Here’s an article on Pigtown, the Baltimore neighborhood where I live. The annual Pigtown Festival is coming in September.
Category: Baltimore
Mr. Trash Wheel
Mr. Trash Wheel removes trash from the Baltimore Harbor.
He has his own twitter account.
You can ever get a plush toy and t-shirts
Frank Robinson
The great Frank Robinson passed away yesterday. He did so much that these are just some of the highlights:
Two time MVP – only player to win in both leagues
First African-American manager
Triple Crown in 1966
Statues outside stadiums in three cities – Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati
Manager of the year
He was the only player to hit a home run out of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. There was a flag that said “HERE” marking where it went out.
The only time I am sure I saw him play was in 1962 when I saw the Reds play the Mets at the Polo Grounds.
Baltimore’s Mee Jun Low
The Baltimore Sun ran an article today about Mee Jun Low, a small cheap Chinese restaurant on Mulberry Street in downtown Baltimore many years ago.
I recall one time I was there with a friend. He asked the waitress if they had a cigarette machine. She said no but she would give him one of hers.
The 1978 edition of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA) Bawlamer guide said:
“At the end of your “meal” in the garish den of Mee Jun’s, you’ll wonder why you bothered to try to find the location, climb the narrow stairs, attempt to decipher the faded menu, and figure out what you were really eating. Not for the faint at heart. Entrees $2.50-$6.75.”
Baltimore’s population loss and efforts to revitalize it
Baltimore – #2 in murder rate as of 2022
update 9/25/18:
Update 2022
Pigtown Festival – September 22nd
More information at http://www.pigtownmainstreet.org/
I recommend it if you’re in Baltimore. The area is known as Pigtown because they ran pigs through the streets to the slaughterhouses.
The picture at the top is from the 2007 festival
National French Fry Day: July 13th
Sorry to be late posting about this important holiday.
If you’re ever in Baltimore, there’s an excellent restaurant featuring French fries, The Local Fry
The photo at the top is of The Local Fry fries called The Local Fry.
Maryland’s most iconic building is the Peabody Library in Baltimore
It is amazing.
Trump’s welfare reform plan does not consider transportation to work
Trump’s plan does not consider that those who need assistance have limited access to transportation.
Republicans in Maryland have already killed the Red Line in Baltimore that would have increased access to jobs through public transportation.
Here is an opinion column pointing out the racism in that decision.
Sad!
Sad! 