Pardon me if you've heard this before, but as a champion of a good peppers-and-eggs sandwich I feel a need to keep reminding American workers -- and retired workers -- that it constitutes the official meal of Labor Day. It was so established in 2014 in the void of any official dish being associated with … Continue reading Annual Reminder: The official sandwich of Labor Day
The ‘moral stoplight’ that Trump and Vance blow through
Michael Davis, a former Evening Sun and Sun colleague, wrote in response to my Substack post on J.D. Vance's demonization of the homeless of Washington, D.C. A Baltimore rabbi and friend once told me that the homeless present a "moral stoplight." When you are in their presence, he said, you need to stop and acknowledge … Continue reading The ‘moral stoplight’ that Trump and Vance blow through
A son’s gratitude
I have heard many fine eulogies over the years, struggled to give a few myself. The intention is to render tribute to the deceased and to comfort mourners with memories. At a funeral Mass Saturday morning at St. Leo’s Church in Baltimore's Little Italy, a brother eulogized his younger sister who had died after a … Continue reading A son’s gratitude
Dan Can Cook: Swiss chard quiche (or maybe a pie)
If you run into a massive pile of Swiss chard — from your garden or from a neighbor’s or, in my case, from my daughter Julia’s — here’s a delicious way to dispose of it: Make a quiche or pie. Wash, break in half and blanch a bunch of chard with the stems; after a few … Continue reading Dan Can Cook: Swiss chard quiche (or maybe a pie)
A wow-inducing theater we didn’t know was there
Wenger reclining in one of his theaters at Eastpoint Note to readers: Certain stories require an overtime period or two. My latest for the Baltimore Brew is such a story. I found that Paul Wenger, president of Flagship Premium Cinemas, had a good story to tell — about his career in movie theaters and about … Continue reading A wow-inducing theater we didn’t know was there
Photo Gallery: Potomac River Vistas
Some photographs from a recent summer fishing adventure on the Nation's River, between Seneca Breaks and Riverbend Park -- that is, between Montgomery County on the Maryland side, Fairfax County on the Virginia side. Sunrise just downstream of Pennyfield Lock in Potomac, Maryland. So much of the Potomac looks like this, wide and flat and … Continue reading Photo Gallery: Potomac River Vistas
Afishionado: A ‘large minnow’ that builds and shares a spawning bed
It’s always the first example of an oxymoronic phrase — jumbo shrimp. Here’s a new one — large minnow. Yes, there is such a thing. It’s called a fallfish, a silvery species that swims in rivers of the U.S. Northeast and Canada. It’s a chub of the family Cyprinidae, and the largest minnow species native … Continue reading Afishionado: A ‘large minnow’ that builds and shares a spawning bed
For taste of Ukraine, try this simple, good potato dish
There are many ways to show solidarity with Ukraine in its fight for survival against the homicidal maniac in Moscow — fly a Ukrainian flag, send money to support organizations, write to your congressional representative. You might consider buying a Ukrainian product, despite Trump’s tariffs on imports from that country. I purchased a bottle of … Continue reading For taste of Ukraine, try this simple, good potato dish
The August Wilson Celebration continues in Baltimore theaters
A reminder that the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration continues in September with Everyman Theatre’s staging of “The Piano Lesson.” That production will mark the fourth of the 10 Wilson plays that 10 Baltimore theater companies agreed to stage over three years, giving a whole new generation of theatergoers multiple opportunities to see live performances of … Continue reading The August Wilson Celebration continues in Baltimore theaters
The Susquehanna Swarm
It might seem like a freak of nature, a bizarre phenomenon set off by the latent effects of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident 50 miles (and more than 46 years) upstream. But it’s actually a natural phenomenon and a sign of environmental health. Workers at Conowingo Dam, on the Susquehanna River, were recently awed … Continue reading The Susquehanna Swarm
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