Photos From the Mark Supik Co. Open Studio

Last Sunday we finally got a chance to check out a piece of Baltimore that we’ve been curious about for quite some time, and that many people here in town pass by frequently without realizing it. Mark Supik & Company’s shop at the corner of Baltimore and Haven Streets in Highlandtown doesn’t look like much […]

When Your Neighbor is a Stranger

So we’re going to go sit in on a panel discussion this evening called When Your Neighbor is a Stranger. (Warning, we were advised that registration has already ended so the form that that link leads to may not be valid today.) We’re not really sure what to expect, since this isn’t the sort of […]

Our Picks for Baltimore Beer Week 2013

So this is the post where we sort through the Baltimore Beer Week events and pick out our favorite ones day by day. And we’ll get to that in a moment. But first we want to stray off on a wee little tangent about beer, and specifically the local beer scene here in Baltimore. And […]

Unregistered Nurse Fest Starts Today (Sort Of)

As you can see by the poster, UN Fest is at the Ottobar this weekend. As you can also see, it’s a whole bunch of bands and we don’t even know where to begin with a write-up on it. Solid lineups for both days. But what you can’t see on the poster is that the […]

How to Remove Pills from Sweaters

As we said a couple of weeks ago here on the blog the Chop is particularly excited to be entering the heart of sweater season- particularly cardigan sweater season. But unfortunately it’s not as easy as just reaching into the back of the closet and feeling around for something wool to throw on. Around this […]