Watch Airplanes
By Bruce | May 16, 2008
Thomas A. Dixon Jr. Aircraft Observation Area
On the southern border of BWI airport, you can sit at the end of the northwest-southeast runway as planes take off and land, so close overhead you can almost reach up and touch them.
The area features a playground for little ones and is one of the access points for the BWI bike trail. There is a portable toilet, and on summer weekends often a truck selling ice cream and snow cones.
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On the Air
By Bruce | May 8, 2008
It’s a small thing, but I’ll take some of the credit for it. While working on another part of this site, I stumbled upon rare footage of the Buddy Deane Show – the inspiration for John Waters’ Hairspray. Video so rare that it’s practically nonexistent.
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Places to Go, Things to Do
By Bruce | April 26, 2008
No bragging, just fact. Welcome to Baltimore, Hon! has the most complete list of museums, galleries and other places of interest around town. Whether you’re in town for a visit or a parent looking for something different to do, Baltimore has a lot to offer.
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Demolition Derby
By Bruce | March 3, 2008
Time to break out the folding chairs and wash the ice chest. Demolition derby starts soon up the street at in Upperco, in the northwest Baltimore County. The crowds get larger each year, and judging by the number of Escalades and Volvos in the parking area, comprised of greater numbers of Baltimoreons who wouldn’t readily confess such low-brow recreation to colleagues.
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Baltimore’s Finest Dude
By Bruce | February 12, 2008
Officer Salvatore Rivieri doesn’t take kindly to skateboarders or being called “dude.” This video of his throwdown of 14-year-old Eric Bush has been getting a lot of play at YouTube. Apparently Rivieri didn’t feel that Bush was sufficiently deferential or respectful. I’d be cranky too if I had to wear yellow tights and ride in a clown car. Dude! Have a donut and chill.
According to follow-up news accounts, Rivieri has been suspended. With pay.
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Twice Bitten
By Noam | January 13, 2008
Dale peels the sleeve of his black T-shirt up to show two semicircles of jagged scar where a pit bull sank his teeth deep into the meat of his shoulder and back.
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Dodgeball
By Bruce | December 12, 2007
Every Thursday night at 9 p.m., dozens of aspiring Patches O’Houlihans gather at the basketball court next to
For two sweaty hours, spontaneously formed teams side up and compete for the distinction of…..well, there is no distinction. Anybody who shows up is welcome to play — at your own risk.
In October, dodgeball moves indoors to the nearby Bloomsbury Field House.
The games are organized by the Baltimore Dodgeball Alliance, which has a core team good enough to go to the national dodgeball championships in
Hillcrest Elementary School
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Bloomsbury Field House
106 Bloomsbury Avenue
Catonsville
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