Baltimore City Paper

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Frank Klein

NEWS

Street of Dreams: Pennsylvania Avenue Was Once the Center of Black Life and Culture in Baltimore—Can It Be Again? The First of a Two-Part Series | Feature by Christina Royster-Hemby

Closing Time: Regulars Mourn the Pending Closure of DeGroen’s Grill | Mobtown Beat by David Morley

In Detention: Baltimore County Police and FBI Detain an Ellicott City Man for Photocopying a Satirical Newsletter | Mobtown Beat by Charles Cohen

Drivin’ and Cryin’: Baltimore City drivers know all too well the conclusions of a just-released Abell Foundation study: that city residents suffer much higher auto-insurance rates than other Maryland residents. | Quick and Dirty by Van Smith

Cooke-d: It would make a good pop song: “The Ballad of Ira Cooke,” a cautionary tale about a powerful man who played it close to the edge—until he fell off. | Quick and Dirty by Van Smith

Cut From the Budget: Baltimore City could lose crucial funds for lead-poisoning prevention, if Gov. | Quick and Dirty by Edward Ericson Jr.

Hamm Time?: On Nov. | The Nose

So This Spanish Girl, This Christian Legislator, and These Jewish Guys Walk Into a Bar . . .: On Friday, Jan. | The Nose

The Mail | Murder Ink

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COLUMNS

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Let’s be serious here: The only person who has brought “Capitol Hill politics” to Annapolis is the governor himself. | Political Animal by Brian Morton

Angelos’ New Clothes: Is it an act of “civic responsibility” to let pique and fear of the nearby Washington Nationals—a team that still doesn’t have an owner—dictate a small-market mentality of giving up and simply complaining? | Right Field by Russ Smith

Forget and Forgive: Your face may be red, but there’s no need to sew a scarlet letter on your clothes or to crawl through the streets in a hair shirt. | Think Mink by Mink Stole

Big Steaming Bowl: It’s one of the most wonderfullest, fantastical, and drinkiest times of the year. | Mr. Wrong by Joe MacLeod

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