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The 21st annual HonFest, an ode to the working women or "honeys" of Baltimore, will take over West 36th Street, The Avenue, on Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14. The festival will feature high-haired hons, feather boas, Best Hon and Little Miss Hon contests, a Best Mustache contest, a new oyster shucking contest, and lots of crafts, food and live music.

Hampden merchants to use Hopkins parking lot for public on evenings and on weekends

Hampden Junque store celebrates 20 years in business. Kitsch is its niche and Peewee Herman is its unofficial mascot.

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By Chris Kaltenbach

Dec 9, 2014

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's veto of a proposed change to Baltimore's minor privilege system raises the question of whether these fees have outlived their purpose.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake used her first veto since taking office in 2010 to strike down a bill passed by the City Council aimed at reducing or eliminating many of the so-called "minor privilege" fees the city charges.

New walking tours offer a hit parade of Hampden history, from Stieff Silver to abolitionist Elisha Tyson's old house to hidden Hampden Falls, a water source for a former mill.

In the mood for a comically oversized, fruity, refreshing cocktail? Hon bar has you covered.

Three veteran hons, all vying for top honors at this weekend's Honfest, explain why they do it.

HonFest turns 20. This will be an advance interview with founder Denise Whiting about what a long strange trip it's been and where it goes from here.

This is traditionally the time of year when I use this column to give the HonFest update. And I'll get to that in a bit, but before we do, there are a number of other awesome events going on in Hampden to highlight first.

The Rev. Bonnie McCubbin, 27, will be celebrating her first Easter next month as pastor of Good Shepherd, a United Methodist congregation of 60 members. While it's the biggest UMC in Hampden, that's not saying much, as mergers in recent years have left only two UMC churches in Hampden. She is one of only three full-time pastors in the area of any denomination. We profile her.

HONtown, a gift shop run by Cafe Hon owner and HonFest founder Denise Whiting, has moved out of its space at 1001 W. 36th Street (The Avenue) in Hampden and is moving across the street to Cafe Hon, 1004 W. 36th St.

Median company sues local entrepreneur for her use of a business name with the word entrepreneur

Crime Log

Annual Taste of Hampden fundraiser to benefit the Hampden Family Center is Oct. 24.

Crews of contractors with jack hammers ripping up our Hampden streets and making a general mess of things, due largely to the past month's emergency water main repair by Baltimore City along The Avenue and surrounding streets..

Late October events to benefit community outreach programs

Longtime Hampden resident Jack Barr, a colorful, well-remembered character who trolled The Avenue for news and passed it on as a beloved town crier, died Sunday at the Manor Care nursing home in Towson, of heart disease and a colon infection at 79. Denise Whiting of Cafe Hon said he was "Hampden's original Facebook page."

Hampden Column

Hampden is the first project for Jennifer Leonard, who was hired in May to the newly created position of parking planning manager, responsible for studying parking problems in neighborhoods citywide.

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Merchants say they need a foot patrol officer on and around The Avenue to solve rising crime, but Northern District commander says she doesn't have the resources, even though she agrees a foot patrol officer is needed.

A proposed loan to the Greene Turtle in Towson has helped shine a spotlight on a program that lends millions of dollars each year to businesses that can't fully finance their openings, renovations or expansions through private financing. The program's track record in Cambridge shows its potential, though other loans have been criticized.

Hampden Column

The Village Flower Mart went out of business Saturday afternoon, after 45 years at 3601 Chestnut Ave., just off The Avenue in Hampden.

Coverage of HonFest 2013 in Hampden on The Avenue.

Food Market's June 5 birthday party will benefit the Hampden Family Center.

BNote's success is something to cheer about

The Baltimore BNote, a local currency, has been circulating for two years and is now accepted at more than 200 local businesses.

The 12th annual Scrabble tournament and fundraiser coinciding with National Library Week is April 12. Sponsored by Greater Homewood Community Corp., the tournament and dinner is expected to raise more than $10,000 for Greater Homewood's Adult Literacy Center

Chef Gordon Ramsay returns, and proclaims all wounds healed.

"Kitchen Nightmares" airs at 8 p.m. Friday on Fox -- WBFF, Channel 45, locally.

Randall Gornowich's Hurricane Sandy Knocks poster of Fells Point doors will benefit storm victims in Hoboken

Veterans Day is a red-letter day on a few restaurant calendars.

The Sun's PC police need to lighten up on black-face Halloween costume

The apology from Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting after a photo of a woman in blackface was posted on the restaurant's Facebook page was too little, too late.

The Hampden restaurant had posted the photo on its Facebook page. It showed an employee, in blackface, apparently dressed for Halloween as Whitney Houston, singing with a smudge of white powder around the nose.

A Taste of Hampden is a fundraiser for the Hampden Family Center, which has programs and services for the needy, after-school tutoring for public school students and programs for seniors.

The annual Taste of Hampden is Thursday, Oct. 25 held at and to benefit the Hampden Family Center, which supplies services to area poor.Twenty restaurants will participate; organizers hope to raise $10,000.