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Once a blue-collar enclave south of Roland Park, the north Baltimore neighborhood is now a residential, shopping and dining destination for artists and young professionals. But Hampden has resisted development in other ways, opting for independent shops and non-chain restaurants, keeping a small-town charm in a big city. Hampden's main drag -- 36th Street, better known as The Avenue -- is home to the bulk of those establishments. Whether you seek vintage clothes, locally made artwork, a delicious meal or antiques and collectibles that stray a little out of the norm, you're likely to find it along these several blocks. Hampden dates back to 1802, when houses were built for the workers at near...
Once a blue-collar enclave south of Roland Park, the north Baltimore neighborhood is now a residential, shopping and dining destination for artists and young professionals. But Hampden has resisted development in other ways, opting for independent shops and non-chain restaurants, keeping a small-town charm in a big city. Hampden's main drag -- 36th Street, better known as The Avenue -- is home to the bulk of those establishments. Whether you seek vintage clothes, locally made artwork, a delicious meal or antiques and collectibles that stray a little out of the norm, you're likely to find it along these several blocks. Hampden dates back to 1802, when houses were built for the workers at nearby mills. During much of the 19th century, the area flourished by cornering the market on cotton duck, a material used for making ships' sails. Things went south after the Depression and the mills were no longer operational by the early 1970s, but the neighborhood has embraced its history by renovating the mills as studio spaces and keeping the typical rowhome architecture.
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Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' heading back to Cafe Hon
The Baltimore SunIt looks like the "Kitchen Nightmare" might not be over for Baltimore's Cafe Hon. A producer for the show has been calling around town, looking to book people for what appears to be an episode that will check in on how the Hampden restaurant has fared...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Cafe Hon, Lifestyle and Leisure, Denise Whiting
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Like/Dislike: Ashley Boycher, associate exhibition designer, Walters Art Museum
Ashley Boycher has always considered public museums "magic places." "Growing up with modest means in rural Louisiana sure will make a kid curious about the world," said Boycher. That curiosity never left her, and she now has been at the Walters for 18...
Tags: Walters Art Museum, YouTube, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Lunch for $10 or Less: Luigi's Italian Deli
Open only since last month, Luigi's Italian Deli in Hampden avoids any of the missteps that invariably are part of a new restaurant.
Luigi's, and several of the small restaurants on 36th Street in Hampden, aka The Avenue, belie the old adage that patrons...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Italy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cheese, Restaurants
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Like/Dislike: Anisha Jagtap, Baltimore Burger Bar owner/chef
When someone mentions that they studied biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, you wouldn't expect them to own a local burger bar. But Houston native Anisha Jagtap does just that, running Hampden hot spot Baltimore Burger Bar. "It all...Tags: Science and Technology, Hunt Valley, Lifestyle and Leisure, Diplo, Hamburgers
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Restaurant Review: Silo.5% adds just enough substance to its style
The setting for Silo.5% Wine Bar is Silo Point, a glamorous luxury condominium carved out of a former working grain terminal in Locust Point. The complex is surrounded by the remnants of industry, and even from the ground floor, the views of the freight...
Tags: Robert Blake, Steaks, Restaurants, Silo Point, Bars and Clubs
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Mother Nature rains down on Earth Day
Mother Nature brought relief to a parched Baltimore on Sunday, but the persistent rain didn't dampen the spirits at the Earth Day festivities in Hampden.
"We had a few hundred people come through today," said Don Barton, 29, an organizer of Sunday's...Tags: Earth Day, Vegan Diet, Vegetarian Diet, Music, Diets and Dieting
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Kettle Hill announces opening date at Power Plant Live
The Baltimore SunKettle Hill has announced an opening date. Inspired, its operators say, by the life and spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, Kettle Hill will open on April 20 on Market Place as the anchor restaurant in the Power Plant Live complex. The restaurant’s...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Brian Swanson, Restaurants, Bars and Clubs
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Table Talk: Teddy Roosevelt inspires new Power Plant restaurant
Kettle Hill has announced an opening date.
Inspired, its operators say, by the life and spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, Kettle Hill will open April 20 on Market Place as the anchor restaurant in the Power Plant Live complex. The restaurant's name is...Tags: Salads, Animals, Brian Swanson, Restaurants, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Pasquale Mario 'Pat' Ercolano, produce manager
Pasquale Mario "Pat" Ercolano, a retired produce manager, died Tuesday of pneumonia at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 88.
Born in Rome and raised in Sorrento, Italy, Mr. Ercolano was educated in public schools.
As a teenager, he served as a...Tags: Pneumonia, Govans, Italy, World War II (1939-1945), New York City
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Tears, then hugs on Cafe Hon episode of 'Kitchen Nightmares'
The Baltimore SunDenise Whiting cried, was scolded by Chef Gordon Ramsay and then hugged out months of drama on tonight's "Kitchen Nightmares" episode featuring Whiting, who Baltimoreans -- and the staff of her Hampden theme restaurant Cafe Hon -- love to hate. The...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Hulu, Cafe Hon, Lifestyle and Leisure, Denise Whiting
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Authorities believe store robberies in city, county linked
The FBI's violent crimes task force is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in at least two recent armed robberies in the city, the most recent of which occurred Tuesday morning in Hampden, as well as several cases believed linked in...Tags: FBI, Shootings, Theft
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