The Maryland Crab Cake Tour has taught us that the fish tales of the demise of the Ocean City that we love are greatly exaggerated. But what’s the best way to keep the beach thriving after a very successful 2021 summer that is still in progress.
On Day 2 of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor hosted the mayor of Ocean City as the boats from the White Marlin Open rolled in with the daily catch. Let the delicacy of this amazing cake and the Harrison’s story behind it hit your plate on a hot skillet.
Nestor Aparicio is going to tackle 30 legendary crab cakes across The Free State during the month of August to celebrate three decades of Baltimore chatter and to see the state of Maryland in a new way with new people. Meet Mayor Meehan and see the incredible view and cake at Harrison’s Harbor Watch.
As our Maryland Crab Cake Tour kicks into full summer throttle, we stop at Barrett’s in Bel Air to discuss how Harford County has managed to weather COVID and massive change with two-term County Executive Barry Glassman.
Hearing the sounds of the great Catonsville local experiment
The finale of our first “live” Crab Cake Tour was all about the cake with Evan Brown in Catonsville.
Our Crab Cake Tour stop in the 21228 isn’t complete without Kirby Spencer telling the story of how bricks and mortar and people and food and shopping and music can still power a local community.
Nestor Aparicio is on the road in The Free State in search of the perfect Maryland crab cake. His first stop is the originator, Nancy Devine, who began mixing up her now world famous jumbo lump crab cakes at Lexington Market in the 1980s. Let her tell you about her mustardy delicious concoction…
Legendary local rock promoter Bud Becker joins Nestor to tell old rock and roll tales of a little bar in South Baltimore that shook the music world. And other Almost Famous tales about a 17-year old kid backstage learning about the world with a notebook…
This week on The Recon, Don and Nestor take on a “where to go in Maryland” for some summer fun debate and suggestion thread. Gonna be a red, gold and black kinda beach and mountain expedition for crab cakes in August at Baltimore Positive…
Former RNC chief Michael Steele discusses the future of the Republican party in Maryland and beyond
Former RNC chief Michael Steele discusses the future of the Republican party in Maryland and beyond as Gubernatorial thoughts and interest come into focus for a 2022 run back to Annapolis.
You saw the pictures of the tour in June and July. Now read the stories behind those images. And learn about our #JennStrong journey…
I went to 30 Major League Baseball stadiums in 30 days to swab for the bone marrow registry and leukemia awareness. This is my journey…
Venerable Fenway Park is lovely but it barely made our Top 10…
Indoor baseball doesn’t have to suck. Houston has known this for 50 years…
I don’t go to Chicago often for baseball but when I do, I prefer Comiskey…
The hallowed halls of Wrigley are cramped, overrated but still a must-see on the North Side of Chicago…
It’s been a year since I’ve written about my life, my wife, her survival, our mission and my happiness. If you’re a friend of mine or WNST, I hope you’ll give this a read…
Hard to believe the louses who own the Miami (nee Florida) Marlins could not only connive their way into ever
What’s the worst MLB stadium? Nestor says No. 30 was easy: just go to Orange County and see what the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have under a broken halo…
Nestor traveled to 30 MLB ballparks in 30 days this summer and is putting them in order. We’ll be counting them down from worst to first through Sept. 8 when he’ll release a three-part essay on his MLB #GiveASpit leukemia and bone marrow awareness journey.
This is an excerpt from a new 480-page book called “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story”
3. Cold Fire – Relationships. Everybody’s got them, now what do we do with them?
2. Marathon – “Got to pick up the pace, if you want to stay in the race.”
1. Red Barchetta – The story about a car, a boy and a vision of a summer drive in the country on the lam.
When the American Idol crew came through the Royal Farms Arena in 2009, Nestor talked about Kiss and Robert Plant with a future superstar and man of Mercury.
