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Highlandtown, arguably the very quintessence of Baltimore, was once a small town outside the city limits. The look and feel of the area still reflects these beginnings. Much like the surrounding areas of Canton and Fells Point, Highlandtown feels like a small town trapped in a big city. The brick rowhouses with their marble stoops are typical of the architecture seen in Baltimore City. The corner bars, no matter how much they look like dives, are always populated by locals. Although Highlandtown had been seen as "going downhill," the area is now resurgent -- many young couples are buying and fixing up homes, and many businesses (both small and big) are moving in along the main drag on Easter...
Highlandtown, arguably the very quintessence of Baltimore, was once a small town outside the city limits. The look and feel of the area still reflects these beginnings. Much like the surrounding areas of Canton and Fells Point, Highlandtown feels like a small town trapped in a big city. The brick rowhouses with their marble stoops are typical of the architecture seen in Baltimore City. The corner bars, no matter how much they look like dives, are always populated by locals. Although Highlandtown had been seen as "going downhill," the area is now resurgent -- many young couples are buying and fixing up homes, and many businesses (both small and big) are moving in along the main drag on Eastern Avenue.
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Your weekend dining PLUS featuring the sleeping pet of the week
Dining@LargeLet's see. Who's dining where? Er, I guess you could start by looking at this gallery of 50 best restaurants in the counties. Here's our Baltimore Weekend Watch page. What looks tasty? The avant-garde Transmodern Festival is unfolding at the......Tags: Festive Events, Timonium, Arts and Culture
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Farmers market updates
Dining@LargeA few more farmers markets have opened or are about to open for the season.The Saturday market at Green Spring Station returned on May 21 and continues through November 19. The market, which features two dozen vendors, runs rain or......Tags: Fells Point, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology
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The next big cuisine
Dining@LargeA few weeks ago Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit magazine's food blogger, posted an entry entitled 'Peruvian: The Next Big Cuisine, Finally?'It's hard to imagine Peruvian food is going to be trendy in Baltimore any time soon, even though, as Knowlton says,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Top 10 Old Baltimore restaurants that aren't institutions...yet
Dining@LargeThis week's Top 10 takes a little more in the way of explanation than usual. These are Old Baltimore restaurants that haven't reached the status of Institution, Icon or Landmark yet, and maybe never will. But they are part of......Tags: Christmas, Parkville, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages
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Top 10 Recession-Proof Restaurants
Dining@LargeI liked this suggestion by a reader for a Top 10 Tuesday because it got me to thinking about what makes a recession-proof restaurant. Of course, no place is really recession-proof, and I'm sure each of these has been hurt......Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Fells Point, Greektown, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Dinner at the Glass Grill, takeout from Bonjour
Dining@LargeIn today's Weekend section, Richard reviews one of the most unusual bar/restaurants in Baltimore.It's the Glass Grill east of Highlandtown, and it sound as if it would be worth visiting for the art alone.Meanwhile, Rob reviewed Bonjour, one of my favorite... -
Top 10 Italian Cold-Cut Sandwiches
Dining@LargeI know I sprang this on you unannounced, but here's the Top 10 you've all been waiting for (judging from the number of comments we got on Sandwich Musings): Top 10 Italian Cold-Cut Sandwiches. OK, it's actually a list of......Tags: Sandwiches, Parkville, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cheese
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Funnel cloud photos from June 9 storm
Maryland WeatherThe National Weather Service has begun to receive and pass along eyewitnesses' photos of a funnel cloud that formed in the outer portion of Baltimore Harbor last Tuesday, June 9. The twister formed as a strong gust front passed over......Tags: Tornadoes, Weather Reports, Health, Inner Harbor, Apple iPhone
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Top 10 All-American Restaurants
Dining@LargeAll-American Restaurants was a tougher category than I thought it would be. I didn't want to include diners and barbecue places, because they deserve Top 10s of their own. And I didn't want to include restaurants like Cafe Hon that......Tags: Cafe Hon, Steaks, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking
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Richard reviews Chicken Rico
Dining@LargeI know how fond a lot of you are of Chicken Rico in Highlandtown. (Fond may be an understatement.) So I think you'll be interested in Other Reviewer Richard's review, which appeared in today's paper. I must be getting hungry....... -
Table Talk and one very angry reader
Dining@LargeToday's Table Talk column tells you a little more about subjects I've already talked about here: specifically Azul 17 and Taverna Corvino. There's also a Closing of the Week. I actually could do a feature called that if I wanted......Tags: Pumpkin, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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100 things: The perfect holiday gift
Dining@LargeIt's nondenominational! It keeps on giving! It's the 100 things holiday gift! No, this wasn't my idea, but I was pleased and flattered when I got this e-mail:First of all GREAT article!! Loved it. Question for you..I would like to......Tags: Fells Point, Onions, Charles Village, Dining and Drinking, Hot Dogs
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