The Sun catches up on some things we’ve been writing about recently — the State Center’s troubles and the Baltimore Infill Survey.
Baltimore Housing Bubble updates us on the latest housing statistics around town.
Change Baltimore muses over what kinds of people do want to live in Baltimore.
Mobtown Shank looks at the city’s purchase of the Senator [...]
Entries from May 18th, 2009
Monday Morning Link Round-Up — 5/18 Edition
May 18th, 2009 No Comments
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Upcoming Events — Weekend of 5/15
May 15th, 2009 No Comments
So forgive me if I want to get a teeeensy bit of self-promotion out of the way first — you should all go find a cute date and take him/her to see “Reception,” a hit play by one of our own. It’s up tonight (Friday, May 15) and tomorrow (Saturday, May 16) at the Annex [...]
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Preakness Happens Saturday for Two Minutes
May 14th, 2009 No Comments
This Saturday, May 16th, the hallowed Pimlico Race Course (5201 Park Heights Avenue) will host the 134th (by some kind of every-other-skippedy math) annual Preakness Stakes. Mix yourself a Black-Eyed Susan and polish off your million-dollar statue because the three-year-olds are coming to town.
The Preakness Stakes, for the uninitiated, is the second leg of the [...]
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City Living is Better – Artists & Opportunity
May 14th, 2009 No Comments
One of the dirty little Baltimore secrets that the Wire made public (besides the B&O Tavern) is our sad overabundance of vacant rowhomes. Everywhere we look in this city there’s another formstone beauty boarded up with plywood, sealed shut with cinder blocks. It’s too bad, because a lot of these houses are lovely buildings, replete [...]
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Baltimore City Users Guide: Tips for Runners
May 13th, 2009 No Comments
Okay guys, we know you all went out and gorged on cupcakes and frozen yogurt yesterday — we are aware of our power — but now it’s time to lace up those running shoes and work it off. We don’t mean to imply anything, but we’re just saying that, maybe, during the course of your [...]
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Progress in the Works
May 13th, 2009 No Comments
Continuing development in Baltimore is proof that the times are changing. Or, there’s no better time to develop in Baltimore than when things are tough. Or, Baltimore developers fail to grasp toughness of times, make huge mistakes. Cases in point:
Change of plans for the Baltimore City Entertainment Group’s proposed slot machine facility in South [...]
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Baltimore Sweet Snacks
May 12th, 2009 No Comments
Our friend Linda (hi Linda!) had a birthday recently and the celebration was over at our place. Unfortunately, we’re the sort of hosts who gladly offer our place for a gathering, but can’t, for the life of us, bake, so poor Linda had to bring her own cake. She treated herself right for her birthday [...]
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Frugal Tuesday: Same-Sex Edition
May 12th, 2009 No Comments
Most (all?) of the events and specials you’ll learn about here at UDL are open to Baltimoreans of all genders and inclinations, and while none of the venues named below will bar you from the door for having or being one thing or another, it seems appropriate to give a nod to our friends who [...]
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Monday Morning Link Round-Up — 5/11 Edition
May 11th, 2009 No Comments
MetropolisMag eyes the uncertain future of the Preakness, and considers how to best preserve the Maryland tradition.
Baltimore Grows takes note of a recent ranking of the best cities for recent college grads — Baltimore comes in third, behind Philadelphia and… Indianapolis?
Pigtown Design looks at Baltimore’s (potential) landmark buildings – structures that will get protection from [...]
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