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Murder Ink

Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 77 By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/15/2013

Crazy Horse

Film: Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman puts his focus on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, the French cabaret By Lee Gardner 4/4/2012

Sizzlin’ Summer: Maryland’s foremost celebrity angler is still at it, hooking the most stubborn prey, and trying to ensure that there will be fish left for his grandkids to catch By Michelle Gienow 5/15/2013

How to Throw a Louisiana Style Crawfish Boil!

Sizzlin’ Summer: Ordering 1. Figure out how many people you have attending. I usually do this by selling tickets for $25 each via Paypal. 2. Once you know how many people will be attending, you can figure out how many pounds of crawfish you need to order. The suggested a By Ben Claassen III 5/15/2013

Outdoor Dining

Sizzlin’ Summer: It’s more than just eating outside By Henry Hong 5/15/2013

Sizzlin’ Summer

Sizzlin’ Summer: Summer in Baltimore is a sensory explosion, from the scent of Old Bay-smothered steamed crabs and the taste of marshmallow-topped chocolate snoballs to the smell of Ocean City salt water mixed with sunscreen and the vision of fireflies. 5/15/2013

Camping Close to Home

Sizzlin’ Summer: Eight places to sleep outdoors within a 90-minute drive from Baltimore By Van Smith 5/15/2013

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Sizzlin’ Summer

Poseidon’s Metro Desk

Sizzlin’ Summer: Reflections on covering Ocean City, 30 years later By Rafael Alvarez 5/15/2013

Ocean City

Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Ocean City Shark Tournament, Greek Festival, Berlin Peach Festival, and more 5/15/2013

OC Alternatives

Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Assateague Island National Seashore, North Point State Park, Rehoboth Beach, and more 5/15/2013

Camping Close to Home

Sizzlin’ Summer: Eight places to sleep outdoors within a 90-minute drive from Baltimore By Van Smith 5/15/2013

Parks and Rec

Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Blackwater Falls State Park, Carroll Park Skateboarding and Bike Facility, Patapsco Valley State Park, and more 5/15/2013

Pool Party

Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Cherry Hill Splash Park, Liberty, Patterson, and more 5/15/2013

How to Make a Pickup Pool

Sizzlin’ Summer: It’s super-hot,your AC’s not cutting it, and you think to yourself: My pickup’s parked in front of the cellar door, just inside of which is a hose. Also in the cellar is that Slip ’N Slide you bought used for $5. By Van Smith 5/15/2013

Fishing with Lefty

When Wood Could

Sizzlin’ Summer: Antique and Classic Boats Are a-Callin’ By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/15/2013

Latest news blogs

Cleaning Up: Federal money is expanding drug treatment in Baltimore--and causing providers headaches.

Shadow Economy. Following the players in Baltimore's illegal economy.

Family Portraits. Portraits of Black Guerrilla Family members indicted in Maryland.

Mobtown Beat Stories

Did the correctional officer bill of rights enable corruption?

Mobtown Beat: Protections afforded accused COs gain spotlight in BGF scandal By Van Smith 5/8/2013

Machine-Gun Mama Arrested, again

Mobtown Beat: New Delaware drug charges follow lenient treatment by Maryland judges By Van Smith 5/8/2013

Fed Up

Mobtown Beat: Community associations sue problem landlord for millions By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/8/2013

More and More Budget Hearings are Scheduled

Mobtown Beat: This year’s budget process will be even more endlessly meeting-packed than previous ones. 5/8/2013

More and More Budget Hearings are Scheduled

Mobtown Beat: This year’s budget process will be even more endlessly meeting-packed than previous ones. 5/8/2013

Crime Victims Can File Online

Mobtown Beat: Following the lead of Minneapolis, Minn., Santa Cruz, Calif., and other jurisdictions, Baltimore police unveiled a new internet-based crime reporting system 5/8/2013

Hell Appraiser

Mobtown Beat: Ten years after law creating appraiser database passed, its existence, effectiveness unclear By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/1/2013

Corrupt to the Core

Mobtown Beat: The Black Guerrilla Family scandal shines spotlight on the prison system’s culture of corruption By Van Smith 5/1/2013

Electric Slide

Mobtown Beat: Celebrated White Marsh plant brings few jobs, zero cars to Maryland By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/30/2012

Still Just a Bill?

Mobtown Beat: An update on some of the General Assembly’s less-covered 2013 legislation By Van Smith 4/24/2013

An Oasis in the Food Desert

Mobtown Beat: Howard Park activists win without Rite Aid boycott, clearing way for supermarket By Edward Ericson Jr. 4/17/2013

Details of stormwater tax to be discussed

Mobtown Beat: Stormwater remediation fees are on the agenda of a City Council committee 4/17/2013

BMA lays off 14 employees

Mobtown Beat: The BMA eliminated five currently unfilled positions, 11 full-time positions, and three part-time positions. 4/17/2013

Council bill would make homeless a “protected class”

Mobtown Beat: The bill would protect homeless people from discrimination in applying for jobs or housing. 4/17/2013

Not-So-Naughty Nuptials

Mobtown Beat: 1986 marriage-fraud law is too flawed to stand, attorney says By Van Smith 4/10/2013

State Police Swamped by Background Checks for New Gun Purchases

Mobtown Beat: Shipley hopes for new software to speed up the labor-intensive process By Edward Ericson Jr. 4/10/2013

Sachs’ Charge Dismissed

Mobtown Beat: Baltimore financier claimed paperwork issues prevented him from filing IRS forms 4/10/2013

Petti to go to Prison for Fraud

Mobtown Beat: Senior guilty of wire fraud and tax evasion wanted probation, not jail time 4/10/2013

Audit Slams Liquor Board

Mobtown Beat: Scathing report finds disarray, inspections of defunct bars By Edward Ericson Jr. 4/10/2013

Steel Reprieve

Mobtown Beat: United Steelworkers backs retiree organization By Deborah Rudacille 4/3/2013

Firearms Fiasco

Mobtown Beat: Baltimore County police return seized guns as owner’s lawsuit exposes cops’ missteps By Van Smith 3/27/2013

Dirty Laundry?

Mobtown Beat: Community leader charged for laundering drug dealer’s loan repayment By Van Smith 3/27/2013

Just a Bill?

Mobtown Beat: Keeping tabs on pending Maryland legislation, so you don’t have to By Van Smith 3/20/2013

Dope Sneakers

Mobtown Beat: Government wants to run eBay sneaker seller implicated in massive pot conspiracy By Van Smith 3/13/2013

Culture Shock

Mobtown Beat: Indictments flow in FBI probe of prison “culture” of covering up inmate beatings By Van Smith 3/6/2013

Higher Education, by the Buck

Mobtown Beat: A scorecard "to compare schools based on a simple criteria" By Van Smith 3/6/2013

Intensity in Tent City

Mobtown Beat: Homeless living under I-83 stall city’s plan to remove them By Edward Ericson Jr. 2/27/2013

License Plate Tectonics

Mobtown Beat: Porsche enthusiast causes a very slight shift in the legal firmament By Edward Ericson Jr. 2/27/2013

FDA to Issue Report Citing Violations at Berger Factory

Mobtown Beat: The Food and Drug Administration to issue a “Form 483” 2/27/2013

Fact Checking the Mayor’s State of the City Address

Mobtown Beat: Vacants to Value’s numbers don’t add up By Edward Ericson Jr. 2/20/2013

Maryland lobbyist Bruce Bereano loses fraud-convictions appeal

Mobtown Beat: It was a valiant effort, but Maryland super-lobbyist Bruce Bereano’s attempt was stopped. By Van Smith 2/20/2013

Mayor Outlines Tax Cuts, Trash Fee, Pension Changes

Mobtown Beat: In a broad-ranging State of the City address, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake outlined major changes she hopes to introduce in the coming months, saying “the old ways of doing city business must end.” 2/13/2013

Biker Bust

Mobtown Beat: Baltimore man nabbed in FBI motorcycle-club probe in Philadelphia By Van Smith 2/13/2013

In City Hall: A Quiet Fight Over Ethics

Mobtown Beat: Council president wants his fingerprints off law, then double-crosses Ethics Board By Edward Ericson Jr. 2/13/2013

Oh, Frack Water...

Mobtown Beat: A City Council bill would prohibit the Back River Sewage Treatment Plant in Essex from accepting any wastewater from gas well hydrofracturing activities. 2/6/2013

Brother, Can You Spare Some Curb Space?

Mobtown Beat: Councilwoman Rochelle “Rikki” Spector (5th District) introduced a bill that would prohibit “aggressive” panhandling and also any soliciting from the median strip in the road. 2/6/2013

Making the City Safe for Ticketmaster

Mobtown Beat: Exorbitant service fees ruled illegal under 1948 ordinance, legislation being vacated 2/6/2013

Jose Morales Pleads Guilty to New Drug Charges

Mobtown Beat: Consequenceless criminal could face up to 40 years in jail 2/6/2013

You Down With RPP?

Mobtown Beat: Canton-area Residential Permit Parking plan ends; “wild west” to return By Edward Ericson Jr. 2/6/2013

“Shell Game” Mortgage Broker Indicted

Mobtown Beat: Move comes five years after City Paper first brought attention to scam By Edward Ericson Jr. 1/30/2013

And the Beating Goes On

Mobtown Beat: Feds seek justice in Maryland inmate’s 2008 assault by corrections officers and subsequent cover up By Van Smith 1/30/2013

Anti-Walmart Appeal Fails

Mobtown Beat: A overhaul of the city’s zoning, may provide opponents with another chance to challenge the project. 1/30/2013

Judge Shoots Down State Center Deal

Mobtown Beat: The ruling is a huge setback for state government plans to turn its 20 acres of aging office buildings into a modern mixed-use development under a public-private partnership. 1/23/2013

Paying It Forward

Mobtown Beat: Amount paid in “reverse redlining” settlement remains a mystery By Edward Ericson Jr. 1/23/2013

Rec to Tech

Mobtown Beat: South Baltimore recreation center becomes a hub of technological innovation By Baynard Woods 1/23/2013

Flush to Judgment

Mobtown Beat: Few citizens attend DPW meetings about long-overdue sewer infrastructure repair By Edward Ericson Jr. (additional reporting by Noah Scialom ( 1/16/2013