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Nestor Aparicio

A fast-moving summer of fun and progressive ways to win big

Baltimore Positive

We’re almost ready for Ravens season and the new scratch off promotion but there are plenty of ways to play responsibly and win. Executive Director John Martin of The Maryland Lottery returns with a summer update on sports wagering and some new games rolling out in late July.

The Baltimore dream of another All Star Game at Camden Yards

Baltimore Positive

With Luke Jones headed for vacation and Nestor headed for Philadelphia to cover the Major League Baseball All Star Game, they convene at Faidley’s Seafood at Lexington Market for an All Star sendoff and Baltimore dreams for a 2030 Midsummer Classic in a freshly coifed Camden Yards. Plenty of fun show and tell in this one and tales of the road.

What’s wrong with Gunnar Henderson?

Baltimore Positive

As the All Star Game in Philadelphia features just one Baltimore Orioles player, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss how the lack of productivity of Gunnar Henderson has hurt the ballclub thus far into a dud of a season in Birdland.

The empty soul of Birdland

Baltimore Positive

As the All Star break opens the second half of the MLB season with labor pains and the August 3rd trade deadline looming, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the realities of the Baltimore Orioles and the empty feel of Camden Yards with a view from the periphery of a weak American League wildcard race to the bottom.

What’s the real future plan for the Baltimore Orioles or any of these assets?

Baltimore Positive

As the team continues to sink on the field and shrink in the MLB standings, Luke Jones and Nestor assess the real talent of the Baltimore Orioles and wonder what the future of franchise will look like at trade deadline on August 3rd, And, of course, when “ownership” will get involved in this mess and relieve Mike Elias of his duties, which feels inevitable.

#ColumnNes I’ve seen enough: It’s time to fire Mike Elias

Nestor Aparicio

I know, I know. The MLB Draft is coming. It’s midseason. There are big deadline deals that will need to be made in July. Blah, blah, blah. Plenty of reasons to just let Mike Elias stay warm in his rented seat and not rock the franchise boat. But I’ve seen enough to know he’s not going to survive – and shouldn’t – so I would make the move now and adjust.

With All Star break looming, Orioles still kicking it during World Cup

Baltimore Positive

The Baltimore Orioles won a few games in Cincinnati over the weekend but the excitement of the World Cup even turned our eyes to the pitch, even though the Birds’ pitching and starting rotation has been greatly improved. But, about the results. Luke Jones and Nestor kick out the ball for an Orioles baseball update as the Cubs and Royals arrive at Camden Yards before the All Star break.

The enduring power of telling the kids about the time you hit that home run at Yankee Stadium

Baltimore Positive

What’s it like to hit a home run off Andy Pettite at Yankee Stadium on Mother’s Day after your mom asks you to hit one? Let our pal and former MLB player Casper Wells tell you his best baseball party story as summer baseball chatter heats up with Howard Scher and Luke Jones in a summer huddle about the Orioles and progress at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Talkin’ baseball with folks who love it and one guy who played it

Baltimore Positive

It’s always fun having a former MLB player on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and former Towson Tigers and big-league outfield Casper Wells returned at Greenmount Station with Zach Dermer and our 1990s WNST ballpark reporter Howard Scher to talk summer baseball and inside heat.

Cooling off your summer confidence – and comfort – with one call

Baltimore Positive

It’s hot out there. Very hot! And if your temperature is rising and your HVAC is breaking, our friends at The Comfort Guys of Farnen and Dermer will get there today and cool you off. Zach Dermer joins Nestor at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for another sports check-up on the thermostat of World Cup, LIV Golf, Orioles baseball and the waiting for a highly-anticipated Ravens season.

A 4th of July overview of the current awfulness of the Baltimore Orioles – and what must change

Baltimore Positive

Most nights, it’s mostly unwatchable. It’s been 43 years since a World Series and now into a third year of horrific new ownership that replaced a three-decade regime of awfulness has left the Baltimore Orioles franchise with plenty of empty seats, a sub-.500 record and a crisis for David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti. We’re waiting for the grown-ups to step forward to acknowledge the current realities – and soon. Luke Jones and Nestor give a 4th of July overview of Birdland with the All Star Game, MLB trade deadline and an offseason labor car crash in progress.

Big wins and Positive energy

BP Podcast Audio

There are lots of fun winners stories for the heat of summer at the Maryland Lottery. But only one Mr. Positive…

The Minter and the center of Ravens summer agenda

Baltimore Positive

It’s July and before the end of this sweltering month, the Baltimore Ravens will take to the fields in Owings Mills to prepare for a September 13th kickoff in Indianapolis. Luke Jones and Nestor set the summer stage for Baltimore Ravens season with observations about strengths, weaknesses and center needs for rookie head coach Jesse Minter as a new purple era begins for Lamar Jackson as heavy favorites in the AFC North.

The buy or sell position of Orioles at trade deadline is becoming far more vivid

Baltimore Positive

This is not a playoff-caliber Baltimore Orioles roster as we approach the All Star break and it’s now time to evaluate the numbers of years, money and real value of the “assets” of the entire organization. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss realities of Orioles buy or sell position in July at the trade deadline with “star” talent, a sob-.500 record and the future of Mike Elias very much becoming the fan focus – on and off the field.

This ain’t our first red, white and blue World Cup rodeo ride

Baltimore Positive

With the Orioles on the skids and school out for the kids, we’re all glued to the World Cup and many have developed the red, white and blue pitch fever while the U.S. Men’s squad is winning and the host country is aglow with The Beautiful Game from sea to shining sea here on a holiday weekend. Leonard Raskin and Nestor take a walk down World Cup memory lane at WNST in Baltimore and beyond…

The Baltimore Orioles season is halfway to nowhere

Baltimore Positive

Ownership. Management. On the field. Off the field. In the stands. Defense. Pitching. Hitting. Leadership. You tell us any place that this current iteration of the Baltimore Orioles is excelling? We’re now entering the second half of the 43rd consecutive season that the franchise appears to not be headed for a World Series parade. Luke Jones and Nestor reset a mostly-lousy Orioles season at the halfway point and during a half-hearted home stand at Camden Yards.

Yes, Sorrento of Arbutus has a crab cake and it’s delicious

Baltimore Positive

Everyone knows that if you’re going to have a crab cake on the menu in this town, you gotta make it great! Longtime Baltimore restauranteur Henry Pertman tells Nestor the legend of Sorrento of Arbutus and how a joint with pizza and cheesesteaks upped it game – and its crab cake – when new ownership took over six years ago. This is what the Maryland Crab Cake Tour is all about!

Dear Catie Griggs: Tell us more about who this “fan experience” is designed for at Camden Yards?

Nestor Aparicio

Two months ago, you shook my hand all doe-eyed, took my Baltimore Positive business card at a local networking function that I actively participate in with a great group of community folks monthly, somehow believably feigned that “we’d be in touch” – I took you at your word – and then your bush league team sent along ridiculously insincere replies (or none at all) and your mostly unprofessional Lieutenants have all lined up to pretend that I don’t exist or that my questions on behalf of your fans are somehow irrelevant. I’m here holding a mirror up for you. That’s my role. You hold the power; I hold it accountable. Always…

For the love of Sorrento of Arbutus and continuing the tasty tradition

Baltimore Positive

When owner Harold Xeconimos took over Sorrento of Arbutus during 2020 and the lockdown period, he knew he wanted to elevate the menu yet keep all of its neighborhood glory and charm with the pizza and cheesesteak subs that always delivered. On his first visit to Arbutus on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor gets the tale of another Dundalk native coming from Loafers on Route 40 and continuing the great tradition of the food and hospitality in Southwest Baltimore.

Karson Kamenetz brings his family history and campaign message to District 4 in Baltimore County

Baltimore Positive

His father Kevin served as Baltimore County Executive and was on the campaign trail with an attempt to become Governor of Maryland when he tragically died in 2018, so it’s not a huge surprise that youthful Karson Kamenetz would be dipping his toes into the political realm with a run at the county council seat at stake in the 4th District on the northwest side of the beltway. We discuss what is important to contituents in our area right now like traffic, crime and affordability. And the power and expectations of his family name.

Will Madubuike be cleared and ready to help Ravens defense?

Baltimore Positive

It is a medical issue that is shrouded in mystery in Owings Mills but Luke Jones and Nestor attempt to acknowledge and discuss the significance of Nmandi Madubuike to the Ravens’ overall defensive plan and pass rush as the mandatory camp ends and the NFL goes on summer break.

Bonding over Bond: James Bond

Baltimore Positive

It’s always a load of Washington sports with longtime WTOP sports guy Dave Preston but this time Nestor finally gets to ignore a meaningless Nationals and Orioles series to take a deep dive on all things James Bond, movies, music and lore with the podcast host of “Bond, James Bond: Ranked.” Nobody does it better…

No One Listens Aparicio Nestor Nasty

Watch “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” – The Media Story of Nestor Aparicio, WNST and Baltimore Positive

Nestor Aparicio

Part biography, part civic documentary, this film uncovers the uncompromising journey of Nestor Aparicio—journalist, truth-teller, and founder of Baltimore Positive. Through battles with institutions, personal setbacks, and a stubborn commitment to his hometown, “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” shows what happens when one person refuses to stop believing in Baltimore.

Ivan Bates: On law, order, people, process and prosecution in Baltimore City

Baltimore Positive

Are the streets of Baltimore City safer than they were a decade ago? Peace and progress in our city continues to be a daily effort for Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, who joins Nestor at Faidley’s at Lexington Market to discuss youth crime, accountability and the challenges of the juvenile system while getting the repeat offenders off the street to make the city safer.

Closing the Loop on Pittsburgh loss is key for Ravens kicker

Baltimore Positive

With the Baltimore Ravens taking a summer hiatus, this was our last chance to take a first look at rookie head coach Jesse Minter and the new operation. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Loop, Lamar and the fresh offense of Declan Doyle as the team disappears for six weeks before the purple explosion.

Dyer discusses Baltimore County Executive job and campaign

Baltimore Positive

Republican candidate for Baltimore County Executive Patrick Dyer tells Nestor why he’s running for Baltimore County Executive at Costas Inn at Timonium Racetrack on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour as we prepare for state wide primary elections on June 23rd here in Maryland.

Finding the summer yoga groove to bend and shift with those new business challenges ahead

Baltimore Positive

By day, Cate Paris is the Accelerent Regional Vice President, moving business development, networking and relationships forward but she’s been moonlighting on the internet recently with @CateDoesYoga on Instagram and brought her bendy mojo tips to Nestor at Sorrento of Arbutus as infinite flexibility continues to be the goal of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and Baltimore Positive. We bend so we don’t break…

A fast-moving summer of fun and progressive ways to win big

Baltimore Positive

We’re almost ready for Ravens season and the new scratch off promotion but there are plenty of ways to play responsibly and win. Executive Director John Martin of The Maryland Lottery returns with a summer update on sports wagering and some new games rolling out in late July.

The Baltimore dream of another All Star Game at Camden Yards

Baltimore Positive

With Luke Jones headed for vacation and Nestor headed for Philadelphia to cover the Major League Baseball All Star Game, they convene at Faidley’s Seafood at Lexington Market for an All Star sendoff and Baltimore dreams for a 2030 Midsummer Classic in a freshly coifed Camden Yards. Plenty of fun show and tell in this one and tales of the road.

What’s wrong with Gunnar Henderson?

Baltimore Positive

As the All Star Game in Philadelphia features just one Baltimore Orioles player, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss how the lack of productivity of Gunnar Henderson has hurt the ballclub thus far into a dud of a season in Birdland.

The empty soul of Birdland

Baltimore Positive

As the All Star break opens the second half of the MLB season with labor pains and the August 3rd trade deadline looming, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the realities of the Baltimore Orioles and the empty feel of Camden Yards with a view from the periphery of a weak American League wildcard race to the bottom.

What’s the real future plan for the Baltimore Orioles or any of these assets?

Baltimore Positive

As the team continues to sink on the field and shrink in the MLB standings, Luke Jones and Nestor assess the real talent of the Baltimore Orioles and wonder what the future of franchise will look like at trade deadline on August 3rd, And, of course, when “ownership” will get involved in this mess and relieve Mike Elias of his duties, which feels inevitable.

#ColumnNes I’ve seen enough: It’s time to fire Mike Elias

Nestor Aparicio

I know, I know. The MLB Draft is coming. It’s midseason. There are big deadline deals that will need to be made in July. Blah, blah, blah. Plenty of reasons to just let Mike Elias stay warm in his rented seat and not rock the franchise boat. But I’ve seen enough to know he’s not going to survive – and shouldn’t – so I would make the move now and adjust.

With All Star break looming, Orioles still kicking it during World Cup

Baltimore Positive

The Baltimore Orioles won a few games in Cincinnati over the weekend but the excitement of the World Cup even turned our eyes to the pitch, even though the Birds’ pitching and starting rotation has been greatly improved. But, about the results. Luke Jones and Nestor kick out the ball for an Orioles baseball update as the Cubs and Royals arrive at Camden Yards before the All Star break.

The enduring power of telling the kids about the time you hit that home run at Yankee Stadium

Baltimore Positive

What’s it like to hit a home run off Andy Pettite at Yankee Stadium on Mother’s Day after your mom asks you to hit one? Let our pal and former MLB player Casper Wells tell you his best baseball party story as summer baseball chatter heats up with Howard Scher and Luke Jones in a summer huddle about the Orioles and progress at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Talkin’ baseball with folks who love it and one guy who played it

Baltimore Positive

It’s always fun having a former MLB player on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and former Towson Tigers and big-league outfield Casper Wells returned at Greenmount Station with Zach Dermer and our 1990s WNST ballpark reporter Howard Scher to talk summer baseball and inside heat.

Cooling off your summer confidence – and comfort – with one call

Baltimore Positive

It’s hot out there. Very hot! And if your temperature is rising and your HVAC is breaking, our friends at The Comfort Guys of Farnen and Dermer will get there today and cool you off. Zach Dermer joins Nestor at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for another sports check-up on the thermostat of World Cup, LIV Golf, Orioles baseball and the waiting for a highly-anticipated Ravens season.

A 4th of July overview of the current awfulness of the Baltimore Orioles – and what must change

Baltimore Positive

Most nights, it’s mostly unwatchable. It’s been 43 years since a World Series and now into a third year of horrific new ownership that replaced a three-decade regime of awfulness has left the Baltimore Orioles franchise with plenty of empty seats, a sub-.500 record and a crisis for David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti. We’re waiting for the grown-ups to step forward to acknowledge the current realities – and soon. Luke Jones and Nestor give a 4th of July overview of Birdland with the All Star Game, MLB trade deadline and an offseason labor car crash in progress.

Big wins and Positive energy

BP Podcast Audio

There are lots of fun winners stories for the heat of summer at the Maryland Lottery. But only one Mr. Positive…

The Minter and the center of Ravens summer agenda

Baltimore Positive

It’s July and before the end of this sweltering month, the Baltimore Ravens will take to the fields in Owings Mills to prepare for a September 13th kickoff in Indianapolis. Luke Jones and Nestor set the summer stage for Baltimore Ravens season with observations about strengths, weaknesses and center needs for rookie head coach Jesse Minter as a new purple era begins for Lamar Jackson as heavy favorites in the AFC North.

The buy or sell position of Orioles at trade deadline is becoming far more vivid

Baltimore Positive

This is not a playoff-caliber Baltimore Orioles roster as we approach the All Star break and it’s now time to evaluate the numbers of years, money and real value of the “assets” of the entire organization. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss realities of Orioles buy or sell position in July at the trade deadline with “star” talent, a sob-.500 record and the future of Mike Elias very much becoming the fan focus – on and off the field.

This ain’t our first red, white and blue World Cup rodeo ride

Baltimore Positive

With the Orioles on the skids and school out for the kids, we’re all glued to the World Cup and many have developed the red, white and blue pitch fever while the U.S. Men’s squad is winning and the host country is aglow with The Beautiful Game from sea to shining sea here on a holiday weekend. Leonard Raskin and Nestor take a walk down World Cup memory lane at WNST in Baltimore and beyond…

The Baltimore Orioles season is halfway to nowhere

Baltimore Positive

Ownership. Management. On the field. Off the field. In the stands. Defense. Pitching. Hitting. Leadership. You tell us any place that this current iteration of the Baltimore Orioles is excelling? We’re now entering the second half of the 43rd consecutive season that the franchise appears to not be headed for a World Series parade. Luke Jones and Nestor reset a mostly-lousy Orioles season at the halfway point and during a half-hearted home stand at Camden Yards.

Yes, Sorrento of Arbutus has a crab cake and it’s delicious

Baltimore Positive

Everyone knows that if you’re going to have a crab cake on the menu in this town, you gotta make it great! Longtime Baltimore restauranteur Henry Pertman tells Nestor the legend of Sorrento of Arbutus and how a joint with pizza and cheesesteaks upped it game – and its crab cake – when new ownership took over six years ago. This is what the Maryland Crab Cake Tour is all about!

Dear Catie Griggs: Tell us more about who this “fan experience” is designed for at Camden Yards?

Nestor Aparicio

Two months ago, you shook my hand all doe-eyed, took my Baltimore Positive business card at a local networking function that I actively participate in with a great group of community folks monthly, somehow believably feigned that “we’d be in touch” – I took you at your word – and then your bush league team sent along ridiculously insincere replies (or none at all) and your mostly unprofessional Lieutenants have all lined up to pretend that I don’t exist or that my questions on behalf of your fans are somehow irrelevant. I’m here holding a mirror up for you. That’s my role. You hold the power; I hold it accountable. Always…

For the love of Sorrento of Arbutus and continuing the tasty tradition

Baltimore Positive

When owner Harold Xeconimos took over Sorrento of Arbutus during 2020 and the lockdown period, he knew he wanted to elevate the menu yet keep all of its neighborhood glory and charm with the pizza and cheesesteak subs that always delivered. On his first visit to Arbutus on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor gets the tale of another Dundalk native coming from Loafers on Route 40 and continuing the great tradition of the food and hospitality in Southwest Baltimore.

Karson Kamenetz brings his family history and campaign message to District 4 in Baltimore County

Baltimore Positive

His father Kevin served as Baltimore County Executive and was on the campaign trail with an attempt to become Governor of Maryland when he tragically died in 2018, so it’s not a huge surprise that youthful Karson Kamenetz would be dipping his toes into the political realm with a run at the county council seat at stake in the 4th District on the northwest side of the beltway. We discuss what is important to contituents in our area right now like traffic, crime and affordability. And the power and expectations of his family name.

Will Madubuike be cleared and ready to help Ravens defense?

Baltimore Positive

It is a medical issue that is shrouded in mystery in Owings Mills but Luke Jones and Nestor attempt to acknowledge and discuss the significance of Nmandi Madubuike to the Ravens’ overall defensive plan and pass rush as the mandatory camp ends and the NFL goes on summer break.

Bonding over Bond: James Bond

Baltimore Positive

It’s always a load of Washington sports with longtime WTOP sports guy Dave Preston but this time Nestor finally gets to ignore a meaningless Nationals and Orioles series to take a deep dive on all things James Bond, movies, music and lore with the podcast host of “Bond, James Bond: Ranked.” Nobody does it better…

No One Listens Aparicio Nestor Nasty

Watch “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” – The Media Story of Nestor Aparicio, WNST and Baltimore Positive

Nestor Aparicio

Part biography, part civic documentary, this film uncovers the uncompromising journey of Nestor Aparicio—journalist, truth-teller, and founder of Baltimore Positive. Through battles with institutions, personal setbacks, and a stubborn commitment to his hometown, “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” shows what happens when one person refuses to stop believing in Baltimore.

Ivan Bates: On law, order, people, process and prosecution in Baltimore City

Baltimore Positive

Are the streets of Baltimore City safer than they were a decade ago? Peace and progress in our city continues to be a daily effort for Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, who joins Nestor at Faidley’s at Lexington Market to discuss youth crime, accountability and the challenges of the juvenile system while getting the repeat offenders off the street to make the city safer.

Closing the Loop on Pittsburgh loss is key for Ravens kicker

Baltimore Positive

With the Baltimore Ravens taking a summer hiatus, this was our last chance to take a first look at rookie head coach Jesse Minter and the new operation. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Loop, Lamar and the fresh offense of Declan Doyle as the team disappears for six weeks before the purple explosion.

Dyer discusses Baltimore County Executive job and campaign

Baltimore Positive

Republican candidate for Baltimore County Executive Patrick Dyer tells Nestor why he’s running for Baltimore County Executive at Costas Inn at Timonium Racetrack on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour as we prepare for state wide primary elections on June 23rd here in Maryland.

Finding the summer yoga groove to bend and shift with those new business challenges ahead

Baltimore Positive

By day, Cate Paris is the Accelerent Regional Vice President, moving business development, networking and relationships forward but she’s been moonlighting on the internet recently with @CateDoesYoga on Instagram and brought her bendy mojo tips to Nestor at Sorrento of Arbutus as infinite flexibility continues to be the goal of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and Baltimore Positive. We bend so we don’t break…

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