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Entries from May 25th, 2009

We're Everywhere!

May 25th, 2009 No Comments

Pardon the self-promotion, but we’d just like to point out a few places you can read us this week that aren’t, well, here.

Midnight Sun, the Baltimore Sun nightlife blog, let us guest a few posts.  Here’s Matthew on the working drink, Danny on some of Baltimore’s best cocktails, and Matthew on porch drinking etiquette.
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Development Spotlight — New Green Hotel

May 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Occasionally it’s nice to be reminded of the good that big corporations can accomplish by way of their corporate bigness. Two years ago, ground broke on a new Fairfield Inn and Suites in the Inner Harbor (101 President Street) on the site of the old Baltimore Brewing Company. Aside from the usual fanfare that accompanies [...]

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Upcoming Events — Weekend of 5/22

May 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Have you ever tried to play the hula hooping game on Wii Fit? It’s really hard. I lose every time, and then wake up sore the next day. But for those of you who out there who are more coordinated than I am (or just like to watch people who are), this Saturday marks the [...]

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City Living is Better: Communities!

May 21st, 2009 No Comments

So when I first moved to Baltimore, I moved to Hampden.  It seemed like a cool little spot at the time; a couple great bookstores, funky shops, some really good restaurants, a perfect fit.  I didn’t really know anyone, but figured that with time I’d figure things out.  Then, about a month or so later, [...]

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Can't See This in the 'Burbs — Balloons in Danger!

May 20th, 2009 No Comments

“This was taken during the Squidfire Spring Art Mart. The great thing about living and taking pictures in Mt. Vernon is having the opportunity to see the same places in a very different light. Often Mt. Vernon Square is quiet, but on days like this, a small event can really liven things up and that [...]

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Possible Solutions

May 20th, 2009 No Comments

Being the brooding idealist I was in high school, I sneered at the froth and fervor of the democratic process, wielding my somewhat facile argument that people who save up all their concern for one big vote tend to consider themselves, once having voted, off the hook for the next four years. Of course, plenty [...]

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Baltimore City User's Guide: Homebuying Incentives

May 20th, 2009 No Comments

We’d all like a house, wouldn’t we?   Somewhere nice and cozy to come home to at the end of the day; somewhere where the heat is always set just right and the décor is just so us; somewhere where we can put out feet up on the coffee table because it’s our damn coffee table, [...]

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An Interview with Stephen Janis

May 19th, 2009 No Comments

Investigative Voice is a website that delivers ongoing probes into Baltimore crime, business, politics, and more. This week, senior reporter and content director Stephen Janis answers some questions from UDL.
UDL: You worked for years (in fact for its entire life-span, right?) at the Baltimore Examiner, covering crime and City Hall, among other things. In your [...]

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Frugal Tuesday: Rhythmic Movement Edition

May 19th, 2009 No Comments

We understand you’re in denial about the gooseflesh on your exposed midriff, Baltimore. Lately the thermometer’s been reading as low as 40º, though the calendar shows we’re at a quarter to June. And if you’re too proud to dig your winter clothes back out of the closet, there’s nothing to do but generate a little [...]

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Real Estate Round-Up — Baltimore's Best New Listings

May 18th, 2009 No Comments

This weeks new listings include a Wyman Park colonial for $260k, a Washington Village rowhouse for under $175k, and a couple of kitchens we’d love to get our hands on…
Wyman Park
506 W. 33rd Street, 21211
There’s a lot to like about this two-story, three-bedroom, one-bath rowhouse near Wyman Park. It’s got the sort of trappings that [...]

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