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Pouring East Baltimore love into the ingredients and Essex community at Pizza John’s

Yes, they’ll put pineapple on it for you at Pizza John’s but traditions – new and old – are still waiting for you on Back River Neck Road in Essex. Brett Steall of Pizza John’s and Leonard Raskin join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss this venerable and established-in-1966, family-owned treasure known for its consistent pizza quality and local community ties. Oh, and that memorable pepperoni…

Day 1 Maryland Oyster Tour John Shields of Gertrude's opts to experiment with pulled pork for fun
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Day 1 Maryland Oyster Tour: John Shields of Gertrude’s tells Nestor the joys of fried oysters in Baltimore

It was mandatory that we begin the Maryland Oyster Tour – 26 Oysters in 26 Days in 26 Ways to celebrate our 26th WNST Baltimore Positive anniversary – with family. Allow our wonderful cousin-by-marriage-of-our-daughter-in-law and Chesapeake chef savant John Shields of Gertrude’s at The Baltimore Museum of Art tell Nestor the joys of fried oysters in Baltimore and why we need to expand our gastronomic palate and embrace the infinite flexibility of the mollusk.

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Brett Steall of Pizza John’s and Leonard Raskin discuss Baltimore folks and Essex sub shop and immigrant history

Yes, they’ll put pineapple on it for you at Pizza John’s but traditions – new and old – are still waiting for you on Back River Neck Road in Essex. Brett Steall of Pizza John’s and Leonard Raskin join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss this venerable and established-in-1966, family-owned treasure known for its consistent pizza quality and local community ties. Oh, and that memorable pepperoni…

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Luke Jones and Nestor host friends for birthday crab cakes and Orioles offseason concerns at Pizza John’s

When Nestor’s old pal John Keller appeared for his birthday Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at Pizza John’s in Essex, Luke Jones and Nestor shared the crinkle cut french fries and gravy over a long conversation about the Orioles’ future with fans in and out of market and growing the brand of Baltimore baseball. And, yes, Pizza John’s has a crab cake!

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An Essex birthday with crab cakes and old friends talking new Orioles ownership issues

When Nestor’s old pal John Keller appeared for his birthday Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at Pizza John’s in Essex, Luke Jones and Nestor shared the crinkle cut french fries and gravy over a long conversation about the Orioles’ future with fans in and out of market and growing the brand of Baltimore baseball. And, yes, Pizza John’s has a crab cake!

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You never forget that first big event at Capital Centre!

Was it ZZ Top, Rush or Ted Nugent? Was it Hulk Hogan as a heel vs. Bob Backlund or Dusty Rhodes coming north? Was it Wayne Gretzky or Magic Johnson or Larry Bird? Nestor Aparicio and Leonard Raskin reminisce about their youth and experiences at Capital Centre and discuss the significance of keeping mementos from their past experiences.

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Seeing the light – and utilizing Light Rail – in the future of Timonium

Local developer Mark Renbaum joins Nestor at Pappas in Parkville on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss the MLR Timonium Light Rail community project and plans for future use of commercial and residential space at York and Ridgely.

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She created a bigger, better Baltimore Positive website and experience for you

Our Baltimore Positive web developer Jessica Valis takes a break from building this very busy little website to join Nestor at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a discussion on local business and making it work on the web with her new Creative Circle Collective.

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A baseball discussion regarding Willie, Mickey and The Duke…and Brooks, too!

Luke Jones and Nestor gather at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a baseball history discussion on the greatness of WIllie Mays and our many heroes lost as Luis Aparicio becomes the oldest living Hall of Famer in Cooperstown.

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Dundalk, rock and roll and the keys to Key Brewing

Stone Horses frontman John Allen joins Nestor in their Dundalk homeland at Costas Inn to discuss the aftermath of the Key Bridge collapse with beer insider Joe Gold of Key Brewing. It’s so important that we support Sparrows Point and the growth developed on the east side and on the peninsula.

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Two Dundalk boys come home to discuss tragedy, triumph and Good Ol’ Rock and Roll

As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour gets back on the road for the spring, musician and lifer friend John Allen joins Nestor at Costas Inn in Dundalk to discuss Key Bridge memories, the legacy of Brian Jack and getting the music of Child’s Play back on stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 4th at the annual M3 Festival for local rockers.

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The wake of a Baltimore tragedy and Key reasons to rebuild

In the early hours after the Key Bridge tragedy in his hometown of Dundalk, Nestor joins Bill Cole with thoughts about the incident and the recovery for Dundalk and the Port of Baltimore and America.

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Chapter 3: My Pop and Little League in Dundalk

What are your Little League memories of youth? Here’s how Nestor fell in love with baseball at rec leagues at Colgate, Eastwood and Berkshire in Dundalk with his Pop as an umpire and manager for kids.

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Chapter 2: “Aparicio” means baseball to most people

What’s in a name? For Nestor it’s been a life of baseball and “Are you related to Luis?”…

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Chapter 1: This whole WNST thing was started by man in Dundalk who loved Orioles

In case you missed Free The Birds in 2006, here’s the book that tells the story of “why” behind the rally and movement that was a direct message to Baltimore Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos. Nestor wrote a book about his Pop’s love of baseball and the hometown Birds.

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Crab Cake Row: For the love of Dundalk, David Nagel tells Nestor about Soup For The Soul in St. Helena

For love of Dundalk, David Nagel tells Nestor about Soup For The Soul in St. Helena at Costas Inn on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” hometown stop.

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Crab Cake Row: Trish Woodward tells us about Camp Opportunity for kids who need a summer to remember

Crab Cake Row: Trish Woodward tells us about Camp Opportunity for kids who need a summer to remember at Costas Inn on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” in Dundalk. Always The Artful Dodger, Nestor sings “Oliver” show tunes from 1982 in this one!

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Crab Cake Row: St John’s Lutheran Church of Essex welcomes you to Friends For Supper to feed the community

The beautiful crew from the St John’s Lutheran Church of Essex welcome you to Friends For Supper to feed the community and ways to volunteer and contribute to a neighborhood feast for those less fortunate.

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