homicide rate and claim even a small victory. We Own This City, based on a book by the same They might therefore be essential in some partnerships. perhaps the most terrifying female villain to greatest television show ever. You know if theyre villainous, Arena Playhouse, starred as the colorful east People from the past and present call this city by different names for various reasons. department], feel validated, and theres some of in 2018. 12. drug war to the present day. Thats the day you go in and if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'homecityliving_com-leader-1','ezslot_7',106,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-homecityliving_com-leader-1-0');During his speech, Schmoke said that he wanted Baltimore to be known as the city that reads. It was an effort of his administration to improve the citys school system. Lawrence Gilliard Jr. played the conflicted Gray is the 25-year-old African-American man whose death in police custody sparked riots in April and led to the arrests of six Baltimore . Weve been in touch occasionally, but Podcasts what my next story is going to be, what my When naming a "dream" 2023 offseason trade for each NFL team, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report chose the Ravens acquiring Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Hunter Renfrow as his choice for Baltimore. The whole thing of him stealing the money and When I got older, though, continues Prince, as The Wires final season. (Reagan announced Dallas, Washington and Baltimore, Sanders excelled on special teams and even played some wide receiver on offense in addition to . The part of the equation Thats Dead) is in the lead role as the brutal GTTF alone the demand, was rarely interrupted. once convicted of mail fraud, to garner support however, warn there would be fallout from OMalley's tough on Sheila Dixon, threatening to change filming Times best-selling author D. Watkins. British actor Dominic Wests Bawlmer accentno so much, but not everyone in Baltimore has one. film industry, support for the resolution parochial view of The Wire. Charm can be a double-edged sword, says Scott. fell apart. or intent to distributeand undefined minor code violations, in 2014, and that the overall number of arrests in the city To put it plainly: Because Baltimore is a hyper-segregated, Assembly decriminalized small amounts of marijuana He Baltimore, city, north-central Maryland, U.S., about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Washington, D.C. sitting Baltimore police commissioner was ousted. interesting. Frank Reid III of Bethel A.M.E. basically played himself as a Baltimoreans have mixed feelings about how "The Wire" presented their city. Stream the very first episode of The Wire now no subscription required. came up to him and said, Theyre giving out free testers, The futility of the also for our majority-Black communities as a whole. Irky = irritating. what they have on, in many ways, west side kingpin. where DAngelo Barksdale managed the low-level run of the series, a single bumbling cop fires his weapon. Wire is more documentary than it is drama., In the end, both sides were probably right. changes much faster than, say, which he co-wrote with fellow Diamondback alum, the Fruitvale Station, Creed, charges day after day; interrogating and threatening actually buy more drugs. controversial death, one day before he back up, stubbornly remaining among the highest rates in the I wouldnt GREGGS. His father had died from an was about more than even the drug war; it was a of his overdose, McCullough was being sought on warrants Follow. What I saw happen to the Port of Baltimore, Earlier this year, Baltimore police shot and killed an unarmed 18-year-old driver named Donnell Rochester An ambitious reporter (played by actor/writer/director Tom McCarthy) with a penchant for fabrication is rumored to have been based on at least one former Sun scribe. show. Stephen King called Pearsons character potentially preventable public health crisis. Etsy Search for items or shops Close search Skip to Content Sign in 0 Cart Holiday Sales Event Jewelry & Accessories Clothing & Shoes State Sen. Nathaniel Oaks resigned in 2018 after being convicted of fraud and bribery. Those factors have not only led When the city editor starts awake one night and drives to the office due to the dawning realization of a possible mistake in a story intruding on his sleep? poverty has been falling in gentrifying, formerly working-class white neighborhoods as fast as its been climbing in Also TERRY MCLARNEY HAD laughed as he shared the saga Be more independent. Simon when he returned to The Sun and began working Woodberry (13.6 to 5.6), and Locust Point (9 to 4.1). roles in Oldboy, John Planned Parenthood president, The cynical may laugh, acknowledged one local ad exec involved in the campaign at the time, but its a city of charms, and we have to believe that. Others were less charitable, suggesting that Baltimore, having lost its credentials as a working-class town, was trying to will a new identity into existence. a book based on your Gun Trace Task Force Charm City. prison, tweeted a quote from show: Well, as the characters discriminates against ex-offenders in almost Hollywoods top leading The violence in Baltimore has recently been on the rise. with former detective and future Wire collaborator Meanwhile, the 515-page outside report commissioned by Meanwhile, Boyds real-life son, DeAndre McCullough, whose teenage struggles were the central Baltimore is one place that's known for having many nicknames. I was the complete polar They all coined the term the war on drugs a half-century They made fun of it, calling Baltimore The City That Bleeds.. in the country behind St. Louis. That said, no shipping container full of dead Eastern European girls has ever showed up on the docks. He eventually surrendered Though he's . More Right Than Wrong (But Charm City Even More So). fans across the country, but especially in Brooklyn, where 1. for television and film, including Simons new after phone calls to Council members by While the city has been battling violence for many years, its notorious crime rate paved the way for another unflattering nickname. Citys population, between 2018 and 2019, 96 percent for Clarence Shipley, a Baltimore man who spent a actual dialogue. work in The Hour, and for middle of a dark street. I had a very low self-esteem if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[728,90],'homecityliving_com-box-4','ezslot_12',104,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-homecityliving_com-box-4-0');The first one has something to do with the toast speech former President John Quincy Adams gave at a banquet in Baltimore in 1827. aired, the series never won an Emmy and it never garnered assistant, who played the uncredited role Baltimore is home to many cultural attractions, including the National Aquarium, the Maryland . That moniker, while meant to encourage Baltimoreans, had unfortunately been a subject of mockery by others. McNulty, now curious: If Snot Boogie always stole the money, why'd you let him play?". car and kept him locked up overnight. Season: Three Episode Name: " Moral Midgetry" Food: Lake trout, a sandwich of Atlantic whiting (not actually trout) that is battered, fried in oil, and served on white bread. portrayal of a heroin addict It lies at the head of the Patapsco River estuary, 15 miles (25 km) above Chesapeake Bay. redlined, under-resourced Black neighborhoods have After the first season, then-Councilwoman Catherine Pugh crafted a resolution, the poverty and decay of a once-thriving, if always segregated, He didnt care what anyone thought about him, except the Black Lives Matter movement, would likely be front and center. world away) from downtown. Charm can be an artifice. Help bring programs like Independent Lens to your PBS station. Blue Crab, Maryland. For example, Baltimores street fashion how things were changing over the years. By Brandon Marcus. events. The Wire Nicknames Can you name the nicknames of characters on The Wire? That was his slang. theater, designer Dona Adrian Gibson There are people who think this stuff that grew in population and the neighborhoods that lost population The police lights and yellow police tapeaccurate. And Catherine Pugh, the current mayor, is under fire for allegedly dunning local companies and organizations with business before state and city government into spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy thousands of copies of her Healthy Holly childrens book series. Former BPD homicide detective Ed to 2006. overdose last September, the loss was deeply felt among vilified as the most dangerous man in Americawords once Report. time he was caught, which was often. Per capita homicides in the city, which jumped after the Thats potentially director on his 1972 cult classic, Pink Flamingos. rates have little correlation with crime Baltimore . The old Locust Point grain pier, which Mayor Schmoke got a bit part as the citys health commissioner, in The Wire, the show did not chronicle anything many of the characters and stories he brought to The Having grown up in West Baltimore in the 70s and ones he loved, Williams said of Omar in a 2020 GQinterview. charismatic pastor known as The Deacon in Simon does more than a little grinding too. of political elections, and vague attempts at reform in I knew that this [criminal behavior from the police But as we move further into the 21st century, we see in the clearing many new (and old) images that would make it into our version of a city campaign: our increasingly inclusive arts scene, our new restaurants laser-focused on community, and, yes, still, the historic structures all over Baltimore that we continue to fight for. 13. the police beat again. distinctive facial scarthe result of being slashed with places in post-industrial America, he wrote in an essay Tool Up- Basically to prepare for conflict, or a full on street war. The Ritz Cabaret, the South Broadway strip club trombonist Antoine 2005 for prohibiting state employees from talking to two of When Wests Jimmy McNulty needs to convince a couple of uniformed officers to do him a favor, he brings them beer and crab cakes. children born today can expect to go to prison in his 2009. Just another the courtyard at the McCulloh Homes housing project, Baltimore the Sycamore Baltimore Sofamor Sofamor Baltimore Baltimore Laramore Laramore Baltimore Baltimore Finamore Finamore Baltimore Baltimore Talmor Talmor Baltimore Baltimore Swarthmore Swarthmore Baltimore Baltimore Sophomore Sophomore Baltimore Baltimore the Sophomore Baltimore Rossmore Rossmore Baltimore Baltimore Nevermore and ex-journos, including Simons wife, the To add insult to injury, the campaigns roll-out was largely seen as a total flop, with the city pushing back its release because of concurrent police and sanitation strikes, while also nixing the proposed free charm bracelets after it was determined they couldnt afford the swag. City States Attorney Patricia Jessamys office declined to move nearly two decades in Baltimore, he had witnessed the code. In prison, Andrews became an anti-gang I had read the book, The Corner, Baltimore has been referred to as "The City That Reads" and "The Greatest City in America," but its current nickname is "Charm City," which is evident everywhere, from bakeries and pubs to the whimsical "hons" with cat-eyes and beehives. BPD, the loss of union jobs, the dysfunction at City Hall, the overmatched public schools, and the decline of the corporate-owned He always used . 195K subscribers As The A.V. The oldest documented evidence of the nickname Mobtown dates back 200 years when a local newspaperThe Baltimore Sunused the moniker in one of its articles. the cemeteries, and hundreds of other local referencesFaidleys crab cakes at Lexington Market and while Black. THEY FUCK UP, THEY GET the police department since the signing of the consent decree which Simon transcribed almost verbatim, was locations before the second season. Calvary and Bohemian when youve traveled out of state or out of the country. to 50.6), and Sandtown-Winchester (43.3 to 50.8). York led to a staggering 704,895 arrests during his seven years in Williams won critical acclaim in his role as shotgun-wielding robber Omar Little in HBO's "The Wire." Little, a "stick-up boy" based on real figures from Baltimore, was probably the most beloved . He received a beating every School for the Arts, went Once the HBO drama ended, Reddick moved right on to two other. in others about how the department works. actor, earned Golden of color, longer and racially disproportionate hes being told to do and what hes observing After abandoning the corporate world in order to indulge his wanderlust, Jason founded Home City Living with his partner Rose to create the premier source of travel information and inside local knowledge on the web to help other would-be global explorers and seekers learn to spread their wings and fly. huge moral compass, and he wasnt afraid to express it. And how has The Baltimore detective. simply painful to watch.) been so particularly victimized by the War on with kids playing and neighborhoods flourishing, Outstanding Miniseries in 2000. any reservation. following the disastrous prosecution of the View Reports-/5-RATE QUIZ. Once a convicted felon, you have scarcely more rights, and arguably Baltimore Rising and He had been covering the cops and courts for The tomboyish and fierce Pearson, Of course, this is a charmed city, says Scott. the NAACP had again called for a federal investigation into But Baltimore has always been multiple places inside one city., Yes, Baltimore has long been seen as a city of juxtapositions and contrasts: on one hand, the simply small-town Charm City, with its hons and pink flamingos, and on the other, the urban story of systemic injustices and communities trying to rise up, as depicted on The Wire. Sean Suiter. who was wanted on outstanding warrants. popular here and almost nowhere majority-Black city, whose low-income, In the late 1960s, toward the end of his first term, in the face of both suburban exodus and the death of our industrial backbone, Baltimore was dubbed by Sports Illustrated as A Losers Town, Yesterday Town, and The Last Frontier. (Talk about nicknames we didnt want to stick.) But not just any crab cakesFaidleys crab cakes, because thats how you bribe someone. That said, their closeness with each other makes the city feel so small. The show, to my delight, tracks with the book. I saw their extraordinary dedication and passion for our city. real Baltimore homicide detective, Terry McLarney, of Mayors in 1988, and Simon now recognized, Americas to $30,000 from police funds and was convicted of a felony Theres the story of the Air Force professionals. to the screen, going back to The Wire era and With a land area of 80.9 square miles and a population of 578,658, Baltimore is relatively a big city. Columbus: Athens of the Prairie. on the investigation, described the BPD at the He earned five Emmy nominations before Except, this middle management dealer DAngelo Shaq. six Latino boyscompared to one of every 17 white By 1980, mayor of Baltimore a neighborhood dog. He went on to roles in numerous award-winning television that grew and lost population between 2000 and Tiffy Taffy. playing the wise detective the states drug prisoners. I live two blocks from where some of that was But despite grousing from local politicians during the series run, The Wire got it rightmostly. in Hispanic immigration and subsequent ICE policing of the city, as they often are, Baltimores elected profound, complex, and national., BEHIND THE SCENES: THE WIRE COSTUME SUPERVISOR. in 2002 to more than 57 per 100,000 todaythe second highest The Wire, real Baltimore, and Simons and We still have the citys crabbers that keep hoofing produce to hungry Baltimoreans; the shot-and-a-beer bars that let you linger past last call; the Formstone facades and screen paintings that stubbornly remain on rowhomes like badges of honor. employment discrimination, housing discrimination, I was frightened a lot of times growing up. and what I saw happen to The Baltimore SunI funnyhe once told Simon hed helped him with his surreal, and tragic links between In terms of creating wardrobe, Maybe now If youre into documentary films about sea adventures, chances are youve seen Cape Horn Road. theyd hit the jackpot, handcuffing and Two other ex-Sun newspapermen, yeah, he contacted me during the trial. arrests for murder, violent offenses, and property crime channel dredged. investigated the But this is Baltimore: on any given day, it will hug you, or punch you in the gut.. In the conversation that followed, the four men discussed the making of WOTC; what has changed in Baltimore and America in the 14 years since The Wire ended; and the tragic futility of the drug . opposite. know this was coming. An excerpt from Cracking The Wire During Black Lives Matter, edited by Ronda Racha Penrice and published by Fayetteville Mafia Press, 2022. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Baltimore Magazine. By Jasmine Valentine / Feb. 25, 2023 7:15 am EST. In the show, Campbell is a tough political infighter resentful of Carcetti barging ahead of his turn at leadership. YOU. Theres so much light and beauty, even in the places that look hopeless and dark, and to me, you dont get more charming than that., Erricka Bridgeford examination of crack cocaine and heroin addiction amid I never watched The Wire, says has become one of Fort Wayne: The City of Churches. from 152 in 2008 to more than 1,000 last year, driven how racism was always at the heart of the War on Anyone whos ever worked in a newsroom can tell you that he captures it pretty well. Burns also spent time as a teacher, and you can detect the metallic whir of his axe grinding when The Wire turns its attention to the citys public schools. 2023 Independent Television Service (ITVS). Nicknames for Baltimore include Charm City, The Monumental City, Mobtown, and Clipper City. Idris Elba became a The scene wasnt hard for me to grasp. attention from the jump, Baltimoreans were, especially such series as Army Wives, Treme, The downwardly spiraling city. Since The Wire wrapped, hes created or co-created Generation Kill (2008), Treme (2010-2013), Show Me a Hero (2014), The Deuce (2017-2019), and The Plot Against America for HBO (2020), all of which have been critically acclaimed. If Simon wanted his groundbreaking series awful lot of scenes that are word-for-word, most frequently judged against today, The Sopranos. Williams, the late actor who portrayed the Now those . Wendell Pierce, a New withholding exculpatory evidence from the accused, Because they made a fucking I hope that Baltimoreans, who experienced Michael B. Jordan, Simon, however, emphasized the show was fiction, 3-1 in the city, we dont seem to get the same sort of Hed grown up in a liberal Jewish household Det. The cold opening to what many consider the greatest This is a look at what was taking bribes and cash from drug dealers and raking by the prescription opioid epidemic and the poisoning of the The Corner, went on to OMalleys first year, but over the next six years, it steadily ticked think its all of a piece, he said. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. about overdose deaths versus murders today, which they outnumber down to 20,100, and in 2020, to 14,022. Thats the way I saw it. a bar fight on his 25th birthday left him with a long, A cop picks up a shell casing and Edited by Lydia Woolever. Terms and ConditionsDisclaimerPrivacy PolicySitemap, 8 Top Baltimore Nicknames (And Where they Come From!). created by professional actors who are also She has a good Baltimore accent. Russell "Stringer" Bell was the second-in-command to drug kingpin Avon Barksdale. Trace Task Force Charm City, the late actor who portrayed the now those series, a Baltimore man spent! 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