A historic hall, a cocktail bar, a seafood restaurant and a liquor store are all facing grassroots efforts from neighbors to torpedo their respective liquor license renewals.
It’s one of multiple bills that passed during the Maryland General Assembly that affect Baltimore’s liquor laws. Nicholas Blendy, the board’s executive secretary, broke down the changes for us.
Being a Black woman "was always about someone else’s impression of what I was supposed to be, getting to be either gracious or stank about it. We have to perform niceness,” said one Baltimorean.
In this week’s Ask Charm City Table, a column where I visit your favorite restaurants or share my own recommendations based on your dining questions, I enjoy a quaint and impressive dinner at The Helmand.
I caught two Springsteen shows 11 days apart, in Baltimore and D.C. The Baltimore show was better, and a reminder that live music is back at the old arena.
The newly renovated CFG Bank Arena has its public debut tonight with the return of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which first played the venue 50 years ago. The arena has a rich history, from serving as the home of the NBA's Baltimore Bullets to hosting concerts by Elvis, Aretha, Sinatra and The Beatles.
At the core of "The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” is a desire to show the incredible impact of an artform that, in its inception, no one believed would have longevity or influence on so-called high culture.