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Dangerously Delicious Pies Starts the Engine on New Food Truck

The Washington City Paper Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Local piemaster, Rodney Henry, has added another layer to his sweet and savory empire by taking his treats on the road with a new food truck. There's only one problem: you'll have to take a 45 minute drive to find it as it roams the streets of Washington, D.C.

Here's an excerpt:

"The District's newest food truck, Dangerously Delicious Pies, enjoyed its first full day today on the campus of the George Washington University in Foggy Bottom. Headed by operator Lloyd Blanchard, the truck offers an assortment of savory and sweet pies as well as quiches."

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What $500K Will Buy in Baltimore

The New York Times Tuesday, November 02, 2010

What'll $500,000 get you on Baltimore's real estate market?

Here's an excerpt:

"This building was built in 1920, and until the 1970s was the site of a Polish bakery. It was converted to a residence in the 1980s, and the latest updates, by the current owners, were done over the past 10 years. The first floor, what was once the bakery's storefront, is a living and kitchen area, with an original fireplace."

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Wine Meets Cupcakes as Two Area Entrepreneurs Team Up

Baltimore Magazine Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Synergy can be a really good thing bringing together two seemingly disparate partners, Emily's Desserts and Pizzaz Tuscan Grille. Especially when the results are Baltimore's first wine and cupcake bar.

Here's the deal.

City Schools and Social Services Team on Innovative New Program for Foster Children

The Huffington Post Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Baltimore City Public Schools and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services have launched a new program in an effort to give foster children a modicum of stability.

Here's an excerpt:

"As children around Baltimore settle into the routine of the school year, the distinct minority who enter foster care will struggle to find stability. Often, as temporary placements shift and these youngsters are jostled from placement to placement, the instability that permeates their life also seeps into their school experience.

But a novel collaboration between the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (BCDSS) and Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) holds the promise of offering something to Baltimore foster children that is in wide variance across this country: the chance at educational stability."

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Baltimore Ranked as 20th Smartest City in the U.S.

The Daily Beast Monday, November 01, 2010

The Daily Beast is out with its second annual list of the nation's smartest cities. Baltimore came in at No. 20, a drop from the No. 10 spot, based on the site's newly refined criteria which replaced libraries per capita for last year's voter turnout.

Read the entire article here.

Post Reviews New Book on Baltimore Jazz Legend Cab Calloway

Washington Post Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Baltimore is known for producing many jazz legends. One of them, Cab Calloway, is the subject of a new book called "Hi-De-Ho, the Life of Cab Calloway" by Alyn Shipton.

The Washington Post reviews the biography about the "Minnie the Moocher" singer who left Baltimore for Harlem in 1931. You can read the review here.

Baltimore Contemporary Museum Photo Exhibit Reviewed in Washington Post

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

As part of a year-long 20th anniversary celebration, the Baltimore Contemporary Museum is exhibiting 20 portrait photos taken by Ben Gest.

The exhibit, titled "Ben Gest: Commissure," gets a favorable review by the Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan.

"Stare long enough at one of the photographer's large-scale portraits and you just might get motion sickness," the Post writes. "The people and the environments they capture - though "capture" is not exactly the right word; everything and everyone in them squirms a little too much - seem skewed or warped at impossible, even vertiginous angles"

But the exhibit gets high praise. "Like the best art, Gest's images ask a question, without providing an answer: Who among us is comfortable - or even fully at home - in his or her own skin?" the Post writes.

Marylander Ken Wood Digs Deep and Discovers That What Was Old is New Again

The Today Show Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Maryland business owner Ken Wood has found new purpose and passion doing what he's done for years.

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MTV Releases Sneak Peek of U.S. Version of "Skins" Based in Baltimore

MTV.com Tuesday, October 26, 2010

MTV has released a sneak peek of its upcoming series "Skins." The series, due to premiere in January 2011, is set in Baltimore.

Watch the video:

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Baltimore's Gadget Guru Mario Armstrong Appears on The Today Show

The Today Show Tuesday, October 26, 2010

In case you missed it, here's Baltimore's own Mario Armstrong giving out his advice on which gadgets to buy now and which you should wait to buy.

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Washington Examiner: Bill Clinton Campaigns on Behalf of Gov. Martin O'Malley

Washington Examiner Monday, October 25, 2010

In the heated governor's race between Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Gov. Robert Ehrlich, both candidates are pulling out all the stops.

Former President Bill Clinton spoke Oct. 21 in Federal Hill Park, urging Marylanders to vote.

"Clinton focused on the 33,000 new jobs created in Maryland this year, the most since his last year in office, and O'Malley's decision to freeze college tuition while the cost of secondary education skyrocketed nationwide," the Washington Examiner writes.

You can read the full story here.

Charleston gets a place at the table in Washington Post's fall dining guide

Washington Post Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Tom Sietsema is a household name to foodies in Maryland and Virginia. Though the Washington Post restaurant critic usually sticks to reviewing eateries in and around the nation's capital, sometimes he recognizes a Baltimore establishment.

This time, it's Charleston, the Harbor East restaurant with reknown chef Cindy Wolf. The restaurant was featured in the Washington Post's Fall 2010 Dining Guide. It's highlighted along with popular D.C. haunts like Jaleo and Minibar.

You can check out the guide here.

Fitch gives high marks to Maryland Transportation Authority bonds

Kansas City Star Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Buying bonds to fix up Maryland toll roads, bridges and tunnels is apparently a safe investment.

That's according to Fitch Ratings Ltd., which assigned a AA- rating to the Maryland Transportation Authority's series 2010 transportation facilities projects revenue refunding bonds.

The bonds are secured by the net revenues of three bridges and three toll roads and two tunnels. Fitch assigns a AA rating to investments that have a very low default risk. "They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments," Fitch states.

You can read more about the bonds here in the Kansas City Star.

New York Times profiles Johns Hopkins graduate and lacrosse player Paul Rabil

New York Times Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Lacrosse players have gotten a bad rap in recent months. But some in the industry are counting on Johns Hopkins University graduate Paul Rabil to elevate the sport's image, according to an article in the New York Times.

Named the most valuable player by Major League Lacrosse, Rabil has snared Red Bull and Baltimore's Under Armour as sponsors.

Payscale Index shows Baltimore salaries increased over past 12 months

Payscale.com Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Despite the tough economy, according to a newly released index from Payscale.com, if you work in Baltimore it's likely that your salary has gone up in the past in the past year

Here's an excerpt:

"Did you know that PayScale has collected over 23 million salary surveys from people just like you? That means that we have a lot of salary data - gobs and gobs. And, while we like to use it to help you make decisions about your future career, we've decided to also use it to take a look back at salary trends from the past. We're happy to introduce you to The PayScale Index."

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