Articles by Natalie Davis

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Burnin' Passion: Roger Steffens Brings Marley's Message and More to Towson

Music | 2/9/2000 | By Natalie Davis

In the summer of 1969, Desmond Dekker and the Aces scored big with their reggae song "Israelites." A 26-year-old radio aficionado living in Berkeley, Calif., happened upon the song and was captivated ...[MORE]

Coming in Hot, Hot, Hot: Baltimore's Reggae Community Makes Summer Come Alive

Feature Story | 5/20/1998 | By Natalie Davis

It happens every year around this time, when winter is over and summer is not yet here. Baltimore's springtime doesn't really qualify as the spring season we recall in romantic memory. March throug...[MORE]

Bird is the Word: At Picnic Time, There's Something About Maryland Chicken

Sizzlin Summer Feature | 5/23/2001 | By Natalie Davis

Much of our state's culinary charm comes from Chesapeake Bay seafood, and that's cool. But a summertime picnic just isn't a picnic without a batch of golden, crispy Maryland fried chicken.The Colonel ...[MORE]

On Top of the World, Looking Down on Crustaceans: 360 Degrees of Baltimore From the Trade Center's Reopened Acme

Sizzlin Summer Feature | 5/22/2002 | By Natalie Davis

If you visited the observation level on the 27th floor of Baltimore's World Trade Center before its recent renovation, you probably found the place cramped. Exhibits for Baltimore attractions and a gi...[MORE]

Rastaman Vibrations

Feedback | 3/1/2000 | By Natalie Davis

Reggae fans celebrated legend Bob Marley's birthday in grand style at the Recher Theatre Feb. 10—but this night was much more than a mere birthday party. The event, lovingly put together by the z...[MORE]

Souvenir #2

Feedback | 12/20/2000 | By Natalie Davis

Imagine one glorious night when all elements converge and something momentous happens. An electric charge buzzes all around; passionate music fills ears, hearts, and souls; everyone dances; and commun...[MORE]

List Servers: Browsing the Best Online Holiday Cards

Holiday Guide Feature | 11/17/1999 | By Natalie Davis

We're making a living, staying informed, and taking care of business at home. Who has time to write a thank-you note? Or send a printed party invitation? Or inscribe, address, and mail out that season...[MORE]

World Wide Markets: Baltimore's Ethnic Groceries Span the Globe, Bringing You the Constant Variety of Snacks

Goods and Services | 9/15/1999 | By Natalie Davis

When groups of immigrants came to Baltimore with hopes and dreams stashed in their bags, boxes, and steamer trunks, they tended to settle in areas with people like themselves, folks who shared their c...[MORE]

Tacy Ranta: 1949-1999

Mobtown Beat | 12/8/1999 | By Natalie Davis

Fearless." That's the word many people first use to describe Tacy Ranta. It's usually followed by "kind," "fiercely intelligent," "charming," and "tireless."Those are words popping up frequently among...[MORE]

Central Station: New "One Stop Shop" Provides Needed Help for Those With AIDS/HIV

Mobtown Beat | 12/8/1999 | By Natalie Davis

For Baltimoreans living with HIV and AIDS, last week's World AIDS Day was more than just an occasion for remembrance and observation. On Dec. 1, the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO), one ...[MORE]

Coming Out: The Baltimore Adventurers Help Gays Get Physical

Mobtown Beat | 6/7/2000 | By Natalie Davis

When summer rolls around, home is the last place most anyone wants to be--not when so many adventures are waiting under bright sunshine and cerulean skies. That's certainly true for Baltimore's gay co...[MORE]

Idle Nonsense: Exploiting Monty Python and Loving It

Stage | 6/7/2000 | By Natalie Davis

Talk about something completely different. When one thinks of Eric Idle, one is likely to think of Monty Python, the revered British comedy troupe that created five films, a few record albums, and the...[MORE]

Back in Black: The Stakes Are High For Baltimore's Old Yet New African-American Festival.

The Arts | 6/19/2002 | By Natalie Davis

When the AFRAM expo was put on hiatus in 2001, it was generally understood that Baltimore's once vibrant and beloved African-American festival was being retooled, not put out of its misery.The 25-year...[MORE]

88 Keys: A Media Funeral in the Age of AIDS

Feature | 6/10/1998 | By Natalie Davis

I keep a list of names. It's the sort of list many people would consider morbid, and perhaps it is: It's an accounting of everyone I've lost since 1982, when I first became aware of acquired immune de...[MORE]

My Dinner With Jerry: Getting Down to Fundamentals With Soulforce and Falwell

Feature | 11/10/1999 | By Natalie Davis

"And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."--The Lord's PrayerThere's going to be a cold breeze blowing through hell on Oct. 23.That's the day the Rev. Jerry Falwell a...[MORE]

Steady Rollin' Man: How a Computer Guy Created the Little Blues Festival That Could

Feature | 5/10/2000 | By Natalie Davis

The skies over Annapolis were dark and foreboding on May 9, 1998. Weather forecasts had warned that rain and wind were likely to squelch outdoor plans. But organizers of the first-ever Chesapeake Bay ...[MORE]

One Broken Body: In Church Halls and Convention Halls, the Nation's Mainline Protestants Debate--and Divide--Over Gay Rights

Feature | 6/28/2000 | By Natalie Davis

"WE WHO ARE MANY ARE ONE BODY."Those words, on a long white banner hanging over the main lobby inside the Cleveland Convention Center, border a drawing of a torso and arms covered by a long-sleeved cl...[MORE]

Queer as Votes

Feature | 1/17/2001 | By Natalie Davis

Being Bill Clinton Eight Views of the 42nd President Sweet Little Lies by Sandy Asirvatham It May Be Necessary to Destroy the Democratic Party in Order to Save It by Andy Markowitz Broth...[MORE]

Misery Loves Company: Introducing the Pro-Anorexia Web, Where the Ultimate Control Freaks Find Friendship,

Feature | 7/24/2002 | By Natalie Davis

No human condition--not race, religion, gender, ethnicity or disease state--compares to obesity in prevalence and prejudice, mortality and morbidity, sickness and stigma.--from the Web site of the Ame...[MORE]

Out at the Polls: Examining Gay-rights Records in the Gubernatorial Race

Campaign Beat | 8/14/2002 | By Natalie Davis

Just because queer Marylanders have legal protections against discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment--thanks to the enactment of the Antidiscrimination Act of 2001--doesn't m...[MORE]

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Hot Honey Magnet

Musician review: by Natalie Davis | 8/18/1999

It’s amazing to hear so much noise about a band just over a year old. But the word is out and it’s all good for Hot Honey Magnet, a Baltimore-based quartet that’s been opening eyes and ears—and minds—...[MORE]

Kelly Bell Band

Musician review: by Natalie Davis |

Wisdom is the combination of knowledge and experience. But Baltimore musician Kelly Bell is awfully young to be so damn wise. Not that he will tell you how young--it's clear when he's asked the rude q...[MORE]

Howard Markman

Musician review: by Natalie Davis | 7/15/1998

"I'm proud and embarrassed at the same time," Howard Markman admits when talking about the two years it took for him to record his first solo CD, the just-released Symptom Recital (A Wing and a Prayer...[MORE]

Great Mutant Skywheel

Musician review: by Natalie Davis |

Describing an enigma is never an easy task. That's certainly true when trying to draw a bead on one of Baltimore's most intriguing -- and, yes, enigmatic -- up-and-coming bands. Actually, the word "ba...[MORE]

Toy Story 2

Movie review: by Natalie Davis | 11/24/1999

It's rare when a film sequel outdoes its original. And Toy Story 2 didn't need to up the ante on animated-movie charm. The first Toy Story, released in 1995, was buoyed by eye-popping computer animati...[MORE]

The Tigger Movie

Movie review: by Natalie Davis |

For the first time, Disney brings Winnie the Pooh and his Hundred Acre Wood gang to theaters in a film made for the big screen. The Tigger Movie puts the bouncy, flouncy, tigerlike Tigger front and ce...[MORE]

Rockers

Movie review: by Natalie Davis | 5/3/2000

Theodoros Bafaloukos' 1978 film Rockers is an ambitious, dog-eared gem of a movie. Its tone is set at the film's very spiritual start: Rastafarian elders are playing hand drums in a ramshackle hut in ...[MORE]

Hair

Event Preview review: by Natalie Davis | 7/23/2002 6:00:00 PM

When Hair grooved onto Broadway in 1968, war, corruption, and bigotry were all around us. And while so-called patriots were pledging allegiance to their flag, Hair dared to present golden, living visi...[MORE]