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Crab Cake Tour

What really happens after a woman has been domestically assaulted?

Baltimore Positive

It’s an unthinkable circumstance that we don’t talk about enough but when women or men are the victims of domestic violence, police and hospitals are always involved. Dani Imbragulio of GBMC tells Nestor what really happens after the incident and what options the victim might have if they have no other option than returning “home” again. This is a tough talk on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” during a week when we discuss the topics we need to address in our society.

When men start listening to girls in America

Baltimore Positive

Bringing friends and activists together for conversation is what “A Cup of Soup Or Bowl” week is all about and on the final day of our annual week-long chats, Bill Cole and Todd Schuler join Nestor for a spirited discussion about listening to girls in modern America from Costas Inn in Timonium.

The Jason Los Foundation: Putting sudden tragedy into action with friendship and purpose

Baltimore Positive

The Smalltimore story of a local friend suddenly lost inspired a connected group of community-minded folks to surround a widow and her children by honoring his legacy through The Jason Los Foundation, powering up a special bond of friends into local action and love. And, of course, the best stories are told over tasty Pizza John’s in Essex on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” with a whole cheering section for Cynthia Los, who made her debut in telling tales of her late husband.

Rethinking the Pikesville Armory for the future

Baltimore Positive

Longtime civic leader Barry Williams returns for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to educate Nestor about the future of the Pikesville Armory Project, designed to serve the community for generations to come after being an historic piece of the area recently abandoned and unused. Always looking to the future…

Cool Kids and the legend of Ken Singleton helping kids cope with cancer

Baltimore Positive

We’ve been talking to Singy for years about his golf outings and Yankees adventures so this time we went to the heart of the Cool Kids Network as Alyssa Vagnoni joins Nestor at Costas Inn in Timonium on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss all of the things 20 years of helping kids cope with cancer have meant to local families.

Telling the Catholic Charities story of feeding Marylanders in need

Baltimore Positive

Still serving more folks in need locally than anyone, it was crucial to include the work of Catholic Charities on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” and Andy Wayne dropped by Koco’s Pub to update Nestor on his old pal Bill McCarthy and everything the folks are still doing from Our Daily Bread and beyond the beltway to feed and assist the needy throughout the region.

Finding loving homes for children is what CASA Baltimore County is all about

Baltimore Positive

In a weary world with so many problems, the folks at CASA Baltimore County are providing leadership and care for foster children in need of loving, caring home environments. Jennifer Stine of CASA Baltimore County tells Nestor about the organization and he confides about his amazing adoptive parents who wanted and needed a child in Dundalk 50 years ago. This one is personal.

Still lifting men and women through community and recovery at Helping Up Mission

Baltimore Positive

It’s been far too long since we’ve properly told the amazing story of Helping Up Mission and were delighted that Dan Stoltzfus dropped by Koco’s Pub on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss what happened with the two bags of donations Nestor left last summer at the doors of one of the venerable institutions that stands for what it says: helping people up.

Pitting the realities of pit bulls with educated, loving owners at Bmore Dog

Baltimore Positive

There’s not much you won’t do for your dog but we all know the stories of what others have done to lose care of their animals and Erin Scott of Bmore Dog is here to educate, support and provide help for dog lovers in under-served communities. She joined Nestor for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” at El Guapo in Catonsville and emphasized the importance of teaching pet owners and children about animal care and safety.

Sharing love and generosity for babies at Share Baby

Baltimore Positive

The good folks at Share Baby distribute items to needy mothers and fathers for babies in Baltimore. Nadya Dutchin joins Nestor at Costas Inn in Timonium for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week and educates us on pampering and parenting needs for toddlers and helping families in our city.

The importance of supporting homeless youth with education and community awareness via Empower4Life

Baltimore Positive

The local teachers and helpers powering up Empower4Life provide educational and resource programs for children experiencing homelessness, including partnering with shelters and schools. Ashley Fallon and Trish Woodward join Nestor at Pizza John’s in Essex for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week to emphasize the importance of addressing basic needs to ensure children can focus on their education around the beltway.

Working with local people who need a job to help find the right one

Baltimore Positive

There are success stories all over Baltimore about putting people back to work after the pandemic and Renee Barnes of the Baltimore County Workforce Development – located a block from his childhood home near Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk – is always a reach away for local folks who want and need to work in our region.

The Breakfast Club Cats will rescue your feline heart

Nestor Aparicio

From the neighborhoods in Essex and beyond, Alysia Witherington and Kim Shewell capture local cat colonies to spay, neuter and fix a new home and heart with their feline love via Breakfast Club Cats rescue, which Nestor learned about at Pizza John’s on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week. You’ll never regret welcoming a kitty into your life! Here’s your chance…

Steaming ahead with robotics, students and competitive engineering fun in Baltimore City

Nestor Aparicio

It was a gathering of self-proclaimed nerds and STEAM teachers Dave Brelsford of Mervo, John Bachman of Western and City and Brian Watson of Poly join Nestor at Koco’s Pub to educate him on bringing city students together with science, math and arts programming to excel in robotics, prepare for college and excel in the real world with solutions to problems.

For people lacking ample shelter and employment, Project PLASE is there to help

Baltimore Positive

Sure, the spelling is a little different but you’ll remember this place called Project PLASE once you meet Karen Thomas and Tiana Samuels, who join Nestor at El Guapo in Catonsville to share the work being done to help folks get off the streets of Baltimore and onto a better life. We love the local stories of inspiration and “the helpers” during “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” Week.

“We need to listen to women who have experienced violence”

Baltimore Positive

Natasha Guynes, CEO and founder of the HER Resiliency Center, joined Nestor and Andy Kobus of United Rentals at Koco’s Pub on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss the organization’s mission to support women survivors of trauma, particularly those in marginalized communities, highlighting the challenges women face in being believed and the systemic issues that perpetuate abuse.

Moving The Arc to Fello and continuing to serve local folks with disabilities

Baltimore Positive

Founded in 1961 by parents who wanted their children with disabilities to have the same rights and opportunities as any other community member, formerly The Arc Central Chesapeake rebranded last year as Fello to go even deeper into its mission and serve the unmet needs of more local people. We welcomed good fellow Jonathan Rondeau to El Guapo for “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl” to update Nestor on all of the current work of the new Fello with folks in our community.

Feeling the love with leftovers for Baltimore people in need of a meal

Baltimore Positive

Our “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week is always best when we’re talking about meeting basic human needs on the streets of Baltimore and Omar Tarabishi of Leftover Love joined Nestor at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market to discuss nourishing the soul with food for the people in rescuing neighborhood food for the less fortunate.

Getting SMART about preventing violence and solving crisis in Baltimore

Baltimore Positive

As the supervisor of the violence prevention program at UMMS Shock Trauma, Brianna Rock sees the hardest side of life in our city. She joined Nestor at Faidley’s at Lexington Market as part of our A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl series to educate folks about addressing violence through a public health approach, which includes holistic support for victims, legal aid, and mental health services.

Drums, cannabis and science rocking the education of the plant – and the future of medicine

Baltimore Positive

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour brought a spirited holiday edition of the show to Far & Dotter in Timonium with Dundalk drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s joined by Curio founder Michael Bronfein and daughter Wendy Bronfein discussing how a once pharmaceutical family drummed its way into the cannabis wellness business in Maryland. (We loved this one!)

Here’s why now is the perfect time to get intelligent about AI

Baltimore Positive

At some point, you’ll embrace artificial intelligence because it’s here to stay. In our continuing effort to learn, grow and evolve, Nestor hosts local AI trainer Denis O’Donovan of Profit Comm at the brand new Planet Fitness in Timonium to share the power and purpose of getting involved and learning basic usage now to help efficiency and wisdom.

Let’s welcome in happiness and better health in 2026

Baltimore Positive

With the grand opening of the state-of-the-art Planet Fitness on York Road in Timonium, we told our friends Justin Drummond and April Fowler that we’d bring the Maryland Crab Cake Tour by to welcome them into the new year if they’d provide the inspiration and the awesome PF Times Square party hats.

The heart of the holiday matter in Dundalk with John Allen of Stone Horses

Baltimore Positive

The Dundalk boys reunite at the bar at Costas Inn for a little rocking around the Christmas tree catch up as John Allen of Stone Horses joins lifer pal Nestor to spread some holiday cheer and music memories from the soul of the neighborhood. The miracle of music, the new heart of our friend Ed Lauer and the beat of seeing The Go-Go’s Gina Schock perform with Cyndi Lauper at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction in Los Angeles. Rock and roll never forgets…

Fish, family and fastballs at Gertrude’s with Casper Wells

Baltimore Positive

In the spirit of the holiday season, we bring friends and family together. Chesapeake chef extraordinaire and proprietor of Gertrude’s at The BMA John Shields hosts Nestor once again for a Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebration (at an hour we can all appreciate) along with former MLB outfielder Casper Wells for chat about seven fishes, sauerkraut and Pete Alonso.

Hail, hail Halethorpe! A Honey of a spot to shoot pool, watch the game and taste fresh flavor

Baltimore Positive

This stands as a warning to anyone who invites Nestor by their place for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour: you’re an invite and a taste away because he’s en route to meet more great local folks who want to promote their business. Owner Soo Mi Kang of Honey’s in Halethorpe invited us over and must’ve known that offering “Crabby Toast” would invoke the legend of Charles Markwood Eckman. Competitive billiards, great food and the game is always on at this old-school joint on the south side.

The Misters Robinson of Baltimore and our fractured city in 1966

Baltimore Positive

His next stage production at The BMA begins on March 5th and Dan Rodricks returns to Gertrude’s for the holidays to take Nestor back to his Aparicio roots with the 1966 Baltimore Orioles winning the World Series – and the realities of the city, race, politics and a colorful upcoming show “No Mean City: Baltimore 1966.”

What could two Dundalk teachers with 105 years of experience possibly still teach us about science and music?

Baltimore Positive

It didn’t even seem possible that colleagues Calvin Statham (59 years) and George Scheulen (46 years), who once taught Nestor at Holabird Junior High School in 1979, could still be teaching him about the important things in life beyond chorus and physics all these years later. Two beloved Baltimore County educators continue trying to tame their rambunctious student for the holidays with music and love (and crab cakes) at Costas Inn in Dundalk.

Sausage, soccer and suffering local World Cup madness

Baltimore Positive

Bringing the Maryland Crab Cake Tour back to DiPasquale’s for an Italian tour of the holidays, we knew Darren The Sausage King would bring us some seasonal favorites. Nestor explores some East Baltimore holiday flavor in Canton just in time for kielbasa and sauerkraut on the dinner table while talking World Cup fever with Highlandtown soccer legend Pete Caringi.

Finding the history and center of community support at St. Francis in Reservoir Hill

Baltimore Positive

It was years in the making, finally getting Torbin Green of St. Francis Community Center to visit for a Faidley’s crab cake for the holidays. Turns out it’s a busy job serving 20,000 folks in West Baltimore with youth programs, family love and food distribution in West Baltimore. Let him tell you about the pride in the work they do and its impact in the neighborhood over generations.

Adding up The Y and the whole Thanksgiving menu of the Turkey Trot

Baltimore Positive

John Hoey of The Y returns to give Nestor the receipts and warm trail of holiday fun from the 5K Turkey Trot on a chilly Thanksgiving morning that took place all over the community and wound up being featured on the Ravens’ NBC broadcast for the world to see with their pumpkin pie.

Councilman Conway steps up and into race for Congress

Baltimore Positive

It’s an election season and we’re welcoming plenty of political candidates and sitting elected officials onto the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Councilman Mark Conway has told us about his challenges and triumphs in the 4th District of Baltimore City and now is focused on running for the current seat of Congressman Kweisi Mfume in the 7th U.S. Congressional District, encompassing large parts of the city and edges of the county.

Communicating and relating publicly the Maroon way

Baltimore Positive

Our annual “two old sports guys” holiday visit with longtime communications pro John Maroon came on turf very familiar to all parties: Costas Inn in Dundalk, where no one was crabby but the ramping up of artificial intelligence in the world of public relations, marketing and advertising was spicy on our tongues on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Always changing, always evolving…

Maxing out on local sports and lousy officiating

Baltimore Positive

Did you know that Tom Davis was once in a movie scene in Baltimore with the legendary Al Pacino? We did and Max Weiss has promised Nestor a full treatment of all memorable local movie history in the next edition of Baltimore Magazine. They continue their holiday chat about bad referees, big money Orioles signings and what’s on the table at Di Pasquale’s in Canton on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

What really happens after a woman has been domestically assaulted?

Baltimore Positive

It’s an unthinkable circumstance that we don’t talk about enough but when women or men are the victims of domestic violence, police and hospitals are always involved. Dani Imbragulio of GBMC tells Nestor what really happens after the incident and what options the victim might have if they have no other option than returning “home” again. This is a tough talk on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” during a week when we discuss the topics we need to address in our society.

When men start listening to girls in America

Baltimore Positive

Bringing friends and activists together for conversation is what “A Cup of Soup Or Bowl” week is all about and on the final day of our annual week-long chats, Bill Cole and Todd Schuler join Nestor for a spirited discussion about listening to girls in modern America from Costas Inn in Timonium.

The Jason Los Foundation: Putting sudden tragedy into action with friendship and purpose

Baltimore Positive

The Smalltimore story of a local friend suddenly lost inspired a connected group of community-minded folks to surround a widow and her children by honoring his legacy through The Jason Los Foundation, powering up a special bond of friends into local action and love. And, of course, the best stories are told over tasty Pizza John’s in Essex on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” with a whole cheering section for Cynthia Los, who made her debut in telling tales of her late husband.

Rethinking the Pikesville Armory for the future

Baltimore Positive

Longtime civic leader Barry Williams returns for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to educate Nestor about the future of the Pikesville Armory Project, designed to serve the community for generations to come after being an historic piece of the area recently abandoned and unused. Always looking to the future…

Cool Kids and the legend of Ken Singleton helping kids cope with cancer

Baltimore Positive

We’ve been talking to Singy for years about his golf outings and Yankees adventures so this time we went to the heart of the Cool Kids Network as Alyssa Vagnoni joins Nestor at Costas Inn in Timonium on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss all of the things 20 years of helping kids cope with cancer have meant to local families.

Telling the Catholic Charities story of feeding Marylanders in need

Baltimore Positive

Still serving more folks in need locally than anyone, it was crucial to include the work of Catholic Charities on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” and Andy Wayne dropped by Koco’s Pub to update Nestor on his old pal Bill McCarthy and everything the folks are still doing from Our Daily Bread and beyond the beltway to feed and assist the needy throughout the region.

Finding loving homes for children is what CASA Baltimore County is all about

Baltimore Positive

In a weary world with so many problems, the folks at CASA Baltimore County are providing leadership and care for foster children in need of loving, caring home environments. Jennifer Stine of CASA Baltimore County tells Nestor about the organization and he confides about his amazing adoptive parents who wanted and needed a child in Dundalk 50 years ago. This one is personal.

Still lifting men and women through community and recovery at Helping Up Mission

Baltimore Positive

It’s been far too long since we’ve properly told the amazing story of Helping Up Mission and were delighted that Dan Stoltzfus dropped by Koco’s Pub on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss what happened with the two bags of donations Nestor left last summer at the doors of one of the venerable institutions that stands for what it says: helping people up.

Pitting the realities of pit bulls with educated, loving owners at Bmore Dog

Baltimore Positive

There’s not much you won’t do for your dog but we all know the stories of what others have done to lose care of their animals and Erin Scott of Bmore Dog is here to educate, support and provide help for dog lovers in under-served communities. She joined Nestor for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” at El Guapo in Catonsville and emphasized the importance of teaching pet owners and children about animal care and safety.

Sharing love and generosity for babies at Share Baby

Baltimore Positive

The good folks at Share Baby distribute items to needy mothers and fathers for babies in Baltimore. Nadya Dutchin joins Nestor at Costas Inn in Timonium for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week and educates us on pampering and parenting needs for toddlers and helping families in our city.

The importance of supporting homeless youth with education and community awareness via Empower4Life

Baltimore Positive

The local teachers and helpers powering up Empower4Life provide educational and resource programs for children experiencing homelessness, including partnering with shelters and schools. Ashley Fallon and Trish Woodward join Nestor at Pizza John’s in Essex for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week to emphasize the importance of addressing basic needs to ensure children can focus on their education around the beltway.

Working with local people who need a job to help find the right one

Baltimore Positive

There are success stories all over Baltimore about putting people back to work after the pandemic and Renee Barnes of the Baltimore County Workforce Development – located a block from his childhood home near Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk – is always a reach away for local folks who want and need to work in our region.

The Breakfast Club Cats will rescue your feline heart

Nestor Aparicio

From the neighborhoods in Essex and beyond, Alysia Witherington and Kim Shewell capture local cat colonies to spay, neuter and fix a new home and heart with their feline love via Breakfast Club Cats rescue, which Nestor learned about at Pizza John’s on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week. You’ll never regret welcoming a kitty into your life! Here’s your chance…

Steaming ahead with robotics, students and competitive engineering fun in Baltimore City

Nestor Aparicio

It was a gathering of self-proclaimed nerds and STEAM teachers Dave Brelsford of Mervo, John Bachman of Western and City and Brian Watson of Poly join Nestor at Koco’s Pub to educate him on bringing city students together with science, math and arts programming to excel in robotics, prepare for college and excel in the real world with solutions to problems.

For people lacking ample shelter and employment, Project PLASE is there to help

Baltimore Positive

Sure, the spelling is a little different but you’ll remember this place called Project PLASE once you meet Karen Thomas and Tiana Samuels, who join Nestor at El Guapo in Catonsville to share the work being done to help folks get off the streets of Baltimore and onto a better life. We love the local stories of inspiration and “the helpers” during “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” Week.

“We need to listen to women who have experienced violence”

Baltimore Positive

Natasha Guynes, CEO and founder of the HER Resiliency Center, joined Nestor and Andy Kobus of United Rentals at Koco’s Pub on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss the organization’s mission to support women survivors of trauma, particularly those in marginalized communities, highlighting the challenges women face in being believed and the systemic issues that perpetuate abuse.

Moving The Arc to Fello and continuing to serve local folks with disabilities

Baltimore Positive

Founded in 1961 by parents who wanted their children with disabilities to have the same rights and opportunities as any other community member, formerly The Arc Central Chesapeake rebranded last year as Fello to go even deeper into its mission and serve the unmet needs of more local people. We welcomed good fellow Jonathan Rondeau to El Guapo for “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl” to update Nestor on all of the current work of the new Fello with folks in our community.

Feeling the love with leftovers for Baltimore people in need of a meal

Baltimore Positive

Our “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week is always best when we’re talking about meeting basic human needs on the streets of Baltimore and Omar Tarabishi of Leftover Love joined Nestor at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market to discuss nourishing the soul with food for the people in rescuing neighborhood food for the less fortunate.

Getting SMART about preventing violence and solving crisis in Baltimore

Baltimore Positive

As the supervisor of the violence prevention program at UMMS Shock Trauma, Brianna Rock sees the hardest side of life in our city. She joined Nestor at Faidley’s at Lexington Market as part of our A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl series to educate folks about addressing violence through a public health approach, which includes holistic support for victims, legal aid, and mental health services.

Drums, cannabis and science rocking the education of the plant – and the future of medicine

Baltimore Positive

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour brought a spirited holiday edition of the show to Far & Dotter in Timonium with Dundalk drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s joined by Curio founder Michael Bronfein and daughter Wendy Bronfein discussing how a once pharmaceutical family drummed its way into the cannabis wellness business in Maryland. (We loved this one!)

Here’s why now is the perfect time to get intelligent about AI

Baltimore Positive

At some point, you’ll embrace artificial intelligence because it’s here to stay. In our continuing effort to learn, grow and evolve, Nestor hosts local AI trainer Denis O’Donovan of Profit Comm at the brand new Planet Fitness in Timonium to share the power and purpose of getting involved and learning basic usage now to help efficiency and wisdom.

Let’s welcome in happiness and better health in 2026

Baltimore Positive

With the grand opening of the state-of-the-art Planet Fitness on York Road in Timonium, we told our friends Justin Drummond and April Fowler that we’d bring the Maryland Crab Cake Tour by to welcome them into the new year if they’d provide the inspiration and the awesome PF Times Square party hats.

The heart of the holiday matter in Dundalk with John Allen of Stone Horses

Baltimore Positive

The Dundalk boys reunite at the bar at Costas Inn for a little rocking around the Christmas tree catch up as John Allen of Stone Horses joins lifer pal Nestor to spread some holiday cheer and music memories from the soul of the neighborhood. The miracle of music, the new heart of our friend Ed Lauer and the beat of seeing The Go-Go’s Gina Schock perform with Cyndi Lauper at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction in Los Angeles. Rock and roll never forgets…

Fish, family and fastballs at Gertrude’s with Casper Wells

Baltimore Positive

In the spirit of the holiday season, we bring friends and family together. Chesapeake chef extraordinaire and proprietor of Gertrude’s at The BMA John Shields hosts Nestor once again for a Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebration (at an hour we can all appreciate) along with former MLB outfielder Casper Wells for chat about seven fishes, sauerkraut and Pete Alonso.

Hail, hail Halethorpe! A Honey of a spot to shoot pool, watch the game and taste fresh flavor

Baltimore Positive

This stands as a warning to anyone who invites Nestor by their place for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour: you’re an invite and a taste away because he’s en route to meet more great local folks who want to promote their business. Owner Soo Mi Kang of Honey’s in Halethorpe invited us over and must’ve known that offering “Crabby Toast” would invoke the legend of Charles Markwood Eckman. Competitive billiards, great food and the game is always on at this old-school joint on the south side.

The Misters Robinson of Baltimore and our fractured city in 1966

Baltimore Positive

His next stage production at The BMA begins on March 5th and Dan Rodricks returns to Gertrude’s for the holidays to take Nestor back to his Aparicio roots with the 1966 Baltimore Orioles winning the World Series – and the realities of the city, race, politics and a colorful upcoming show “No Mean City: Baltimore 1966.”

What could two Dundalk teachers with 105 years of experience possibly still teach us about science and music?

Baltimore Positive

It didn’t even seem possible that colleagues Calvin Statham (59 years) and George Scheulen (46 years), who once taught Nestor at Holabird Junior High School in 1979, could still be teaching him about the important things in life beyond chorus and physics all these years later. Two beloved Baltimore County educators continue trying to tame their rambunctious student for the holidays with music and love (and crab cakes) at Costas Inn in Dundalk.

Sausage, soccer and suffering local World Cup madness

Baltimore Positive

Bringing the Maryland Crab Cake Tour back to DiPasquale’s for an Italian tour of the holidays, we knew Darren The Sausage King would bring us some seasonal favorites. Nestor explores some East Baltimore holiday flavor in Canton just in time for kielbasa and sauerkraut on the dinner table while talking World Cup fever with Highlandtown soccer legend Pete Caringi.

Finding the history and center of community support at St. Francis in Reservoir Hill

Baltimore Positive

It was years in the making, finally getting Torbin Green of St. Francis Community Center to visit for a Faidley’s crab cake for the holidays. Turns out it’s a busy job serving 20,000 folks in West Baltimore with youth programs, family love and food distribution in West Baltimore. Let him tell you about the pride in the work they do and its impact in the neighborhood over generations.

Adding up The Y and the whole Thanksgiving menu of the Turkey Trot

Baltimore Positive

John Hoey of The Y returns to give Nestor the receipts and warm trail of holiday fun from the 5K Turkey Trot on a chilly Thanksgiving morning that took place all over the community and wound up being featured on the Ravens’ NBC broadcast for the world to see with their pumpkin pie.

Councilman Conway steps up and into race for Congress

Baltimore Positive

It’s an election season and we’re welcoming plenty of political candidates and sitting elected officials onto the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Councilman Mark Conway has told us about his challenges and triumphs in the 4th District of Baltimore City and now is focused on running for the current seat of Congressman Kweisi Mfume in the 7th U.S. Congressional District, encompassing large parts of the city and edges of the county.

Communicating and relating publicly the Maroon way

Baltimore Positive

Our annual “two old sports guys” holiday visit with longtime communications pro John Maroon came on turf very familiar to all parties: Costas Inn in Dundalk, where no one was crabby but the ramping up of artificial intelligence in the world of public relations, marketing and advertising was spicy on our tongues on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. Always changing, always evolving…

Maxing out on local sports and lousy officiating

Baltimore Positive

Did you know that Tom Davis was once in a movie scene in Baltimore with the legendary Al Pacino? We did and Max Weiss has promised Nestor a full treatment of all memorable local movie history in the next edition of Baltimore Magazine. They continue their holiday chat about bad referees, big money Orioles signings and what’s on the table at Di Pasquale’s in Canton on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

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