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Business, Community, Crab Cake Row, Crab Cake Tour, Crime, Education, Featured, Health, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, Wellness

What really happens after a woman has been domestically assaulted?

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It’s an unthinkable circumstance that we don’t talk about enough but when women or men are the victims of domestic violence, police and hospitals are always involved. Dani Imbragulio of GBMC tells Nestor what really happens after the incident and what options the victim might have if they have no other option than returning “home” again. This is a tough talk on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” during a week when we discuss the topics we need to address in our society.

Alysia Witherington and Kim Shewell capture Nestor’s feline heart with love of Breakfast Club Cats rescue

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From the neighborhoods in Essex and beyond, Alysia Witherington and Kim Shewell capture local cat colonies to spay, neuter and fix a new home and heart with their feline love via Breakfast Club Cats rescue, which Nestor learned about at Pizza John’s on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week. You’ll never regret welcoming a kitty into your life! Here’s your chance…

Ashley Fallon of Empower4Life educates Nestor about helping local kids find shelter so they can learn

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The local teachers and helpers powering up Empower4Life provide educational and resource programs for children experiencing homelessness, including partnering with shelters and schools. Ashley Fallon and Trish Woodward join Nestor at Pizza John’s in Essex for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week to emphasize the importance of addressing basic needs to ensure children can focus on their education around the beltway.

Dave Brelsford of Mervo High educates Nestor on bringing city students together with STEAM programming to excel in robotics and the real world

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It was a gathering of self-proclaimed nerds and STEAM teachers Dave Brelsford of Mervo, John Bachman of Western and City and Brian Watson of Poly join Nestor at Koco’s Pub to educate him on bringing city students together with science, math and arts programming to excel in robotics, prepare for college and excel in the real world with solutions to problems.

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

Feeling the impact of Camp Opportunity summer love for kids in need of a chance

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Our childhood friend and defending champion of awesomeness Trish Woodward of Camp Opportunity returns as an annual staple of “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to bring Nestor current on an extra week of summer love for kids in need of a chance and ways that you can help her help the children.

Dani Imbragulio of GBMC tells Nestor what really happens after a woman has been domestically assaulted

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It’s an unthinkable circumstance that we don’t talk about enough but when women or men are the victims of domestic violence, police and hospitals are always involved. Dani Imbragulio of GBMC tells Nestor what really happens after the incident and what options the victim might have if they have no other option than returning “home” again. This is a tough talk on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” during a week when we discuss the topics we need to address in our society.

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, Wellness

The importance of supporting homeless youth with education and community awareness via Empower4Life

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The local teachers and helpers powering up Empower4Life provide educational and resource programs for children experiencing homelessness, including partnering with shelters and schools. Ashley Fallon and Trish Woodward join Nestor at Pizza John’s in Essex for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week to emphasize the importance of addressing basic needs to ensure children can focus on their education around the beltway.

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

The Breakfast Club Cats will rescue your feline heart

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From the neighborhoods in Essex and beyond, Alysia Witherington and Kim Shewell capture local cat colonies to spay, neuter and fix a new home and heart with their feline love via Breakfast Club Cats rescue, which Nestor learned about at Pizza John’s on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” week. You’ll never regret welcoming a kitty into your life! Here’s your chance…

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Bill Cole, Business, C-Suite, Community, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Sports, Sports News, Technology

Are you ready for artificial intelligence to rock your world?

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After taking a few rides in Phoenix in a driverless car, Nestor came home with AI on the brain and has been working feverishly behind the scenes to get more intelligent about the future of technology. Bill Cole and Todd Schuler join Nestor at Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a real conversation about artificial intelligence and real youth sports parenting.

Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Wanna help us spend hundreds of millions of David Rubenstein’s money on Orioles players?

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The delicious pizza at Pizza John’s brings all of our friends together to talk baseball in Essex. Our MLB insider Luke Jones and legendary sports cartoonist Ricig join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to take a deep dive on the everything Baltimore Orioles offseason. From the leadership of Mike Elias and the hiring of Craig Albernaz to the expectations of spending hundreds of millions of David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti’s money before Valentine’s Day, it’s always baseball season here.

Bill Cole and Todd Schuler join Nestor at Pizza John’s for real conversation about artificial intelligence and real youth sports parenting

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After taking a few rides in Phoenix in a driverless car, Nestor came home with AI on the brain and has been working feverishly behind the scenes to get more intelligent about the future of technology. Bill Cole and Todd Schuler join Nestor at Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a real conversation about artificial intelligence and real youth sports parenting.

Luke Jones and Ricig join Nestor to talk Orioles, Elias, Albernaz expectations and Rubenstein money

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The delicious pizza at Pizza John’s brings all of our friends together to talk baseball in Essex. Our MLB insider Luke Jones and legendary sports cartoonist Ricig join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to take a deep dive on the everything Baltimore Orioles offseason. From the leadership of Mike Elias and the hiring of Craig Albernaz to the expectations of spending hundreds of millions of David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti’s money before Valentine’s Day, it’s always baseball season here.

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

Here’s why it’s your year to do the Turkey Trot for Thanksgiving with The Y

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We love mixing and match the best people in Baltimore. This time, John Hoey of The Y joins Nestor with Baltimore Magazine Senior Editor Ron Cassie to discuss the Turkey Trot and plenty of local history and optimism from Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Arts and Entertainment, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Nestor Aparicio, News, TastyNes, Travel

No. 5 on TastyNes Tour and WNST Baltimore 27th Anniversary: Koco’s Pub “Koconut Shrimp” with Raspberry Jalapeno Sauce

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You know about the crab cakes at Koco’s Pub in Lauravile. Let us tell you about the best coconut shrimp you’ve ever had in your life and why the sides are to be savored at all of our favorite restaurants where we get the same thing every time we go. Nestor also refused a private teaser reveal to Ricig and Marcella on the final four spots, so you’ll just have to follow along the TastyNes trail for deliciousness…

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

Inspecting role of Inspector General and future of Baltimore County with Councilman David Marks

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Getting to the heart of what’s important in Baltimore County is always our goal with Councilman David Marks, who returns to discuss some key local issues, including the controversy and upheaval surrounding the role of the Inspector General.

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

How social media has changed politics in America

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Both with family roots in the heart of Essex, it was serendipity that Pizza John’s was the cheesesteak of choice as Senator J.B. Jennings and Nestor convened for the first time on the #TastyNes leg of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour with a lengthy chat about Bob Ehrlich, farmland in Maryland and the ways politics has changed here and keeping bipartisan lines of communication open in Annapolis and all over the state.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, TastyNes, Travel

No. 9 on #TastyNes Tour & WNST Baltimore 27th Anniversary: Pizza John’s Double Provolone Mushroom Cheesesteak Sub

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You can spend a lot of time – and waste a lot of money – in Philadelphia and not find a better cheesesteak than you’ll find at Pizza John’s in Essex. Go for the pepperoni pizza and stay for the best sandwich on the eastside since we lost the real Captain Harvey’s two decades ago.

Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Curio Wellness, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, More Sports, National, Nestor Aparicio, News, Sports, Sports News, Technology, Wellness

Bananas and The BMW Championship and a month of sports fun in Baltimore

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Sure, Wendy Bronfein is the Chief Brand Officer at Curio Wellness but she’s also a Bananas baseball mom, sponsor of the BMW Championship with a special connection to Caves Valley and loves sports enough to join us on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to chat with Nestor about when Baltimore comes together to pack ’em in.

Senator J.B. Jennings talks about farm roots and Annapolis goals with Nestor at Pizza John’s

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Both with family roots in the heart of Essex, it was serendipity that Pizza John’s was the cheesesteak of choice as Senator J.B. Jennings and Nestor convened for the first time on the #TastyNes leg of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour with a lengthy chat about Bob Ehrlich, farmland in Maryland and the ways politics has changed here and keeping bipartisan lines of communication open in Annapolis and all over the state.

Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Featured, Journalism & Media, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, TastyNes, Travel

No. 27 on #TastyNes Tour and WNST Baltimore 27th Anniversary Countdown: Philly Pretzel Factory

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We begin our month-long journey in the celebration of tastiness and our 27th Anniversary with a stop in Bel Air for the smell of fresh pretzels in the oven. You don’t have to like Philadelphia to savor the brotherly love in a Philly Pretzel Factory pretzel. Hard to believe there could possibly be 26 things even tastier but you can follow along with the hashtag #TastyNes to find out all of our personal favorites, brought to you by Curio Wellness and our Maryland Crab Cake Tour stops with the Maryland Lottery and GBMC. On the road all month sharing our favorite foods to eat…

Important information about your children and online chat rooms turning ugly

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It’s unthinkable but “sextortion” is happening to children locally and Kelly Truax of GBMC’s Safe Program joined the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a community awareness message about the strangers your children can easily interact with online. Please support their April 11th “Walk A Mile In Their Shoes” event on the GBMC Towson campus to raise funds.

Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post joins Nestor and Luke to talk Opening Day realities for Orioles

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Can Adley Rutschman return to his All Star form? Will Gunnar Henderson be healthy in April? Can Jackson Holliday stick this time? Will Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg continue to surge? Our pal Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post joins Luke Jones and Nestor talk Opening Day realities for Orioles as the Maryland Crab Cake Tour moved to Pizza John’s in Essex for some expert baseball talk.

Authors and Books, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, Marketing, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Sports, Sports News

Time for Rubenstein to raise bar – and payroll – to get Orioles to October success

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Can Adley Rutschman return to his All Star form? Will Gunnar Henderson be healthy in April? Can Jackson Holliday stick this time? Will Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg continue to surge? Our pal Dave Sheinin of The Washington Post joins Luke Jones and Nestor talk Opening Day realities for Orioles as the Maryland Crab Cake Tour moved to Pizza John’s in Essex for some expert baseball talk.

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

Orioles throwing whatever they can at pitching to create a mound of concern

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We’re pretty sure the Baltimore Orioles are gonna hit the ball this season but as Opening Day in Toronto looms this week, Luke Jones and Nestor convened at their favorite pizza joint in Essex to try to sort out Felix Bautista, a depleted bullpen and who will go to the the bump as the Birds prepare to fly north for the opener.

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

Reminder: Signing Executive Orders does not create law in the United States of America

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When it’s time to interpret law and order and coming to Essex, we turned to former Delegate Todd Schuler of Blondell Miller Schuler to educate us on branches of government and Executive power as we learned in social studies. A Maryland Crab Cake Tour democracy discussion about checks and balances and the consequences of elections.

Pizza John's Crab Cake Luke John Keller 2
Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Luke Jones, More Sports, Nestor Aparicio, News, Orioles, Remember That Time, Sports, Sports News, Travel

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

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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!

Pizza John's Leonard Raskin pineapple
Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore Positive Classic, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Local, Local, Marketing, Nestor Aparicio, News, Remember That Time, Travel

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

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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…

Pizza John's Leonard Raskin pineapple

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

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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…

Pizza John's Crab Cake Luke John Keller 2

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

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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!

Northern Lights WNST Towson aurora borealis

Leonard Raskin joins Nestor for birthday pineapple pizza and tales of the Northern Lights in Maryland

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On the eve of his 56th birthday, Nestor receives a gift from the aurora borealis gods when the Northern Lights descend on Towson, Maryland on an October night. Leonard Raskin joins Nestor for birthday pineapple pizza at Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and tales of a No. 1 “bucket list” item being unwittingly crossed off on an hour’s notice.

Northern Lights WNST Towson aurora borealis
Arts and Entertainment, Business, C-Suite, Community, Crab Cake Tour, Education, Featured, Journalism & Media, Leonard Raskin, Local, Local, Nestor Aparicio, News, Travel, WNST Classic

You’re never really prepared for the Northern Lights to come to Towson, Maryland USA

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On the eve of his 56th birthday, Nestor receives a gift from the aurora borealis gods when the Northern Lights descend on Towson, Maryland on an October night. Leonard Raskin joins Nestor for birthday pineapple pizza at Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and tales of a No. 1 “bucket list” item being unwittingly crossed off on an hour’s notice.

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