
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at
erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click
here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.
Midnight Sun covers Baltimore music, live entertainment, and nightlife news. On the blog, you'll find, among other things, concert announcements, breaking news, bars closings and openings, up-to-date coverage of crime in nightlife, new music, round-the-clock coverage of Virgin Mobile FreeFest, handy guides on bars staying open past 2 a.m. on New Year's Eve and those that carry Natty Boh on draft. Recurring features include seven-day nightlife guides, Concert News, guest reviews of bars and concerts, Wednesday Corkboard, and photo galleries, as well as reader-submitted photos. Thanks for reading.
Comments
Yeah the last time they tried that on friday nights there was a huge fight about 3 weeks into it, and then to make matters worse, there was a shooting back in April. See the link for details, it's from the FOP site which links to an April Baltimore Sun article
Posted by: A "former" Cheers customer | November 7, 2007 11:08 AM
yikes!
Posted by: Sam Sessa | November 7, 2007 11:09 AM
Police seek man suspected in stabbing outside Parkville bar
By a Baltimoresun.com staff writer
10:47 AM EDT, July 2, 2008
Baltimore County police are looking for information to help identify a suspect who stabbed a man during a fight outside a Parkville bar on May 3.
Police say at 1:20 a.m. that day, the 29-year-old victim approached a subject at Cheers Bar and Grill in the 1900 block of East Joppa Road about a lost cell phone, which sparked an argument. After the victim left the bar, he was assaulted by two black males, one of whom stabbed and cut the victim on the back of his neck. One of the victim's friends was able to get him away from the fight and took him to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and released.
No suspects are in police custody, but investigators have obtained surveillance footage of the suspect. He is described as a black male in his 20s wearing a black shirt with a white swirl design and a black baseball hat with the New York Yankees logo.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Baltimore County police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-756-2587. Calls can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Posted by: It happened again!! | July 2, 2008 11:50 AM