Baltimore
Vivienne Shub – the lady who reminded us that there must be grace in the arts
This sweet lady, stellar performer, and stern perfectionist of every challenge that she undertook died last week and the theatre world …
Perfectly crafted cocktails and pianoforte
After work on Friday, we stopped by the lobby bar at the Lord Baltimore Hotel for a couple of their extraordinary …
Baltimore lost a strong piece of brutalist architecture in 2014; the site is now an empty lot.
It’s a sad day for admirers of functional expressionism in architecture—the wrecking ball has finally arrived. John M. Johansen‘s brutalist Morris …
Everyman Theatre’s new season–big news.
We have our tickets for their first production of the 2014-15 season, The Understudy. Dramatist’s Play Service provides this synopsis of the …
A satirist, he saw machines and gadgets as excessive
From the Jewish Museum of Maryland: Not many of us make it into the dictionary as an adjective. But then …
I met an ad legend. A real-life Mad Woman.
In her opening remarks, 82 year-old Jane Maas said, “When I started my advertising career in 1964, as a copywriter at …
One holiday email that rose above all the others
Doug Gansler didn’t win the primary race for governor in Maryland, but he won thousands and thousands of supporters with …
WMAR TV reports on Thursday’s thunder storm
Mike Masco, meteorologist at WMAR, was in the middle of covering how a strong storm was affecting the Baltimore area, when …
Introduce your wee ones to storytelling and theatre this summer
Over three Saturday sessions (July 12, 19 and 26), your young artists will build collaborative skills, engage in character building …
New York Social Diary writes about an important Baltimore restoration
Via CivicWorks.com: The Clifton Mansion was originally built as a two-story Federal style farmhouse, between 1790 and 1801, by Baltimore …
There’s one “best drink” for Belmont Stakes and it’s not a White Carnation or Belmont Breeze…
When The New York Times wrote about it in 2005, Jacob and I discovered the best drink for Belmont Park’s signature …
Raymond Burr (as Steve Martin): I’m afraid my Japanese is a little rusty
Baltimore’s Charles Theatre is screening a 60th anniversary 35mm restoration print of 1954’s Godzilla tomorrow morning at 11:30. We’re thinking that we should …
A celebration worth celebrating, and you’re invited
Join Baltimore Heritage and the city’s historic preservation community for a celebration of the 2014 Preservation Awards on Thursday, June 19, …
Nothin’, Miss Daisy. We jus’ carryin’ on.
Daisy Werthan: You should have let me keep my old LaSalle. It never would’ve behaved this way and you know …
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