Recent comments in /f/baltimore
Timmah_1984 t1_j6dim95 wrote
Reply to How bad is the crime rate here? by Corgi_Lopsided
I live in Brooklyn and commute to Annapolis five days a week. I haven’t been effected by crime in the year and a half I’ve lived here. A lot of it is petty crime, drugs, breaking into cars, we haven’t had any packages stolen but that is a thing.
Brooklyn is considered a “rough” area but in my experience it’s just a working class neighborhood. Locus Point is definitely nicer but pricey. I would look for something that’s near a major highway so you aren’t adding to your commute. For me it’s about 35 minutes to get there and maybe 45 to get home.
Frofro69 t1_j6did8h wrote
Reply to comment by YouAreADadJoke in How bad is the crime rate here? by Corgi_Lopsided
Not 100%, but they definitely didn't help marginalized groups. Poverty is a monster that devours and destroys whatever it touches and it can be caused by poor personal decisions. However, the moves from the post WWII housing lenders and government of the time manufactured much of the poverty that affects the cities in America. Baltimore just looks harder hit because of the city's racial makeup. The practices I mentioned (redlining, blockbusting, etc) were designed to primarily target blacks. In a majority black city, the effect is seen in greater detail and in a wider span.
[deleted] t1_j6dhyp1 wrote
Reply to Reputable Jewelry Shop? by bucco36
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6ixOutOf10 t1_j6dhr8z wrote
Copy?
[deleted] OP t1_j6dhoqv wrote
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kmilvin t1_j6dhkey wrote
Reply to comment by kmilvin in Best Restaurant for Valentines Day? by Pretend-Smoke-8942
As of Friday night, Sotto Sopra was still accepting reservations
Expendable_Red_Shirt t1_j6dgeqz wrote
>same tropes that were expressed in the Kerwin report My current take away is that the Blueprint is nothing by old wine in new skins.
This is as far as I read because it's pretty clear you don't understand what the Blueprint is if that's at all surprising.
The Blueprint is meant to be the plan to enact the recommendations etc. that were in the Kerwin report.
But it's pretty laughable that you think the Kerwin report was recommending business as usual. There's a ton of recommendations in their that would be pretty big shocks to the system.
Edit: Reading more you seem upset that we're not putting kids on a technical path... earlier? You really should see the school system in place now if you don't think these are seismic shifts.
CaptainJeff t1_j6dgbhp wrote
Reply to comment by pakora2 in Falafel by trashcadet
This is THE answer.
Pitamore makes the best falafel I've ever had. Hands down.
I started going here when it was Cilantro and in Owings Mills. Then they moved downtown and closed OM and I was heartbroken. Now, everytime I'm downtown, I go for lunch. It's sooooooooo good.
Jslash1978 t1_j6dfy2n wrote
Reply to Falafel by trashcadet
CYPRIANA is my go to
baltinerdist t1_j6dfnu4 wrote
Reply to comment by Engridonline in Does anyone know of any writing opportunities in Baltimore? by [deleted]
What. Kind. Of. Writing. Do. You. Do?
Are you a recent English major grad looking to get started in novel writing? Have you been watching the wire and wondering if any people from Baltimore helped write that television? Do you dream of going out to Hollywood and doing the big new screenplay that gets you an Oscar? There are dozens if not hundreds of little subfields for the concept of writing.
It's like asking if there any opportunities to cook. What do you cook? Are you a pizza chef, have you been making sushi your whole life, are you a grill master?
You got to give us something here, dude.
jabbadarth t1_j6dflih wrote
Reply to comment by Engridonline in Does anyone know of any writing opportunities in Baltimore? by [deleted]
Check with the banner. They are a new newspaper and might have some internships or need some staff writers.
Unusual-Thanks-2959 t1_j6dfkd3 wrote
Engridonline t1_j6denkv wrote
Reply to comment by jabbadarth in Does anyone know of any writing opportunities in Baltimore? by [deleted]
Hi! No, I don’t have any experience outside of magazine “staff writer” internships when I was studying in college. My degree is in English. I know it’s vague but I’m just looking for any writing opportunity. Within the state of Maryland but ideally the Baltimore area.
OhioStickyThing t1_j6dehpo wrote
Reply to comment by Engridonline in Does anyone know of any writing opportunities in Baltimore? by [deleted]
Far too vague, OP, you should be a littler wore specific, there are different fields that do entail certain types of skills and knowledge even if it’s all still “writing”.
Flapperghast t1_j6de8py wrote
Reply to Falafel by trashcadet
Jordanian Halal Truck parks on Charles St by JHU. Good falafel there.
Engridonline t1_j6de2f2 wrote
Reply to comment by baltinerdist in Does anyone know of any writing opportunities in Baltimore? by [deleted]
Hi! Any writing opportunities. I’m open to any kind of writing opportunity.
jabbadarth t1_j6de1vg wrote
Do you have experience, are you a journalist or trying to write a novel or what? Writing is a bit of a vague description.
ElectricStar87 t1_j6ddvr2 wrote
Reply to comment by Autumn_Sweater in Does the Avenue in Hampden need more parking? by Ghoghogol
That’s a pretty strong claim. You may want to check with the businesses there about their agreement with that sentiment…
radicalbxchg t1_j6ddh4s wrote
Reply to Falafel by trashcadet
The corner of Broadway and e. Monument. The little food trailer is delish
Substance-Possible t1_j6dcj2s wrote
Reply to comment by baltinerdist in Does anyone know of any writing opportunities in Baltimore? by [deleted]
Words, most likely.
dejureno t1_j6dc2e0 wrote
Reply to comment by Frofro69 in How bad is the crime rate here? by Corgi_Lopsided
As someone who also grew up in the Dirty Dena and now lives in the city, the Fallujah comment is so accurate. Anytime I go visit my parents they always tell me to be careful in the city lol
HumanBeingSimulator t1_j6dc257 wrote
Does no one eat at Tio Pepe’s anymore?
Anxious-Situation797 t1_j6dbhsr wrote
Reply to comment by mjccjm77 in Any suggestions to get BGE to turn the gas on for a former vacant property? by mjccjm77
When I moved into my current (rental) it took a while to get BGE to switch the billing over. Apparently in their system the house had needed inspection, somehow they thought it burned down. Just had to keep calling until I got to someone who understood the situation.
breeziana t1_j6dav25 wrote
Reply to Falafel by trashcadet
Maiwand Grill.
old_at_heart t1_j6dk27i wrote
Reply to comment by ElectricStar87 in Does the Avenue in Hampden need more parking? by Ghoghogol
I thought that there already is a shuttle from Woodberry to the Avenue. No matter, hardy souls can hoof it up the steep hills. If said hardy souls are out of shape, they can start catching their breath again when they reach Falls Road.
Then they can dodge the fast-moving masses of steel to arrive at The Avenue alive.
That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger.