Summary
Once a blue-collar enclave south of Roland Park, the north Baltimore neighborhood is now a residential, shopping and dining destination for artists and young professionals. But Hampden has resisted development in other ways, opting for independent shops and non-chain restaurants, keeping a small-town charm in a big city. Hampden's main drag -- 36th Street, better known as The Avenue -- is home to the bulk of those establishments. Whether you seek vintage clothes, locally made artwork, a delicious meal or antiques and collectibles that stray a little out of the norm, you're likely to find it along these several blocks. Hampden dates back to 1802, when houses were built for the workers at nearby mills. Durin...
Once a blue-collar enclave south of Roland Park, the north Baltimore neighborhood is now a residential, shopping and dining destination for artists and young professionals. But Hampden has resisted development in other ways, opting for independent shops and non-chain restaurants, keeping a small-town charm in a big city. Hampden's main drag -- 36th Street, better known as The Avenue -- is home to the bulk of those establishments. Whether you seek vintage clothes, locally made artwork, a delicious meal or antiques and collectibles that stray a little out of the norm, you're likely to find it along these several blocks. Hampden dates back to 1802, when houses were built for the workers at nearby mills. During much of the 19th century, the area flourished by cornering the market on cotton duck, a material used for making ships' sails. Things went south after the Depression and the mills were no longer operational by the early 1970s, but the neighborhood has embraced its history by renovating the mills as studio spaces and keeping the typical rowhome architecture.
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Top ten summer drinks and where to get them
Dining@LargeI was considering Matt Hudock's suggestion of summer foods for this top ten, but I did it last summer and I'm not sure I have much new to add from my own experience yet this summer.The topic didn't get much......Tags: Waverly (Baltimore, Maryland), Charles Theatre, Federal Hill, Little Havana, Reisterstown
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Honfest crowds no fun in Hampden
There's no fun about Honfest ("Hon-estly, hon, it's just fun," June 13). As a resident of Hampden for the past 25 years, I'm really sick and tired of being called a poor sport by Honfest organizer Denise Whiting when it comes to the Honfest (and, while... -
Backlash against kitschy Honfest grows
Sun reporterSuddenly, it's hard out there to be a Hon. Honfest, this weekend's kitschy celebration of beehive hairdos, cat's-eye glasses and pearls, may be the city's biggest neighborhood festival. But as Honfest grows, so does the backlash against it. Some Hampden...Tags: Barry Levinson, Oprah Winfrey, National Government, Government, Festive Event
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Honfest honors city's heritage
Give me a break, hon. I cannot believe that with all that we have to worry about (war, energy costs, etc.) there are those who want to do away with Hampden's Honfest ("Hon-estly, hon, it's just fun," June 13). Why?
It is only one weekend a year, and many...Tags: Glen Burnie, Festive Event, History, Pikesville, John Waters
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Bus stop benches unsuitable for sitting
The problem A wooden bench at a Towson bus stop has been broken for more than a year.
The backstory Charles Carrow, who lives in the Courthouse Square apartments on Goucher Boulevard in Towson, relies on the two buses that stop in front of the complex...Tags: Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Cafe Hon
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Second teen captured after escape
The second of two teenage residents of the Victor Cullen Center in Frederick County who escaped last week after allegedly assaulting a staff member was captured Friday at his home in Baltimore. Because they are juveniles, their names were not released,...Tags: People, Frederick County (Maryland), Prince George's County, Teen-agers, Juvenile Delinquency
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The week that was
In Hampden, a beehive of activity Thousands of people donning beehive hairstyles and feather boas crowded The Avenue for the 15th annual Honfest in Hampden, days after Baltimore filmmaker John Waters criticized the overuse of the Hon image. Group...Tags: People, Prince George's County, Ulysses Currie, Juvenile Delinquency, William H Murphy
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Learning Inc. grand opening
Special to the SunLearning Inc. didn't need spotlights or brass bands to let people know they were coming to an exceptional grand opening. The sunny smiles on faces of some of the school's "guides" - at-risk Baltimore City teenagers attending the school - were better... -
Boyfriend of bus assault victim denies provoking
Sun reporterThe boyfriend of a woman beaten aboard a city bus denied yesterday that he ordered her to either spit on or use a racial slur against the teens accused of attacking her. Under aggressive cross-examination in juvenile court in Baltimore, Troy Ennis, 30,...Tags: People, Teen-agers, Prosecution, Racism
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More neighborhoods need a cozy McCabe's
Sun Restaurant CriticEvery once in a while after I've reviewed a string of fine-dining, high-flying and/or muy trendy restaurants, I have a yearning to eat at a place like McCabe's -- which, if not a Baltimore institution, has certainly been around long enough to be...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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