
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
It's no Nadds.
Posted by: JTK | November 20, 2009 12:58 PM
Gooooo Nadds!!!!
Call me juvenile, but that's funny!
Posted by: anon;) | November 20, 2009 2:28 PM
Back in the 80's it was known as Water Street Saloon. Alot of good times use to be had in those days.
Posted by: Al | November 20, 2009 2:53 PM
I'm psyched about this place, because apparently there's a creperie there also and it's like 2 blocks from my office. MMMMM nutella crepes.
I also heard that next summer they're going to work with Vellagio's next door to try to bring back the Water Street alley parties that they used to have back in the day. That would be pretty awesome because we need a good happy hour spot downtown. My office always goes to Nick's and it's so far!
Posted by: kateebee | November 20, 2009 4:50 PM
The waste removal for those businesses around Water Street is horrible. The alley and surrounding area is infested with rats. Garbage not in dumsters just laying on the ground etc...
Posted by: Ronald Davidon | November 21, 2009 11:57 AM
It's a nice place; I went in there for a drink on Saturday. Along with the hotel bars that have opened nearby, downtown is starting to have some good bar hopping options.
Posted by: Brian | November 23, 2009 2:34 PM
It also doesn't help that the owner of Vellegias picks up his food deliveries in his Dodge Dart, where they sit for wayyy to long.
Posted by: Baltimore Liquid | November 23, 2009 2:58 PM
the owner of Vellegias picks up his food deliveries in his Dodge Dart,
Dodge Dart? Hilarious.Do they even make that anymore or since the sixties? Restaurants get their food from purveyors like Sysco. They don't do their own market shopping.
Posted by: increjulus | November 23, 2009 3:14 PM
its ridiculous.
Posted by: Essay writers | February 17, 2011 6:51 AM