From kitschy ornaments to model train extravaganzas and a holiday song dedicated to bottom-feeding crustaceans, Baltimore’s unique brand of quirky creativity really shines at Christmas. For moviemaker John Waters, the city’s favorite offbeat son, the Yuletide season offers up a ...

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So someone just give the Smiffsonian in Warshington a million bucks to “preserve recordings of endangered languages”?

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What were the biggest news stories of 2011? Race cars zooming around the Inner Harbor? Potential promised (new development in Owings Mills) or potential unrealized (development in East Baltimore, the future of horse racing in Maryland)? Maybe it can be ...

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An insider’s perspective on the U.S. Supreme Court was the most-read On the Record blog post of 2011. Readers also checked out a judge’s sense of humor in the Jewish Times bankruptcy case, why “Huckleberry Finn” shouldn’t be censored and ...

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Denise Whiting, owner of Café Hon in Baltimore, announced this week she would abandon her trademark claim on the word “Hon.” Personally, I thought the trademark claim was a bad business decision and somewhat of an affront to the Hon ...

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Great Grapes! is back again at Oregon Ridge Park this summer. The art, food and wine festival will be at the Cockeysville park Saturday and Sunday. Fun for the entire family can be had with arts and crafts for the kids, ...

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The owner of Hampden’s Café Hon issued a written apology Wednesday in an attempt to clear up the furor over the trademark she has of the term “hon.” Denise Whiting did not apologize for getting a trademark on the word ...

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The Huffington Post reported last month that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure has filed trademark infringement lawsuits against other charities that use “for the cure” in their names. The story alleges Komen spends a $1 million a year ...

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I’m a native Coloradan, transplanted eight years ago to Charles Village, and re-transplanted this past spring to Hampden. My wife and I were sad to leave our beloved Charles Village—we still miss our regular walking route, the vitality imported in ...

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The recent revelation that Café Hon owns the trademark HON has stirred controversy among persons who think HON belongs to the residents of the City of Baltimore and should not, or cannot, be monopolized by one entity for its commercial ...

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