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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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Baltimore Site Gets Nod from Vegas

February 12th, 2009 No Comments

Turner Development’s Silo Point condos in Locust Point  (1700 Beason Street), already the focus of much local interest, recently received some national recognition in Las Vegas on January 20th, a date perhaps overcrowded with glory. The Nationals –– the industry nickname for certain prestigious national sales and marketing awards –– acknowledged Silo Point in several [...]

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Scenes of the Crime?

January 11th, 2009 No Comments

As you have likely heard, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted this past week on 12 counts of perjury and theft.
Charges claim that when she filed important financial disclosure forms, she failed to list many valuable gifts given to her by her then-boyfriend, developer Ronald Lipscomb. Lipscomb was charged with bribery earlier.
Many of Lipscomb’s former [...]

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Can't See This in the 'Burbs—Locust Point Sunset

January 4th, 2009 No Comments

Here’s one of my many photographs from Locust Point, my favorite unsung place in Baltimore. It was taken from Tide Point, from the edge of the dock there at the end of N. Haubert St. In the foreground is the loading dock, in the background is the stadium, the base of Federal Hill just [...]

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On Playoff Day, the Party’s in South Baltimore

December 31st, 2008 No Comments

UPDATE: Let’s Drink to Another Win
Ready for another thrilling weekend? The Baltimore Ravens meet the Tennessee Titans on Saturday at 4:30 in the Divisional Round. See the post below, from last weekend, for a few of South Baltimore’s best spots to watch the Ravens take on the Titans.
Even before Saturday’s playoff, the Ravens have already [...]

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