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Cultivating Community: Gardens Sprout in Former Vacant Spaces

Renee Beck Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Some Baltimore neighborhoods are home to many of the city’s vacant lots and the crime and illegal dumping that comes with them. Two Baltimore organizations, Baltimore Green Space and Power in Dirt, empower residents to transform underused and vacant lots into vibrant gardens. 

What's the Buzz? Beehives Burgeon in Baltimore Backyards

Rachel Wilkinson Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Some Charm City residents are giving new meaning to the words Baltimore beehive. They are keeping bees in their backyard so their garden bears more fruit and they get to tap into their inner bad-boy. And no, they don't seem too worried about getting stung. 

Environmentalists Hail Watershed Year

Elizabeth Heubeck Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Several bills aimed at protecting Maryland's watersheds passed this year, but some say much more work lies ahead.

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. 

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. 

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. 

Civic Duty: Nonprofit Provides Green Jobs Training

Paul Sturm Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Civic Works is making Baltimore City homes more energy efficient and training underemployed young men and women for the next wave of green careers. It plans to service 300 Baltimore homes in the next two years. 

Development With a Mission? Possible.

Paul Sturm Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Seawall Development has turned a vacant building in Remington into a thriving apartment and office complex for teachers and nonprofits. It is on the verge of completing a similar redevelopment in Hampden. Now, the Baltimore developer is about to take its socially responsible mission to other cities.

What do Jen Royle, Duff Goldman and Mike Brenner Have in Common?

Julekha Dash Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Articles on food, startups, local celebs, design and solutions for urban blight were among readers' favorites in 2011. Take a look to see what stories made the cut.

Opening Baltimore: OSI-Baltimore's 2011 Community Fellows

Sam Hopkins Tuesday, November 01, 2011
You can call the world your home. You can care about more than one place and learn lessons that apply globally from highly localized, community-oriented action. Open Society Institute-Baltimore operates with the goal of letting underserved communities know that they matter. Today, OSI-Baltimore announces its 14th class of Community Fellows.

Photo Essay: the Beehive at InterContinental Harbor Court

Bmore Media Tuesday, August 23, 2011

For this month's photo essay, Bmore Media's Arianne Teeple went behind the scenes on the roof of downtown's InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel, where their recently installed beehive is bringing the green roof concept to life.

Green Space Takes, and Makes, the Stage at Irvine Nature Center

Renee Libby Beck Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Though it sits just outside the northwest corner of the Beltway, Irvine Nature Center could be a different world -- one in which the city that is in reality only a few miles away might as well not exist at all. Bmore's Renee Libby Beck goes behind the scenes at Irvine to discover what it has to offer and find out how it's weathering difficult economic times.

Inhale, Exhale: Growth Comes Naturally for Charm City Yoga

Staci Wolfson Tuesday, August 09, 2011
"Be passionate and love what you do" is a simple enough recipe for success. Too often, however, passion and love hang just out of reach as the daily grind takes center stage. Not so for Kim Manfredi of Charm City Yoga, for whom business -- and success therein -- is nothing short of a labor of love.

Passion for Food: Baltimore Food Co-Op Opens Its Doors

Cassie Paton Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Do you know where your food came from? Not just where you bought it, of course, but where it really came from? If you want to, you can thanks to the Baltimore Food Co-op, a brand-new Remington venture that aims to bring responsible, sustainable food retailing to Charm City.

My Baltimore's Next: Marc Unger

Marc Unger Tuesday, July 19, 2011
For comedian and Baltimore resident Marc Unger, the future health of the city comes down to one thing: the need to have honest discussions and make hard choices. And it all starts with city youth.
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