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.
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Reflections on covering Ocean City, 30 years later
By Rafael Alvarez
5/15/2013
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Ocean City Shark Tournament, Greek Festival, Berlin Peach Festival, and more
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Assateague Island National Seashore, North Point State Park, Rehoboth Beach, and more
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Eight places to sleep outdoors within a 90-minute drive from Baltimore
By Van Smith
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Blackwater Falls State Park, Carroll Park Skateboarding and Bike Facility, Patapsco Valley State Park, and more
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The endless quest for baltimore’s coldest draft beer brought to you by the City Paper I-Team™
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Cherry Hill Splash Park, Liberty, Patterson, and more
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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
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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
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Charles Village Festival, Baltimore Pride, Maryland State Fair, and more.
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Films on the Pier, Flicks From The Hill, and Open Air Film Fest
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Antique and Classic Boats Are a-Callin’
By Edward Ericson Jr.
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Knoebels Amusement Resort, Port Discovery, Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and more.
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American Celebration at Mount Vernon, Dundalk fourth of July Parade, Maryland Symphony Orchestra Salute To Independence, and more
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Orioles Promotional Nights, Druid Hill Park Disc Golf, Nationwide Demolition Derby, and more
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I like to think I know my booze. That’s too diplomatic: I know my booze but I also might be kind of a pretentious douche when discussing the subject.
By Henry Hong
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American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, sophiajacob, and more
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Mill Stories, Railroad Heritage Days, Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment, and more
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Argonne, Clybourne Park, Murdercastle and more
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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
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Brookside Gardens, Cylburn Arboretum, Ladew Topiary Gardens, and more
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B Bistro, Gertrude’s, Leinenkugel’s beer garden, and more
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It’s more than just eating outside
By Henry Hong
5/15/2013
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Maryland Death Fest XI, Roomrunner, The Melvins, and more
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Baltimore Farmers Market and Bazaar, Anne Arundel County Farmers Market, Silver Spring Freshfarm Market, and more
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Getting the most out of the farmers market
By John Houser III
5/15/2013
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Furnace Town Strawberry Day, St. Mary’s Crab Festival, Baltimore/Washington One Caribbean Carnival, and more
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Boordy Vineyard, Distillery Lane Ciderworks, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard, and more
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City Paper’s homage to the season when it’s so hot and humid your legs to stick to the chair
5/16/2012
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How mini golf tamed a golf-hater
By Bret McCabe
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Things to See
Art League of Ocean City, 502 94th St., (410) 524-9433, artleagueofoceancity.com. Don’t forget to seek out a little culcha’ on your trip to the shore; forgo the wet T-shirt contest and peruse some work by local artists at this community ga
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Stoop-sitting in Baltimore
By Van Smith
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Hare Krishna Rathayatra Chariot Parade and Festival of India, noon-6 p.m., May 26-27, parade starts at the Maryland Science Center at 601 Light St., festival at McKeldin Square at the corner of Light and Pratt streets, festivalofindia.org, iskconbaltimore
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Little Italy’s Open Air Film Fest,
High and Stiles streets, littleitalymd.com. Starting in July, you can see Italian (and Italian-American) films projected every Friday night at 9 p.m., with live music at 7 p.m. Free movie. Free popcorn. Grab a lawn ch
5/16/2012
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Adventure Park USA, 11113 W. Baldwin Road, New Market, (301) 865-6800, adventureparkusa.com. You’ve got your amusement park classics—roller coaster, bumper carts, mini golf—and your outliers—ropes course, rock wall, laser tag. Just try to have conscious k
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City Paper’s Guide to getting your rod and reel wet this summer
By Edward Ericson Jr.
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City Paper’s guide to non-embarrassing beach reads
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The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, (410) 455-2232, umbc.edu/library, noon-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, noon-8 p.m. Thursdays, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The Photographer’s Eye: Civil War Photographs Selected from the UMBC Photog
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Las Quiero a las Dos (I Want Them Both), through June 2, comedy, Teatro de la Luna, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington, Va., (705) 548-3092, teatrodelaluna.org.
Ruined, through June 3, drama, Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., (410) 276-7837, fpct.o
5/16/2012
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A gay getaway thrives in an unlikely place
By Baynard Woods
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Urban farming is on the rise in Baltimore
By Andrea Appleton
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Competition at Southwest Baltimore’s “Crab Corner” is good for crab lovers
By Van Smith
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Dunno about you, but we always thought wineries were a Mediterranean climate-type thing, so you can imagine our surprise over how many options Maryland offers. Should you decide to embark on one of these grown-up field trips, remember to drink responsibly
5/16/2012
Sizzlin’ Summer:
The City Paper I-Team™ Samples Randomly for the coldest Draft beer in Baltimore
5/16/2012
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Baltimore’s rec centers remain vital community hubs as they struggle to stay afloat
By Tim Hill
5/18/2011
Sizzlin’ Summer:
DJ Batman celebrates 30 years as Ocean City’s party priest
By Edward Ericson Jr.
5/18/2011
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See the boulder, be the boulder
By Michael Byrne
5/18/2011
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Summer love and fireflies have more in common than you think
By Violet Levoit
5/18/2011
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A family remembers running one of Maryland’s African-American beach destinations
By Lee Gardner
5/18/2011
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A healthy dose of reverb defines my summer jams
By Lee Gardner
5/18/2011
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The boat-in bars of Furnace Branch make for a fine day’s outing
By Van Smith
5/18/2011
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Vital Summer information furnished in the Public Interest
5/18/2011
Sizzlin’ Summer:
The City Paper I-Team™ slurps around for the coldest draft beer in Baltimore
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