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Federal Hill (or just Fed Hill, if you like), is idyllic for families, teenagers, the college crowd and young professionals. Older people find it appealing, too, with its simple and inviting pleasures independent of the hustle and bustle of nearby downtown. A stroll through the park is relaxing and offers an attractive view of Baltimore's skyline and maritime vistas. However, if something more invigorating is your style, there is a potpourri of bars and restaurants on Charles and Light streets suitable for every wallet and palate. Hearing live music at any number of taverns is a popular Federal Hill pastime, as is attending one of the several street fairs happening throughout the year. The v...
Federal Hill (or just Fed Hill, if you like), is idyllic for families, teenagers, the college crowd and young professionals. Older people find it appealing, too, with its simple and inviting pleasures independent of the hustle and bustle of nearby downtown. A stroll through the park is relaxing and offers an attractive view of Baltimore's skyline and maritime vistas. However, if something more invigorating is your style, there is a potpourri of bars and restaurants on Charles and Light streets suitable for every wallet and palate. Hearing live music at any number of taverns is a popular Federal Hill pastime, as is attending one of the several street fairs happening throughout the year. The very active and tight-knit neighborhood association keeps residents and visitors occupied with events and gatherings on a regular basis. The neighborhood is a perfect example of urban renewal and modern gentrification. Polished rowhouses primarily made of old-fashioned brick stand next to more contemporary dwellings, some of them rehabbed from existing structures and others built from scratch over the last few decades. Case in point is the Cross Street Market; once a 19th century marketplace, its recent makeover reaffirms its place as the neighborhood's social and commercial core.
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Top 10 Fine-Dining Bars
Dining@LargeThis week's topic, Top 10 Fine-Dining Bars, intrigues me because they seem to me to be a peculiarly Baltimore institution. They aren't bistros. They aren't wine bars. The decor isn't stylish -- in fact, you can't even describe it as......Tags: Mount Vernon, Restaurants, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Foods and Beverages, Salads
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Elizabeth Large's top 10
With the end of daylight saving time, I figured we needed something to cheer us up on Dining@Large (baltimoresun.com/diningatlarge). So with the help of my virtual friends, I created this list of Top 10 Restaurant Pig-Outs. It's not enough to sit home...Tags: Potatoes, Brunch, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Bacon, Hamburgers
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Monday Afternoon Quarterbacking: The Reserve
Dining@LargeMy review of the Reserve in -- to avoid a neighborhood argument I'll call it the Federal Hill area -- appeared in yesterday's paper. Federal Hill is one of those places where I would expect upscale little wine bars and......Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dining and Drinking
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Top 10 Restaurant Pig-Outs
Dining@LargeWhen I posted an earlier entry on heart attacks on a plate, I didn't think I would get a Top 10 out of it. But sure enough, all of you came through. I had more than enough ammunition for a......Tags: Brunch, Potatoes, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Bacon, Hamburgers
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Head of parking authority under fire
Baltimore's parking authority could be stripped of a program that allocates scarce on-street spaces in the city's most desirable neighborhoods, amid concerns of mismanagement by the head of the agency. Two city councilmen are backing a plan that would...Tags: William H. Cole IV, Mount Vernon, Regional Authority, Standard Parking Corporation, Employees
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Next Sunday's review: The Reserve
Dining@LargeNext Sunday I review the Reserve, the new bar in Federal Hill -- OK, OK, south Baltimore -- that has started serving ambitious food.It's always surprising to me to find a bar/restaurant that isn't perfectly happy serving wings and a......Tags: Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages
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'Glimpsed' at Ignite Baltimore
Special to The Baltimore SunCreative types are everywhere at Ignite Baltimore, an event that features speakers giving five-minute presentations on eclectic topics. As 250 folks gathered at the Walters Art Museum for the most recent Ignite Baltimore, we "Glimpsed" an artfully...Tags: Walters Art Museum, Weddings, Shoes, Museum Dioramas, J. Crew
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The little things that add up to crime
The two dozen or so residents from South Baltimore's Riverside neighborhood turned off Light Street and onto Heath, a parade of people confronting crime and grime. It was a routine Citizens on Patrol walk, a central part of the Police Department's...Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Drugs and Medicines, Drug Trafficking
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Cafe Hon and the pink flamingo
Dining@LargeI feel like I should weigh in on the Cafe Hon Pink Flamingo Issue, but I'm hesitant to do so. Cafe Hon's owner, Denise Whiting, has received a letter from the city saying that she has to have a minor......Tags: Cafe Hon, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Roaming chefs and other changes
Dining@LargeIs it my imagination, or do chefs move around more than they used to? It always makes me nervous to praise a restaurant to the skies when the chef isn't also the owner. Because who knows? In the next month......Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Bethany Beach, Dining and Drinking
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Top 10 affordable steak dinners
Dining@LargeI changed the name of this Top 10 from 'inexpensive' to 'affordable' because while some of the suggestions on my list aren't cheap, I consider them bargains. I did try to keep prices for a steak dinner around $25 or......Tags: Potatoes, Restaurants, Steaks, Mount Washington, Foods and Beverages
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Is Baltimore trying to drive out the middle class?
It seems as though Baltimore City employees, whose salaries are paid by the hard-earned dollars of the city's taxpayers (which can only mean gainfully employed people), are actually trying to make it too costly and too much of a royal pain in the neck...Tags: Employees
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