From a detailed examination of the origin of the very word “barbecue” to a complete list of all the grand prize winners of the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Barbecue Cookoff, 1989-2012, barbecue expert and author George Hensler has assembled an awesome book of facts, speculation, opinions, trivia, history, legend, lore, techniques, dos, don’ts, and burnt […]
Archives for July 2013
Dagger Movie Night: Pacific Rim — “The Year’s First True Summer Blockbuster”
Next year, when the Godzilla franchise gets rebooted, people are going to look back at “Pacific Rim” as the film that blew the doors off of the giant monster genre. No matter how good Godzilla turns out to be (probably not very, but at least it won’t have a B-track Rage Against the Machine song […]
Two Arrested in Fallston Burglary
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [July 12, 2013 Bel Air, MD] — On July 10, 2013, Harford County Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrested and charged Joseph H. Wright, 32 of Forest Hill and Krystal M. Derlunas, 29, of Joppa for a burglary in the 1400 block of Falls Crest Drive in Fallston, MD. Using surveillance, […]
Dagger Blotter June 24-25: Coffee Poisoned in Abingdon; Exercise Class Yells Through Loud Speaker in Bel Air; Edgewood Kids Make Noise with Stick
The blotter is compiled from records of calls for service received by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. The records are reviewed and prepared for publication by Dagger staff. They do not include records from municipal or state law enforcement agencies. Aberdeen A caller from the 3400 block of Churchville Road reported Monday the caller’s 12 […]
Harford County Child Passenger Safety Team Kick Off Car Seat Inspection Events
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of The Child Passenger Safety Technician Team: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of unintentional injuries and death among children in the United States. Many of these deaths and injuries occur because children are not restrained correctly when riding in motor vehicles. Experience at car seat […]
New Siren System Test Scheduled for Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Facility
From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Emergency Services, in conjunction with Exelon Power, is notifying residents near the Peach Bottom nuclear power facility of upcoming testing of a new siren system. The testing is being conducted in accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements for new siren systems. Exelon has […]
Maryland Heritage Area Grants to Boost Tourism throughout State; $140,000 to Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway, Concord Point Park, Lockhouse Museum
From the Maryland Department of Planning: Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway, Cecil and Harford Counties FY 2014 Management Grant More Information Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway, Inc. $100,000 Concord Point Park More Information City of Havre de Grace $20,000 Lock House Museum Historic Window and Shutter Rehabilitation Phase 2 More Information Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace, […]
Reel News: Week of July 8 — Pacific Rim, Grown Ups 2, The Way Way Back, Admission, The Host, Spring Breakers, Temptation
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Pacific Rim Director: Guillermo del Toro PG-13; 131 mins Trailer When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: […]
