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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Catonsville retiree broadcasting metal to a quarter-million listeners
Coming up: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class on the Catonsville Patch calendar
Good morning Catonsville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Catonsville retiree broadcasting metal to a quarter-million listeners
Also on today's calendar: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Han L.!
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: Warmer with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
- Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Underground radio, literally: Retired HS teacher runs station out of basement (wmar2news.com) — A retired Baltimore County teacher is running a global metal radio station straight from his Catonsville basement, drawing an estimated quarter-million listeners. Tom Pless's 97 Underground showcases classic and new metal while spotlighting local bands and venues, helping build Catonsville's reputation as "Music City Maryland" and giving area musicians more exposure and support. 
📸 Around Catonsville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Catonsville
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★ Featured events ★
- After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
Columbia
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Free Concert - Arty Hill →
Lurman Woodland Theater, 425 Bloomsbury Ave, Catonsville
6:00 pm - Free Concert - Speakers of the House →
Lurman Woodland Theater, 425 Bloomsbury Ave, Catonsville
6:00 am - Art Event by Jim Ralston 12-3 Happy Hour →
Jennings Cafe, 808 Frederick Rd, Catonsville
9:00 am - Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Systemwide Professional Development Activities
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Improv and You! Workshop →
Baltimore County Arts Guild Catonsville Clubhouse, 10 St Timothys Ln, Catonsville
6:30 pm - Simply Written Here →
Simply Made Here, 2302 Frederick Rd, Catonsville
11:00 am - Free Concert - Soul Crackers →
Lurman Woodland Theater, 425 Bloomsbury Ave, Catonsville
6:00 pm - Free Concert - Technicolor Motor Home →
Lurman Woodland Theater, 425 Bloomsbury Ave, Catonsville
6:00 pm - Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, Timonium, MD, 21093
9:30 am
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Saturday September 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Back by Popular Demand: CLUE Returns to Baltimore's Hippodrome Jan. 23–24 —Patrick Evan Read on Patch
- Pet Volunteers Help Keep Charlestown Active and Connected —Elizabeth Fabiano Read on Patch
- Catonsville 9's Legacy is Intact —Mel Tansill Read on Patch
- Rails to Trails is a Catonsville Gem —Mel Tansill Read on Patch
- Mount de Sales has Vast History in Catonsville —Mel Tansill Read on Patch
- Lendmark Financial Services, LLC posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative (Loan Consultant II) in Catonsville. Apply here.
- Expeditors International of Washington posted a job opening for Import Transportation Agent in Elkridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Catonsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodlawn
- Police: 18-year-old suspect allegedly shoots self during SWAT seizure (wbaltv.com)
Ellicott City
- 2 MD Men Charged In Penn State Cocaine Ring Case (patch.com)
- Semi Hauling Sugar Catches On Fire In Howard Co. (patch.com)
Baltimore
- Baltimore officer Robert Parks fired after guilty verdict (wbal.com)
- Charles Theatre in Baltimore honors Humble after her death (wbal.com)
- Sun Country flight to Baltimore dispute leads to lawsuit (wbal.com)
Ok Catonsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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