Charm City Art Spice

My year-long boycott of Target has taught me I don't need Target.

i'm sorry everyone i finally took down the winter wreath and put it in the compost, apparently that was the thing keeping our tornado at bay

‘Saving Etting Street’ offers an inspiring look inside a vital Baltimore organization As a millennial, this critic has long considered even the abstract concept of home ownership to be analogous to acquiring the gift of flight through the use of a jetpack. To this generation, and the o...

‘Saving Etting Street’ offers an inspiring look inside a vital Baltimore organization

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Chefs Jasmine Norton and Catina Smith want to honor the matriarchs in their families by paying homage to the cooking traditions they were raised in Most days, Jasmine Norton’s mother accompanies her in the kitchen at The Urban Oyster, the nation’s only Black woman-owned oyster bar that sits in a beautiful brick-and-mortar space on W. 36th Street....

Chefs Jasmine Norton and Catina Smith want to honor the matriarchs in their families by paying homage to the cooking traditions they were raised in

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Tené Wilder’s career is a testament of faith and family When I meet Tené Wilder at Mama Koko’s, the bustling midtown cafe and restaurant tucked inside Hooper House on E. 23rd Street, she is smiling from ear to ear. Her curly hair is styled in a shoulder-le...

Tené Wilder talks about her work as key hairstylist on Ryan Coogler’s Academy-Awards nominated “Sinners.”

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Baltimore is full of women who show up and change the world Monalisa Diallo “I’ve always been a person that felt like I’m not allowed to complain unless I’m helping or coming up with something better.” Advocate and grandmother Monalisa Diallo lets this belief ...

We profile women leaders in Baltimore, including Monalisa Diallo, Stefanie Mavronis, and Iya Dammons.

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Righting the past and forging worthy futures In 2024, while visiting AFRO Charities’ processing team at the Maryland State Archives, lead archivist Megan McShea told me about their effort to process the entire collection before moving to their p...

“In Baltimore and beyond, women are challenging oppressive systems, readying their communities, and forging new futures built on lessons they’ve learned from the past,” Bry Reed writes.

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Oh hey, @meganmcshea.bsky.social mentioned 🧡

thats maryland class solidarity baby

The Literary World's Prestigious Taco Bell Quarterly has surpassed 24,000 followers in the sky. I can't even use the Paris Review over here as my villain because I'm crushing them. We are about to surpass Lit Hub. Taco Bell is your Literary Hub now.

nobody wants to work anymore

can't wait!

that's real! they make it look so easy

the 80s, a truly demented time

Def Leppard - Photograph YouTube video by DefLeppardVEVO

today's first song of the day is "photograph" by def leppard

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if they're bringing back measles i'm bringing back "measly" as my preferred derisive adjective

Man I’m gonna fucking get killed because some Nazi who’s never met a trans person got a boner from a Dylan Mulvaney post and decided we all have to pay.

like i don't even buy a lottery ticket unless the payout prize is over $500M bc less than that is just silly for the price of your soul

price modern? more like price $25M

Congratulations as you lose control

whoa wasabi coleslaw sounds amazing

i miss the days when your could search the web and find old results for closed restaurants, some jersey shore geocities restaurant review site would be so great rn

i love everything about this

In memory of Logan Hullinger Logan Hullinger, founder of news blog Mobtown Redux and one of Baltimore Beat’s most dedicated contributors, passed away unexpectedly on March 6. He would have turned 30 on March 10, 2026.  Logan was ...

Over the weekend, we lost @loganhullinger.bsky.social baltimorebeat.com/in-memory-of...

how much wood would a wood duck duck if a wood duck would duck wood

I'll House You YouTube video by Jungle Brothers - Topic

today's first song of the day is "i'll house you" by jungle brothers

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fatboy slim enters the chat

ad for a big HEATED RIVALRY party at Nevermore Hall, a traditionally straight venue

uh oh what's the banner gonna say now

Very saddened by the sudden passing of my Baltimore Beat colleague Logan Hullinger, a terrific reporter, tireless harm reduction advocate, and standup community member. He would have turned 30 tomorrow. I enjoyed getting to know Logan, and hoped we would collaborate on many more assignments.