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Step OUT: For World Refugee Day

Bmore Staff Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Music, dance and crafts from around the world will come together at the Creative Alliance for World Refugee Day, June 22.

Arts and Culture, Community, Diversity, Events, Film, Multicultural, Nightlife

Culinary School Stratford Cooks Up Big Plans for Baltimore

Elizabeth Heubeck Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Stratford University came to town after another culinary college lost its accreditation. Now, the cooking school has big plans to take up more real estate and open a community kitchen with the American Heart Association to teach residents about healthy eating habits.

Community, Education, For Foodies, Higher Education, Hospitality, Move To Baltimore

Q&A: Re-Envisioning Rash Field

Barbara Pash Tuesday, June 12, 2012

That stretch of land between the Maryland Science Center and Rusty Scupper could be used for more than playing volleyball games. Find out some of the ideas that Baltimore architecture firm Ayers Saint Gross has for redesigning Rash Field.

Arts and Culture, Community, Design, Development, Entertainment, Innovation, Kid-centric, Music, Preservation , Sports & Recreation, Sustainability

Downtown

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.

Baltimore County, Community, Education, For Foodies, Innovation, Sustainability

Lauraville

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

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

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

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

Nonprofit CEO Says Books Still Matter in a Digital Age

Shirley Bigley LaMotte Tuesday, April 10, 2012

So you scanned the headlines on your iPhone and downloaded the latest issue of your favorite magazine on your iPad. But you probably still have cherished memories of your favorite books that you wouldn't trade for the latest Apple gadget, says Baltimore Reads CEO Shirley Bigley LaMotte.

Community, Diversity, Education, Kid-centric, Philanthropy

Downtown

Photo Essay: Baltimore's West Side Story

Steve Ruark Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Fluid Movement, a Baltimore theater group known for performing water ballets, has told the story of Baltimore's retail history. This time, the actors are on skates. Bmore Media Managing Photographer Steve Ruark captured the quirky tale with his lens. Step back in time with this photo essay.

Arts and Culture, Community, Diversity, Entertainment, Events, Retail, Shopping, Visit Baltimore

Downtown

Redevelopment of Park Heights Moves Forward With Slots Money

Barbara Pash Tuesday, March 27, 2012

An ambitious redevelopment plan is underway in the Northwest section of Baltimore. Park Heights is getting new senior housing a ball field and interest from private developers. Neighborhood residents are also receiving home-buying, tutoring and other services that are funded with slots money.

Commercial Real Estate , Community, Development, Diversity, Multicultural, Residential Real Estate, Sports & Recreation