Dear Baltimore, Help Beth and Ethan Get Married

Meet Beth,

In 2001, Beth enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served our country for 8 Bad A$$ years. When she got out, she earned a few degrees and now she teaches Elementary School Special Ed in Anne Arundel  County.

Beth and her Husband Ethan never had an official wedding ceremony and now they need your help to get one. Baltimore's Mix 106.5 and Visit Baltimore  have given Beth and Ethan a chance at a Dream Wedding for up to 100 guest, but they need you to help VOTE them to the aisle.  Visit Mix 106.5 once a day every day til V-day to help Beth and Ethan win their dream wedding. 

Here's their story

"We have an odd story. The fact is that we are legally married but never got to have a wedding. We planned one, but my husband is in the USMC and on the weekend of our wedding his base was put on lockdown. He was suppose to fly from Texas to California, but 24 hours before the wedding he found out that he could not leave the base. We had the family fly in, flowers, cake, venue, but no groom. Since then (3 bases and a baby later) we still haven’t gotten around to it. I have my wedding dress hanging in a closet just waiting for that special day to come. We have always joked that the Marine Corps is his wife (because he made that commitment first) and I am the mistress. He is finally getting “promoted to civilian” this spring after honorably and dutifully serving his full enlistment, and I am hoping that finally we will be able to have the wedding that we have been waiting over two years for! I heard about the contest on the radio and immediately thought, this could be it, our shot to make this wedding dream come true."

VOTE NOW

Dear Baltimore Foodies,

 

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Dear Baltimore, Don't Forget Your Neighbors

I left my water bottle in my truck last night, this morning it was a solid block of ice. 

Last night almost 3,000 Baltimoreans slept on the street. Countless others slept in housing without heat or electricity. 

Recently, I spent time at my neighbor Charles' place. Charles Armstrong*, better known as "The Homeless Artist," is often seen pushing and pulling his carts covered in plastic canvases of his art. During the summer Charles crosses the city of Baltimore, but during the winter weather Charles is less mobile.  

As the sun went down, and the wind picked up I quickly realized how little a dollar does to keep someone similar to Charles warm. It was 42 degrees when I last parted ways with him; tonight's low will be 22 degrees.

Charles suggest that before you roll down your window and hand that familiar face a buck, that you ask your neighbor "What Helps?" In Charles' case, its Sterno burners or rubbing alcohol, and dark colored tarps. But everyone is different, so don't assume.  If you'd like to make a difference, if you'd like to help someone, don't forget your neighbors this winter.  

Stay Warm,

la

*Charles Armstrong is an alias, i respect his wishes not to use his real name.  Charles will be featured in the upcoming edition of Baltimore's City Paper. 

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