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Philadelphia vs. Baltimore: An oral history

When Philly native Tom Pierce of Classic 5 Golf dropped by our WNST 25th Anniversary kickoff at Costas Inn, it gave Nestor a chance to finally do a deep dive on the shallow history of meaningful – and memorably meaningless – competition between two cities less than 100 miles apart and driven by deep sports passion and loyalty.

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Mr. Statham and Ricig celebrate WNST 25th on the street where Nestor lives

Our favorite segments are the ones when we mix and match guests who’ve never met. For the 25th Anniversary celebration at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano surprised Nestor with typical flair and legendary music teacher Calvin Statham tickled the ivories with an impromptu “My Fair Lady” show tunes singalong.

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The magic of Orioles baseball and musical friendship

Serendipity followed our WNST 25th Anniversary celebration as local sports cartoonist Ricig gifted a surprise visit and local musician Ed Lauer joined Nestor at Costas Inn for a winding discussion about a quarter of a century of lousy Orioles baseball, the Bob Irsay dummy and the dream for another orange parade in Baltimore.

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Teeing off the 25th Anniversary with Classic 5 Golf tales from the links

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour and WNST 25th Anniversary got started at Costas Inn with a visit from Tom Pierce of Classic 5 Golf, who joins Nestor with a shotgun start to a year of memories, pictures, stories and lost golf balls. Let’s tee up 25 more!

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The mean, mean pride of 25 years of WNST and your support

Nestor Aparicio tells Dennis Koulatsos why he’s so proud of the past quarter of a century of serving truth and accuracy to Baltimore sports fans via the airwaves and internet. And why the Orioles and Ravens still matter so much to our community.

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Celebrating places like Costas that have been with The Maryland Lottery for all 50 years

The 50th Anniversary celebration of the Maryland Lottery kicked off right where it all began: under the whiskey and lottery sign at Costas Inn in Dundalk. The Director of the Maryland Lottery John Martin joined Pete Triantafios and Nestor to tell a special story about the local partnerships over a half century of picking winners and having fun.

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Home for the holidays at Costas in Dundalk with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s

The final stop and segment of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour 31st Anniversary show at Costas Inn in Dundalk with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s co-hosted by former bandmate George Kondylas and local rocker John Allen.

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Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 30: Bringing the next Governor to Costas and Heavy Seas for Dundalk inspiration

The thirtieth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured the next Governor of Maryland, Wes Moore, along with some old friends to celebrate the end of another marathon tour of The Free State.

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Shaking the history of Milkshake and legend of Beyond Words and the New Wave 80s

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour celebrated its final stop of the year under the Christmas lights of Costas Inn with old friends telling music tales. Your kids might know Milkshake but Nestor knew them as a kid music critic in the 1980s as Beyond Words and went back to the New Wave 80s with Lisa, George and Mikel in his dreams for his 31st Anniversary celebration.

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Going Beyond Words to Scratch n’ Sniff and history of Gina Schock in Dundalk

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour final stop of the year brought old friends together for the holidays at Costas Inn. John Allen joined Nestor in welcoming their old Dundalk High art teacher Joyce Bucci on to discuss her role with the band Beyond Words (and the Child’s Play logo) and how it tied back to the first punk rock band of Gina Schock before The Go-Go’s.

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Rocking the Hammerjacks documentary for the holidays

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill and Window Nation celebrated Nestor’s 31st Anniversary at Costas Inn in Dundalk with old music friends and stories of bands and clubs. And some hairspray! A history of Hammerjacks with Nestor Aparicio and John Allen from Costas at Dundalk as the new documentary is released.

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Dundalk’s Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Queen tells us there is only one home for the holidays

Legendary drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s returns to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for Nestor’s 31st Anniversary at Costas Inn in Dundalk with pals John Allen and former 1970s bandmate George Kondylas to tell old punk rock Christmas tales of yore.

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1st Maryland Crab Cake Tour: Day 23 Coming home to the comfort of Costas Inn and the best ‘cake in Dundalk

On the 23rd day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor came home to Baltimore County and the legendary deliciousness of Costas Inn in Dundalk. The family has been serving my community for over 50 years and it was Mom’s favorite place to be on Mother’s Day for fried crab cake, cole slaw and fries.

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