The lead singer of kid-rock group Milkshake on not being cool, wearing a tutu, and making a happy mess.
Before co-creating Milkshake eight years ago, Lisa Mathews was the lead singer of a band that Gen Xers rocked out to, Love Riot. Now she performs for the SpongeBob SquarePants set. The band has released three CDs and has a brand new interactive DVD called Screen Play.
What book or film most changed your life?A little-seen 1982 Australian film called Starstruck. I wanted to be actress Jo...
Visionary artist Loring Cornish has transformed his home into an artful house of worship
Six years ago, Loring Cornish faced eviction from his house in Los Angeles. He hadn't paid the rent in months, and the situation was dire. So what did he do? He went on The Price Is Right.
"I auditioned, and out of 300 people they picked me for the show that day," he recalls. "I can get on any game show."
Cornish certainly presents well. Tall and trim, with an easy smile and a resonant...
We say goodbye to some of Baltimore's brightest stars
Jim McKay Famed sports broadcaster rose to every occasion.
"Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, the human drama of athletic competition, this is ABC's Wide World of Sports." In a resonant voice devoid of any histrionics, Jim McKay spoke those words at the outset of each episode of the pioneering network sports...
Trendy cooking technique finally comes to Baltimore
Leave it to Ted Stelzenmuller, the chef/owner who woos diners with mac-and-cheese-and-chocolate, foie-gras poutine, and fried s'mores at Jack's Bistro, to introduce a new twist to his menu—sous vide cuisine.
While five-star chefs in New York and Washington have been using this method (pronounced soo-VEED) for years, most Baltimore restaurants haven't embraced the cooking technique, which means "...
A strange man. A mysterious package. But is it really a piece of history from The Greatest Game Ever Played?
Well, one thing was for certain: He wasn't coming. Everything had been a waste. Everything. The personal ad, the post office box, all the cryptic correspondence back and forth for two months, and now this trip down to some godforsaken bar. All of it, wasted.
I pulled his last letter out of my pocket and read it again. Meet next Tuesday night. 7 PM. Bar of Gunning's Crab House. 3901 S....
Artist Jim Pollock adds sculptural flair to Hampden's Miracle on 34th Street holiday extravaganza.
If last December you had walked down Hampden's West 34th Street, past the giant candy canes, Teddy-bear soldiers, lit-up archways, and singing and dancing dolls, you would have eventually come to Sharon Whalen's sloping front yard. There, at 712 West 34th, you would have found a metallic Santa crab—with gold-painted wrenches for appendages—sitting atop a giant sleigh, which appeared to be pulled...
The design wunderkind on Tim Gunn, Yodels, and all things fabulous.
Annapolis's Christian Siriano is more than just the winner of last year's Project Runway, he's his own brand. The catch phrases, the "Blue Steel" pose, the general air of fabulousness—the kid's a natural-born salesman. (Oh yeah, and he can design a bit, too.) We caught up with Siriano at the Steps to the Cure fundraiser this October.
What book or film most changed your life?Oh my God!...
The design wunderkind on Tim Gunn, Yodels, and all things fabulous.
Annapolis’s Christian Siriano is more than just the winner of last year’s Project a, he’s his own brand. The catch phrases, the “Blue Steel” pose, the general air of fabulousness—the kid’s a natural-born salesman. (Oh yeah, and he can design a bit, too.) We caught up with Siriano at the Steps to the Cure fundraiser this October.
What book or film most changed your life?Oh my God! People are going...
Glenn Ross educates residents one smelly site at a time.
It’s a steamy summer afternoon in East Baltimore, and a decommissioned yellow school bus is already filling up with paying customers to see the sights. Before he gets behind the wheel, Glenn Ross, a former city contractor and current 13th Distric Councilmanic community liaison, makes sure the windows are down, so in passing some “attractions,” passengers will get their full effect: the smell of...
STEPHEN BARTLETTTransplant Surgeon
In December 2004, when transplant surgeon Stephen Bartlett was acting chair of the University of Maryland Department of Surgery, he was faced with the ultimate test of his abilities—performing a kidney transplant on then-Dean of the Medical School, Donald Wilson, who, at the time, also happened to be Barlett's boss. No pressure.
"I was the acting chair,...
