Staff writers Michael Anft and Molly Rath fill the feature hole by expounding
in Baltimore news: Martin O'Malley as the new mayor, the flailing school-reform effort, the high murder rate, the weather, the Westside renewal project, the Annapolis battle over the Intercounty Connector, chronic poverty, expelled state Sen. Larry Young's saga, the mismanaged Orioles, and the closing of Haussner's restaurant.
The Nose sniffs at: the City Council voting to give the city's elected officials a
, the imminent
, and the city mistakenly
. In Media Circus, Eileen Murphy reports: that the
Baltimore Afro-American
's top two staffers—Tony White and Anthony McCarthy—are
; that
is changing its roster; that three high-profile
Sun
; and that the
Sun
's recent boot-camp series was
.
In Mobtown Beat, Terrie Snyder uncovers the likely motive in the
, while Brennen Jensen remembers the Spotlighters founder
.
In Charmed Life Brennen Jensen looks into
, the skyscraper now known as the Bank of America Building. In the columns this week: Sandy Asirvatham talks
in Underwhelmed. Wiley Hall III says he's not surprised by what
The Sun
in Urban Rhythms. Joab Jackson looks at
in Seattle in Cyberpunk. And Tom Scocca
in 8 Upper.
In the back of the book, Lee Gardner reviews the
. Anna Ditkoff finds
wanting.
In the film section Ian Grey reviews
and 1965's
, Luisa F. Ribiero reviews
and
, Andy Markowitz reviews
, and Joe MacLeod reviews
.
In the Music section, Eric Allen Hatch reviews the
while Daniel Schlosberg witnesses
. Tobias Hurwitz remembers
, while Larry Nichols salivates over three regional hard-rock bands:
. And Lee Gardner fills out the Know Your Product local album review section with the latest from
,
,
, and
.
And Belly Up's Susan Fradkin can't get enough of
.
