Baltimore Club

Hometown: Baltimore Members: Steven Tutt Founded: 1995 Style: Baltimore Club Influenced by: Scottie B., Sean Caesar, Rod Lee, Kanye West, Timbaland Notable: Tutt helped put out two EPs this year - The Evolution and Money Lotion Volume 5: At the Controls Pt. 2 (for Scottie B and The Chavy Boys of London). Before Internet music downloading programs such as iTunes came along, it was hard for audiences abroad to get Baltimore Club CDs. Now, audiences around the globe can easily get their hands on a club track, he said.

Exactly what constitutes a "Greater Baltimore" lacrosse player anyway?In its first year of existence, the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Lacrosse Foundation wrestled with that question before choosing 11 people for its initial Hall of Fame induction class.Aside from being a Greater Baltimore resident for at least 14 years, a player had to meet the standard of the national Hall of Fame: "By their deeds as players, coaches and contributors, and by the example of their lives personify the great contribution of the game of lacrosse to our way of life."

Baltimore might never be a club-going city like New York, Miami — or even Washington. For many reasons, only a few high-end lounges have been able to make it for the long haul in Charm City. Generally, they're run by people who understand what Baltimoreans want — and don't want — in a club. We hate pretentiousness, and are only willing to shell out for cover charges and expensive cocktails if we get our money's worth. The owners of Red Maple and Good Love understood this, which is why their businesses prospered.

150 years ago in The SunOct. 3: Yesterday as the cars were coming into the Pratt Street Depot, they knocked down the staging upon which some of the workers were engaged in plastering the building, and one of the men fell, dislocating a shoulder.100 years ago in The SunSept. 30: Although Baltimore has won the championship three successive years, the Orioles have not had any pitcher of pre-eminent ability, such as Rusie or Cy Young, or Meekin in his prime. But the weakest point in the Baltimore club has always been the pitching department.

It was a day of music and mourning. Yesterday, downtrodden callers and DJs on hip-hop station 92Q shared heartfelt memories of their late colleague Khia Edgerton, better known as K-Swift. Edgerton, 29, died early Monday morning of neck injuries after jumping into an above-ground pool at her home, the state medical examiner's office said yesterday. Dubbed the "Club Queen," Edgerton trumpeted the Baltimore club scene on the air and in dance halls up and down the East Coast. She introduced a younger audience to the fast beats and dirty vocal tracks of Baltimore club music - one of the city's signature sounds.

Open it up Open it up Open it up You wanna see me? On the dance floor? I don't think so. You do? Let's go ... No, Baltimore club music just doesn't sing on paper. Better to go to Hammerjacks, Club Choices or the Paradox to hear Baltimore's indigenous urban sound known as B-More. Or you could listen to 92Q (WERQ-FM) and DJ "Club Queen" K-Swift and DJ Rod Lee, whose lyrics kicked off this story. Baltimore club music isn't new, of course. But after more than 15 years of provincial popularity, the B-More sound might be busting out of the inner city and the Middle Atlantic with a little help from its friends and producers.

Gone are the Monday Club, the Baltimore Club, the Columbus Club, the Gramercy Club and even the Handsome Young Men's Club. All were on the rollicking itinerary of Mayor Ferdinand Latrobe on New Year's Day, 1892, as he and other city notables made the rounds. The first stop on his all-day celebration, which he assured his wife was abstemious except for one whiskey punch, was at the white marble palace the Maryland Club had just opened at Charles and Eager Streets.Today the Maryland Club still stands at the same location, a bulwark of the whole Mount Vernon area.

From The Sun March 26-April 1, 1845March 26: Arrival of The Razor Strop Man -- This eccentric genius, who is familiarly known from Maine to Georgia, has made his entre into Baltimore and commenced disposing of his wares, having "still" a few left.April 1: To-day is "All Fool's Day" -- a day which is usually crowned with huge fool's caps, and devoted to the ludicrous jokes and jibes of all the wags in Christendom.From The Sun March 26-April 1, 1895March 26: The Merchants' National Bank began business in its new building, South and Water streets, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.

Club Mate Upscale and decidedly cosmopolitan, Club Mate has the atmosophere of a swanky Washington club in the heart of Brooklyn. Venue Where -- 3612 Hanover St. Call -- 410-355-6697 Web site -- mateclublounge .com Notable -- The ambience. It can make you feel like a celebrity. From the modernized lighting to the club's canopy-enclosed beds, Mate's interior design rivals that in some of the city's poshest clubs. Vibe -- Depends on which section you're in. Mate's VIP area is filled with people snobbishly head-nodding and swaying lazily.

From The Sun Oct. 8-14, 1845* Oct. 10: We are occasionally requested by persons who take The Sun in the various boarding houses in the city to hint to others who are also boarders, that the first reading of a newspaper belongs of right to him who takes and pays for it.* Oct. 14: We place in our columns to-day, the nineteenth annual report of the president and directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.From The Sun Oct. 8-14, 1895* Oct. 9: The county commissioners have directed the Mount Washington Electric Light and Power Co. to put ten electric lamps on Bellona Avenue, four on Ashland Avenue and two on Cold Spring Lane.