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Dispatch.
April 7, 2026The Magicians Are Coming to Baltimore (Several Dozen of Them, Actually)
Baltimore is about to host several dozen magicians in one historic hotel. This is not a drill. The Poe's Magic Conference arrives April 16-19, the Orioles are home this weekend, the Skybar reopens at the end of the month, and a Baltimore artist who made portraits of creatives as sovereign forces of
Read the dispatch →April 6, 2026Welcome to the Worst-Kept Secret in Baltimore
There is a room in the Lord Baltimore Hotel where strange things happen. Not strange in the way hotels usually mean strange, where the ice machine is broken, and someone has left a philosophy textbook in the lobby. Strange in the way that involves playing cards that know things they shouldn't, and
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