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- We view busking as an important, lively piece of Baltimore's cultural offerings. We see ourselves as the people's entertainers and as cultural ambassadors to visitors. Baltimore's busking scene could remain as it is now — limited and scattered, an exception rather than the rule — or as a waiter from Tapas Teatro said, it could help Baltimore become "a real city."
- The city vetoed plans for a proposed open-air beer garden across from Cross Street Market in Federal Hill Tuesday, but one of the owners says it'll still be open by Oktoberfest.
- Three white 20-somethings in a college championship round on Jeopardy last week avoided the "African American History" category until the very end. They instead opted first to tackle esoteric entries such as "Kiwi Fauna" and "Weather Verbs" over their own country's past, leaving the black category untouched until it was the only option left.
- A Federal Hill group's appeal to create an open-air beer garden across from the Cross Street Market was denied by the city's zoning board after hours of testimony by neighbors and the group's lawyer Tuesday evening.
- Columbia does not deserve catty comments from a Baltimore newspaper
- The owners of Michael's Cafe in Timonium said Tuesday they will not pursue a restaurant in Federal Hill.
- The original Abbey Burger Bistro could be described as a hole in the wall down an alley near Cross Street Market in Federal Hill. Like the original, this place has fantastic burgers and a healthy selection of beer. Unlike the original, the Ocean City location isn¿t small -- the new restaurant has easily twice the seating of the Federal Hill branch.
- Gregory A. "Willie" Eads Sr., a retired Baltimore police officer who attained the rank of colonel in a career that spanned more than three decades, died June 30 from pancreatic cancer at his Catonsville home.
- A coalition of Federal Hill residents, frustrated by what they see as oversaturation of bars in their neighborhood, convinced the city's liquor board Thursday to deny a proposed 300-seat beer garden.
- The booming bar district around Cross Street Market has added an average of 127 bar stools each year for the past decade, despite a state law aimed at limiting new bars. A proposed 300-seat beer garden pushed residents from frustration to outrage over the drunken revelers slopping into their streets.
- Ann H. Sisson, who established a popular Federal Hill restaurant with her husband that later became the state's first brew pub, died June 4 from complications of dementia at Keswick Multi-Care Center. She was 89.
- Charles Kelley stands in Baltimore's historic Lexington Market, chowing down on a Faidley's famous overstuffed crab cake sandwich.
- Virginia B. Machovec, a retired city public school cafeteria cashier and a longtime hospital volunteer, died Wednesday from pneumonia at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. She was 92.
- On Monday, the realization began to set in for Baltimore-area residents that the Ravens' victory in the Super Bowl on Sunday night was something they would remember for the rest of their lives.
- I saw something extraordinary last night, and after the clock ran out, I was positive there was no place I'd rather be than Federal Hill, the neighborhood many love to hate, or at least love to roll their eyes at.
- Federal Hill's No Idea Tavern is the Ravens bar of the week for the AFC Championship
- A Baltimore nonprofit is reopening a former rec center as the Digital Harbor Tech center focused on after-school programming and workforce training for city public school students.
- Police shut down a section of South Charles Street near Cross Street Market in Federal Hill Saturday night after Ravens fans flooded the street.
- The Ravens beat the Denver Broncos in a thrilling AFC Divisional playoff game on Saturday, delighting fans who gathered around Baltimore to celebrate their team and the career of retiring linebacker Ray Lewis.
- The winning Powerball numbers have been drawn. Wednesday's jackpot was worth $588 million.
- The 10-day Baltimore Beer Week schedule is overflowing with food-related events, ranging from five-course dinners to pumpkin pancake breakfasts.
- Baltimore celebrates following Friday's game against the Texas Rangers to secure a spot in the American League Division Series.