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Baltimore's Washington Monument has already been written about HERE, but there are two things Sarah didn’t mention in her review: One is that inside the monument it is very cool and has a water cooler, making it the perfect chill-out spot for one hiking through summer heat in Mt. Vernon. 

The other thing Sarah didn’t mention is that the date on the monument ...

What more could modern day, city traveling, young adults like more than a restaurant/coffee shop/bar? City Cafe, nestled neatly into Downtown Baltimore offers all these things in a modern sophistication that doesn't gouge you're wallet for every cents you have.

Yes its true, Baltimore has Pride. This past Saturday ( and continuing today, Sunday June 17th), Baltimore City is representing its Pride for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans-gendered (LGBT) Community with its annual Pride Festival. Now it should be noted that the Pride festival isn't just for members of the LGBT Community, it's really for everyone.

Baltimore’s charm is somehow untarnished by rats. In fact, rats seem to be part of the charm. I can’t explain this, but I know a magazine (or zine, really) that revels in Baltimore’s off-kilter breed of charm and may help you understand.

“Smile Hon, you’re in Baltimore,” is a zine of fiction and non-fiction produced by William P. Tandy of Eight Stone Press. It’s full of pictures of the city ...

Cafe Zen is my favorite Chinese food ever. Zen West is not my favorite Tex-Mex food. I went to Zen West, on York Road in Northern Baltimore, with Mom this Mother’s day (why am I posting this now? I’ve been busy. Buzz off.) The interior is as slick as the next door Cafe Zen and the hostess quite cute. Besides the two gay guys,

Perhaps you have to be from Baltimore to love Baltimorese, but the diction that curls letters like cars wrapping around telephone poles is a beautiful thing to my ear. The MC for the semi-final round of the Hon contest spoke a right awful version of Baltimorese, but perhaps the best was hearing the accent on display everywhere around me.

Without the stage or the mic, a few denizens of ...

I’m not in shape! Nonetheless, I’m looking forward to a long, painful seven miles while running the Survivor Harbor 7 this Sunday. The weather should be nice since we run before it gets too hot, and I’m excited in general to be part of a race for a cause like this. The Survivor 7 is dedicated to survivors of serious illness. It’s the fourth largest race in Maryland and ...

Steve is a human bloodhound. His first comment on any person, room, or restaurant is it’s smell. On that basis he immediately liked James Joyce. We stopped in for drinks with our friend Carrie, and before we left I too noticed the aroma of old wood and expensive cigars, a pleasant lingering smell that somehow has no relation to the noxious fumes of a burning stogie.

James Joyce is ...

The Maryland Science Center is my favorite place in Baltimore.  I have been there with kids ages 4 to 40, and all have had a good time.

Start by exploring weather, climate, and the world.  Witness a miniature tornado or shape sand dunes by controlling the wind.  See if you can catch a blue crab on camera.  Then mosey on back to dig for dinosaurs, assemble a skeleton, learn from one ...

You can certainly find more information and better reviews of the National Aquarium on their website (http://www.aqua.org/) or any number of Baltimore tourism pages, so what I have to offer here are my personal highlights and suggestions for maximizing your aquarium visit.

1) Take your time!  There is a lot to see, but you will miss many hidden gems and quirky fish behaviors if you barrel through.  Read ...