If you know the Black Bottom is more than a dessert; if you know the real reason God made Tommy Hunt human and if you have a lonely memory craving an age-appropriate companion, you won’t want to miss the first annual Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Festival on Labor Day weekend. Those who stepped high in parades […]
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Phillips Seafood Harborplace Celebrates Anniversary with ‘Crabby’ Specials
In celebration of its 30th year, Light Street eatery Phillips Seafood Harborplace is offering the “Steam it Up in September” special, with 30 crabs for $30. Every Wednesday throughout the month, the restaurant will feature this deal, which cuts about $60 off the typical price for a similar meal, according to the restaurant. Phillips Seafood […]
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Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts Receives Large Grant
The Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA) was recently awarded a $10,000 Cultural Excellence Grant from the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation. The grant will support the Theatre Outreach program in the Baltimore City Public School System. In addition, the grant will assist CCTA’s afterschool programs in three Baltimore City schools, four performances of the original […]
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Bernstein Plays Hardball (The Numbers Game, Part 2)
When I began working on this column my plan was to talk about a recent interview Gregg Bernstein – the man charging hard to upset current Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy in the Primary Election on Sept. 14 – sat down for at the AFRO. Then, I got a look at Bernstein’s first television ad, […]
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Maryland, District Take Top Honors in Race to the Top Education Grants
Maryland and Washington, D.C., are among the newest winners of the highly competitive Race to the Top initiative, announced U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Tuesday. The District and Maryland will receive up to $75 million and $250 million, respectively, joining eight other eight states winning Phase 2 applications and Phase 1 winners Tennessee and […]
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Returning to Their Lives
Charges against Dale Lawton, Renard James, Dante Green, and Howard Smith-Cook were dropped and the men were released from jail Aug. 10. According to officials with the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, the release took place the morning of their scheduled pre-trial hearing. They four Baltimore men accused of rape and arrested July 19 […]
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Organization Empowers Park Heights Community through Homeownership
The economy may still be in disarray as the housing market continues to be bombarded with foreclosures, but that hasn’t stopped one organization from creating new homeowners. Park Heights Renaissance (PHR) is a non-profit community development organization focused on revitalizing the Park Heights community. PHR’s goal is to implement the Baltimore City Park Heights Master […]
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Local Currency Set to Debut in Baltimore
Baltimore may soon have its own local currency, or scrip, if Jeff Dicken of the Baltimore Green Currency Association has his way. Next spring Dicken, with partner Michael Tew, is planning to launch the BNote, a form of money that can only be spent locally. The object, Dicken said, is to have the money stay […]
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First African American Woman Joins Court of Special Appeals
In a room full of local and statewide luminaries, Judge Michele D. Hotten was sworn in as Fourth Appellate Circuit Judge for the Court of Special Appeals – the first African-American woman in Maryland to make the Court. “Today is one of those days when we’ve achieved a better, stronger and more just future,” said […]
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Catonsville Farmers Market in Town Through November
The first annual Catonsville Sunday Farmers’ Market is open, rain or shine through Nov. 21, from11 a.m. to 3 p.m., including Sept. 12, the day of the Catonsville Arts and Crafts Festival. Located on the parking lot in the 730 Shopping Center behind Friendly’s, the market is easily accessible and features a wide variety of […]
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Baltimoreans Earn Key Positions in Minority Real Estate Brokers Group
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, (NAREB®) the nation’s oldest minority professional real estate trade association, carried on a tradition of electing and installing new officers at its 63rd Annual Convention held in Fort Worth, Tx. Two Baltimore-area residents, Donnell Spivey and Yvette Chapman, were chosen for leadership positions in the group. Spivey and […]
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Balt. Co. Councilman Proposes Ban on ‘Spice’
Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz announced plans yesterday to ban the sale, possession and distribution of synthetic marijuana sold on the market as “Spice” and “K2.” Kamenetz said he will introduce legislation at the county council’s legislative meeting on September 7 and the proposed measure will go up for a vote on October 4. Spice […]
