Urban Discoveries Baltimore

Baltimore InnerSpace takes a look at the MLK- Highway 40-Franklin Street interchange and suggests some improvements.
The Urban Palimpsest heads down to D.C. to participate in the Solar Decathlon.
Bmore Sweet tells us how to make apple cider cupcakes with a warm vanilla sugar glaze, while the Hungover Gourmet talks up Baltimore’s thriving wine and cake scene.
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Baltimore Future takes a look at the changing demographics in Lauraville.
Not all Thanksgivings have to be spent around a hot oven watching the Detroit Lions lose, Dining@Large thinks. So here’s a list of restaurants open on the holiday, for those of us who don’t want to have to do the dishes ourselves.
The Baltimore Snacker discovers [...]

Bmore Fab knows where everything free in Baltimore is this fall.  We checked it out and came away impressed.
The Real Estate Wonk has a great story about the problems of affordable housing in tough economic times and accompanying video of a recently finished project in Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood.
Back in April we told you about Talara [...]

Welcome to Baltimore, Hon knows the secret of formstone, and where to find the secret ghosts of Baltimore.
Urban Revival has some awesome transportation designs.  We’re partial to the school bus bus stop.
Dining@Large extends their congratulations to the Woodberry Kitchen, and so do we.
Treasure hunting at salvage shops?  So is Pigtown Design.
Halloween’s coming!  You know what [...]

It’s time for the City Paper’s annual Best of Baltimore list!  Congratulations to Baltimore Brew  for winning Best Blog.  (We were a close second.  We assume.)
The Urbanite has an interview with Robert Balfanz, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Center for Social Organization of Schools, about the state of Baltimore schools.  Food for thought.
Since September [...]

Add “City of Firsts” to the list of Baltimore nicknames, says Welcome to Baltimore, Hon.
Beach House has been signed to SubPop Records!  Thanks to the Midnight Sun for the tip.
The Mobtown Shank gets a little taste of the print media.  Congratulations!
Apparently, Baltimore Brew is now publishing poetry.
The Baltimore Politics Examiner takes a look at the [...]

The Real Estate Wonk takes a look at the bailout probability for the Federal Housing Administration. Considering that 40% of July Baltimore home sales were financed with mortgages insured by the FHA, it’s cause for a few raised eyebrows.
The Orioles are offering $1 tickets for the rest of the year. On the Town has [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]