SHELLBANKS ROAD
It’s late afternoon, and the bus has just pulled up to this Cherry Hill street curb and plugged in. Almost immediately, a couple of teenagers walk over to the window on the side of the truck and ask the woman inside for a Snickers bar and a bag of chips. One of the young guys then turns toward the familiar man leaning against a big Chevy pickup, which carries extra supplies, in front of the candy bus. Its bed is stacked with two dirt bikes—and two massive plastic coolers filled with bottles of iced tea, soda, and water.
“Yo, Uncle Frank, you got any tea?”
Cherry Hill, unlike most neighborhoods in this city, does not have any corner stores. Or walkable convenience or grocery stores. Filling that void are a handful of candy buses, like this one owned and operated by Frank Hudson, also known as Uncle Frank, also known as World Famous Fat Frank. “Sure,” Hudson says, digging out bottles of sweet tea and lemon tea. “Which one you want?”
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Man With a Plan
The eternal optimism of Thibault Manekin.
SHOWER POWER
Locals let rain gardens soak up the storm.
THE SOFA QUEEN
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The Starting Gate
At long last, plans are underway for a new “Home of the Preakness.”
CLEANING UP CITY HALL
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THE HOMECOMING
For one family, it was time to start living in their house, not just existing there.
SUGAR RUSH
Baltimore gets a fresh batch of home-grown bakeries——and the line forms here.
GAMECHANGER SANDRA GIBSON
Executive Director, SNF Parkway Theatre & Maryland Film Festival
FROM THE GROUND UP
A new build gives a couple a house that finally feels like them.
AFTER GLOW
KEY HIGHWAY