Baltimore Plans Homecoming Fit For Phelps
Michael Phelps's Facebook fan club is second in membership to Barack Obama's. Now, his hometown of Baltimore has to figure out how to welcome the swimmer home in a style befitting his fame. After the last Olympics, the city threw a "Phelps-tival," giving him a parade, the key to the city and a street named after him. One suggestion: How about changing the name of his neighborhood — Fell's Point — to Phelps Point?
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Michael Phelps's Facebook fan club is second in membership to Barack Obama's. Now his hometown of Baltimore has to figure out how to welcome the swimmer home in a style befitting his fame. After the last Olympics, the city threw a Phelps-tival, giving him a parade, the keys to the city, named a street after him. Here's our suggestion - Baltimore are you listening? How about changing the name of his neighborhood, Fell's Point, to Phelps Point?
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