Quinn Batley

1 month ago | pitchfork.com | Lawrence Burney |Quinn Batley

I assumed my first few moments around Turnstile would go something like this: congratulate them on their success, small-talk-small-talk-small-talk, inquire about new material they’re working on, and wait for the perfect window to ask how it feels to be the biggest thing in hardcore music. But, instead, the band instinctively senses that I, too, am from Baltimore, and our conversation launches into hyperlocal IRL Yelp reviews of the city’s beloved—and maligned—spots for late-night eats.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Lawrence Burney |Quinn Batley

23 hours agoRabbi armed with gun scares off attackers in attempted carjackingA rabbi armed with a gun scared off his attackers as they assaulted him and tried to steal his car Saturday night in Northwest Baltimore. City police said officers were called around 9 p.m. Saturday to the 7100 block of Park Heights Avenue, where a 62-year-old man was taking trash out. Police said two men approached the victim, assaulted him, knocked him to the ground and tried to steal his car.