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Come support Little Little All Star Tournament in South Baltimore this weekend

Our defending champion of Canton and downtown Baltimore real estate Greg Szczepaniak return to invite Nestor and anyone who loves baseball to Fort Avenue in Locust Point for the biggest Little League tournament in the state. Let’s cheer these kids on…

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Getting real and local with Caringi on just how far U.S. Soccer has come in this World Cup journey

We go all the way back to the 1994 World Cup with legendary UMBC head coach Pete Caringi, who joins Nestor to assess just how far American soccer has come during his lifetime and the joy that this 2026 tournament has brought to this country and an new entire generation of fans of The Beautiful Game from Highlandtown to Holland and your town.

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The pain of witnessing another lost summer in Birdland in progress

Sportswriter and historian Joel Poiley returns from his adopted homeland of Tampa to help Nestor assess the state of the Baltimore Orioles at the All Star break – and what happens next in what feels like another lost season at Camden Yards.

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

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.

Casper Wells joins Howard Scher and Luke for summer baseball huddle on Orioles and MLB progress

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.

Luke Jones and Nestor kick out the World Cup for Orioles baseball updates as All Star break homestand begins

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Luke Jones and Nestor set the summer stage for Baltimore Ravens season with observations about strength, weaknesses and center needs

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.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss realities of Orioles buy or sell position in July with star talent and Elias future

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.

Zach Dermer joins Nestor to discuss cooling off your summer and sports fun at Greenmount Station

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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The Minter and the center of Ravens summer agenda

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.

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

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.

Henry Pertman tells Nestor the legend of Sorrento of Arbutus and its crab cake

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!

Luke Jones and Nestor give a 4th of July overview of Baltimore Orioles awfulness and changes that need to be made

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.

Leonard Raskin and Nestor take a walk down World Cup memory lane at WNST in Baltimore and beyond

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…

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

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…

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The Baltimore Orioles season is halfway to nowhere

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.

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

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!

Luke Jones and Nestor reset Orioles season at halfway point

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.

Cate Paris of Accelerent gets bendy with Nestor as yoga moves help business and networking groove

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

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.

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A Holliday grand slam in the Truist Club goes deep for Home Run Riches winner

It’s always more fun when you win big and Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery gets Nestor caught up on the fun of a Home Run Riches V.I.P. winner witnessing a Jackson Holliday grand slam from the Truist Club seats at Camden Yards after a rainout last month.

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

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.

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