Becky FifieldOct 16, 20143 min readThe Zoo, the Park, and a Baltimore BefuddlementI’m not an expert on Baltimore, by any means. I’ve never lived there. I was born in Towson and grew up in Carroll County. But Baltimore...
Becky FifieldJun 10, 20142 min readTransportation Tuesday – B&O Centenary Pageant, 1927Ladies in nymph-like attire twirling and leaping through fields – sounds like the turn of the century pageantry movement to me. The...
Becky FifieldSep 5, 20132 min readOyster ShuckersI used to hate oysters. Typically, tidewater Marylanders pat oysters in cracker meal, fry them, and if you need a condiment, slather on...
Becky FifieldMay 29, 20132 min readWanderlust Wednesday: 24 Rather Staid Hours in BaltimoreA conference, a presentation, a cancelled train, and dinner at the Red Star in Fells Point. All in 24 hours. The annual meeting of the...
Becky FifieldJan 29, 20132 min readTransit Tuesday: How do you get to Annapolis without a car?I was peeved. During my Christmas break in Maryland, a winter storm blew in on the day I’d picked to spend some time at the state...
Becky FifieldJan 15, 20132 min readTransit Tuesday: The Walking CityColleagues of mine were up from DC this week for the Alliance for Response NYC program “Community-Based Recovery After Superstorm Sandy”...
Becky FifieldNov 9, 20121 min readA Visit to the Drugstore, 1786Halloween’s passed us by, but here’s a tale of horror from the late eighteenth century: a visit to the drugstore. This advertisement...
Becky FifieldJul 26, 20121 min readMartha Washington SellsI was looking in the mirror, thinking my hair needed a little color. Here’s what I found in the Baltimore Sun, January 19, 1866 America’s...