Well, despite how expensive housing has been getting in Baltimore, and despite the difficulty of navigating craigslist, my wife and I have found an apartment that fits our budget, and it’s right in Charles Village. Now for the lease agreement. Time was, I was so disempowered and desperate for an apartment I would sign whatever […]
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Is It Just Me, or Is It Getting Expensive in Here?
When I moved to Baltimore in 2008, the city’s legendary cheap rent was a major draw. Live in an artistically thriving community within a mid-size city for 200 bucks a month (in an apartment with four of my friends)? Sign me up. Three years later, faced with the prospect of moving out of my foreclosed […]
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The Union Mill: Courting Baltimore Teachers With Low Cost & High Style
As you turn off Falls Road in Hampden, heading downhill on Union Avenue towards Meadow Mill and Woodberry Kitchen, it’s hard not to slow down to admire the construction project that is the Union Mill. The mill lies low in a hollow beside the Jones Falls; in the mornings, mist hangs in the air. A […]
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The Arrow from My Bow
One single mom’s vow to be a better mother than her own became a healing crusade–for both parent and child.
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Before You Grab Your Diploma and Run
Before you say goodbye to the freshly minted college graduate down the street, you may want to say something else first: stay. Kiplinger.com just released its list of Ten Great Cities for College Grads and Baltimore made the grade, ranking higher than Austin, Denver and Atlanta in per capita income for downtown residents. Citing a […]
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Grim job market sends 20-somethings farming in Hampden. Yes, Hampden!
Coast down hilly Ash Street in Hampden and you
