Red Emma’s and other Baltimore institutions offering safe zones for students
With the city of Baltimore reeling from the riots and looting earlier this week, an anarchist bookstore has stepped in to provide some order amid the chaos. Judith Rosen reports… Read more »
Maryland teacher suspended for writing sci-fi, or maybe not
In this unfolding story, involving school shootings and possible first amendment infringement (two things which are certain to provoke no controversy or crosstalk whatsoever), a few things are certain: Patrick… Read more »
Baltimore bookstores expanding food & beer offerings
Joining the ranks of places like BookBar in Denver, two of Baltimore’s best known independent bookstores have decided to expand beyond the usual refreshment offerings of scones and lattes. Atomic… Read more »
Baltimore’s Poe House to reopen this fall
Last year was a tumultuous one for Edgar Allan Poe’s onetime home in Baltimore. The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum had its funding from the city cut off in… Read more »
Buy F. Scott Fitzgerald’s house
As the Los Angeles Times reports, one of the houses F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in during his time in Baltimore is up for sale. The town house at 1307 Park… Read more »