The Allen Center for Senior Citizens
1404 S. Charles St., South Baltimore
410-685-6224

Monday, June 11, 9:30 a.m., Trip Talk, free.
10 a.m., Stretching with Nina, free.
10:30 a.m., “Spanish, Anyone?” with José.
11 a.m., Board games, free.
12:45 p.m., Monday bingo, fee.
Tuesday, June 12, 9:30 a.m., Trip Talk, free.
10:30 a.m., Nutrition workshop with Paula, free.
12:45 p.m., Tuesday Afternoon Bingo Plus.
Wednesday, June 13, 9 a.m., Crafts

by Lynn Williams
maindish@baltimoreguide.com

Ethiopian food is not for the prissy.

Does the very idea of eating with your hands from a communal platter give you the vapors? Just wait: there’s more! As you brush fingertips with your tablemates, using torn-off bits of spongy flatbread to grab at morsels of intensely-colored, intensely-flavored and intensely-spiced stews, you will most certainly be putting your manicure and your snowy shirt-cuffs, as well as your dignity, into jeopardy.

Sounds like fun to me!

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Hey, Teens: The Brooklyn Branch, 300 E. Patapsco Avenue, has “So You Want to Be a Tour Guide” on Tuesday, June 5, 3:15 p.m. Learn about careers in the tourism industry and what it takes to be a tour guide. Info: 410-396-1120.
The Cherry Hill Branch, 606 Cherry Hill Road, has “Chess Challenge” on Tuesdays, through June 19 at

by Jenny Wierschem

June 3, 1982

A front page story warned that flimflam artists were on the prowl, preying on unsuspecting elderly residents. The con men used a simple scheme: they placed a call, posing as a bank examiner or police officer investigating a bank security matter. The caller asked victims to withdraw money from the bank. He then put the money in an envelope to take it “momentarily” and “mark” it, under the guise that the marked money

Congrats to the grads

Editor, The Guide:

Father Kolbe School congratulates our 8th grade students and wishes them well as they continue on their educational journey to high school.
Tatiana Burak
Brittney Craig
Jasmine Cross
Ashley Early
Jaymar Faulkner
Trevor Frisby
Agyei George
Wayne Harris
Nia Hawkins
Paula Lumpkins
Zachary Meagher
Chinelle Phillip
Ismael Quezada
Nicolas Rodriguez
Devon

The Allen Center for Senior Citizens
1404 S. Charles St., South Baltimore
410-685-6224

Monday, June 4, 9:30 a.m., Trip Talk, free.
10 a.m., Stretching with Nina, free.
10:30 a.m., “Spanish, Anyone?” with José.
11 a.m., Scrabble with Clare, free.
12:45 p.m., Monday bingo, fee.
Tuesday, June 5, 9:30 a.m., Trip Talk, free.
10:30 a.m., Nutrition workshop with Paula, free.
12:45 p.m., T.A.B.P.
Wednesday, June 6, 9 a.m., Crafts with Karen,

by Lynn Williams
maindish@baltimoreguide.com

Wait long enough, and everything comes back into style. And the style of the Fifties is making a chic comeback on the restaurant scene.

No, I’m not talking about Elvis-happy diners, but hip, upscale foodie-friendly eateries. Following on the heels of Brasserie Tatin’s Eisenhower swank comes Jack’s Bistro, which honors the era not only in its look—the artwork amusingly references Fifties magazine illustration—but in its food.

Although owner/chef Ted Stelzenmuller is a relative youngster (the

Hey, Teens: The Brooklyn Branch, 300 E. Patapsco Avenue, has “So You Want to Be a Tour Guide” on Tuesday, June 5, 3:15 p.m. Learn about careers in the tourism industry and what it takes to be a tour guide. Info: 410-396-1120.
The Cherry Hill Branch, 606 Cherry Hill Road, has “Chess Challenge” on Tuesdays, from May 8-June 19 at 3 p.m. for players of all levels. Info: 410-396-1168.
The Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue, has “Thinking

The Allen Center for Senior Citizens
1404 S. Charles St., South Baltimore
410-685-6224

Monday, May 28, Center closed for Memorial Day.
Tuesday, May 29, 9:30 a.m., Trip Talk, free.
10:30 a.m., Nutrition workshop with Paula, free.
10:30 a.m., Smoke Out Van.
12:45 p.m., T.A.B.P.
Wednesday, April May 30, 9 a.m., Crafts with Karen, free.
10 a.m., Morning yoga,

by Jenny Wierschem

A posted notice alerted Patterson Park-area residents that a local landmark was to close after 75 years of service. The bathhouse at the park was to close on June 1st, according to a Bureau of Recreation and Parks notice on the premises. The closure notice appeared without advance warning to the public and city government representatives.
GM announced that its Broening Highway plant would begin producing Pontiac Bonnevilles. At that time, the plant was producing 60

Cleaning up the town? Good luck

Editor, The Guide:
I would like to respond to the letter entitled “Neighborhood dump makes life stink” (May 2, 2007).
Domenica Serio, I have a solution to your problem, but good luck in getting anyone to do it because I haven’t been able to, and believe me, there is no city official or office that I haven’t called or written to.
1. Get the city officials to enforce the city ordinance

Swann Park: There will be a community meeting on Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m. at Digital Harbor High School. At the meeting, city officials and a technical consultant will review plans for the environmental improvement of the Race Street facility site. They will also review the initial plans for Swann Park. The meeting will not include new information on the health risks of the park. The evaluation from the federal agency is expected in early June. More Info

by Lynn Williams
maindish@baltimoreguide.com

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The first thing I noticed at Sammy’s Trattoria was…a Christmas tree. Draped with glowing white lights, it sits near the bar; more lights are twined in the evergreens garlanding the balcony’s decorative ironwork.

Now, I know that some folks just don’t want to let the season go. But at Sammy’s, these tastefully festive grace notes work. After all, Sammy’s itself is a gift of

Hey, Teens: The Brooklyn Branch, 300 E. Patapsco Avenue, has “So You Want to Be a Tour Guide” on Tuesday, June 5, 3:15 p.m. Learn about careers in the tourism industry and what it takes to be a tour guide. Info: 410-396-1120.
The Cherry Hill Branch, 606 Cherry Hill Road, has “Chess Challenge” on Tuesdays, from May 8-June 19 at 3 p.m. for players of all levels. Info: 410-396-1168.
The Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue, has “Thinking

by Jacqueline Watts
editor@baltimoreguide.com

May 20, 1982

Longshoremen unloading the container ship Kazmierz Pulaski got a surprise when two men, slightly the worse for wear, kicked out the wall of a compartment in one of the containers and indicated that they wanted asylum.

Witnesses on the docks said the men, looking haggard and weak, spoke Polish and pointed to a booklet with the word “Solidarity,” the name of Poland’s independent labor union.

Dock workers drove them to the

The Allen Center for Senior Citizens
1404 S. Charles St., South Baltimore
410-685-6224

Monday, May 21,  9:30 a.m., Trip Talk, free.
10 a.m., Stretch with Nina, free.
10:30 a.m., “Spanish, Anyone?” with José, free.
10:30 a.m., Special presentation, free.
12:45 p.m., Monday bingo, fee.

Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 a.m., Trip Talk, free.
10:30 a.m., Nutrition workshop with Paula, free.
11 a.m., Board games, free.
12:45 p.m., T.A.B.P.

Wednesday, April May 23,

Hey, Teens: The Brooklyn Branch, 300 E. Patapsco Avenue, has “So You Want to Be a Tour Guide” on Tuesday, June 5, 3:15 p.m. Learn about careers in the tourism industry and what it takes to be a tour guide. Info: 410-396-1120.
The Cherry Hill Branch, 606 Cherry Hill Road, has “Chess Challenge” on Tuesdays, from May 8-June 19 at 3 p.m. for players of all levels. Info: 410-396-1168.
The Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue, has “Thinking