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ElManchego57 OP t1_j4w3b5i wrote
Reply to abandoned diabetes supplies by ElManchego57
I'm cleaning out an apartment and they left some diabetes supplies. Is there somewhere that I can bring them?
rnelsonee t1_j4w27sq wrote
Reply to Contrails! by Robbiebphoto
I think I got the same ones in Columbia this morning. I guess there's days that are better for contrails (moisture in the air... low pressure but not clouds?)
Nintendoholic t1_j4w1tmd wrote
There are a few busses that can get you there and back for likely under $50
Like all things the further out you can book the better
YggdrasilsLeaf t1_j4w16h7 wrote
Reply to comment by addctd2badideas in I just had a great weekend visit to Charm City, but was wondering what the local rumors are about what is going on with Harborplace? I know it’s been on the decline but it was a bit of a shock to see how much of it is closed. by mag55555
Seriously. Every other developer that this property has changed hands with since the early 80s has ended up doing the exact same thing. Which is letting the place fall further into disrepair and then selling to the next highest bidder.
I LOVED going to HarborPlace as a kid and it saddens me that it’s gotten the way it has, but like 90% of the problem with the place? Since its heyday? Lack of security in and around the entire property.
People stopped going when they started getting mugged and robbed on the regular. That in turn decreased foot traffic and eventually, over time, stores started shutting down because there wasn’t enough business and when the foot traffic further decreased, the stores and restaurants started getting robbed on the regular and that further decreased foot traffic and sales and we’ve been stuck with this mess ever since.
And EVERY DEVELOPER, every single one, has done the same thing. Tried to put new stores in, but barely any freaking security to keep costs down and it’s just History repeating over and over again.
IMPO They should turn one of the buildings into a youth/harbor community center. With free recreation/library/study areas, maybe a social services express office/job training type of deal, a visitors center for tourists, like a functioning community center.
Keep the other shopping and food. Maybe add a small local theater (not movie theater, like an actual small theater for plays or live music acts)
A girl can dream.
Whatever the case, I get why other commenters are saying “don’t jinx it” but honestly?
You’re just being realistic. I swear sometimes it’s like the place is cursed.
wesoloski t1_j4vyx7z wrote
Reply to Seeking gift advice by Princeton112
Though the Sun is certainly falling out of favor, a couple years ago I purchased an "every front page from your birthday throughout the years" for an aunt. Its a neat timecapsule.
Idontgetredditinmd t1_j4vylfu wrote
Reply to Seeking gift advice by Princeton112
Check out www.baltimoreinabox.com and www.drinklocalmd.com Both have some fun Baltimore themed stuff.
douchecannon OP t1_j4vus45 wrote
Reply to comment by mms13 in Help finding Lobster by douchecannon
I guess local vendor is a little ambiguous. My original post was written to ask if there was a better option than Costco or Whole Foods, but those posts kept getting removed by the auto mods. Conrad’s seems to fit the bill of exactly what I am looking for.
ebjko t1_j4vtm8p wrote
Reply to Date night ideas by Suspicious_Way_7810
Hersh’s patio on a warm enough day!
THEBIGHUNGERDC t1_j4vm6ym wrote
Reply to Contrails! by Robbiebphoto
Lots of them this morning pre dawn!
DarkDave_007 t1_j4vltdf wrote
Reply to Breakfast is on Remington. by Special-Literature16
I still go often since 2001...was there this Sunday for brunch...But what is the crack ingredients in that Sausage Gravy in the Sausage and Gravy on Brioch breakfast?...I think about it for days after and its what keeps me coming back. Anyone try it or know what they put in it? so good, sweet, savory etc.
[deleted] t1_j4vl17o wrote
Reply to Seeking gift advice by Princeton112
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logaboga t1_j4vk53m wrote
Reply to comment by DfcukinLite in I just had a great weekend visit to Charm City, but was wondering what the local rumors are about what is going on with Harborplace? I know it’s been on the decline but it was a bit of a shock to see how much of it is closed. by mag55555
Generic speciality stores that can be found in any touristy area of any city in the region
TheDelig t1_j4vjm7d wrote
Reply to Contrails! by Robbiebphoto
I love it when one of the byproducts of combustion, water, creates beautiful lines in the sky
dainty-defication t1_j4vjfsl wrote
Reply to comment by Xanny in I just had a great weekend visit to Charm City, but was wondering what the local rumors are about what is going on with Harborplace? I know it’s been on the decline but it was a bit of a shock to see how much of it is closed. by mag55555
Not easy to walk to either of those from the aquarium. It can be done but most of the tourist crowd isn’t going to go that far especially with kids and strollers
bobcat7781 t1_j4vir8c wrote
Reply to Seeking gift advice by Princeton112
If she likes reading, the complete works of Poe might be a good gift.
Aponda t1_j4vhxz3 wrote
Reply to Seeking gift advice by Princeton112
Hairspray the musical but without the racist stuff
Cunninghams_right t1_j4vhxa4 wrote
Reply to Carjacker racks up traffic tickets in 2020, owner waits on City to clear them by Consumergal
I've had to deal with this. I ended up just paying them because the process for getting them cleared was so hard. I had to snail-mail a request for a police report... like, you can't even request over the phone or online. not sure if it has changed since, but what a pain.
Cunninghams_right t1_j4vgw4k wrote
Reply to Seeking gift advice by Princeton112
I think there are a couple of local ceramics/clayworks art studios around. I've only ever seen them at flea market type things, but there are probably ways to go to the studio to shop or to find a local shot that carries them.
No_Character_8662 t1_j4vghig wrote
Reply to Contrails! by Robbiebphoto
This is how they knit clouds
Painndaneck t1_j4vf39w wrote
Reply to I just had a great weekend visit to Charm City, but was wondering what the local rumors are about what is going on with Harborplace? I know it’s been on the decline but it was a bit of a shock to see how much of it is closed. by mag55555
I feel like anything that attempts to be modern or futuristic will quickly look dated, as Harborplace feels today. The developer should tear out all the concrete and instead create a timeless mix of brick-based construction (think Camden yards’ warehouse) reminiscent of the harbor’s original commercial uses. Instead of a massive pavilion, it could be a number of historic looking structures set about like a village with modern amenities inside. See bearings.earlybaltimore.org for inspiration. And if we interspersed some large trees with adequate grass and space it could be a distinctive and authentic natural-feeling downtown-adjacent space. Ideally when the water is safe enough there could be a beach space too.
baltimorecalling t1_j4vd774 wrote
Reply to Contrails! by Robbiebphoto
So many spray planes.
Ok-Library247 t1_j4vd6or wrote
Reply to comment by Giarc_Gnuoy in Contrails! by Robbiebphoto
Something something gay frogs.
BmoreCityDOT t1_j4vc4gp wrote
Reply to Date night ideas by Suspicious_Way_7810
Sit cuddled up in the back of the Circulator sharing a pair of earbuds and listening to your favorite playlist.
cdbloosh t1_j4v9or8 wrote
Reply to Bars (or sections of a bar?) for rent? by kgrace78
Many, many bars in the city have upstairs areas that you can use for events. Would be helpful to narrow this down to a specific neighborhood or type of place you’re looking for.
[deleted] t1_j4w3oc6 wrote
Reply to International peeps in Baltimore by iwantoatmeal
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