagoda’s ren­o­va­tions. The Nose gets the skinny on a new Giant super­mar­ket in Waverly and Mayor Mar­tin O’Malley’s guber­na­to­r­ial aspi­ra­tions. Michael...
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Van Smith’s fea­ture pro­files Hen­ri­etta Lacks, whose immor­tal can­cer cells fueled the advance­ment of mod­ern med­ical research. In Mobtown Beat, Van Smith sizes up the Cit­i­zens Plan­ning and Hous­ing Asso­ci­a­tion. The Nose sniffs out homo­pho­bia in Baltimore’s pub­lic schools. Tom Chalkley’s Charmed Life plumbs a local rock’s ori­gins. The Mail has let­ters from Scott Gram­ling, Brian Tsai, Michael...
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Tom Chalkley’s illus­trated fea­ture has fun with the Bal­ti­more City Coun­cil. In Mobtown Beat, Afefe Tye­himba gauges con­tro­versy sur­round­ing the newly passed bill to restore ex-felons’ vot­ing rights and Van Smith reports that the state leg­is­la­ture enacted a law to shield the Mary­land Port Admin­is­tra­tion from pub­lic scrutiny. The Nose flames state Del. Dana Lee Debrow’s...
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The fea­ture, by Andy Markowitz and Tom Scocca, con­jures a base­ball team com­prised of the Bal­ti­more Ori­oles’ most pro­foundly bad play­ers of all time. In Mobtown Beat: Afefe Tye­himba pro­files Fusion Part­ner­ship, Inc.’s race-relations efforts; Bren­nen Jensen gauges the poten­tial for Cam­den Sta­tion; and Van Smith reports on Arun­del Engi­neer­ing’s legal dis­pute with Mary­land government. Charles...
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Joab Jackson’s fea­ture tracks how med­ical mar­i­juana entered main­stream debate. In Mobtown Beat, Afefe Tye­himba looks at the “pro­lif­er­a­tion of rabbit-buying” dur­ing Easter season. The Nose reports that Mayor Mar­tin O’Malley reversed course on a drinking-water stan­dards bill and echoes a rumor that Bal­ti­more police com­mis­sioner Ed Nor­ris was inter­viewed to be top cop in Philadelphia. Michael...
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Christo­pher Myers’ photo-feature asks 24 peo­ple, “How’s it going?” In Mobtown Beat, Van Smith reports on the envi­ron­men­tal lobby’s tough ses­sion in Annapolis. The Mail has let­ters from Sue Glick­stein, Daylin Loud­er­back, Dou­glas Wom­ack, Bradley Paul, and Megan Hamilton. Bren­nen Jensen’s Charmed Life under­goes hyper­baric oxy­gen ther­apy. The columns are: Sandy Asirvatham’s Under­whelmed, on insom­nia; Mink Stole’s Think Mink,...
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Van Smith’s fea­ture explores ”Baltimore’s par­al­lel Russ­ian uni­verse.” In Mobtown Beat, Bren­nen Jensen reports on a pro­gram that pays peo­ple to use con­tra­cep­tives and Michael Yockel remem­bers Bal­ti­more pho­tog­ra­pher Joseph Kohl. The Nose catches a bit of Ori­oles’ spring train­ing and reads between the lines of Frank Conaway’s Inno­cence Project. Michael Anft’s Media Cir­cus pon­ders The Sun’s...
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Joyce Lombardi’s fea­ture exam­ines the poten­tial of micro­bi­cides to pre­vent the spread of HIV. In Mobtown Beat, Afefe Tye­himba reports on a tax-rights cam­paign aimed at low-income workers. The Nose goes to Annapo­lis for a bill hear­ing about end­ing tax cred­its for rehab­bing his­toric build­ings. Tom Chalkley’s Charmed Life vis­its Muriel Heineman’s house in Bolton Hill. The Mail has...
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City Paper’s 2002 Eat dining-guide issue fea­tures two meaty pack­ages by food critic Michelle Gienow. In her Apoc­a­lypse Chow pack­age in the paper, Gienow pro­claims her affin­ity for off-the-beaten-track eater­ies, review­ing Toby’s Diner, Belt­way Motel and Restau­rant, J&B Hot­dogs, Port Truck Stop Restau­rant, and Jim’s Diner. In Eat, Gienow’s Time to Eat pack­age describes...
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