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Baltimore Real Estate Round-Up: Christmas Wishes

December 22nd, 2009 No Comments

One of the beauties of Christmas lists is that you get to put down things that no one will ever buy for you. No one’s getting me a rocket car made out of diamonds this year, but if they did I’d love them forever. And while it’s unlikely that I’ll ever be able to afford [...]

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Renovating Rowhouses: Bleak to Chic

September 23rd, 2009 No Comments

Let’s face facts: the house you buy will probably be almost-but-not-quite-in-so-many-little-frustrating-ways perfect. You could live with that trim you don’t like and that ugly carpet… or, you could completely rehab a house, renovating to your specifications, making everything yours and perfect. We’ve interviewed our fair share of Baltimore blogger-renovators (in fact two of [...]

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Baltimore Real Estate Round-Up: Canton, Canton, Canton

September 8th, 2009 No Comments

Why don’t we spend more time in Canton, we often wonder.  The Sip and Bite is amazing; we owe it to Poe to stop by the Annabel Lee; Bad Decisions might have the best drinks in town; shopping is plentiful, and the water is so close.  So close.  Really, why aren’t we down there all [...]

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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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Development Spotlight – Highlandtown Loft District

July 9th, 2009 No Comments

Used to be any serious town was built on a river; then the railroad became the thing as we moved out west. Now, despite recent decades of automobile-enabled sprawl, some developers are returning to the old wisdom with ambitious plans for infill construction in Southeast Baltimore along the route of the proposed Red Line.
The Southeast [...]

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Charm City Screameasies

June 24th, 2009 No Comments

The New York Times ran a piece recently about a peculiar fad among bars––across the country, but especially in the city that never stops talking about itself. The theory is that the ultra-posh and grimetown-hip alike prefer to buy their overpriced swill in dives nobody knows about. Which is hard, because if you know about [...]

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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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Progress in the Works

May 13th, 2009 No Comments

Continuing development in Baltimore is proof that the times are changing. Or, there’s no better time to develop in Baltimore than when things are tough. Or, Baltimore developers fail to grasp toughness of times, make huge mistakes. Cases in point:

Change of plans for the Baltimore City Entertainment Group’s proposed slot machine facility in South [...]

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Renovating Rowhouses: Rantin’ from Canton Interview

April 22nd, 2009 No Comments

We’ve been talking to a few different people about their adventures in rowhouse renovation. ProjectRowhouse – whose basement renovation looks amazing! – and BaltimoreRowhouse – starting work on their backyard now! – both came through and gave us some sound advice and really piqued our interest. Our interest was so piqued, in fact, [...]

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Renovating Rowhouses — the Baltimore Rowhouse Interview

March 12th, 2009 10 Comments

A little while back we spoke with the kind folks over at ProjectRowhouse about their adventures in renovating. We learned so much from those guys that, well, we wanted to learn even more. Thankfully, ProjectRowhouse isn’t the only renovation blog in town. We managed to get a hold of Baltimore Rowhouse [...]

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