In Baltimore, the food truck movement has seriously taken off. Crepes, naan, biscuits, lo mein, or burgers are being made in the back of trucks all over the city, every day. To track For a live feed of where the 35+ food trucks are stationed, visit the Charm City Food Truck site and stalk down your lunch.

The panel participants are as follows. It’s a pretty cool mix of people from the art world, from the yet-to-be-built Chesapeake Shakespeare Co’s Lesley Malin to the more alternative EMP Collective’s Maggie Villegas.

Tickets are still available at the door for the SODT breakfast at the Radisson, or check back here for an update on the discussion.

PANELISTS

Jeff Daniel, Broadway Across America/France-Merrick Performing Arts Center

Lesley Malin, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Eric Hill, Downtown Cultural Arts Center

Amy Cavanaugh-Royce, Maryland Art Place

Vincent Lancisi, Everyman Theatre

Maggie Villegas, EMP Collective

Say farewell to the National Pinball Museum- at least for a little while.

Moving for the third time in two years, the Museum had some difficulties with its land lords and will be leaving its Power Plant location.

If you haven’t been- go. Like, today. (It closes on March 3.) Even if you’ve never played, two hours of unlimited pinball for $15 bucks is a hard activity to beat.

Once you’ve played, we recommend mentioning to the staff that you’ll “be busy” for the next week or so. There isn’t enough free pizza and beer in the world to get us to help them move.

They’ve been migrating south lately, cropping up in retail establishments in DC and it’s surrounding areas. Though integral to the local food chain in Baltimore, skeptics abound in the new territory, wondering  ”Is {DC} really ready to embrace a cookie that admittedly looks as if its fudge creme topping was slapped on by 5-year-olds hopped up on Mountain Dew?”

Should this aggression continue, our naysayers to the south should expect to experience incredible sugar lows as the Berger Cookies retreat back to their native land.

The Baltimore Book Festival starts today, and if you don’t care about literacy or supporting local business or enjoying this beautiful fall weather, you should go for this reason: Teresa Giudice of Real Housewives table-throwing fame is gracing our fair city to promote her book. You’re welcome for passing this information along.

See you in Mount Vernon Square this weekend- just four stops on the Circulator’s Purple line from the heart of the401, or a quick 8-10 minute walk.

RSVP here.

City Paper’s Best of Baltimore is out, and the401 was heavily represented. We may have lost out to Lauraville for best neighborhood, but Lauraville didn’t have 17 businesses, restaurants, or attractions named in the Readers Poll. So there.

Go here for the full list of Baltimore Best Of’s, and check out 401 wins for Best Jeweler (Samuelson’s Diamonds), Best Fancy Haircut for Men (Quintessential Gentleman), Best Record Store (Dimensions in Music), Best Italian Sausage (Trinacria), Best Crab Cake (Faidley’s), Best New Gallery (SophiaJacob), Best Photography Series (401 resident Glendford Nunez), Best Collective (EMP), and most importantly, Best Strip on the Block (Hustler Club).

Congrats to all our Downtown winners!

Read this Baltimore Sun article about the401. And then think about a new name for this area. We like the401, but we bet you can come up with something cool(er). Post in the comments if you think you’ve got a handle on Downtown nomenclature.

Camden Yards isn’t technically in the401, but it’s pretty damn close.

Celebrate the Oriole’s grand entrance into September with $4 and $8 tickets against the Tampa Bay Rays next week.

Tickets are here. You’d be a fool not to go.

As firm believers that nothing makes the morning better than your third, fourth or tenth cup of coffee we fully appreciate a good cup of Joe.  Baltimore is blessed with a plethora of good coffee shops ranging from well-known national chains to small boho cafés.

For 401 newbies or old-timers looking to explore here are a few coffee shops in the area:

1. Boheme Café – 400 E. Pratt St.
2. Peace & A Cup of Joe – 713 W. Pratt St.
3. Heavenly Manna Coffee House – 101 W. Lombard St.
4. Town ‘n Country Coffee Shop – 40 South St.
5. Fresh Farms Café – 10 South St.
6. Caribou Coffee – 1 N. Charles St.
7. Orchard Café Express – 222 N. Charles St.
8. David and Dad’s – 334 N. Charles St.
9. PJ’s Coffee & Tea – 200 E. Lexington St.
10. Mt. Kenya Tea and Coffee Shop Lexington Market – 400 W. Lexington St.
11. Zeke’s – JFK Farmer’s Market
12. Koffee Therapy – 6 E. Franklin St.
13. Centre Street Café and Art Gallery – 210 E. Centre St.
14. Nina’s Espresso Bar – 600 N. Calvert St.
15. Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse – 800 St. Paul St.
16. Coffee Land- 222 N. Charles St

Take pride in your coffee addiction (we sure do)!