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,...
As an ethics investigation slowly plays out, the city's Mayor plays on her strengths
It's mid-afternoon on a sweltering Wednesday in July and, in the gymnasium of what was until recently Pimlico Middle School, 22 police trainees are smartly lined up and ready for their regular workout. Except that it's not all that regular—a fact that's betrayed by the cluster of fire and police brass in full dress blues, a photographer and TV news crew and, finally, the arrival of Mayor Sheila...
Mary L. Martin, Owner, Mary L. Martin Postcard
"We've been in the business for about 45 years. My mother, whom I am named after, started the business in the 1960's. My father was a stamp collector, so my mother would go to a lot of stamp shows with him, where they always had postcards. It was during that time she became interested in the cards. She first started as a collector. Then, she eventually started selling them and that's just kind of...
The political expert on staying blue, text messages from Obama, and the wisdom of Tootle the Train
Maybe you've heard about this little election thing coming up? Because we're obsessed, too, we decided to catch up with Dr. Matthew Crenson, political scientist, professor emeritus at Hopkins, and author of several political books including his latest, Presidential Power: Unchecked & Unbalanced.
What book or film most changed your life? Tootle the Train. The book's repeated injunction to...
For Frank Gunion, founder of clothing chain South Moon Under, it all started on the Boardwalk.
The stretch of beach at 94th Street in Ocean City could be described as South Moon Under's original headquarters. In the 1960's, this is where Frank Gunion would regularly paddle out on his longboard to catch waves, battling a beach break prone to dangerous currents. Every so often, he'd surf elsewhere—the Indian River Inlet or Assateague—but 94th Street was the place you'd go first if you were...
Prolific artist Shawn Theron is selling his exuberant paintings as fast as he can make them. Who knew they were rooted in despair?
Shawn Theron is out to make the world a better place, one painting at a time. So far, the world is proving remarkably responsive. To call him an overnight sensation would not be an overstatement.
"I've been unbelievably lucky," he says.
Consider the evidence: A guy with no formal art education or training beyond high school—who's been earning a modest living bartending and waiting tables—takes up...
