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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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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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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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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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Retailiation—New Store Openings

February 10th, 2009 No Comments

Just when the groundhog (and the stock market) made it seem like the future was bleak, this weekend helped us believe that spring will come again. Sooner rather than later, we hope. If all goes well, little baby flowers will soon be peeking open. Here are some little baby retailers that are opening as well.
Amaryllis [...]

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Lost & Found: New Haunt Just Around the Corner

January 21st, 2009 No Comments

High time Charm City got itself a stylish new diner. There are a scant handful already, and we admit to loving every bite of their greasy goodness–Pete’s Grille in Waverly, unmatched for breakfast-hours breakfast; the Paper Moon Diner in Charles Village, which has sadly cut back on its former all-night hours; and Never on Sunday [...]

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Celebrate Martin Luther King’s 80th Birthday at the BSO

January 5th, 2009 No Comments

Martin Luther King Day is in two weeks. If you have not been to see the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra play since that third grade fieldtrip, way back when, that’s the time to pay them a visit. The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Mount Vernon still features the grand performance room with the burgundy padded seats [...]

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