Happy Birthday to Country, Love, Baltimore

It’s 4th of July weekend. America, our America, land of Stars and Stripes tees, anemic hot dogs in buns, pudgy dogs in red collars, porky men in too-tight shorts, yellow-haired children clutching glowing light sabers, whistling Chinese fireworks in the sky, and cold beer.
Top 10 ways you can tell you’re in Baltimore on Independence Day [...]

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Obama’s Whistle Stop in Baltimore

News that Obama plans a whistle stop tour to Washington  must have Baltimore city planners in a tizzy. An expected 150,000 people will show up in Charm City to catch a glimpse as the Audaciously Hopeful President chugs his way towards 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Reporters point out the largest stadium holds just 77,000. Luckily, security threats should be [...]

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Celebrations in Baltimore

We all heard about celebrations, rain mixing with tears, in front of the White House and on historically black U Street. Yet while Washington, Harlem and Times Square rocked with joy, many of Baltimore’s inhabitants apparently slept through the night. Needless to say, the rabble rousers above didn’t sleep much. After four cable news channels proclaimed BARACK OBAMA ELECTED PRESIDENT, [...]

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Obama win in the news

On Wednesday, we scrounged every news vendor in Mount Vernon but to no avail–everyone wanted a copy of the day’s papers declaring the Obama victory. Even the free quasi-newspaper B was snatched up.
So I did the new school thing and saved home page screenshots from November 5. (this also prevents my apartment from becoming stacked with yellowed [...]

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The news today in Baltimore

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Obama Pumpkins

A photo leftover from this past Halloween weekend when we hoped, prayed, and made randomized phone calls to Pennsylvania voters, that today we would have a president-elect with 21st century-fushion ethnicity, strange name to match, and a steely gaze at the future and the good, hard work we will begin in January.
Anna carves a mean pumpkin.

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What the world needs now

From this Washington Post story, it’s evident that the world (or at least a few representatives in Turtle Bay) wants Obama.
What does the world need now? A decision! How can we get it?
Clearly, a dance off would help. Who’s got the moves? Who’s posse will regulate on November 4? How does McCain really feel about Sarah [...]

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Summering in Fall

On the evening of the last debate in the 2008 election, Mother Nature has decided to cast a vote.
At least that’s how I am choosing to intepret the weird 80-degree weather Baltimore is experiencing in mid October.
She’s saying, Mr. Obama, Mr. McCain, don’t drill, baby, drill. 
“It’s not just the economy. It’s the warming planet, stupid!”

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Sarah Palin as Mayor

Miss Sarah of North Collington Street, another great Baltimore block, forwarded a video interview with two young Alaskan women. While this does not immediately pertain to Baltimore, it is of interest to many here as it pertains to a perky VP wanabee who could end up in an oval-shaped office 40 minutes south of Charm City.
The ladies in the [...]

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Backing Barack to Stop the Violence in Baltimore?

I’ve been wearing my Obama tee from MoveOn.org a lot recently, for a few reasons. It’s a stylishly retro nod to past campaign memorabilia and I support the guy. But in Baltimore, backing Barack cuts across racial, class and other divides. So when I wear the tee I get hollared at, in a good way.
Interaction with strangers is [...]

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