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Winter Wear

Jess Blumberg — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:04:14 +0000

Local company 180s keeps you warm and tech savvy.

By Jess Blumberg

Cold weather is frustrating: high heating bills, thick ice on your car, and not being able to use your dang smartphone with gloves on. Local sportswear company 180s has a solution—at least for that whole glove thing. The company's Tec Touch innovation, available in more than 25 styles of gloves, are pads strategically placed on the forefinger and thumb, so the finger's movement can be read by a digital screen. "What really makes us unique is that we use this technology in many different gloves," says 180s marketing VP Amy Tankersley.

Gift Guide 2011: Eclectic

Baltimore magazine — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:47 +0000

No matter your personal style, we have the perfect gifts for you this year

By Kim Chewning. Photography by David Colwell.

December, 2011

Styling assistance by Raquel Clark and Eden Handsom.

Check out our other Gift Guide sections:
Classic
Earthy
Retro
Modern

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Gift Guide 2011: Retro

Baltimore magazine — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:44 +0000

No matter your personal style, we have the perfect gifts for you this year

By Kim Chewning. Photography by David Colwell.

December, 2011

Styling assistance by Raquel Clark and Eden Handsom.

Check out our other Gift Guide sections:
Classic
Earthy
Modern
Eclectic

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Gift Guide 2011: Modern

Baltimore magazine — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:45 +0000

No matter your personal style, we have the perfect gifts for you this year

By Kim Chewning. Photography by David Colwell.

December, 2011

Styling assistance by Raquel Clark and Eden Handsom.

Check out our other Gift Guide sections:
Classic
Earthy
Retro
Eclectic

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Gift Guide 2011: Earthy

Baltimore magazine — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:42 +0000

No matter your personal style, we have the perfect gifts for you this year

By Kim Chewning. Photography by David Colwell.

December, 2011

Styling assistance by Raquel Clark and Eden Handsom.

Check out our other Gift Guide sections:
Classic
Retro
Modern
Eclectic

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Gift Guide 2011: Classic

Baltimore magazine — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:51:26 +0000

No matter your personal style, we have the perfect gifts for you this year

By Kim Chewning. Photography by David Colwell.

December, 2011

Styling assistance by Raquel Clark and Eden Handsom.

Check out our other Gift Guide sections:
Earthy
Retro
Modern
Eclectic

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Patriotic Pups

Jess Blumberg — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:31:35 +0000

Two locals make dog treats for the White House.

By Jess Blumberg

When Key Wagner was working in the mental health field, she never thought that one day her dream job would be making dog treats.

"I started making these treats and, two hours later, I realized this is what I wanted to do," she says. "I fell in love with it right away."

So, back in 1997, Wagner became the owner of Baltimore Dog Bakery in Halethorpe. This fall, her dog treats started being sold at the souvenir shop for the White House.

"It's been 14 years, but it's still pretty cool to see my product in stores," she says. "And this is really a thrill."

Test Run

Jess Blumberg — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:16:13 +0000

We take a look inside Under Armour’s innovation lab.

By Jess Blumberg

This year, Under Armour is celebrating its 15th anniversary. So we wanted to take a peek inside its Tide Point facility, specifically the innovation lab, where the company tests out its products. Today, an employee is testing out the E39 shirt, which was first used at the 2011 NFL combine. The shirt measures various stats, while senior vice president of innovation Kevin Haley evaluates the data. Under Armour calls the shirt "the most innovative athletic evaluation and improvement tool ever made."

[Click the image at left to view larger]

Face Time

Baltimore magazine — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:23:50 +0000

About Faces president Helga Surratt runs a massive beauty empire. Now, if she only had time for a manicure.

By Jane Marion

"Don't look at my nails," cries Helga Surratt, the president of About Faces. "I never make an appointment! I only get a [beauty] service when someone can fit me in easily enough—and most of the time they are booked."

Of course, since About Faces employs 400 staffers, it doesn't take a beauty-school graduate to know that there must be an opening somewhere on the books (especially for the company president). Truth be told, Surratt, who typically puts in a 65-hour week, has a work ethic that doesn't allow for such luxuries in life.

Modern Holiday

Shabdiece Esfahani — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:33:33 +0000

De-stress the holidays with simple food elevated to sophisticated levels and mod décor as straightforward as it is beautiful.

By Shabdiece Esfahani and Jessica Hargest. Photography by David Colwell.

November, 2011

Assistance by Jennifer Ornovitz.

Special thanks to Bill and Maria Buszinski of Mr. Rain’s Fun House for sharing their home.

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WHERE TO BUY: Anthropologie, several locations, including Towson Town Center, 825 Dulaney Valley Rd., 410-828-5521. Crate & Barrel, several locations, including 825 Dulaney Valley Rd., Towson, 410-296-8282. Crimson & Clover Floral Design, 733 Deepdene Rd., 410-534-5459. Home on the Harbor, 1414 Key Hwy., 410-433-1616. IKEA, several locations including 8352 Honeygo Blvd., White Marsh, 410-931-5400. Jack's Bistro, 3123 Elliott St., 410-878-6542. Langermann's, 2400 Boston St., 410-534-3287. Mr. Rain's Fun House, 800 Key Hwy., 443-524-7379.