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Baltimore’s Best Spots for Outdoor Dining

April 29th, 2009 No Comments

Hey, remember back in the black depths of February when you couldn’t even imagine feeling too hot? Well, now you don’t have to. In honor of spring’s blazing, take-no-prisoners debut, here’s a quick list of places where it’s nice to sit and eat outside.
1. Little Havana in Federal Hill (1325 Key Highway) will work if [...]

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Baltimore's Best Neighborhoods for Foodies

April 15th, 2009 No Comments

How about bringing back the constitutional? Ladies and gents of a certain social status used to do it all the time. A walk around the grounds after dinner for the sake of one’s digestion. Let’s start that up again. And the easiest way to rig it is to live near a lot of nice restaurants. [...]

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Zero Wheels Best

April 9th, 2009 No Comments

Here’s a new toy for use in supplementing your real estate-driven daydreams. It’s a web site called walkscore.com, and it’s more or less easy to use once you get past the initially counterintuitive layout. Why, pray tell, should you care about a walk score, whatever that means? Well, I had fun typing in addresses of [...]

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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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Federal Hill Is the Best (Main Street, That Is)… Really?

March 5th, 2009 No Comments

The National Trust for Historic Preservation hosted the 2009 National Main Streets Convention in Chicago last weekend, where Federal Hill Main Street was named as one of the five Great American Main Streets.
What makes a good Main Street? According to the National Trust Main Street Center, the key is finding a balance between honoring the [...]

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How Far Can $300,000 Get You in Baltimore?

March 2nd, 2009 No Comments

Home prices are dropping across town, and some are arguing that now is the best time to buy. But what and where? Baltimore has an overabundance of appealing neighborhoods, each with its own pros and cons. So we set out on a quest to find out just what you can get for your money in [...]

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Can't See This in the 'Burbs—Federal Hill Romance

February 25th, 2009 No Comments

“Me and m’lady on Fed Hill.”
– Bill Mill
(see more of Bill’s photos on his flickr stream)

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Frugal Tuesday: Gras of the Land Edition

February 24th, 2009 No Comments

If you’d like to know what Lent is supposed to feel like, go outside. That howling, frigid, soul-scouring wind is just nature’s version of Catholic guilt. And it’s not even Lent yet. This Tuesday, take a stand for reckless self-indulgence and celebrate the last night of Ordinary Time with a teeth-clenching, wince-inducing Mardi Gras here [...]

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Beer Pong

February 23rd, 2009 No Comments

If it was a quiet night in our college years, if we didn’t have much homework, if finals were over, or if it was any day of the week after Wednesday, we could usually be found in our buddy Jeff’s garage, surrounding a ping-pong table.  Now, while table tennis is a great, great game, that’s [...]

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Kickball, Kickball, Kickball.

February 9th, 2009 No Comments

Our favorite thing about winter these days?  It’s almost over.  Once spring does get here, we’re going to be jumping off our couches, running through the streets cheering madly and looking for some fun.   We’ll be looking for our kickball league.   Oh yes, that’s right, kickball, that sweet playground game of youth has become… organized.
Team [...]

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