Hampden
Food Market to host first birthday party
It’s only been a year? A hit from the start, the Food Market opened on the eve of last year's Honfest. Co-owners Chad Gauss and Elan Kotz, the Food Market's executive chef and general manager, respectively, are celebrating their great first year with a birthday party at the Hampden restaurant on June 5. Read more ...
New buyer for development site in Remington
Seawall Development Corp., a force in Remington as a builder of affordable teacher housing and a rehabber of abandoned row houses, has signed a contract to purchase an 11-acre site where an ill-fated shopping center with a Wal-Mart store was planned. Read more ...
Residents oppose town house development on historic site in Hampden
A developer's plan to turn a historic house into townhouses and apartments is sparking consternation among residents, who say their streets are already overly dense and congested. Read more ...
A 'Passport' to the world of Druid Hill Park
A Roland Park resident has created a "passport" to Druid Hill Park. Read more ...
Victim tells robber he has no cell phone -- then it rings [North Baltimore Crime Log]
The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. Read more ...
Blood drive and benefit for House of Ruth coming up [Hampden]
Got blood? Time to help your community. Read more ...
New barber shop opening as merchants in Hampden play musical chairs
A shave and a haircut of yesteryear cost the proverbial two bits, 25 cents. A shave alone at The Old Bank Barbers, a soon-to-open barber shop on The Avenue in Hampden, will cost $25. Read more ...
Action in Maturity to mark 40th anniversary
Esther Bonnet, 100, is always thinking about new plans for Action in Maturity — as she has since she co-founded the transportation service for seniors more than 40 years ago. Read more ...
Man sleeping under bridge robbed of scooter [North Baltimore Crime Log]
The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. Read more ...
Burglar steals electronics -- and vodka for good measure [Crime log]
The following is compiled from police reports. It is the Baltimore Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. Read more ...
Hats Off to Hampden annual fundraiser coming April 13
Organziers are hoping you bring your best hat — and your money — to the third annual Hats Off to Hampden on April 13, a $125-per-person gala fundraiser to benefit the Hampden Family Center. A "top hat" table for 10 costs $1,250. Read more ...
Rotunda redeveloper taking fresh look at MOM's Organic Market
A chain of organic markets that Scott Nash started in his mother's basement in Beltsville in 1987 has grown to 10 stores in Maryland and Virginia. Read more ...
55th annual Smith College book sale coming to Maryland State Fairgrounds
Four volunteers, all graduates of Smith College in Northampton, Mass., spent a glorious Sunday cooped up inside a small warehouse in Timonium. Read more ...
Greater Homewood sponsors 6th annual Neighborhood Institute
Samantha Armacost, 27, grew up a country girl in Hereford. Read more ...
Keswick workers barred from work by building closure forced to use vacation days, personal days
They weren't allowed to be at work, but now they're paying for being absent. Read more ...
Water heater replaced at Hopkins' Keswick campus
Officials on Tuesday continued investigating the second round of illnesses in less than a week at a North Baltimore office building but did not quickly find a link between the two bouts. Read more ...
More illnesses reported at Hopkins at Keswick
At least 12 people with symptoms of illness were reported at Johns Hopkins at Keswick in North Baltimore on Monday, almost a week after nearly two dozen people fell ill from a contaminated water source at the hospital and university system's administrative complex. Read more ...
Spike Gjerde to open butcher-shop restaurant in Remington
Amy and Spike Gjerde, the team behind Woodberry Kitchen, have signed a lease to open a butcher shop-restaurant space at 2600 North Howard Street, the Remington project being developed by Seawall Development. Read more ...
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Local yogis headed to asana yoga's national championship in New York
On Saturday, Eddie Hall of Cockeysville will stand on a stage in New York City wearing skintight shorts. Read more ...
Oyster happy hours are popping up around town
Oyster happy hours have been popping up lately. Corner BYOB in Hampden had a Saturday afternoon oyster party a few weeks ago. They called it a Shuck-n-Chat. Love that. Read more ...
'Red Men' selling longtime lodge in Hampden
In 1893, a group of Baltimore patriots joined the Improved Order of Red Men and began meeting in Hampden Hall on what is now The Avenue. Adopting the democratic ideals, customs and costumes of American Indians, as well as the Red Men motto, "Freedom, Friendship and Charity," they were chartered as Tecumseh Tribe No. 108 of the national fraternal organization. Read more ...
Food truck rally in Hampden on Saturday
The Gathering is coming back. The evening food truck rally, which was running on a weekly schedule back in the fall, is kicking off the 2013 season on Saturday at the Castle in Hampden, on 34th Street and Keswick Avenue. Read more ...
Hampden residents scramble to mitigate expected Rotunda parking problems
Rotunda neighbor Genny Dill envisions a redeveloped mall adding night life and excitement to the area. Read more ...
Two Hampden men arrested for burglaries from cars in Rodgers Forge
A pair of North Baltimore residents were arrested this weekend in Rodgers Forge and found in possession of items stolen from several cars, Baltimore County Police said Thursday. Read more ...
Hampden: Doing his civic duty, columnist catches a whiff of something unpleasant
Our neighborhood is beginning its annual, seasonal, new year morphing, with a handful of businesses closing and a slate of new businesses opening. The keyword in 2013 appears to be pizza, with three new pizza joints either already open (Birroteca) or scheduled to open (Arthouse and Paulie Gee's Hampden). Read more ...
Hampden, Locust Point among hottest Baltimore neighborhoods for 2013
Among Baltimore's neighborhoods, the hip community of Hampden is forecast to see the most home value appreciation this year, according to data-driven real estate search website Zillow. Read more ...
Hampden: Clear your sidewalks of snow, then make a date to see the Atomic Dating game
The snowy season is upon us, so this is just a friendly reminder of the importance of shoveling and de-icing not only your steps and walk, but the sidewalk in front of your house or business. Read more ...
Paulie Gee's, popular Brooklyn, N.Y. pizza shop, to open Hampden location
This just in. Serious Eats and other New York food websites are reporting that the popular Brooklyn, N.Y. pizza shop Paulie Gee's will open a Baltimore location next spring in the old Hampden Republican Club building. Read more ...
Hampden merchants debate necessity of Santa on The Avenue
The Hampden Village Merchants Association has a new Santa clause. Read more ...
Birroteca knows when to take itself seriously
The bar quarters at Hampden's Birroteca are close, so it's easy to make new friends. Read more ...
Hampden Family Center plays Santa to children who need help at holidays
Blayr Callaway, 19, who is raising her 8-year-old niece as well as her 2-year-old daughter, was in a familiar setting, at the Hampden Family Center's annual Holiday Party. Read more ...
Hampden: Clear winners for annual Window Decorating Contest
Things sure are looking pretty darn holidayish around these parts, and I love it. Read more ...
Lone Ranger soldiers on in Hampden parade, but without longtime horse
When The Lone Ranger returned to the Mayor's Annual Christmas Parade in Hampden for his fourth year, Silver, his original, white horse, "best friend and partner," wasn't with him. Read more ...
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