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Charles Village may be known best for the Victorian-style rowhomes lined up along its streets. Some of these are the oldest standing buildings in the city and are called Painted Ladies for their brightly colored facades. These historic houses manage to coexist peacefully with the new construction going on in the area: a blending that probably provides the best metaphor for the neighborhood. It has both old-school charm and modern appeal, and as such is easily one of the hippest spots in the city. Although the area has a lot to offer beyond Johns Hopkins University, it would be difficult not to notice the world famous college that sits at the dead center of the community. It would also be impossible to den...
Charles Village may be known best for the Victorian-style rowhomes lined up along its streets. Some of these are the oldest standing buildings in the city and are called Painted Ladies for their brightly colored facades. These historic houses manage to coexist peacefully with the new construction going on in the area: a blending that probably provides the best metaphor for the neighborhood. It has both old-school charm and modern appeal, and as such is easily one of the hippest spots in the city. Although the area has a lot to offer beyond Johns Hopkins University, it would be difficult not to notice the world famous college that sits at the dead center of the community. It would also be impossible to deny that the students of the college have had a great influence on the area, from the trendy coffee shops to the 24-hour Kinko's copy shop, and that the college itself provides residents plentiful cultural and entertainment options. One focal point of the community even draws its name from the college -- Hopkins Square, where you can go to shop, eat or just enjoy a cup of coffee while you watch passers-by. Charles Village is basically a hop-skip-and-jump from wherever you happen to be in or around the city. It's a short drive up Charles Street from the Inner Harbor, or a short drive down from Towson. It's just as convenient to get there by bus, which, by the way, is highly recommended, since most of the area parking is always full, expensive or both.
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Of mint chocolate KitKat bar ice cream and other things
Dining@LargeI just had my first Cold Stone Creamery ice cream. I wouldn't go out of my way to go back, but the people sure were nice. My problem is with the consistency. I haven't quite thought out my philosophy about...... -
Killing pace slows in city
Sun ReportersThe Barclay neighborhood is like much of blighted Baltimore. Gang graffiti cover vacant rowhouses. Blue-light police surveillance cameras twinkle overhead at night. And residents have witnessed plenty of bloodshed - last year 10 people were gunned down...Tags: Theft, Sam Harris, Assault, Law Enforcement, John Jay
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A new Port Covington
Sun reporterDeveloper Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse hopes to transform 17 acres in South Baltimore's Port Covington into a community that could include homes, shops and offices, along with a promenade and even a trolley. Struever Bros., working with the owner of the...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Harbor East, Westport, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Patapsco
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Remington earns identity of its own
If you look at a map of northern Baltimore, you may see, just south of the Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, a place where the grid of streets tilts counterclockwise. That place is Remington, a vibrant and fun neighborhood independent of but...Tags: Johns Hopkins University
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M. Catherine Honemann, 88
M. Catherine Honemann, retired senior accountant who was active in her church, died of heart failure May 16 at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Stella Maris resident was 88. Mary Catherine Blake was born and raised in Baltimore and graduated from Eastern...Tags: Ellicott City, Land Resources, Natural Resources, Death and Dying, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Shots defended, and yet regretted
Sun reporterThe phone in Harry Goodman's tiny Charles Village dry cleaners kept ringing Thursday. First it was a woman who works across the street. Then a former employee. Next the TV news stations. "Yes," he told one person. "I appreciate that. No, I'm glad he's...Tags: Theft, Defense, Firearms, Johns Hopkins University, Religious Leaders
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Shots defended, and yet regretted
Sun ReporterThe phone in Harry Goodman's tiny Charles Village dry cleaners kept ringing yesterday. First it was a woman who works across the street. Then a former employee. Next the TV news stations. "Yes," he told one person. "I appreciate that. No, I'm glad he'...Tags: Theft, Defense, Firearms, Johns Hopkins University, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Charles Village store owner shoots man attempting a robbery
Sun reporterThe owner of the St. Paul Cleaners and Tailors in North Baltimore's Charles Village shot a man who attempted to rob the business this afternoon, police said. Police said the robber, armed with a knife, walked into the store about 1:45 p.m. and...Tags: Theft, Prosecution, Johns Hopkins University, Religious Leaders, Witnesses
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Doing battle for Hampden home
Sun ReporterJoy Sushinsky is not your average busybody. She is not the type of person who peeks at neighbors from behind her curtains and gossips about their activities. Instead, Sushinsky, a soft-spoken, 28-year-old homeowner on one of Hampden's few troublesome...Tags: Nature, Christmas, Juvenile Delinquency, People, Drug Trafficking
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Store owner shoots man attempting a robbery
The owner of the St. Paul Cleaners and Tailors in North Baltimore's Charles Village shot a man who attempted to rob the business yesterday afternoon, police said. Police said the robber, armed with a knife, walked into the store about 1:45 p.m. and...Tags: Theft, Prosecution, Johns Hopkins University, Religious Leaders, Witnesses
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