The finalists for the Re-burbia contest have some exciting ideas about what we could do with all those suburbs.
Pigtown Design has some great photos of a venerable Baltimore tradition: the art car.
Audacious Ideas wants you (or your kids) to bike to school in Baltimore. (It would help if they gave us a few more bike [...]
Entries from August 17th, 2009
Monday Morning Links Round-Up — August 17
August 17th, 2009 No Comments
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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 8/14
August 14th, 2009 No Comments
Have you ever been taken to a restaurant––by, say, your girlfriend’s parents––where the selections were so few and so weirdly disparate that it seemed as if the menu had been designed for three specific people, of which you might not have been one? Welcome to that restaurant:
1. The Theatrical Mining Company presents the ambiguously religious family [...]
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Baltimore Voices: David Manigault
August 13th, 2009 1 Comment
Baltimore’s not always an easy place to know. In Baltimore Voices, our ongoing series of interviews with local true believers, we’ll introduce you to some facets of this town that you might not have seen. This isn’t just the city we live in; it’s the city that lives in us.
Actor and director David Manigault was [...]
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A Food Lover’s Guide to Baltimore
August 12th, 2009 No Comments
The Kitchn is one of our favorite foodie blogs, so we were honored when we were tapped to put together their Food Lover’s Guide to Baltimore. Good thing we love food and Baltimore. Check out a sneak peek of our picks below, or head over to The Kitchn for the full list.
City: Baltimore
Population: 2.7 million, [...]
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Baltimore User’s Guide – Do Not Go Gentle
August 12th, 2009 No Comments
Anyone can call it a night, and most nights, most of us do. But there’s a real craft to pulling an all-nighter––one few ever truly master. Whether you’re a vampire, a gamer, an insomniac, or just a sleepy-eyed professional, if staying awake is part of your routine, then you’ve by now memorized the hours and [...]
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Monday Morning Links Round-Up – August 10th Edition
August 10th, 2009 No Comments
Audacious Ideas has good news about Baltimore’s schools! Yay!
The Baltimore Snacker checks out our favorite Indian restaurant during Baltimore Restaurant Week.
Bmore Fab has the scoop on the Power Summit and the two Real Housewives of Atlanta who’ll be appearing there. What, we can’t have guilty pleasures?
Welcome to Baltimore, Hon has a DIY tour of Baltimore [...]
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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 8/7
August 7th, 2009 No Comments
August heat has a powerful inertia. Anything more than loafing on the porch can seem like lunacy. Resist stasis this week with some juicy and willful goings-on about town:
1. FestAfrica! in Patterson Park (200 S. Linwood Avenue) will celebrate a large continent from noon to 8 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9. [...]
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Guest Post: Hollins Market, Neighborhood in Transition
August 6th, 2009 No Comments
This post first appeared in a slightly different form on Baltimore City’s Past Present and Future. It is reprinted with permission.
In 1980, Hollins Market was struggling. Sandwiched between one of Baltimore’s most notorious housing developments (Lexington Terrace in Poppleton) and the never-completed I-170 highway spur, the neighborhood’s vacancy rate reached an all-time high of 35 [...]
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Baltimore Voices: Matt and Tim Cooper
August 6th, 2009 No Comments
Baltimore’s not always an easy place to know. In Baltimore Voices, our ongoing series of interviews with local true believers, we’ll introduce you to some facets of this town that you might not have seen. This isn’t just the city we live in; it’s the city that lives in us.
Matt and Tim Cooper are entrepreneurs. [...]
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