Featured Stories

Photo Essay: Bike Jam Session

Steve Ruark Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Bmore Media Managing Photographer Steve Ruark took his camera to a daylong bike festival in Patterson Park. At BikeJam 2012, he captured kids pedaling a seven-person bike, racers cruising through a course and spectators.

Community, Events, Kid-centric, Sports & Recreation, Visit Baltimore

Bmore Takes Off for Memorial Day

Bmore Staff Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Bmore Media is taking next week off to enjoy the Memorial Day holiday. We will publish our next issue June 5.

Media

Getting Crafty

Douglas Trattner and Julekha Dash Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A number of creative professionals are leaving the cubicle to pursue their passion for making things. From potters to purse makers, these individuals take DIY to a new level.

Arts and Culture, Design, Entrepreneurship , Fashion, Howard County, Innovation

Lauraville

Buying Local Blooms in Floral Industry

Renee Beck Tuesday, May 15, 2012

You go to farmers' markets and dine at earthy farm-to-table restaurants. But what about your flowers? Local Color Flowers' Ellen Frost wants you to think about where your flowers come from.

Community, Design, Development, Entrepreneurship , Shopping, Sustainability

Charles Village, Hampden

Step OUT: For the 2nd Annual Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival

Bmore Staff Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Fourteen musical groups will perform on indoor and outdoor music stages at the Creative Alliance. The June 16 lineup includes doo-wop group the Legendary Orioles and the Cambodian Music Society.

Community, Diversity, Entertainment, Events, Multicultural, Visit Baltimore

What's Missing in Baltimore?

Renee Beck Tuesday, May 08, 2012

A hardware store in Mount Vernon. A bakery for Locust Point. More restaurants in Mt. Washington. If Baltimore residents waved their magic wand, these would be on their wish list.

Community, For Foodies, Hospitality, Move To Baltimore, Shopping

Locust Point, Federal Hill, Canton, Mt. Vernon, Fells Point

Overlooked in the Outskirts

Renee Beck Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Suburban life isn't all parking spots and Target stores. Good sandwich shops, ice cream parlors and an, ahem, independent cafe are some of the things suburbanites seek.

Development, For Foodies, Hospitality, Howard County, Retail, Shopping

Step OUT: For the Columbia Festival of the Arts

Bmore Staff Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Highlights of this festival include acrobats from Montreal, a marching band, juggler and an arts-and-crafts show. There's also Roseanne Cash.

Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Events, Film, Hospitality, Howard County, Visit Baltimore

Step OUT: Take a Dip In a "Small Pond"

Bmore Staff Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Baltimore's Josh Slates is showing his first feature film once again at the Charles Theater May 7. The movie tells the story of a sarcastic slacker stagnating in a Small Pond.

Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Events, Visit Baltimore

Station North

Jones Falls Trail Expansion Connects Communities to Green Spaces

Elizabeth Heubeck Tuesday, May 01, 2012

The expansion of a 12-mile biking and hiking trail is underway. When finished, the $18 million Jones Falls Trail will offer an alternative and scenic commuting route and a new way to explore Baltimore attractions.

Community, Development, For Foodies, Kid-centric, Museums, Sports & Recreation, Visit Baltimore

Downtown, Hampden, Mt. Vernon

Walk This Way: The Making of the Jones Falls Trail

Elizabeth Heubeck Tuesday, May 01, 2012

The making of the Jones Falls Trail includes five phases, three of which are still underway. Several changes were made along the way to address concerns of neighborhood groups.

Community, Development, Kid-centric, Sports & Recreation, Sustainability, Transportation, Visit Baltimore

Station North, Downtown, Hampden, Mt. Vernon

Film Festival to Feature Foreign Flicks, Shorts and a Movie Starring Common

Julekha Dash Tuesday, April 24, 2012

It's three days of nonstop movies. We talk to the Maryland Film Festival's director, a festival sponsor and three filmmakers who have ties to Baltimore. One movie, starring rapper Common and Danny Glover, was shot entirely in Greater Baltimore.

Arts and Culture, Community, Entertainment, Film, Innovation, Visit Baltimore

Station North

Q&A: Fed Hill's Jane Seebold Talks About Plans for Cross Street Market

Barbara Pash Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Federal Hill leaders are mulling changes to the historic Cross Street Market, including adding new vendors and incorporating new design elements. We chat with Federal Hill Main Street's Jane Seebold about what's in store.

Architecture, Design, Diversity, Entrepreneurship , For Foodies, Hospitality, Shopping, Visit Baltimore

Federal Hill

Step OUT: For the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival

Bmore Staff Tuesday, April 24, 2012

More than 250 artists will showcase their jewelry, pottery, fashion and home decor at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Timonium, April 27-29. Held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, it's one of 13 Sugarloaf craft fairs held throughout the year.

Arts and Culture, Baltimore County, Design, Events, Shopping, Visit Baltimore

Full Circle: An Urban Garden Sprouts in Hamilton

Rachel Wilkinson Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Since it was founded four years ago, Hamilton Crop Circle has become a cornerstone of its Northeast Baltimore community. It now supplies vegetables to the Chameleon Café, Wine Market, the Brewer’s Art and other restaurants throughout the city.

Community, For Foodies, Hospitality, Sustainability