Category Archives: Baltimore

Pitango Gelato – even better than Italy?

(Photo courtesy of http://www.600block.com )

Great article on Fells Point’s Pitango Gelato by Jane Black in this week’s Washington Post.  Read it here.

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We're #7!

Baltimore was just named #7 on Forbes magazine’s list of Top Ten Cities for job growth in 2009. Go us!

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Hurricane Isabel – 5 Year Anniversary

Five years ago tonight, Hurricane Isabel roared into Maryland causing extensive flooding and $820 million in damages. My neighborhood, Fells Point, was among the hardest hit.

Here is a collection of photos and videos that I took from the night of Hurricane Isabel and the next day’s flooding. Continue reading

Miracle on 34th Street

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Every year, a block of Hampden’s 34th street gets decked out for Christmas. Here are pictures from Christmas night. Continue reading

Canton, Baltimore

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Canton’s roots are blue collar, through and through. The neighborhood sprouted in the late 1800s to house a surge of European immigrants. Many worked factory jobs at the National Brewing Company, the American Can Company, and Bethlehem Steel. Continue reading

Industrial Baltimore

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As long as I’m catching up on old photos, here’s some I took back in September. They’re from around Brewer’s Hill and the Canton industrial area. Continue reading

Honfest 2006

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Here are some long overdue pics from Hampden’s HonFest 2006. The Festival was back in May. I’ve just now gotten around to going through all the pictures from it.

(For thos’yall from oudatown, Honfest is ‘zackly the kin’a festvul where you kin see Bawlmer at iss’ finess. Evrybody gets all dolldup and heads downeyavnue in Hamden. If yer ever downin bawlmer in May, you should defnully check it out, hon.) Continue reading

After the Storm

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Last Thursday there was an all out monsoon.

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