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The brainchild of the original "Bands For Brains" fundraiser for the Brain Injury Association of Maryland returns to help promote this great night of local music for a great cause. Let Riley Granek tell you the tale of her mother's tragic injury inspiring her to want to bring folks together to help other victims and other families in need after a trauma. The post Riley Granek returns for another B...

Our favorite rock star Rik Emmett returns to tell Nestor what he's learned about life during this second act and leg of his band's reunion, and how his beautifully inspirational words and their meaning flows along for a lifetime. Along with Gil Moore and a trio of incredible musicians, Triumph returns to Baltimore for the first time in four decades on November 21st. The simple truth lies waiting h...

It's been a year since Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman has joined us and Nestor has been piling up the "unclaimed funds" as she brings the receipts on Maryland money, tax information and distributing all of this "lost and found" money to people like me and you. And the Maryland Tax Connect launches this week and as a taxpayer, this is a modernization that her first campaign promised in Annapol...

Our Smalltimore roots seemingly never cease to end as two longtime WNST and Baltimore Positive supporters reunite at The Fishmonger's Daughter in Catonsville as Dennis Koulatsos and Damye Hahn tell old Lexington Market tales from Faidley's and the wisdom of a father to another father's son about being prompt and keeping your word. The post Dennis Koulatsos and Damye Hahn tell old Lexington Market...

It's going to be quite a trip ahead for Leonard Raskin and many Baltimore Ravens fans who are not only getting their passports stamped in Brazil this month, but also better have their visa! And their credit card and security for their phones. Nestor, who did the Copacabana, Ipanema and Corcovado run in 2006 with the Rolling Stones in the biggest concert in the history of the planet, asks our resid...

The losses are mounting and Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Orioles loss to the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards as Labor Day weekend heats up and the Birds don't look up to the challenge of a pennant race. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss another Orioles loss to Red Sox at Camden Yards first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST .

Max Weiss and Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine return to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Koco's Pub with a long-form chat about the reinvention of "Nasty Nestor" as well as their "magazine" brand and their annual selection, soiree and salute to the "Best of Baltimore" businesses, ideas and what makes the Charm City go and evolve. The post Ron Cassie and Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine discuss ‘Best...

What makes baseball great is a September pennant race series at Camden Yards between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. This Labor Day weekend makes it a perfect time to check in with the hardest-working retired legend in New England. Sportswriter Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe and ESPN "The Sports Reporters" joins Nestor to talk about the greatest things he's ever seen from behind a type...

Our defending champion of Canton and downtown Baltimore real estate Greg Szczepaniak return to invite Nestor and anyone who loves baseball to Fort Avenue in Locust Point for the biggest Little League tournament in the state. Let's cheer these kids on... The post Local realtor Greg Szczepaniak joins Nestor to discuss Little Little All Star Tournament in South Baltimore this weekend first appeared o...

Sportswriter and historian Joel Poiley returns to assess state of Baltimore Orioles at All Star break The post Sportswriter and historian Joel Poiley returns to assess state of Baltimore Orioles at All Star break first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST .

We go all the way back to the 1994 World Cup with legendary UMBC head coach Pete Caringi, who joins Nestor to assess just how far American soccer has come during his lifetime and the joy that this 2026 tournament has brought to this country and an new entire generation of fans of The Beautiful Game from Highlandtown to Holland and your town. The post Legendary UMBC soccer coach Pete Caringi joins...

As the team continues to sink on the field and shrink in the MLB standings, Luke Jones and Nestor assess the real talent of the Baltimore Orioles and wonder what the future of franchise will look like at trade deadline on August 3rd, And, of course, when "ownership" will get involved in this mess and relieve Mike Elias of his duties, which feels inevitable. The post Luke Jones and Nestor assess ta...

What's it like to hit a home run off Andy Pettite at Yankee Stadium on Mother's Day after your mom asks you to hit one? Let our pal and former MLB player Casper Wells tell you his best baseball party story as summer baseball chatter heats up with Howard Scher and Luke Jones in a summer huddle about the Orioles and progress at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. The post Casper Wells...

The Baltimore Orioles won a few games in Cincinnati over the weekend but the excitement of the World Cup even turned our eyes to the pitch, even though the Birds' pitching and starting rotation has been greatly improved. But, about the results. Luke Jones and Nestor kick out the ball for an Orioles baseball update as the Cubs and Royals arrive at Camden Yards before the All Star break. The post Lu...

It's always fun having a former MLB player on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and former Towson Tigers and big-league outfield Casper Wells returned at Greenmount Station with Zach Dermer and our 1990s WNST ballpark reporter Howard Scher to talk summer baseball and inside heat. The post Our original ballpark reporter Howard Scher returns with Wells and Dermer at Greeenmount Station first appeared on B...

It's July and before the end of this sweltering month, the Baltimore Ravens will take to the fields in Owings Mills to prepare for a September 13th kickoff in Indianapolis. Luke Jones and Nestor set the summer stage for Baltimore Ravens season with observations about strengths, weaknesses and center needs for rookie head coach Jesse Minter as a new purple era begins for Lamar Jackson as heavy favo...

This is not a playoff-caliber Baltimore Orioles roster as we approach the All Star break and it's now time to evaluate the numbers of years, money and real value of the "assets" of the entire organization. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss realities of Orioles buy or sell position in July at the trade deadline with "star" talent, a sob-.500 record and the future of Mike Elias very much becoming the fa...

There are lots of fun winners stories for the heat of summer at the Maryland Lottery. But only one Mr. Positive... The post Seth Elkin of Maryland Lottery brings the positive energy of winning and big jackpots first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST .

It's hot out there. Very hot! And if your temperature is rising and your HVAC is breaking, our friends at The Comfort Guys of Farnen and Dermer will get there today and cool you off. Zach Dermer joins Nestor at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for another sports check-up on the thermostat of World Cup, LIV Golf, Orioles baseball and the waiting for a highly-anticipated Ravens seas...

It's always fun having a former MLB player on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour and former Towson Tigers and big-league outfield Casper Wells returned at Greenmount Station with Zach Dermer and our 1990s WNST ballpark reporter Howard Scher to talk summer baseball and inside heat. The post Talkin’ baseball with folks who love it and one guy who played it first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST .

It's July and before the end of this sweltering month, the Baltimore Ravens will take to the fields in Owings Mills to prepare for a September 13th kickoff in Indianapolis. Luke Jones and Nestor set the summer stage for Baltimore Ravens season with observations about strengths, weaknesses and center needs for rookie head coach Jesse Minter as a new purple era begins for Lamar Jackson as heavy favo...

Everyone knows that if you're going to have a crab cake on the menu in this town, you gotta make it great! Longtime Baltimore restauranteur Henry Pertman tells Nestor the legend of Sorrento of Arbutus and how a joint with pizza and cheesesteaks upped it game – and its crab cake – when new ownership took over six years ago. This is what the Maryland Crab Cake Tour is all about! The post Henry Pertm...

Most nights, it's mostly unwatchable. It's been 43 years since a World Series and now into a third year of horrific new ownership that replaced a three-decade regime of awfulness has left the Baltimore Orioles franchise with plenty of empty seats, a sub-.500 record and a crisis for David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti. We're waiting for the grown-ups to step forward to acknowledge the current re...

The season isn't over but it isn't going well. Luke Jones and Nestor get mad at the Orioles for stinking this badly this far into this new regime. The post Luke Jones and Nestor get mad at the Orioles for stinking this bad first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST .

With the Orioles on the skids and school out for the kids, we're all glued to the World Cup and many have developed the red, white and blue pitch fever while the U.S. Men's squad is winning and the host country is aglow with The Beautiful Game from sea to shining sea here on a holiday weekend. Leonard Raskin and Nestor take a walk down World Cup memory lane at WNST in Baltimore and beyond... The p...