Good morning Baltimore!
It’s great to see the love that continues to come from all over the world. Sometimes that love comes in the form of donations, sometimes it comes in the form of expression by artistic mediums. The Baltimore Love Project completed their “LOVE” hands mural, now on the side of the Kaley Street Einstein Bagels.
The project has taken four months to be completed, raising money to cover the cost of the mural and additional funds will benefit the OnePulse Foundation. We were advised that they have exceeded their goal of $3,000. The new mural will feature giant hands spelling out one word: LOVE. It will feature forty nine Orange Blossoms (the state flower) in honor to those who lost their lives on June 12.
The Einstein Bros. Bagels on Kaley is located across the street from Pulse nightclub and, like many neighboring businesses, they too experienced a financial hit during the road closures due to the investigation. Michael Owen, the artist behind the project said that he believes that healing and life can grow from a memorial site.
Sticker Shock!
Social media users started to share a photo taken of a vehicle sporting an unsavory bumper sticker. No, it wasn’t the “TRUMP 2016” sticker, but the image of a Confederate flag stick-man kicking a rainbow flag stick man. According to Snopes.com, the image originated from Orlando.
The same website that sells these decals at $19.99 for a pack of six also sells the opposite image of a rainbow Stickman drop-kicking the Confederate flag stickman. A modified image has been making the rounds of the two stickmen embracing with “forgiveness” written underneath. In the words of the current first lady, “when they go low, we go high.”
Fleur di Love
On October 14, a five foot fleur-di-lis was gifted by the New Orleans Tourism board, and New Orleans Hospitality Alliance to the city of Orlando, to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse tragedy. The gift was signed by many New Orleans residents with messages of support and will be a part of the One Orlando collection.
Thirsty for Cimema?
The Orlando Film Festival, which runs from October 19 – October 23 at the Cobb Theater downtown, will show Thirsty, a flim by Margo Pelletier and Lisa Thomas. Scheduled for Saturday Oct. 22, Thirsty will tell the story of a bullied boy that grows up to be a revered drag queen.
