Giant’s North Baltimore Race Problem

Most people do the great majority of their supermarket shopping in one store, and usually it’s the store that’s closest to home. We’re not much different, and we tend to stick to Giant for that very reason. But Giant Food operates two stores in North Baltimore, and lately we’ve found that the one closest to […]

Things to Do in Baltimore Tonight

Well, last weekend we went to Nashville because we knew that aside from Scapescape there was going to be fuck-all going on in Baltimore. Now this weekend is here and it’s as if people are coming out of the woodwork to have some fun. There’s no shortage of great stuff happening in town tonight. Here […]

Scooter Squad: A Stroke of Genius

During our recent stay in Nashville we had a pretty easy time getting around. Their bike share program was great, and we took several rides a day each day we were there and paid only $10 for the week. We also got our fill of the free Music City Circuit bus and even managed to […]

Take The Transit Challenge: An Invitation to Baltimore’s Elected Officials

The Baltimore Sun yesterday published an article titled Redesigning Baltimore: Planners envision new development among mass transit stations. In it the Sun’s Yvonne Wenger describes some of the finer points of a large overhaul of zoning regulations that the city is now considering. One of those finer points is transit-oriented development, which really made us […]

The Chop Escapes The Grand Prix of Baltimore

We’ve only had the misfortune to experience one Grand Prix race weekend, as we were out of town working during last year’s race. We look forward to the day when our city can return to normalcy for Labor Day Weekend- when we can go see a ball game or go to a restaurant or even […]