Picnic blankets aren’t just for picnics, outdoor film festivals, and tying to the end of your hobo stick anymore. This summer, Baltimore enjoys a wealth of gratis outdoor concerts, where you can wallow and groove to your stingy heart’s content. Here are a few:
1. Sundays and Tuesdays all summer long by the Patterson Park Pagoda [...]
Entries from June 23rd, 2009
Frugal Tuesday: June Recital Edition
June 23rd, 2009 1 Comment
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Monday Morning Link Round-Up – June 22nd Edition
June 22nd, 2009 No Comments
Hey! New York Times! Stop stealing our topics!
Speaking of newspapers, the Baltimore Sun has a great rundown of local farmers’ markets.
And speaking of the New York Times and farmers’ markets, Baltimore Brew has the story of NYT reporter Scott Shane and his smoothie.
In honor of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Urban Turf presents “The Theory of [...]
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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 6/19
June 19th, 2009 No Comments
Keep your eyes peeled and your blood pumping, because this week’s socially engaged events aren’t for those of a lukewarm temperament:
I know we already mentioned Baltimore Pride, but the twenty-four-year-old annual festival bears elaboration. Pin a rainbow flag to your lapel and make it a schmancy one, because Pride’s first event is Twilight on the [...]
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Bar None
June 18th, 2009 No Comments
This Saturday, June 20, The University of Baltimore in Mount Vernon (1420 N. Charles Street) will host BarCamp Baltimore from 8:30 a.m. until participants run out of ideas. Show up at the university’s Thumel Business Center to get a t-shirt, breakfast, and your bearings. Admission costs nothing, but once you’re in you may be put [...]
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City Living is Better – The Outdoors!
June 18th, 2009 1 Comment
A couple weeks ago we were talking about lakes and reservoirs near Baltimore and the summer delight of swimming holes. We realize, though, that some of you city dwellers may enjoy the great outdoors, but also have forsaken a car. So if you’re stuck in this concrete jungle and need to see some trees quick, [...]
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Baltimore City User's Guide: Beer in Baltimore.
June 17th, 2009 1 Comment
So we don’t know how you like to grill, but when we do it we like to partake in a sip or two of suds. A cold beverage makes a hot job go by much faster. So we’re here to help you find Baltimore’s best places to get the brew of your choice.
The Wine Source [...]
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Development Spotlight: Marketplace at Fells Point
June 17th, 2009 6 Comments
Despite, or perhaps in conjunction with the recession, Fells Point can now claim the best example of metonymic optimism of any Baltimore neighborhood. The architectural preservation panel in Fells Point has just approved plans for a $60 million renovation of the historic Broadway Market.
The Broadway Market has held its current location for over 200 years. [...]
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Green Roofs
June 16th, 2009 5 Comments
We were perusing National Geographic a couple of weeks ago, and we came across something remarkable: green roofs. We’d heard of them before, after all, the idea isn’t much more complex than a roof garden – Apu, Lisa, and Paul and Linda McCartney all hung out in one once – but we had considered [...]
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