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Straight Outta Accra

Van Smith — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:11:37 -0400

Last April, thousands of miles from Baltimore in the West African country of Ghana, a man known as “Wagba” got on the phone and mediated a Baltimore heroin-dealing dispute. Nana Boateng, who supplied Baltimore dealers with heroin shipped under Wagba’s

Just Saying

Staff Report — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:31:33 -0400

Ethics By The Numbers

Staff Report — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:31:25 -0400

A Radical, Gentle Spirit

Staff Report — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:31:17 -0400

The May 9 paper had the last words of a great human being/poet/musician/activist printed in it. I am referring to the letter ”Christ All Whitey” (Mail) penned by Eric James aka JahHannibal Abba-Ra. He died in a car crash the day the paper came out. [Editor’

Vol. 36, No. 21

Staff Report — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:31:09 -0400

Murder Ink

Anna Ditkoff — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:15:12 -0400

The third fatal police-involved shooting of the year occurred on May 19. At 5:20 p.m. police were called to a residence in the 3500 block of Elmora Avenue in Belair-Edison for an individual with special needs. According to The Baltimore Sun, Maurice Hollo

Sexton Rape Trial Set

Edward Ericson Jr. — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:15:04 -0400

A Baltimore judge has found Douglas Lester Sexton, the longtime Fells Point bar owner accused by two women of sexually abusing them 30 years ago when they were children, “no longer incompetent to stand trial.” Sexton’s trial date is set for July 10.

New This Week

Staff Report — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:31:46 -0400

CHERNOBYL DIARIES A group of American tourists stomp into the ghost town of Pripyat, which has been left vacant since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. They’re looking for an “extreme tour,” and instead find themselves hunted by what may or may not be a mon

Norwegian Wood

Erin Gleeson — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:31:38 -0400

Norwegian Wood New Video Group DVD and streaming Since childhood, Watanabe, Naoko, and Kizuki have been inseparable, but an unexpected tragedy rips the trio apart. After moving to Tokyo to attend college, Watanabe struggles to find peace, and instead f

Marley

Erin Gleeson — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:31:31 -0400

Marley Directed by Kevin Macdonald Opens May 25 at the Charles Theatre A man in a white shirt squints in the sun. He stands before a massive castle in Ghana, a vast structure made of rough pearly stone, and talks about how this is the location from whi

Hitting the Notes

Bret McCabe — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:14:04 -0400

It should startle absolutely no one that Dope Body songs begin with something getting hit. “It starts out looking for something percussive,” guitarist Zachary Utz says about the song-writing process, speaking by phone late one weekday evening after work.

Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes It Came From Baltimore: Live at the Windup Space

Baynard Woods — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:13:54 -0400

Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes It Came From Baltimore: Live at the Windup Space Vol. 1 It’s been a while since local key-pounder Lafayette Gilchrist put out a new record. And, while his previous efforts, especially his most recent Soul Progr

Fork and Wrench Bar and Dining Room

Mary K. Zajac — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:46:44 -0400

Fork and Wrench Bar and Dining Room 2322 Boston St., [443] 759-9360, theforkandwrench.com More at weekly.citypaper.com An evening at the newly opened Fork and Wrench Bar and Dining Room prompts a number of questions. Should one order the Brass Tacks co

Cherry Hill Carry Out

Van Smith — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:46:35 -0400

The Short List

Michael Byrne — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:28 -0400

WEDNESDAY: A whole bunch of local and localish metal bands take over the Ottobar, including Universal Remonster, Infidel, the Hackish, Seventh Chaos, SwampHog, and Visceral Disgorge. Queer-positive electro-hop duo Double Duchess performs at the Golden Wes

Whose Responible?

John Ellsberry — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:19 -0400

Sizzlin’ Summer

Staff Report — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:48:10 -0400

Just because it didn’t really get cold this winter doesn’t mean it won’t be getting hot this summer. That’s just not how climate change works. So brace yourselves for the usual pit-stain-inducing mess that is a Baltimore summer. But despite everything tha

Vol. 36, No. 20

Staff Report — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:53 -0400

The Short List

Michael Byrne — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:36 -0400

WEDNESDAY: Major-label indie-pop band He Is We plays the Ottobar with Deas Vail. Rob Perry’s monthly celebration of alt-Japanese culture Nippon Motion returns to the Sidebar. Singer/songwriter Avi Wisnia mixes up Brazilian bossa nova and Americana at An d

May. 16, 2012

Staff Report — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:56:23 -0400

Murder Ink

Anna Ditkoff — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:56:16 -0400

For the first time this year, Baltimore City has seen more homicide victims than days in the week, with eight murders. The man who was found shot to death in a vacant house in the 3000 block of Oakley Avenue ON TKTKTK DAY has been identified as Robert B

Whose Money?

Staff Report — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:56:08 -0400

I was reading the “Sweepstakes Take” article (Mobtown Beat, May 9) and City Councilman Robert Curran’s quote that “I want MY $2,200 per machine” (capitalized by me for emphasis). Mr. Curran is a member of one of Maryland’s most powerful political families a

Councilmania

Edward Ericson Jr. — Tue, 8 May 2012 18:18:50 -0400

12-0067 Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013. Summary proposed budget with expenditures by department. The Read: Budget season is in full swing. The mayor plans to close a few rec centers (part of a long-term rationalization)

Wall To Wall

Andrea Appleton — Tue, 8 May 2012 17:52:52 -0400

Greenmount West residents Samuel Stewart and Toni Noble smoke cigarettes and chat at the foot of a giant mural on the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Barclay Street on a recent afternoon. “I notice something new every day,” Noble says, gazing up. Painted thi

Vol. 36, No. 19

Rarah — Tue, 8 May 2012 17:25:08 -0400

Murder Ink

Anna Ditkoff — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:53:53 -0400

The murder of Phylicia Barnes, a 16-year-old African-American female, has been removed from the 2012 homicide tally and placed on the 2011 rolls. The official number of homicides for 2011 is now 197. Barnes was murdered in 2010 but her body was not discov

Sweepstakes Take

Edward Ericson Jr. — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:53:46 -0400

A General Assembly bill aimed at shutting down internet-based “sweepstakes” games has Baltimore City’s simulated slot (aka “poker”) machine operators—and at least one city councilman—concerned that it could damage that business as well. “Someone did a s

Pit Bulls Not Savage

Staff Report — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:53:39 -0400

New This Week

Staff Report — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:39:25 -0400

DARK SHADOWS Tim Burton’s take on the ’60s soap opera hits the screens. See Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, a hot-shot-turned-vampire-turned-Rip-Van-Winkle. Also starring Helena Bonham Carter (duh) and Michelle Pfeiffer. Opens May 11. THE BEST EXOTIC

Sound of My Voice

Erin Gleeson — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:39:16 -0400

Sound of My Voice Directed by Zal Batmanglij Opens May 11 at the Charles Theatre In Sound of My Voice, a young couple infiltrates an underground group led by a mysterious woman who claims to be from the future. They plan to expose her as a fraud, but

Hustle and Flow

Al Shipley — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:21:10 -0400

“I started recording this the first week I’m home,” Tyree Colion says as he pops his recent mixtape, Back for Good Vol. 1, into a CD player, “’cause I felt like I got a lot of time to make up for.” That might sound like a cliché of a typical workaholic un

Singles Mixer

Michael Byrne — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:21:01 -0400

Jason Urick Show Me For more information visit jasonurick.com Jason Urick “Show Me” A weird consequence of SoundCloud listening is that you get a unique waveform shape with everything you listen to. Which is new, at least among listening platforms I c

Gluten Tag

Michelle Gienow — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:07:30 -0400

Until just over a year ago I could not have told you what gluten was. I had a vague notion it had to do with grain and flour and was somehow important in successful baking. Then my youngest son, Cole, started having trouble in preschool. It wasn’t just th

Luigi’s Italian Deli and Market

Vicky Plestis — Tue, 8 May 2012 16:07:23 -0400

Luigi’s Italian Deli and Market 846 W. 36th St., (410) 814-0652, luigisdeli.net More at weekly.citypaper.com Just walking into Luigi’s Italian Deli, Hampden’s newest restaurant, is an experience: Italian pop music, flowers in San Pellegrino bottles, sh

The Short List

Michael Byrne — Tue, 8 May 2012 15:51:15 -0400

WEDNESDAY: A Fallen Blue Police Benefit Concert takes over Baltimore Soundstage with Randy Jackson, AJ Pero, Steve Augeri, and more. Tatsuya Nakatani reinvents percussion several times over at the Red Room at Normal’s Books and Records with John Berndt.

Film Fest Frenzy: Schedule

Staff Report — Tue, 1 May 2012 16:06:02 -0400

Venues Charles Theatre 1711 N. Charles St. MICA Brown Center 1301 Mount Royal Ave. The Windup Space 12 W. North Ave. Thursday, May 3 MICA Brown Center 8 p.m. Opening Night Shorts and party Friday, May 4 Charles Theatre 11 a.m.

Film Fest Frenzy

Staff Report — Tue, 1 May 2012 16:05:53 -0400

The think pieces are flying regarding the future of film. Filmmakers and other cinephiles are shaking their heads about the fate of actual film stock—the digital revolution has finally overtaken 35 mm, bringing with it affordability and versatility and the

Vol. 36, No. 18

Alex Fine. — Tue, 1 May 2012 15:45:18 -0400

Murder Ink

Anna Ditkoff — Tue, 1 May 2012 15:20:27 -0400

The death of Phylicia Barnes, a 16-year-old African-American girl, was added to the city’s homicide tally on April 25, though it was ruled a homicide on May 4, 2011. On April 25, Michael Johnson, a 28-year-old African-American man, was arrested and charge

Rainbow Warriors

Laura Dattaro — Tue, 1 May 2012 15:20:19 -0400

If you spend any time on the streets of Mount Vernon, there’s a chance you’ve noticed a new sign popping up in some business windows. It’s small—4 by 5 inches—but it has bold intentions: this space does not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gend

Metro Crime Stopper

Van Smith — Tue, 1 May 2012 15:20:11 -0400

If you’re a federal fugitive, you better not skimp on paying the Baltimore Metro Subway fare when Generia Lawson is on the job. On April 17, Lawson, a rookie Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) police officer, was in full uniform, doing routine fare

Walkably Significant

Staff Report — Tue, 1 May 2012 15:17:56 -0400

I appreciated the examination of crime statistics in high-walkability and low-walkability neighborhoods that you all ran recently (Static, April 18). I always enjoy City Paper’s looks at data on life in Baltimore City. I would like to offer a few comments t

New This Week

Staff Report — Tue, 1 May 2012 15:05:30 -0400

GERHARD RICHTER: PAINTING Corinna Belz’s documentary shadows artist Gerhard Richter as he goes about creating his work. At the Charles Theatre May 3 at 9 p.m. YELLOW SUBMARINE Now digitally remastered, the animated classic hits theaters this month.

The Avengers

Max Robinson — Tue, 1 May 2012 15:05:24 -0400

The Avengers Directed by Joss Whedon Opens May 4 The Avengers was a serious gamble. In producing five big-budget superhero flicks (first with 2008’s Iron Man and continuing with The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Aven

Carly Ptak and Newagehillbilly

Raymond Cummings — Tue, 1 May 2012 14:55:28 -0400

From Stevie Wonder’s “Travelin’ Man” to Brian Eno’s ever-evolving oeuvre to Pavement’s “Box Elder” to Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy,” popular music has been informed and improved by notions of escape: escape from reality

Friend Collector: Friend Collector

Michael Byrne — Tue, 1 May 2012 14:55:20 -0400

It might help to warm up just a bit before listening to this album. Nothing major—whap your knuckles against some cement, just enough to see a little red in there, or maybe have a shot of something terrible and cheap.

Johnny Dee’s Lounge

Mary K. Zajac — Tue, 1 May 2012 14:25:08 -0400

Johnny Dee’s Lounge 1705 Amuskai Road, Parkville, [410] 665-7000 More at weekly.citypaper.com “Do you want to sit at a table or in the lounge?” asks the woman taking reservations at Johnny Dee’s Lounge. The longtime restaurant and bar is tucked into a

OutTakes Cafe

Laura Dattaro — Tue, 1 May 2012 14:25:00 -0400

Apple-Onion Tartlets with Cheddar

Gabi Moskowitz — Tue, 1 May 2012 14:24:53 -0400

Ooh, these are so good. Sweetness from the caramelized onions and apples is contrasted delightfully with salty cheddar and spicy black pepper. Make them for brunch, or a light supper, served with a green salad. INGREDIENTS flour for baking and roll

The Short List

Michael Byrne — Tue, 1 May 2012 14:00:35 -0400

WEDNESDAY: The Black Lillies bring their Knoxville-bred newgrass/Americana to the 8X10. Chicago punk band 40oz.Sidekicks play the Sidebar with Seasonal, Barriers, and Vague Ocuplanes. Wendel Patrick and Erik Spangler’s monthly night of hip-hop exploration

Murder Ink

Anna Ditkoff — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 15:10:15 -0500

Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 26 Monday, Feb. 27 10:32 p.m. Matthew Carr, a 22-year-old African-American man, called 911 because his daughter was not breathing. When medics arrived at his home in the 3400 block of Calloway Avenue, they found his daughter Mya Carr, a 5-year-old African-Am