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Entries from December 16th, 2009

Baltimore User’s Guide: Comic Books!

December 16th, 2009 2 Comments

Lately, it seems as everyone’s a nerd.  Maybe it’s just that after high school everyone worth knowing is up to their ears in geeky passion because living any other way is a little sad.  Beyond that, though, it seems that high school geek culture – the culture of D&D, Lord of the Rings and sweating [...]

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Baltimore Real Estate Round-Up – Miracle in Hampden!

December 15th, 2009 1 Comment

For whatever reason, Baltimore’s Christmas traditions seem centered around Hampden.  There’s the Mayor’s Christmas parade, Miracle on 34th Street, and shopping local on the Avenue.  But beyond the holiday season there’s the everyday Hampden goodness: a giant flamingo, John Waters sightings, beehives galore, HonFest and the Hampden Street Festival, and the highest concentration of restaurants [...]

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Monday Morning Links Round-Up: December 14th

December 14th, 2009 1 Comment

A while back we talked about the benefits of green roofs, but we never thought of roofs as an energy source  like Audacious Ideas did this week.
Bryan Voltaggio isn’t just the first runner-up on Top Chef this week, he’s also head chef at Fredrick restaurant Volt.  Black Coffee and a Donut managed to snag a [...]

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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 12/11

December 11th, 2009 No Comments

Happy Chanukah, Baltimore! The festival of lights is upon us, and apparently that means that not a whole lot is going on in the city. Which is fine, because we’ve got candles, loved ones, and the stern gaze of history to keep us warm, right? Also, these things:
1.    The B’nai Israel Sisterhood is throwing a [...]

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Thoroughfare in Love and War

December 10th, 2009 No Comments

We never tire of saying that city living is better, but there are some ways in which Baltimore living could stand a little citification. Too much of our circulation throughout the city depends entirely on cars, an emphasis that complementarily makes life harder for those on bicycle or foot.
Transportation for America recently put out a [...]

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Baltimore User’s Guide: Bakeries!

December 9th, 2009 1 Comment

If there’s one irrefutable good about the holidays, it’s the dessert.  Presents can disappoint, family can be a nuisance, and travel can be a pain.  Even the meal itself – at least in the weird pot-luck mish-mash of my family – is sometimes bad: dried out turkey, stale rolls, soft stuffing, plain and lumpy mashed [...]

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Baltimore Real Estate Round-Up: Mount Vernon

December 8th, 2009 No Comments

Mt. Vernon might be the best-located neighborhood in all of Baltimore.  Think about it: its minutes from downtown, central to buses, the light rail and Penn Station, close to the Myerhoff, the Charles Theater, the Walters, and the oft-overlooked Contemporary Museum.  Plus, some of Baltimore’s best restaurants and bars – including Esquire’s pick for best [...]

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Monday Morning Links Round-Up: December 7th

December 7th, 2009 No Comments

The Urbanite takes a look at the holidays in Arcadia.
Could health care be universal in Baltimore?  Audacious Ideas thinks it’s worth a try.
Ooh, yum.  Bmore Sweet has the twelve days of Christmas Cookies.
Sheila Dixon is guilty, but the defense might have a mistrial on its hands due to Facebook, says Baltimore Brew.   Seriously.
We second the [...]

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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 12/4

December 4th, 2009 No Comments

Welcome to that magical time of year when the noun ‘holiday’ can be used as an adjective to modify any event, product, or activity, regardless of its relevance to any historical or current holy day. It may not feel much like December––so much as an interminable pre-dawn shower with no hot water when the power’s [...]

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Development Spotlight – Supermarket, Lowe’s, &c.

December 3rd, 2009 3 Comments

“Busy, busy, busy,” is what Mr. Vonnegut said whenever something started, or finished, or just kept going. Hearing about plans for a large mixed-use development––including a new grocery and a Baltimore’s first Lowe’s –– in Remington and South Charles Village, it comes to mind. Yes, it’s going to need two neighborhoods.
Anderson Automotive, which has held [...]

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