Last week, we shared news about a Slim Chickens restaurant coming to Hunt Valley, Mount Vernon’s Waxter Center for Senior Citzens temporarily closing for major renovations, and Baltimore plans to kill deer that overpopulate city parks. Revisit the stories here: Rigatoni dolci e piccanti calls for sweet red peppers and crushed hots Credit: Dan Rodricks “Dan Rodricks: Nobody asked me, but . . . 14 things, plus a rigatoni recipe“: Nobody asked Dan Rodricks, but… here are his ideas for how Baltimore could host some Washington entertainment, a rigatoni recipe, and more. A deer jumps over a fence. Photo credit: Courtney Celley/USFWS. “Baltimore to manage deer overpopulation with help from wildlife biologist marksmen“: Baltimore will enlist the help of sharpshooting wildlife biologists to reduce the deer population in city parks. Mount Vernon’s Waxter Center for Senior Citizens will close temporarily. Photo courtesy Waxter Center/Instagram. “Waxter Center for Senior Citizens will close temporarily by May; Where programs will go, possible reopening date still being determined“: The Waxter Center for Senior Citizens, a Mount Vernon fixture that has provided programs and services for hundreds of area seniors for more than half a century, will close at least temporarily this spring while city officials decide how to address a malfunctioning air conditioning system and other building maintenance issues. Chicken and sides from Slim Chickens. The food chain is gearing up to open its first Baltimore-area restaurant in Hunt Valley. Photo courtesy Slim Chickens. “Slim Chickens pecking into Baltimore market with Hunt Valley restaurant“: The food chain Slim Chickens will open its first Baltimore-area chicken restaurant in Hunt Valley next month. A poster by Owen Murphy for the Grateful Dead-themed concert at Mount Vernon Place Church. Credit: Owen Murphy/One Drop Design Studio “Grateful Dead-themed event gives new Mount Vernon music venue its first sold-out concert“: Tickets have sold out for a Grateful Dead-themed concert set to take place at Mount Vernon Place Church on Feb. 21. ...read more read less