Saturday, April 27, 2024

Parkville

WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 6: That night at The Barn on Harford Road when Modell and Billick brought Silver Betty

It was April 3, 2001 and the Baltimore Ravens were the freshly minted Super Bowl XXXV champions and team president David Modell and head coach Brian Billick brought the Lombardi Trophy over to The Barn to talk football, community and how time would not dim the glory of their deeds.

WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 15 – The night Deion Sanders made Parkville “Primetime” with Ravens fans

We're still in the process of trying to recover the actual two-hour interview from Putty Hill Station in November 2004, but we remember this is the night that "Prime" rolled into Parkville with then-backup quarterback Kordell "Slash" Stewart (one-time star of the Pittsburgh Steelers) to make it a Hall of Fame evening for Ravens fans. We'll find the tape. Soon. We hope...

A toast to the late, great Harvey Myers – my friend and true WNST and Baltimore sports believer

Harv was there in my kitchen when I was a kid in Dundalk. He was among the first to truly believe in me and listen to my radio show and invest in me. And no one was prouder when I bought WNST back in 1998 and he saw the impact of my little sports media business. The entrepreneur and Baltimore sports fan in Harv always loved watching my life unfold.

The Pappas crab cake story from Parkville to wherever you are for the holidays

As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube takes us throughout the community to tell the best Baltimore Positive stories and Weis conversations, there are none better than the crab cake tales of family lore and secret recipes kept for three generations. Let Steve Pappas tell you the 50-year history history of his family crab cake and Parkville legacy.

Steve Pappas joins Nestor to tell the history of his family crab cake and Parkville legacy

Steve Pappas joins Nestor to tell the history of his family crab cake and Parkville legacy

Tim Miller welcomes Nestor to new Pappas in Bel Air with the legendary Oprah special

Tim Miller welcomes Nestor to new Pappas in Bel Air with the legendary Oprah special

Oprah’s crab cake comes to Harford County

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery and Window Nation made its way back to Harford County in time for the grand opening of the newest Pappas Restaurant location in the Greenbrier Shopping Center. Our old pal Tim Miller welcomes Nestor to the new place with the same delicious 'cake that made Parkville, Cockeysville and Glen Burnie famous!

Angelo Rodriguez of Pappas Restaurant tells Nestor about 50 years of crab cakes and new Bel Air spot

Angelo Rodriguez of Pappas Restaurant tells Nestor about 50 years of crab cakes and new Bel Air spot

Adding up 50 years of crab cakes for Pappas Restaurant family

Longtime general manager Angelo Rodriguez of Pappas Restaurant tells Nestor about 50 years of crab cakes and the new Bel Air spot coming in February.

Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 1: Conrad’s Seafood Market in Towson and Red Brick Station in White Marsh

The first day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland was a busy local Towson and White Marsh day. Dr. Steve Elliott from Elliott Chiropractic and Gregg Landry of Towson Transfer have been friends with Nestor for three decades and shared the local business and community love to kick off 31 crab cakes and 31 breweries in 31 days to celebrate 31 years on Baltimore airwaves and to promote local business and Restaurant Week all over the state from September 16th through 25th.
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Latest News

What is Oakland losing with the Athletics?

Author Jason Turbow gives Nestor an Oakland Athletics history lesson and discusses everything that went wrong over 50 years dating back to Charlie Finley and a book he wrote on the 1970s World Series champions draped in thrift and constant acrimony.

Ravens tab cornerback Nate Wiggins as best cross section of talent, need in first round

"Just getting a corner at this point like Nate is probably the best way we could have started this weekend."

Ravens address secondary with Wiggins as we await offensive line help

Late in the night the Baltimore Ravens were quite excited about drafting Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins with the 30th pick and now Luke Jones and Nestor await how general manager Eric DeCosta will address the offensive line and other needs this weekend via what has already been a wild NFL Draft.

Fielding a field of crowded outfielders as Kjerstad arrives for Orioles

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles returning from Anaheim to see the A's and Yankees at Camden Yards with the Heston Kjerstad promotion and the curious Rashod Bateman deal with the Ravens before NFL Draft. A big week of sports ahead in Baltimore.

A sportswriting legend talks about her roots in Oriole Magic and what went wrong in Oakland

Recovering sportswriter Susan Fornoff comes home to Baltimore to talk Oriole Magic, Athletics history and why it matters to fans in Oakland and beyond. And Nestor finally gets to tell some old newspaper tales of her legend and lore at The News American in the 1980s before that creep Dave Kingman showed who the real rats of Major League Baseball were to baseball beat writers.

Ravens excited to land “best cover corner in the draft” in Clemson’s Wiggins

General manager Eric DeCosta said he didn't expect Nate Wiggins to be available at the end of the first round.

First-round cornerback Nate Wiggins says pre-draft visit with Ravens “felt like it was home”

The Clemson product is the first cornerback selected by Baltimore in the first round since Marlon Humphrey in 2017.

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

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn. Watch "No One Listens; Everyone Hears" – The Story of Baltimore Positive, Nestor Aparicio & WNST" here. A documentary film narrated by Kyf Brewer, Gina Schock, Mickey Cucchiella, Mike Brilhart, John Allen, Ray Bachman and Bill Cole. Nestor and his family and partners would like to thank every one of you for four decades of support of WNST, our sponsors and advertisers who allow us to do this Baltimore Positive thing. And if you want to be part of what we do, Nestor is a very available individual: nes@baltimorepositive.com
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