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Marcella Knight welcomes Nestor back to Koco’s Pub for Valentine’s crab cake love and popularity

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Nothing says true Baltimore love on Valentine’s Day like crab cakes. Let our beloved proprietor Marcella Knight and Ko-host the show and tell you about what she loves about making people when they come to her legendary little pub in Lauraville. And how ordering ahead and grabbing them to go on the side door has become a boon to her business and makes folks all over town aware of the Mayor’s favorite crab cake.

TJ Humphries tells Nestor his Ravens lottery club seats story and Voices of Hope recovery and mentoring journey

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He bought a Ravens scratch-off Maryland Lottery ticket on Harford Road 18 months ago and T.J. Humphries is going to the games with his daughter for the next 20 years. He returns to “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” to tell Nestor about his cushy club level seats but also his amazing story of addiction, recovery and now helping others via his Voices of Hope recovery and mentoring journey.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Local

The amazing holiday story of Ann’s Toy Closet in Essex

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When we bring “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” on the road every February, these are exactly the kinds of stories we seek to tell so you’ll get involved. Meet Robin Emrick, who tells Nestor the incredible story of Ann’s Toy Closet in Essex and holiday joy for children and struggling parents in East Baltimore County.

Caitlyn Kirby of Catonsville Emergency Assistance joins Nestor to discuss impact of donations to feed families

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Our “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl Week” is designed to create awareness during these coldest weeks of the year to folks less fortunate and the humans and incredible organizations that power and support to the neediest families and children. Meet Caitlyn Kirby of Catonsville Emergency Assistance, who returns to State Fare to update Nestor on the impact of donations to feed families in 21228 and beyond through the Maryland Food Bank.

College Sports, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News

Talking Dundalk sports love, history and a coaching life after Pop Warner

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When we take “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to Costas Inn in Dundalk, old friends are bound to walk in and when James Thomas tried to sneak out, Nestor pulled him back in to discuss everything that’s happened since he was the quarterback of their 1978 Pop Warner football team in Logan Village. Let now CCBC Catonsville Cardinals assistant women’s basketball coach Jimmy T and Soup For The Soul’s Stacy Nagel tell you why Dundalk folks stick together almost 50 years later.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Nestor Aparicio, News, Travel

A bucket list African experience: “Hurry, boy, it’s waiting there for you”

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Local musician and wanderlust traveler Jason Siemer takes us through three weeks of an African safari bucket list journey. From capturing the wildlife and real life of Kenya and Tanzania through his lens and into the sky across the Serengeti, let the leader of the local band Bad With Names tell you how he’s become good with finding remote places on the planet like the Faroe Islands and Patagonia to sharpen his eye.

Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss a dud Super Bowl and cable TV ecosystem that powers modern sports

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It’s the one event we all watch but now that football season is over and we turn toward the rest of the sports landscape, what you watch is predicated on what you’re willing to pay for to subscribe. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the remnants of a dud Super Bowl and former cable TV ecosystem that powers modern sports streaming and confuses the hell out of the rest of us…

Arts and Entertainment, Community, Crab Cake Row, Featured, Health, Local, Nestor Aparicio, News, Wellness

And old friend tells us how to be a new Friend of Patapsco Valley State Park

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It’s always fun when our guests begin a segment by telling Nestor about an old roadtrip they partcipated in during the golden purple era. Bruce Clopein had two community tales on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” at State Fare in Catonsville: his Patapsco Valley State Park volunteer advocacy and how his group at Catholic Charities makes a difference all around Baltimore.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics

The fundraising work of Greater Chesapeake Foundation getting kids battling cancer to Horizon Day Camp

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Our on our second annual “A Cup of Soup Or Bowl Week,” we welcomed a trio of ladies to Kooper’s North whose volunteerism and work through the Greater Chesapeake Foundation benefits several groups focused on children and cancer and helping families in the fight. Let Monique Spagnola, Katie Caple and Gabby Reagoso tell you how you can help the kids.

Terry Beck of Kooper’s North shares his cancer journey and monthly burger glory with Nestor

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The games are on, the music is perfect and the food is terrific, which is why we keep coming back to Kooper’s North in Mays Chapel. And, of course, the gumbo! On the final day of “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl,” we reconvened with our favorite two-time cancer survivor Terry Beck, who tells his journey and support of LLS and many other charities via the “Burger Of The Month” in Timonium and Fell’s Point.

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, News, Remember That Time, Technology

When true love and Koco’s crab cakes are on your plate for Valentine’s Day

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Nothing says true Baltimore love on Valentine’s Day like crab cakes. Let our beloved proprietor Marcella Knight and Ko-host show and tell you about what she loves about making people when they come to her legendary little pub in Lauraville. And how ordering ahead and grabbing them to go on the side door has become a boon to her business and makes folks all over town aware of the Mayor’s favorite crab cake.

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Nestor Aparicio, News, Wellness

Serving up a second bowl of Soup For The Soul in Dundalk

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On our last trip to Costas Inn for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” we met an old Dundalk friend who kept telling us that his wife is the real leader of Soup For The Soul, serving hot meals for local folks in need. Meet Stacy Nagel and Irene Mann, who told Nestor what makes their organization special in East Baltimore County and the impact it brings.

Business, C-Suite, Featured, Leonard Raskin, Local, Local, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Sports, Sports News

Streaming away the NFL season

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It’s the one event we all watch but now that football season is over and we turn toward the rest of the sports landscape, what you watch is predicated on what you’re willing to pay for to subscribe. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the remnants of a dud Super Bowl and former cable TV ecosystem that powers modern sports streaming and confuses the hell out of the rest of us…

Sports cartoonist Ricig joins Nestor for real Ravens community Tucker talk and Orioles hopes for summer fun

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One of the best parts of “A Cup of Soup Or Bowl” is getting all over town and seeing our best sports pals and talking Orioles and Ravens. Legendary sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano – aka “Ricig” – joins Nestor for some real Ravens’ community talk with the thud to the Bills and Justin Tucker allegations along with high hopes for the Orioles and summer fun. Let our Ko-Host draw you his mental map to cartooning tough issues and controversial topics from Koco’s Pub.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Leadership, Local, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time

Doing great things at Camp Opportunity for kids to experience outdoors

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More than 40 years ago, Trish Woodward and Nestor Aparicio performed in a childhood version of “Oliver” at Colgate Elementary. She returns to “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” at Costas Inn to update us on the incredible work of her Camp Opportunity, which provides a summer experience for abused children to see nature and find care and make friends.

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Wellness

Fighting food insecurity and providing emergency assistance in Catonsville

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Our “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl Week” is designed to create awareness during these coldest weeks of the year to folks less fortunate and the humans and incredible organizations that power and support to the neediest families and children. Meet Caitlyn Kirby of Catonsville Emergency Assistance, who returns to State Fare to update Nestor on the impact of donations to feed families in 21228 and beyond through the Maryland Food Bank.

Luke Jones and Nestor convene at Kooper’s North to discuss direction of 2025 Baltimore Orioles

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They are the Elton John and Bernie Taupin of Baltimore sports media – only gathering a few times a year and making podcasts, videos, blogs and radio from two different states for two decades at WNST Baltimore Positive. Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio convene at Kooper’s North on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss the direction of 2025 Baltimore Orioles. It’s baseball season, Birdland…

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, Technology, Wellness

Burgers, music, gumbo and the spirit of survival at Kooper’s North

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The games are on, the music is perfect and the food is terrific, which is why we keep coming back to Kooper’s North in Mays Chapel. And, of course, the gumbo! On the final day of “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl,” we reconvened with our favorite two-time cancer survivor Terry Beck, who tells his journey and support of LLS and many other charities via the “Burger Of The Month” in Timonium and Fell’s Point.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News

From Paris, with Accelerent, hot wings and charity for LLS Visionary research

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Our defending Accelerent champion and runner-up for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society “Visionary Of The Year,” Cate Paris joins Nestor to discuss networking the right way, raising money to beat cancer and a future career in improv comedy from State Fare on “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl Week” in Catonsville.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Crime, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Technology, Wellness

How and why The Y continues to lift our community with federal support

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Our defending champion of community returns to Koco’s Pub on “A Cup of Soup or Bowl Week” as John Hoey of The Y joins Nestor to discuss community programs like Head Start affected by federal money and why community schools matter in the neighborhoods that need them the most.

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, National, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Remember That Time, Technology

Positively changing people’s attitudes about blindness

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As “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl” moved to Kooper’s North, Jessica Normington of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland joined Nestor to open his eyes to the many needs of the blind community and how every citizen could help empower the incredible humans who inspire us all on the streets of Baltimore and beyond. And, Maurice, if you’re still out there…

Arts and Entertainment, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Ravens, Sports, Sports News

Ricig: Drawing the tough sports cartoons comes along with the news

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One of the best parts of “A Cup of Soup Or Bowl” is getting all over town and seeing our best sports pals and talking Orioles and Ravens. Legendary sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano – aka “Ricig” – joins Nestor for some real Ravens’ community talk with the thud to the Bills and Justin Tucker allegations along with high hopes for the Orioles and summer fun. Let our Ko-Host draw you his mental map to cartooning tough issues and controversial topics from Koco’s Pub.

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Technology, Wellness

Meet the man who rescues food at 4MyCity

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There aren’t enough folks addressing food waste and hunger in America. Chris Dipnarine tells Nestor the amazing sustainability and food story of 4MyCity and feeding folks in West Baltimore through inspiration and perspiration on our annual “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week of community triumphs.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Crime, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Politics, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News, Technology, x-Archive

Lighting the Torch for the good news in Towson

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As “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week moved around town, we were moved and inspired by all of the great things happening all over Baltimore. On Day 5 at Kooper’s North, Nestor was joined by “No One Listens” documentary pal Gregg Landry of Towson Transfers and local media guru Chris Forhan, formerly of The Baltimore Banner, whose new local project spotlighting the “news you can use” approach of the new Towson Torch was a great way to discuss community and positive news right where WNST and Baltimore Positive reside.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Cannabis, Community, Curio Wellness, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, Technology, Wellness

Oh! Yeah, you should stop and explore love for Valentine’s Day

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You’ve heard the hype now experience the story behind the “Oh!” line of products this week for the one that you love and share love with for Valentine’s Day. Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness talks about the science of the plant and a Golden Strawberry strain that has produced aphrodisiac effects that will heighten the holiday of love.

Business, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

It’s time for Luke and Nestor to talk baseball and Orioles 2025 hopes

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They are the Elton John and Bernie Taupin of Baltimore sports media – only gathering a few times a year and making podcasts, videos, blogs and radio from two different states for two decades at WNST Baltimore Positive. Luke Jones and Nestor Aparicio convene at Kooper’s North on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to discuss the direction of 2025 Baltimore Orioles. It’s baseball season, Birdland…

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Lamar Jackson and MVPs and Hall of Fame

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Josh Allen looked happy to win his first NFL MVP Award while we all know that Lamar Jackson has his eyes on a bigger prize – even if he deserved his third trophy for the league’s best player. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss “most valuable” and voters and All-Pro Awards and “Honors” TV shows that are dreadful. And the Canton knocks of glory that didn’t come (just yet) for Yanda and Suggs.

Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Ravens, Sports, Sports News

The disrespect of MVP snub will only serve to motivate Lamar – even more

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Josh Allen looked happy to win his first NFL MVP Award while we all know that Lamar Jackson has his eyes on a bigger prize – even if he deserved his third trophy for the league’s best player. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss “most valuable” and voters and All-Pro Awards and “Honors” TV shows that are dreadful. And the Canton knocks of glory that didn’t come (just yet) for Yanda and Suggs.

Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Community, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Maryland Lottery, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Ravens, Sports, Sports News, Technology

This is the Big One

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With the Super Bowl looming and the grand prize winners of the Ravens scratch-off gathering, Executive Director John Martin of The Maryland Lottery talks about wagering on The Big Game and beyond with responsibility and in the spirit of fun.

Arts and Entertainment, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, Ravens, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News

That time at Super Bowl in New Orleans 30 years ago when I hit Bourbon Street with a Chicago sports radio legend

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With the Super Bowl back in New Orleans and so many memories of Big Games’ past, it was time to finally summon Chicago sports radio legend Mike North back to fill in the holes of that one night on Bourbon Street on our first of 27 Radio Row Week memories. The former hot dog vendor turned airwaves barker lays on the condiments of humor and passion for The Windy City he loves.

Chicago sports radio legend Mike North joins Nestor to tell stories of Super Bowl past in New Orleans

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With the Super Bowl back in New Orleans and so many memories of Big Games’ past, it was time to finally summon Chicago sports radio legend Mike North back to fill in the holes of that one night on Bourbon Street on our first of 27 Radio Row Week memories. The former hot dog vendor turned airwaves barker lays on the condiments of humor and passion for The Windy City he loves.

Jacksonville via Baltimore TV voice Sam Kouvaris returns to tell Nestor the pains of Jaguars life and pleasure of football HOF voting

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Our Woodlawn and Maryland defending champion Sam Kouvaris, who made a life as a Jacksonville sports television legend, returns home to report with Nestor the pains of Jaguars life and the pleasure of his 30th year on the Pro Football Hall of Fame committee examining Marshal Yanda, Terrell Suggs and Steve Smith Sr. for Canton glory.

Dave Birkett of Detroit Free Press joins Nestor to discuss what happens after you lose in January

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In lieu of our traditional Super Bowl Radio Row, we’re reaching out to our NFL world to invite voters for the Pro Football Hall of Fame onto the show this week to discuss a trio of Ravens on the Canton ballot. Dave Birkett of The Detroit Free Press covers the Lions and tells Nestor what happens after you lose in January in a town that has never won The Big Game.

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