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Presidents of Baltimore Development Corp & Downtown Partnership to Speak
BALTIMORE – A VISION FOR THE FUTURE M.J. “Jay” Brodie – President of the Baltimore Development Corp Kirby Fowler – President of the Downtown Partnership This November, AIA Baltimore welcomes Kirby Fowler – President of the Downtown Part...
Last Chance for Baltimore Red Line
It’s do or die time for the Baltimore Red Line. Sides have been taken and battle lines have been drawn. Rumor has it that a decision will be made soon, perhaps by the end of the summer. But let’s face the facts. The Red Line proposal ...
Baltimore Ranks #2 for Most Jobs
Baltimore came in #2 in a ranking of cities with the most number of jobs per capita. Baltimore has just over 90 job listings per 1000 people. The top city for job listings was Washington D.C. with a whopping 133 jobs per 1000 people. To see the e...
What’s Preakness Without Toilet Running?
It’s been years since I attended the Preakness infield. Twice in my early-mid twenties was enough for me. But I do enjoy the video highlights of the crazyness. Here are two classics. This year Preakness officials decided to prohibit atten...
Baltimore a Great Place for Recent College Grads
A report in the Baltimore Sun today noted that a recent study by Apartments.com and CBcampus.com ranks Baltimore as the 3rd best city for recent college graduates. The rankings were based on highest concentration of young adults, concentration of j...
Baltimore 10th on Forbes Most Dangerous Cities List
For years Baltimore officials have been trying to distance the city from past perceptions and notoriety from shows like Homicide, The Corner, and the Wire. Forbes’ recent list of America’s most dangerous cities wont help their cause. ...
DBFA to Showcase Quirky Kids’ Spaces in Mother’s Day Weekend House Tour
Get a head start on Mother’s Day with the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance’s First Annual Tour of Kids’ Spaces on Saturday, May 9, from 10 am to 3 pm, in historic Federal Hill. This self-guided walking tour, which features everything from his...
BACVA Launches Beta Version of New Website
The Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association (BACVA) has launched a new website called VisitmyBaltimore.com which allows users to post pictures, videos, and sounds of their favorite things about Baltimore. It’s a great attempt to...
Baltimore Theatre
A friend of mine recently said to me that he thought Baltimore was a bad place for theatre. I was fairly surprised to hear him say this, because even though Baltimore is not NYC, I had always felt there were a surprising amount of theatre options...
A Cleaner, Greener Baltimore Not So Far Fetched
I know that everyone in Baltimore has a major inferiority complex, so this may seem hard to believe, but Baltimore was recently ranked the 10th greenest city in the nation when it comes to sustainability by a group called Sustain Lane. It seems tha...
Baltimore Municipal Anthem
Did you know we had one? ——————————— Baltimore, Our Baltimoreмебели Baltimore, where Carroll flourished, and the fame of Calvert grew! Here the old...
Google Street View Arrives in Baltimore
Google has launched its “Street View” service for Baltimore as of Nov 4th. With this feature, you can view building facades through Google Maps as if you were walking down the Street…you can possibly even see your own home. Not ...
Some Not Happy With Baltimore’s New Dog Park
Baltimore City recently announced it would fund a new dog park in Locust Point’s Latrobe Park. Read more about this in the Locust Point Civic Association’s October Newsletter. The park is the result of a lot of hard work by a group of...
Forget ZipCar - Baltimore will have its Own Car Sharing Program
About a year ago, Baltimore officials signed a deal with Flexcar that would bring their car sharing service to Baltimore. However, when Flexcar merged with Zipcar, the deal was cancelled…and Zipcar didn’t seem to have any interest in ex...
Support Local Baltimore Businesses
If you want to support local Baltimore businesses check out this directory of Baltimore businesses on the Buy Local Baltimore Website. - http://www.buylocalbaltimore.com/pages/bizdirCat01.html. a2a_linkname="Support Local Baltimore Busin...
Financial Bailout to Boost Regions’ Economy
Interesting article today on the Washington Business Journal. According to some the government’s planned takeover of $700 billion in bad mortgages will eventually lead to an increase in the area’s economy. They point to the post-911 respons...
Baltimore’s Best Hotel
Baltimore’s Best Hotel Recently I was asked what the best hotel in Baltimore was. Having not stayed in many hotels in the city, I didn’t really have a good answer. I know which ones look nice from the outside, are in a good location, or perhaps h...
How Will the Financial Crisis Hurt Baltimore?
Everyone knows that the financial market has been collapsing recently, but it’s unclear how the current crisis might affect Baltimore. Almost certainly no one will know for sure until the dust settles, but one can always speculate. Almost c...
Baltimore Grows Launches “Baltimore Knows Forum”
We’ve been wanting to add a forum (aka discussion board) to Baltimore Grows for a long time. I finally found some time to do the work. I’m not sure whether anyone wants another forum or not. But it’s now there just in case. Pe...
Baltimore Condo Market Update - August 2008
The sales prices of condominiums and coops appear to be holding up better in Baltimore than many might think based on our recent analysis of thousands of transactions entered into the multiple listing service. We exported and analyzed every condo and...
Baltimore Ranked “Most Business Friendly Tax Climate” in U.S.
An independent report by consulting agency KPMG ranked Baltimore as having the most business-friendly tax climate in the United States. Baltimore trailed San Juan Puerto Rico which would be considered top in the nation if you include U.S. Territori...
High Property Taxes vs. Suburban Car Costs
Came across this interesting article on Jamie Smith Hopkins’ blog on Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/blog/ Think of this as a rebuttal to the previously posted article in the Wall Street Journal regarding h...
Shells, anyone?
All this talk about crabs has got me thinking of shells. Not hardshell crabs, mind you- rowhouse “shells”. A “shell” is a rowhouse that has the brickwork and roof and structure still in good shape, but the interior could rang...
Baltimore has Potential to be Best in Design
Although Baltimore didn’t make the top ten, it was named as a “City to Watch” when it comes to the “Best Cities for Design”. This is perhaps another bellwether that Baltimore is re-emerging as one of America’s be...
Baltimore may get Design Center
All great cities have one, so if Baltimore is (or is going to be) the Greatest City in America, then we better get one too! See the information below regarding the potential for a Baltimore Design Center. Also visit http://alterurban.com/bdc.htm ...
The Wire Creator David Simon Talks About Baltimore
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Hard Times at Douglas High - HBO to Air Documentary
This should be interesting… HBO Documentary Films Presents HARD TIMES AT DOUGLASS HIGH: A No Child Left Behind Report Card Premiering Monday, June 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT The No Child Left Behind Act was created to boost academic levels of American ...
Harbor East and Locust Point Voted Baltimore’s Hottest Neighborhoods
In a recent poll of BaltimoreGrows.com readers the neighborhoods of Harbor East and Locust Point were voted the “Hottest neighborhoods in Baltimore.” 177 readers completed the poll.Baltimore neighborhoods receiving the most votes. Harbor...
Localist: New Local Social Event Site Focused on Baltimore
Localist.com is a site that lists all the venues in the city and the events happening at them. You can browse upcoming events and see where everyone is going out in real-time. You can also make your own informal events, called Plans. Pick a date, ...
