Our local Olympic hero/meathead has often mentioned his love of hip-hop and rappers like Young Jeezy and Lil’ Wayne, so he must have been waving his flippers in delight upon hearing that, in a Cigar Aficionado cover story (!), no less a hip-hop luminary than Jay-Z defended him over Bongphotogate, saying he was just a [...]

Travel and Leisure magazine is adding five cities to the 25 that already compete for the title of America’s Favorite Cities. Readers have been invited to vote for which five they will add, among ten choices including Baltimore. Our competition includes crumbling Detroit, frigid Anchorage, and eight others.
You can vote for up to 5 cities. [...]

There has apparently been a lot of consternation about the spelling of a certain waterfront neighborhood named after the historic Fell family. It’s commonly come to be written “Fells Point,” but according to the following proclamation by self-appointed “Town Crier of Fell’s Point” Jack Trautwein, that is an error.
For the many valid reasons listed herein [...]

The mom of our local Olympic hero has been on a little New York media tour this week, promoting her new book A Mother For All Seasons. You may have seen her on the Today show or Access Hollywood talking about the book, which mostly tells her story of raising the 8-time gold medalist, and [...]