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Sports Saturday: The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

October 16th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

While the playoffs are in full swing, take a breather and brush up on one of baseball’s greats: Babe Ruth. Here in Baltimore, we have the great honor of being home to the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum.

The site consists of the house (and the three houses next door) where he was born in 1895 to serve as a tribute to the great Bambino, filled with many Babe artifacts like his boyhood bat and the official score book from Babe’s first professional game with the 1914 Orioles. Read the rest of this entry »

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Food Friday: Pazo

October 15th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Can’t make that weekend trip to Sicily work? Don’t be too dismayed. Pazo has all your Mediterranean needs covered. From the Spanish coast to the Italian isles, Pazo will provide you with delectable cuisine and the closest Mediterranean experience you can have without actually leaving the country – or Baltimore. Read the rest of this entry »

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Theater Thursday: Fells Point Corner Theatre

October 14th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

There’s nothing quite like an intimate community theater to break us away from the big screen and bring us back to live performance. At Fells Point Corner Theatre, that’s precisely what you’ll get.

Right now you can catch Fool For Love, a modern day love triangle. Featuring a mysterious cowboy drifter, an old lover, and another man vying for her attention, a war of words rather than gun finds itself played out onstage.

If Fool For Love strikes your fancy, be sure to check it out this weekend. It closes this Sunday, October 17^th. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s Halloween Time!

October 13th, 2010 by The Professor

Yes, the classic WLOY Zombie GLOW-IN-THE-DARK shirts are coming back for Halloween 2010! They sold out fast last year and we sold 1/3 of them in the first day this year! Can’t make it to our Friday table to buy one? No problem! Order your shirt via Paypal and get it for only $10.00! Don’t miss out on the hottest Halloween T-shirts! Why settle for a normal tshirt when you can wear the best!

Hey Alumni & Parents! If you’re off campus and want a shirt, please use the second button which includes $5 for shipping.

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Wacky Wednesday: The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival

October 13th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Illuminated vegetables, 10-foot tall farmers, and dancing ladybugs… it’s only appropriate this is the first line of Wacky Wednesday, isn’t it? And you’ll find such creatures only at the Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival.

On Saturday, October 30^th, from 3 to 9 PM head over to Patterson Park to see stilt walkers, huge floats, and 1,000 lanterns from members of the community and the world’s only giant, glowing vegetable garden in honor of this years theme – GROW! Read the rest of this entry »

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Tourism Tuesday: Spirit of Baltimore Dinner Cruise

October 12th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Delicious food, live entertainment, and spectacular views of some of the most well known attractions in Baltimore all at once. You might think it’s not possible, but the Dinner Cruise on the Spirit of Baltimore would prove you wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

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Museum Monday: National Museum of Dentistry

October 11th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

The average woman smiles 62 times per day. Everyone has a unique tongue print. 14 gallons of toothpaste are used every year in the United States. And, it’s no surprise that 50% of people say a smile is the first thing they notice. No better way to kick off the week than learning a little about your pearly whites, huh?

And it doesn’t have to stop here! You can find out even more at the National Museum of Dentistry here in Baltimore. Read the rest of this entry »

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Morningwood Interview

October 11th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Interviewed by Taylor DeBoer and Pat Taylor
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Jet Interview

October 11th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Interviewed by Ryan Nisley and The Professor
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Bernice Johnson Reagon interview

October 11th, 2010 by WLOY Staff

Interviewed by Dr. Martha Wharton when she was here for the 14th MLK Convocation

For over four decades Bernice Johnson Reagon has been a major cultural voice for freedom and justice. An African American woman’s voice, a child of Southwest Georgia, a voice raised in song, born in the struggle against racism in America during the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s, she is a composer, songleader, scholar and producer.