ENTERTAINMENT
By Victor Paul Alvarez,
For The Baltimore Sun | August 20, 2013
Some cravings will not be ignored. Deny yourself for too long, and the craving may become an obsession. The foods we crave are often regional specialties that are seemingly out of reach - a Philly cheese steak, barbecue pulled pork, red velvet cake or a big bowl of New England clam chowder. Luckily, you don't have to set the GPS and gas up the car to get what you want. We've found local chefs who are preparing these classics with authenticity - and willing to share their recipes, so you can have what makes you happy on your Baltimore food staycation.
NEWS
July 17, 2013
I know this will probably never get further than here, but I have to speak my mind. Its upsetting to see all the protests going on because of the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial ("Martin verdict fires debate," July 15). If a non-black man shoots a black man all hell breaks loose, but let a black man shoot another black man, like all the violence going on in Baltimore now, and nothing is said and all the witnesses shut their mouths like clams on the seashore at low tide.
NEWS
April 19, 2013
In the off-season, Ocean City often adds some new feature for tourists: a miniature golf course perhaps, a seafood restaurant or maybe a bar that caters to the beachgoing crowd. But here's a possible addition that might not be so welcome - parking meters north of 10 t h Street. On Friday, the Ocean City Council is expected to be briefed on a proposal to create a whopping 4,800 paid parking spaces. The most ambitious version of the plan would require visitors to pay for parking at any space along the streets on the Atlantic Ocean side of Coastal Highway from 10 t h Street to the Delaware line.
NEWS
By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun | March 12, 2012
Parts of three waterways have been opened to shellfish harvesting after tests showed declines in bacteria there, the Maryland Department of the Environment announced Monday. An area of the Wicomico River on the Eastern Shore, at the border between Wicomico and Somerset counties, is now approved for commercial harvests. Waters below Bay Point had been closed because of high bacteria levels in the water. The headwaters of Broad Creek in Talbot County have been conditionally approved, meaning that oysters and clams can be harvested there except after a heavy rainfall.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Richard Gorelick, The Baltimore Sun | August 13, 2011
How old-fashioned is Lewnes' Steakhouse? The best appetizers are shrimp scampi and clams casino, the most desirable side dish is potatoes Lyonnaise, and the bar still makes a Manhattan with two parts whiskey to one part vermouth, and no one does that anymore. Without any drama, Lewnes' serves its regulars a plain and proper dinner of exquisite steak. Imagine the Prime Rib mixed with the old Burke's, and you'll have a rough picture of Lewnes', a corner landmark in the cozy Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis.
NEWS
By Julie Bykowicz, The Baltimore Sun | July 21, 2010
It's a Maryland thing. Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and Republican former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. joined thousands of sweltering crab-pickers Wednesday who circled though tents and tables at the annual J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake. O'Malley labeled it a "must-attend event. " Ehrlich called it a "have-to. " The 34-year-old tradition draws politicians from across Maryland — never more so than in an election year — to a sleepy Eastern Shore town. This fall, voters will choose a governor, all 188 state legislators, local officials, a U.S. senator and members of Congress.