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Mental Notes

Baltimore magazine — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:29 +0000

A famous Hopkins psychologist gets personal when it comes to talking about bipolar disorder.

By Jane Marion

At first glance, the works of art in Kay Redfield Jamison’s sparsely decorated office don’t seem to have much in common. There’s a charcoal drawing of composer Gustav Mahler; a delicate print of Romantic poet Lord Byron; a black-and-white photograph of one of Jamison’s many muses, “confessional” poet Robert Lowell.

Fight Club

Derrick — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:32:43 +0000

Towson residents react to Recher Theatre becoming a nightclub.

By Samantha Iacia

Seeing a show at the Recher Theatre has been somewhat of a rite of passage for teenagers growing up in Towson for the past 16 years. The venue has hosted a plethora of acts, from legend Iggy Pop to local band All Time Low. But in mid-February, the Recher family revealed that the theater would close and reopen as a nightclub.

Happy Home

Derrick — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:08 +0000

Using feng shui in a modern way to increase health.

Edited by Hilary Geisbert

As we continue to search far and wide for the key to happiness and good health, the answer may very well be in our own home, says Nicky Nole, a certified feng shui “master” who recently moved to Baltimore. “Feng shui can really optimize a person’s well-being in all aspects of life,” says Nole, who studied the ancient practice at the Singapore Feng Shui Centre in Singapore.

Hip To Be Square

Derrick — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:18:27 +0000

The latest social-media tool du jour is Instagram, a photo-sharing app that allows users to edit pictures with various style “filters.” Here are a few local favorites.

By Jess Blumberg

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Josh Flynn

Safety Net

Baltimore magazine — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:54:03 +0000

Soccer Without Borders helps refugee boys adapt to life in Baltimore.

By Ron Cassie. Photography by David Colwell.

Just a minute or so remained in the contest when Yoppe Kalasa intercepted a pass at midfield. His under-16 team, made up entirely of refugees new to Baltimore playing their first-ever Central Maryland Soccer Association match, hadn’t scored a goal all game. In fact, they trailed 6-0 in the waning moments at Perry Hall’s Honeygo Park.

Love Story

Derrick — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:11:50 +0000

Three years after the death of Yeardley Love, her family works tirelessly to honor her memory.

By Jane Marion

With wooden bird feeders swinging from the trees and a pair of well-worn Adirondack chairs perfectly positioned on her front lawn, Sharon Love’s Cockeysville home is a beacon of pastoral quietude.

Rosie's Run

Baltimore magazine — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:57:29 +0000

Jockey with local ties could shine in this year's Triple Crown.

By Christianna McCausland

Now that Orb has won the Kentucky Derby, hopes are high that his hooves will grace the Pimlico track on Preakness Day, too. But many eyes will also be watching a two-legged star with a local tie, jockey Rosie Napravnik.

Flying Colors

Baltimore magazine — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:29:55 +0000

A vibrant 5K race comes to Baltimore this month.

By Jess Blumberg

At first it may sound like a crazy fever dream: a 5K event where runners get doused with colored powder as they go along the course. But it’s real and extremely popular. In its first year, The Color Run became the largest 5K event series in the nation, with 600,000 finishers in 2012. And this month, May 11, the rainbow race comes to Baltimore. “It really took off like wildfire,” says Amanda Blanck, Baltimore’s race director. “It’s not a timed race on purpose, so it’s more about the experience.” The Color Run debuted as a way to include people of all ages and skill levels.

The Chatter: May 2013

Derrick — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:11:08 +0000

Firsthand accounts of what's happening in Baltimore.

Edited by Ron Cassie

Hoop Dreams

March 2, 2013, Osler Drive, Towson

We Love Mom

Derrick — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:13:18 +0000

Mother’s Day is May 12, and plenty of restaurants around town are planning special brunches in honor of Mom. Here are some of the places we like best for celebrating the day.

By Samantha Iacia

1. B&O American Brasserie: The restaurant will be hosting a bountiful brunch that includes citrus-and-coriander-cured gravlax, pepper-and-thyme roasted prime rib, buttermilk biscuits and chorizo gravy, and a dessert display with house-made pastries, cakes, and pies. Price: $30 per person; $12 for children 12 and under. Bottomless mimosas and bloody Marys are available for an additional $10 per person. Mom gets complimentary mimosas.

The Inside Track

Baltimore magazine — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:57:29 +0000

For the storied Janney family of Butler, a horse named Orb is just the latest steed to jockey for a berth in racing history.

By Christianna McCausland

Sure, 64-year-old Stuart Janney III of Butler is the chairman of a successful Manhattan-based wealth-management firm. And he’s from one of Maryland horse racing’s most important families. But he’s not the boastful type. Nor is he prone to overstatement. Yet, talking to him, you get the sense that he really thinks his partnership’s 3-year-old colt, Orb, could win the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. And that he believes his horse has the breeding to win the Belmont Stakes five weeks later.

City Living! With Kids!

Derrick — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:40:22 +0000

How a family of six keeps happy and busy while living in Canton.

By Janelle Erlichman Diamond

I am a city dweller. I am a mama. I live in a row house. I have four wee ones. I have a minivan. I have no backyard. I have a double stroller. My brood (Milo, 6, Willa, 4, twins Zeke and Gideon, 2) has spent all their years, thus far, as city kids, under the glow of a winking Natty Boh. It’s not perfect, but neither is suburbia. Here’s how we’ve (happily) lived almost a decade in the city, while growing into a family of six.

Q&A With Sandy Asirvatham

Baltimore magazine — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:48:34 +0000

Why Dark Side of the Moon? Why Baltimore? Why now?

By John Lewis

Why Dark Side?

Cameo: Kwame Kwei-Armah

Baltimore magazine — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:46:59 +0000

Kwame Kwei-Armah, artistic director Center Stage/playwright Beneatha’s Place.

By Amy Mulvihill

Through June 16, Center Stage presents The Raisin Cycle—two plays (performed in rotating repertory) inspired by A Raisin in the Sun. The first, Clybourne Park, is a 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Bruce Norris that follows the home in A Raisin in the Sun through cycles of urban decline and gentrification. The second, Beneatha’s Place, is a world-premiere by Center Stage artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah, that chronicles the life of Beneatha Younger, a character in A Raisin in the Sun.

Guilford on Foot

Derrick — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:37:38 +0000

As the neighborhood celebrates 100 years, the Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage offers an inside look at 12 homes and sites on April 28.

By Jess Blumberg

1 | Garden of Mr. and Mrs. Judson Flanagan. This French Country-style home has several gardens and more than 100 rose bushes.