Born and raised in the Linthicum neighborhood, just south of the home of the storied Baltimore Orioles, Rafael Alvarez has spent most of his life living and working in the heart of Charm City (Alvarez calls it Crabtown USA): roaming its rough-and-tumble streets and witnessing the lives of the down-and-out, all of which would become fodder for his life’s work as a writer. For more, read her on DCTrending.
