Sometimes when we’re bored and watching movies about high-powered lawyer types who live in luscious high-rise apartment buildings, a not-small twinge of private jealousy surges in our stomach. It just seems so cool: taking an elevator home, overlooking the city from a balcony, being a high-powered lawyer type, oh, why not? And if we’re going [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Downtown'
October’s New Baltimore Restaurants!
October 15th, 2009 No Comments
Not everyone can cook well. Me, for example. My first job was working in a restaurant when I was a teenager, and I hated it. The deep fryers and greasy hamburgers made me nauseated, I constantly burned myself, generally spent my shift sweating and smelling bad, and, after a few weeks of [...]
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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 7/3
July 3rd, 2009 1 Comment
Two hundred thirty-three years ago, some guys declared some stuff, so this week, it’s your civic duty to make merry. Among the festivities:
1. The Inner Harbor will host the city’s biggest and most crowded celebration starting at 4:30 p.m. with a live a cappella performance by Reverb and continuing into the evening with more music [...]
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Believe, Hon
July 1st, 2009 No Comments
One of the benefits of living in the city is proximity to a variety of religious traditions. Baltimore, in particular, has a proud history of tolerance, though the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 only applied to Christians… and even then got nixed by Oliver Cromwell. But! Since then, our religious heritage has been plentiful and [...]
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Frugal Tuesday: Doomed to Repeat Edition
June 30th, 2009 3 Comments
History is free, and it belongs to all of us, whether we want it or not. But historical attractions like to charge admission. Here’s an abridged list of some time-laden Baltimore locations that cost less than $10.
1. Fort McHenry in Locust Point (It is its own address. Seriously.) is the big one. This star-shaped fortress [...]
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Upcoming Events – Weekend of 6/26
June 25th, 2009 No Comments
This week there are lots of ways to feel marginally more cultured. So pause the brand-name portable music playing device and step out into the bright, scary day. First things first:
1. LatinoFest in Patterson Park (corner of Eastern and Linwood Avenues), this Saturday, June 27 from noon to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 28 from [...]
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Frugal Tuesday: Magic Lantern Edition
June 9th, 2009 No Comments
The season is here for grass stains, paper-bag wine, and canoodling in public. Baltimore’s venerable tradition of outdoor summer movies is back. There are a slew of locations at which to participate in this magical rite, and new, unofficial venues are always popping up. Check out this list, then scour your own neighborhood for the [...]
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Events Listing — Weekend of 3/13
March 13th, 2009 No Comments
Two Friday the 13ths in a row! Luckily there should be plenty of four-leafed clovers around this weekend to help you chase away that bad luck. Here are our picks for exciting events this weekend and beyond….
You’ve outgrown green beer, but still want to imbibe something shamrock-colored this weekend? Morton’s Steakhouse downtown (300 S. Charles [...]
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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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Events Listing, Weekend of 3/6
March 6th, 2009 No Comments
The weather is warming and it makes us want to stick our hands in some dirt. The only problem is, we couldn’t even manage to keep our window sill herb garden alive last year. Lucky for us, though, this Thursday (March 12) at 6:30 p.m., local green space–advocates Community Greens host a workshop [...]
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