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Entries from August 31st, 2009

Monday Morning Links Round-Up – August 31st

August 31st, 2009 No Comments

There Were Ten Tigers reminds us that the Charles Theater shows classic films because they are awesome.
Midnight Sun finds our fair governor out enjoying a pint.
The Real Estate Wonk has her own tales of rowhouse renovation.
Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants reports happy news about the Woodberry Kitchen, while Dining@Large has sad news about three recent restaurant [...]

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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 8/28

August 28th, 2009 No Comments

There are certain skills I’d never care to master––fire juggling, stamp collecting, dressing in drag––but that doesn’t mean I don’t love watching other people pull them off deftly. This week’s events provide a few such opportunities. So ready your standoffish admiration and read on.
Starting Thursday, September 3, the 29th annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show claims [...]

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Baltimore User’s Guide – Inspiring Spots

August 27th, 2009 No Comments

Now is not the time to run out of good ideas. That’s true whether you’re a CEO, a cop, or just somebody’s boyfriend. And if you fancy yourself the creative type, then you truly can’t have your afflatus deflating. Stop chewing your pencils down to the lead. Try this list of five places in Baltimore [...]

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Development Spotlight – Hotel Monaco

August 26th, 2009 No Comments

Development Spotlight – Hotel Monaco
It looks like the bad news was a near-miss. Kind of like when you’ve just almost been t-boned going through a fresh green light and then get the shudders and want to tell someone, but there isn’t anything to tell. Well, remember the B&O building {http://urbandiscoveriesblog.com/2009/05/28/development-spotlight-bo-american-brasserie/} in the Inner Harbor (2 [...]

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Real Estate Round-Up — Locust Point for $300k & Under

August 25th, 2009 No Comments

We’re not quite sure what it is about Locust Point that we like, but we know we like it.  Perhaps it’s because our first crab feast was at L.P. Steamers, as authentic a crab shack as you’re going to find.  Perhaps it’s because we always seem find ourselves around there when our parents are in [...]

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Monday Morning Links Round-Up – August 24th

August 24th, 2009 No Comments

The Mobtown Shank sheds some much needed light on the health care debate via the Daily Show.
Baltimore Innerspace tackles the city’s mass transit problems with a comprehensive alternative.
We totally agree with Black Coffee and a Donut: Andy Nelson’s is the best barbecue around.
Shaquille O’Neal took on the Baltimore Bullet, Michael Phelps, in the Loyola College [...]

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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 8/21

August 21st, 2009 No Comments

Upcoming Events – Weekend of 8/21
If you’re not among the underage throng currently moping its way through the school supply section of the big box megastore this weekend, then you may actually be looking forward to the cool temperature and relative excitement of early September. In the meantime, some neat things are happening this week. [...]

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Baltimore User’s Guide – Wealthy and Wise

August 20th, 2009 2 Comments

Whether or not you’re participating in the current boycott of Whole Foods––nationwide, not just in Harbor East (1001 Fleet Street) and Mt. Washington (1330 Smith Avenue)––it’s not a bad time to acquaint yourself with some of Baltimore’s other health food stores. There are a slew of them, and while you can have too many crab [...]

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Real Estate Round-Up — Recently Reduced in Reservoir Hill

August 18th, 2009 1 Comment

Reservoir Hill, tucked neatly between Druid Hill Park and Bolton Hill, is one of Baltimore’s most storied neighborhoods. Once one of the city’s most prestigious places to live, it played host to its fair share of the rich and famous (Gertrude Stein; the founders of the Hecht’s department store); it’s also suffered through some rough [...]

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Proletariat Emptor

August 18th, 2009 No Comments

Good news this week from the Sun; home sales in the Baltimore area have perhaps more than modestly increased.  June was up two percent over last year and July was up a big 10 percent! The catches are these: (a.) prices are still way down due to the massive oversupply of houses, and this situation [...]

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