SPECIAL
Canton: Birches Restaurant
641 S. | Eat Guide
Charles Village/ Remington / Waverly: Charles Village Pub
3107 St. | Eat Guide
Downtown: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Ban Thai
340 N. | Eat Guide
Federal Hill: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Banjara
1017 S. | Eat Guide
Fells Point / Butchers Hill: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Arcos
129 S. | Eat Guide
Hampden / Roland Park: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Alonso's
415 W. | Eat Guide
Highlandtown / East Baltimore: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Chaps Pit Beef
5801 Pulaski Highway, (410) 483-2379,
Pit beef is Baltimore's signature meat. | Eat Guide
Inner Harbor / Little Italy: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Aldo's
306 S. | Eat Guide
Locust Point / South Baltimore: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Aladdin's Café
1421 Lawrence St., (410) 625-7800
Notable for serving pretty good Middle Eastern food on a pleasant porch in Locust Point, and not much else. | Eat Guide
Midtown / Bolton Hill / Charles North: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
b, Bolton Hill Bistro
1501 Bolton St., (410) 383-8600
The geniuses behind some of Baltimore's best and most successful upscale-you-can-afford eateries (Helmand, Tapas Teatro) scored again with this elegant bistro that fits its picturesque neighborhood to a “b.” Well-heeled Bolton Hillers and trustafarian MICA art students alike take in the neighborhood's stately rowhouses from inside b's tasteful, high-ceilinged interior, or at one of the prized outdoor tables. | Eat Guide
Mount Vernon: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Abacrombie
Fine Food and Accommodations
58 W. | Eat Guide
Mount Washington: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Buono
1501 Sulgrave Ave., (410) 466-3884
on Weekends,
In theory, providing the northwest corridor with a Strapazza-like casual and moderately priced Italian restaurant was a sure bet. | Eat Guide
Northeast Baltimore: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Big Bad Wolf's House of Barbeque
5713 Harford Road, (410) 444-6422, www.bigbadwolfbarbeque.com
Eating at Big Bad Wolf's House of Barbeque is simple: Pick your meat, add sauce and sides, devour. | Eat Guide
Outside the City: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Amer's Café
7624 Belair Road,
Overlea, (410) 668-5100,
www.Amerscafe.com
Eager-to-please little Amer's Café uses its wood-burning oven to excellent ends. | Eat Guide
West Side: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Chinatown Café
323 Park Ave., (410) 727-5599
You know you're at a real-deal Chinese restaurant when the fish tanks aren't for decoration but rather choosing tonight's dinner. | Eat Guide
York Road Corridor: NOTE: Click on a restaurant's name to get more information in our Eat Guide.
Atwater's/Ploughboy Soups
Belvedere Square Market, 529 E. | Eat Guide
Food for Thought: City Paper’s Annual EAT Guide | Introduction
Dining Tips and Tidbits: Night of the Week
Savvy diners have always known to do their dining on Wednesday or Thursday nights. | Eat Feature by Richard Gorelick
Food For Tot: A Guide To Kid-Friendly Dining in Baltimore | Eat Feature by Michelle Gienow
Late Night Eating: A Guide to Grabbing Dinner After Your Bedtime | Eat Feature by Bret McCabe
Carried Away: Ethnic Groceries Offer a Wide Array of Takeout Treats | Eat Feature by Michelle Gienow
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NEWS
Armed and Liberal: Self-Proclaimed Pro-Gun Progressive Says Proposed Assault-Weapons Ban Makes No Sense | Mobtown Beat by Edward Ericson Jr.
Lead-ing the Charge: Some Say City Should Renew Effort to Sue Lead-Paint Manufacturers in Wake of Recent Court Victory | Mobtown Beat by Stephen Janis
Pious Porn: The Nose was surprised to learn recently that a Baltimore Christian group held a pornographic fundraising event. | The Nose
Examining the Examiner: In April, Baltimore will awaken to a new daily paper on its doorstep. | Media Circus by Gadi Dechter
Casting About: More Than 100 Hopefuls. Three Weekends of Auditions. Just a Handful of Parts. | Feature by John Barry
The Mail | Murder Ink | The News Hole
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COLUMNS
Storm in a Port: Mayor Martin O’Malley's xenophobic comments have not received the media attention that Maryland’s voters deserve | Right Field by Russ Smith
Dress for Success: Maybe that Halliburton company can do it? | Mr. Wrong by Joe MacLeod
As They See It: Anything that doesn’t fit their standard worldview is something they just cannot see, often on purpose. | Political Animal by Brian Morton
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ARTS
Rhyming and Stealing: What’s a Little Cultural Appropriation Among Polyethnic Americans in Today’s Multiculturalism? | Stage by John Barry
Home Schooled: Ellen Lupton and Her Graphic Design Students Celebrate So-Called Amateur Design Ideas | Art by J. Bowers
Adornment?: That question mark in the show’s title is there for a reason. | Art by Violet LeVoit
Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide by Maureen Dowd
| Review by
Linda Chavers
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MUSIC
Post-Whatever: Though it actually finds the band charting some interesting new creative ground, Tortoise’s recent collaboration with faux-Appalachian weirdo Will Oldham, The Brave and the Bold (Overcoat), seems in some sense to herald the death of postrock. | Music by Mikael Wood
Bionic Rastas: Orlando’s South Rakkas Crew Makes Left-Field Beats for the Dancehall Hard-Core | Music by Jess Harvell
The Short List
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FILM
Networked Over: Film Critics Are Mad As Hell, And They’ll Just Have To Take It | Film by Ian Grey
Alties 2005: Our Fifth Annual Celebration of the Good, the Bad, and the Only In Hollywood | Film
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
| Review by
Jason Torres
16 Blocks
| Review by
Ian Grey
Aquamarine
| Review by
Al Shipley
Doogal
| Review by
Makkada B. Selah
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