No, we’re not being coy or euphemistic — by painted ladies, we mean “Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details.” In Baltimore, they’re mainly clustered in Charles Village and neighboring areas like Abell, and they’re widely considered to be rather charming.
3005 Abell Avenue, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Charles Village'
Own a Painted Lady — $250,000 and Up
April 6th, 2009 No Comments
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Complete the Streets!
March 31st, 2009 No Comments
We’re embarrassed a lot of the time by how much we drive. Sure, we talk a big game on this blog about how we’re so into public transportation and biking – and we are – but we could heed our own advice a little better. The truth of it is that sometimes it doesn’t feel [...]
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New Baltimore Restaurants!
March 13th, 2009 No Comments
We like food. A lot. But, sad to say, we’re not very good at cooking. Left to our own devices we keep to pasta, peanut butter and canned soup. It’s sustenance, sure, but our tongue hates us and our mother worries. So we eat out, keeping an eye open for new restaurants that pop up, [...]
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Frugal Tuesday: In like a Lion Edition
March 3rd, 2009 No Comments
Well, now it’s March and the economy is as bad as ever and the weather’s just mediocre enough to remind us of how nice we’d like it to be. So, let’s get a little cheaper this week, and by cheap I mean free. Grow your beard out, put on your best fuzzy, old-man sweater, and [...]
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Frugal Tuesday — Cheap Dining Edition
February 17th, 2009 No Comments
Looks like the groundhog was vindicated after all, and just in time for V-Day. Oh, well. The only good news is that a few more weeks of cold means a few more weeks of justifiable hibernatory eating. Got to stay warm, right? I know some places that will welcome your compensatory dining practices, and you [...]
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