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From today’s b, the paper

‘Quantum of Solace’
Bond is back! For those who were quite shaken and stirred (sorry, couldn’t resist) by 2006’s “Casino Royale,” the latest flick takes place right after “Casino” left off, with Bond (Daniel Craig) seeking revenge for the death of his lover. I hate the movie cliche “This time … it’s personal,” but it’s apt in this case. Plus, there’s a character named Strawberry Fields. Really. {JORDAN BARTEL, B}

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Big thanks to Liz Kay over at The Baltimore Sun, who alerted me to some
more election freebies.

My favorites:
The free Chick-Fil-A sandwich (mmm … Chick-Fil-A) and the free beer at Todd Conner’s.

There are also tons of election night drink specials around Baltimore.

We truly live in a wonderful country.

It pays to vote.

Apart from the whole democracy thing we enjoy, voters today can get free coffee at Starbucks, a free doughnut at Krispy Kreme (star-shaped, for added poignancy) and a free scoop at Ben & Jerry’s.

It’s a non-partisan effort to get out the vote. Read more about it here.

Coffee, doughnut, ice cream … that’s, like, lunch, right?

Whether you’re doing it to make a stand, have your voice heard, have a say in your future and all that other good stuff, Starbucks, Ben and Jerry’s and Krispy Kreme are all giving voters that extra nudge of encouragement by offering free coffee and food.

If not for your future, do it for the free stuff.

Starbucks will be giving people who voted (though this is on the honor system) a free, tall cup of coffee.

Ben and Jerry’s will be giving out a free scoop of ice cream from 5-8 p.m.

And Krispy Kreme will give customers wearing “I Voted” stickers a free doughnut, appropriately shaped like a star with red, white and blue sprinkles.

Surely a well-rounded breakfast for all you early voters!

I rarely drink coffee (a bag of ground beans has been sitting in my freezer for about two years), but I was sleep-deprived this morning and stopped at the Starbucks in Belvedere Square — only to learn that today is its last day of operation. A sign on the door announced the departure. They were giving out free samples of Verona roast, and one barista told me about a going-away reception from 4 to 8 today, a sendoff with items to be given away, and contributions from other Belvedere Square retailers.

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From today’s b, the paper

Great Halloween Lantern Parade
If you really want to conjure some magic for Halloween, this is the place to find it: thousands of imaginative lanterns and crazy floats, with a little Lewis Carroll influence to boot, on parade through Patterson Park. New route! 7 p.m. Saturday. Free. creativealliance.org {Anne Tallent, b}

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Felix, an African elephant at the Maryland Zoo, which has free admission Wednesday {thanks, The Baltimore Sun}

From today’s b, the paper

We’re all about getting cultured. But the money we usually have to spend to do so — not so much.

Which is why we pray to the altar that is Free Fall Baltimore.
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OK, gang, it’s time for some new Superlatives of Baltimore categories! (Apologies to City and Baltimore magazine)

You pick ’em! I will give my little opinion, too.

PLEASE NOTE: Some of these may be illegal or unappreciated. Information for amusement purposes only.

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Mayor Dixon is hosting the Operation PROTECT Block Party this afternoon in Park Heights. The festival features a number of attractions, not the least of which are 1) free food and 2) Bill Cosby.

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Baltimore What

You think you know Baltimore? We have a challenge for you — check every Wednesday on bthesite.com to see if you can identify where we’ve taken some close-up photos in and around the city. Guess what and where this is. As the day goes on we’ll show you more of the photo. First person to get it right wins something fabulous (and by fabulous we mean movie tickets, passes to an upcoming show or possibly some b swag).

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