Baltimore21201.Comtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5363722008-05-05T19:52:18-04:00The Vertical NeighborhoodTypePadGreat Bones Found on Charles Streettag:typepad.com,2003:post-494454402008-05-05T19:52:18-04:002008-05-05T20:06:08-04:00If you were walking up Charles Street last weekend to visit Baltimore's 91st annual Flower Mart in Mount Vernon, I hope you took a moment to look in - and visit - Meredith Gallery in the North 800 Block of...Stephen BrockelmanGet on Track, You!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-494324722008-05-05T14:58:41-04:002008-05-05T15:04:45-04:00Just when I think that Amtrak may not actually be headed, full speed, toward a solid brick wall... they come up with another very expensive PR move. One that may or may not play to a new, younger rider audience,...Stephen BrockelmanJanuary 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968tag:typepad.com,2003:post-479691782008-04-04T12:40:30-04:002008-04-04T13:15:25-04:00In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, JrStephen BrockelmanLaura Lippman on Baltimore, Crab Cakes & Her New Booktag:typepad.com,2003:post-474768522008-03-24T17:51:58-04:002008-03-24T18:05:46-04:00Baltimore author, resident, and gal-about-town, Laura Lippman loves the Crab Cakes at Faidley's in Lexington Market just like we all do. She writes crime novels like none of us will ever be able to. She's much prettier than most authors...Stephen BrockelmanLet's All Buy a Brick; Support a Home for Our Little, and Not-So-Little Ones.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-473664822008-03-21T18:49:18-04:002008-03-21T19:19:47-04:00A big, 24 year-old mother has given birth to a really big, healthy baby in Baltimore. The mother's name is Felix. The father is, for the time-being, unknown. Yep, it seems that Mother Felix was "sleeping around" prior to coming...Stephen BrockelmanYou Think You Know Your Dictionary?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-473152942008-03-20T15:33:30-04:002008-03-20T15:33:45-04:00OK then... Head up to Baltimore's Calvert School at 4300 N Charles Street on Saturday, April 5th. Select your tiles and play Scrabble for a great cause. The Greater Homewood Community Corporation is preparing for its 7th Annual Scrabble Fundraiser...Stephen BrockelmanGet LIT in Baltimore! - Part 2tag:typepad.com,2003:post-458487662008-02-19T17:21:50-05:002008-02-19T18:21:46-05:00I posted a note on Sunday about getting LIT in Baltimore by way of an email from Carole Evitts. Here's the follow-up... Spring 2008 brings a lot of good things to the mid-Atlantic. One of the best promises to be...Stephen BrockelmanBaltimore! Get Lit! REALLY, Get LIT!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-457469782008-02-17T16:04:36-05:002008-02-17T16:45:35-05:00A couple of days ago I wrote about the sad state of the iffy, dicey, and generally lame media releases that arrive on my desk after January and continue to arrive until the sun warms us up a bit and...Stephen BrockelmanAfter January Each Year: The Ho-Hum Press Releases Hit Baltimoretag:typepad.com,2003:post-456772682008-02-15T15:30:49-05:002008-02-15T16:52:05-05:00Odd, but true... Take this urgent message from the Live Baltimore Home Center: Need a makeover? Want to be on national TV? Then head down to the Harborplace Amphitheater on Monday, February 18, where one lucky person will be "glambushed"...Stephen BrockelmanWould You Party With This Man?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-443565362008-01-18T17:15:15-05:002008-01-19T15:44:43-05:00Tomorrow is the birthday of that Baltimore son and rascal, Edgar Allen Poe. The 199th to be exact. I've never really thought about his birthday until I read the MetroMix suggestions on how to observe Poe's special day. Metromix says,...Stephen BrockelmanCenterpoint to Get WOW Factortag:typepad.com,2003:post-443445942008-01-18T12:38:47-05:002008-01-18T12:51:59-05:00The WOW is World Of Wings. Coming this spring to Baltimore's westside Centerpoint complex: WOW Cafe & Wingery. Based in Covington, LA the WOW chain offers up wings in dozens of flavors. What's looking good to me are their Texas...Stephen BrockelmanMale Midwives? I Had No Clue!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-442475882008-01-16T14:59:36-05:002008-01-16T14:59:49-05:00I wasn't around Baltimore in the 1800s. Still, I had no idea. Apparently I need to head up Charles Street tomorrow for some continuing education from the folks at JHU's Homewood Museum. They say, "The early 19th century was a...Stephen BrockelmanThese Architecture-Types Know How to Partytag:typepad.com,2003:post-441299322008-01-14T14:03:17-05:002008-01-14T16:26:18-05:00And suddenly Groundhog Day is something to look forward to. Get your tickets today. BAF's Executive Director, Adam Blumenthal will answer any questions. Give him a call at 410-539-7772. The theme is Light and Shadow so get your black and...Stephen BrockelmanThe Walters Art Museum Director, Gary Vikan, Tells Storiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-441361342008-01-07T15:30:00-05:002008-01-14T16:09:28-05:00And, what entertaining and extraordinary stories they are. Vikan joined forces with Baltimore's NPR station, WYPR, a few months back and is hosting a weekly feature, Postcards from The Walters. It's broadcast Monday mornings at 9:35. However, you don't have...Stephen BrockelmanI Love Krauttag:typepad.com,2003:post-435796342008-01-02T15:40:21-05:002008-01-02T15:56:09-05:00And most of all, I love it on a Sabrett hot dog from any street vendor in New York. A Sabrett with natural casing, covered with kraut and mustard in a steamed bun is the perfect food. So I may...Stephen BrockelmanFinally. After months, NEW SPIRITS in downtown Baltimore. And at great prices, too.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-434243182007-12-30T15:19:28-05:002007-12-30T15:22:05-05:00After months of anticipation and waiting - on my part - Jim Amato's Urban Cellars is finally open next door to the Peanut Shoppe's new location and just a few steps away from 21201's new SuperFresh grocery store at 222...Stephen BrockelmanAvenue Q - Quintessentially Quotabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-429389642007-12-17T13:09:26-05:002007-12-18T09:51:37-05:00After over twenty years of being a regular theatre-goer, something strange and wonderful happened Saturday night. I expect to walk home, after seeing a musical, humming the two or three most memorable tunes. And as an utterly and completly tone-deaf...Stephen BrockelmanBelly of the Beast? Nope. Today, I Was in the Brain of the Beast!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-427256482007-12-11T20:47:10-05:002007-12-12T12:48:57-05:00If you enjoy Baltimore 21201... If you've lived in Baltimore for any period of time... If you love our city and its landmarks... and, if you've ever dreamed about being in a seemingly impossible place to visit... then you must...Stephen Brockelman21201 Snow Later in the Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-424761322007-12-05T19:06:21-05:002007-12-05T19:09:39-05:00Earlier today I mentioned the new lights in the trees at Charles Center. Here are a couple of photos taken just a short while ago. Our 7.5 million-dollar front yard is special. Who could ask for anything more? And, we...Stephen BrockelmanLet It Snow, Let It Snow, etc.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-424673942007-12-05T15:20:59-05:002007-12-05T15:25:18-05:00If you visited this blog last winter, then you know that we love the snow. And, this year we need it more than ever. On a practical level, with the ground water shortage on the eastern seaboard so very low,...Stephen Brockelman