MaGerk's Pub and Grill

Drinks by Kathryn Mastandrea: For every recession casualty out there, the $1-domestic-bottle Thursday nights at MaGerk's are hard to turn down. The Federal Hill bar claims to be Philadelphia-themed, though walking in late at night, you probably won't notice. What you will take note of, though, is the throngs of recently turned 2 ...

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We Need Bullet Control

The woman shot and killed on Gough Street Sunday [4/5] was Doreatha Wright, 42, possibly the victim of mistaken identityRelated: "'MY MAMA'S BEEN SHOT!'- Spate of Fells Point violence gets liquor board's attention"and it's attack of the mappers on Hermann's blog.Northeast Baltimore murder victim is identified: "Timothy Hebron, of the 4200 block of Welbourne Road, was shot about 1 a.m. [4/4] as he ...

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Pub Dog Pizza & Drafthouse

Drinks by Mindy Mora: If you're not one for the wild club nights and madness of the prime intersections of Federal Hill, no worries, you'll find a more laid back atmosphere at Pub Dog. Dog is an animal-friendly pub with a pleasant staff located in a two-level space on Cross Street, a two-level bar with that traditional B ...

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Miss Irene's

Free Range by Mary K. Zajac: Once upon a time there was a Fells Point bar called Miss Irene's on the corner of Ann and a street pronounced "thaymes." It was a neighborhood bar, a dive, some might say, but the folks who loved it, loved it. But things change. Today, newcomers to Fells Point pronounce the street's name as if it w ...

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Abbey Burger Bistro

Free Range by Mary K. Zajac: Most folks would call Federal Hill's Abbey Burger Bistro a bar. A handsome bar with dining tables, a gastropub, if you must, but a bar nonetheless. So if you're looking for moules frites, faux French, and that certain je ne sais quoi that the use of "bistro" connotes, you won't find it here. What yo ...

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Pitango Gelato Continues to Expand Despite the Economic Chill

Feedbag by Anna Ditkoff: Lately, we've been seeing a lot of signs in the windows of local restaurants saying that they serve Pitango Gelato, a pretty exciting reality for those of us who don't get to Fells Point to visit their store very often. After speaking to Chris Novashinski, who describes his position at Pitango as a ...

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Nevin's Cross Street Station

Drinks by Anna Ditkoff: After dinner at Thai Arroy, my boyfriend and I walked around Federal Hill looking for a place to have a laid-back drink. We stumbled upon Nevin's in the block encircling Cross Street Market, and found what may be the least Federal Hill-ish bar in the neighborhood--it and Mum's would probably have to ...

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Sullivan's Steakhouse Opens

Feedbag by Mary Zajac: Yet another chain restaurant has infiltrated the Inner Harbor making it that much harder to advise tourists looking for an authentic Baltimore dining experience. (Or, has dining at chain restaurants become the "authentic Baltimore dining experience?" Sigh.) At any rate, Sullivan's Steak House (1 Eas ...

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Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal crash inWinnebago County. Megan Wolf has been charged with homicide bynegligent operation of a vehicle ...

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Mari Luna Latin Grille

Free Range by Mary K. Zajac: There's always some trepidation when a favorite business opens a new location, especially if that business is a restaurant, and the new location is decidedly more ambitious than the original. So when word spread last summer that Pikesville's cheery Mari Luna Mexican Grill would soon be having a sibl ...

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