The woods around me are almost all tulip poplar since the gypsy moths wiped out the oaks years ago. I love mine for its tulip-shaped leaves and flowers. Now I have room to plant one shade tree. Should I plant another? I’m planting for wildlife. Tulip poplars are a favorite of one butterfly, the...
An office building planned on Key Highway across from the Domino Sugar plant and its iconic glowing sign is moving ahead after negotiating changes with neighbors. The project had drawn opposition from the Locust Point community in South Baltimore, where development has boomed in recent years. But...
Homes of Tyra Banks and Stephen Dorff.
Greenspring Realty Partners, a real estate and investment firm, and the Berg Corp., a demolition company, have acquired a 12-acre marine terminal that they say can be repurposed to support operations at the neighboring state-owned Seagirt Marine Terminal. The property at 4601 Newgate Ave. in Southeast...
With some expert advice from Pless Jones of P&J Contracting, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan manned a 21-ton hydraulic excavator Thursday and smashed a gaping hole in the side of a dilapidated, vacant rowhome in East Baltimore. “I was taking out some of my frustrations,” the Republican governor said...
Home sales in Baltimore plunged in May amid the recent ransomware attack on city government computers, including those essential for completing real estate transactions. The drop in city sales in what is often one of the busier months for home sales contributed to yet another monthly decline in...
Whether they’re painted plain white or covered in wild wallpaper, walls set the tone for a room. Local designers say today’s homeowners are willing to experiment with their wall coverings, trying out different textures, colors and materials. Here, they share the hottest trends in wall coverings....
One is a big box store with a new presence in Columbia. Another is a combination decor and interior design business in Catonsville. This year has brought a number of new shopping options to area homeowners. Domain Interior designer Laura Hodges opened her home accessories and design store, Domain,...
Guests often miss the three-foot long carved elephant tusk that’s displayed on a side table in the living room of Marie Washington’s Locust Point home. “They usually go right for the bedazzled turquoise bull’s head,” laughs Washington’s 42-year-old daughter, Jackie, who was given the tusk by her...
When Stanford Kimmel and Chris Franzoni were searching for a new home five years ago, they wanted three things: a place accessible to the interstate — Franzoni was working in Washington, D.C., at the time — lots of windows and parking. The four-story South Baltimore rowhouse only met one of the...
When Joe Rusko, 51, was looking for a home in Canton or Fells Point, he was disappointed that every renovated rowhouse he saw looked the same. Then he found a townhouse built inside the shell of the former Canton Methodist Episcopal Church. “I love the architecture and the cool spaces and that...