Hot House: 10955 Nacirema Lane, Stevenson, MD 21153 Conversion, circa 1999, of 19th century bank barn. Wood frame on stone foundation, with eight upper and five lower bays. Wood shingle exterior and gabled roof, topped by original square cupola. The space includes 12,085 sq. ft. over 2.5 stories, with 6 bedrooms and 7.5 baths, a three […]
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NY Food Blog Food52 Recommends 8 Ways To Spend a Day In and Around Baltimore
From grabbing sandwiches at Stone Mill Bakery to walking the cobblestone streets of Fells Point, the post names some of our favorite things to do. What are yours? Let us know in the comments. – The Eds. Food52 – In a recent essay in the New York Times titled “My Own Private Baltimore,” Tim Kreider […]
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Mixed Reactions to NY Times Baltimore Story
Everyone wants a Baltimore story these days–particularly the New York Times, it seems. This Sunday’s example wasn’t a profile of Sandtown or an excoriation of the city’s history of racist housing policies. Instead, it was an essay by former City Paper cartoonist Tim Kreider, about his nostalgia for the lazy drunks of Baltimore. Reaction, as […]
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Baltimore’s Most Expensive Hotel Opens
This week marked the grand opening of The Ivy, the exclusive Mt. Vernon hotel with rooms ranging from $495 to $1,400 per night. (Or you can rent the whole place for $14,000!) Curious about what it looks like? Fortunately, we got some sneak peeks of the renovations and the final product.
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Retired Baltimore Cop: “I Had an Awakening”
Michael A. Wood Jr., the retired Batlimore police officer who used Twitter to report a slew of misconduct he said he witnessed while on the job, was interviewed by the Washington Post. He explains what he thinks is wrong with big-city police culture, the nature of his own “awakening,” and what might be done to change it.
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Baltimore Is One of the Best Cities for New Grads
The Class of 2015 will be graduating in just a few short weeks. And if these newly-minted college graduates know what’s good for them, they’ll move to Baltimore.
Posted inFeatured, Lifeline, My Real Life Modern Family, Top Headlines
The Darkness We Project
Writer Lindsay Fleming spends the summer mentally composing titles for moments of her current life–and likewise learning the value of erasing them. The summer reading she did not get to, on bedside stand and desk, whispered the bones of an essay: A Writer’s Diary, Moments of Being, The Archetypal Symbolism of Animals, A Story Like […]
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Happy Hour in Mt. Vernon Raises Money for Local Businesses on Tues. Night
It may be Tuesday, but Mt. Vernon businesses are providing a good reason to go out. A happy hour will raise money for local businesses that were damaged in last week’s unrest.
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: UMd. Women’s Basketball Earns No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tournament; See How State Legislators Compare to the People They Represent; Sofi’s Crepes Heading to Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk; and More
Gov. Larry Hogan Thwarted by Democratic Legislature – Splice Today Maryland Senate approves allowing ex-felons to register to vote sooner – Washington Post Maryland women’s basketball earns No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament – Baltimore Sun Sofi’s Crepes headed for Rehoboth Beach boardwalk – Baltimore Sun School police plead to resurrect weapons bill – Baltimore […]
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The Birth of Wanderlust
Writer Ann Schlott Hillers shares the experience that led to a lifelong quest to seek adventure abroad. My father grew up in Athens, Ohio with no indoor plumbing until he was six. At 21 he hitchhiked east to Baltimore for a med school interview at Johns Hopkins University. It was the first time he had […]
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Week in Review: 9 Baltimore Stories You Might’ve Missed
Take a pause to recognize a Baltimore building, and keep the dream of Trader Joe’s alive in Baltimore. It’s the Week in Review for Feb. 1-6:
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Maryland’s Community Solar Bill is a Ray of Hope
Maryland’s recently signed “community solar” legislation and Tesla’s new solar battery have paved the way for sun-powered energy to become a reality for all Marylanders. This is good news for your pocketbook, and also great news for our it’s-getting-hot-in-here climate.
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City’s Reveals $26M Plan to Redo Lexington Market
We’ve been champing at the bit for a while now to see the details of the city’s master plan to overhaul Lexington Market. We finally got some on Thursday. Kevin Litten provided a great rundown at Baltimore Business Journal of the key features.
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TONIGHT! NEW HGTV Series ‘Rent or Buy’ Features Baltimore-Native Alethea King
from press release: Spectrum Enterprises LLC, a boutique real estate brokerage headquartered in Baltimore, announced that the firm’s founding partner, real estate broker and entrepreneur Alethea King, will be featured on the new HGTV series Rent or Buy. The segment will air nationally tonight, December 5, at 9:30 pm ET on HGTV. “I was thrilled to be […]
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Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for Marley, the Musical
Music and lyrics by Bob Marley, Written and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah Performances will run May 7* to June 14, 2015 at Center Stage in Baltimore Center Stage announced this week the full cast and creative team for the world premiere production of Marley, a new musical with music and lyrics by Bob Marley, and […]
