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The Weird Grief of Watching Your Childhood Neighborhood Change
We drove through my old neighborhood recently , and let me tell you—I was not emotionally prepared. There I was, sipping my iced coffee like it was just another Tuesday, when suddenly we turned down the street I grew up on and felt like I’d accidentally went onto a movie…
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Baltimore Babble: Old Wives’ Tales from South Baltimore That We All Grew Up With
If you grew up in South Baltimore like I did, chances are you’ve heard your fair share of strange warnings, mystical cures, and absolutely bizarre bits of advice passed down from the neighborhood aunties, your Nan, or the lady next door who smoked menthols and knew everything. Whether they made…
