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Silo Point Baltimore Condo

Silo Point condominium in Baltimore is an amazing community located in Locust Point in Downtown Baltimore.

The amenities are abundant and spectacular. You are greeted at the front desk by staff, ready, willing, and able to help. The full service gym on the lower level has everything you could need to work out. Across the hall is a lounge with pool tables, comfy chairs, and a WINE BAR!

There are elements of the original grain silo kept throughout, making it such a unique place.

No detail has been overlooked with the variety of units from the warehouse feel to the “Roland Park” (quoted) feel of some of the larger units.

One condo even had the television in the mirror in the master bathroom!

The views are spectacular from most of the units, especially on the higher floors. You can see all over Baltimore from the Harbor to the Ravens Stadium, on a clear day even into Baltimore County north!

The Sky Lounge is a place where residents can hang out or have parties — and it is open for rent for outside groups to use as well!

Silo Point townhomes are located on the building as well, many of which are actually less expensive than some of the condo units.

I really enjoyed my tour of beautiful Silo Point. What a luxurious, fantastic piece of Baltimore real estate. If you want to buy a Silo Point condo, contact me to get started on your path to luxury!

Baltimore Restaurant Week Summer 2010

Baltimore Restaurant Week Summer 2010 is coming up soon!

This summer, Restaurant Week is August 13-22, 2010.

Restaurant Week is always an exciting time with special meals and dining deals — $35.10 for a three course meal at nice restaurants in Baltimore. Lunch menus are only $20.10! The full list of participating eateries is here.

Baltimore’s Winter Restaurant Week 2010 was extended this past February because of our dual blizzards in one week, beginning February 5. Luckily this time, it’s just heat! So, get out of the heat and enjoy some fantastic food at great prices. Be sure to make reservations, because Baltimore Restaurant Week has people coming out to eat!

Emergent BioSolutions Jobs in Baltimore

Emergent BioSolutions will have 120 new jobs in Baltimore in the next few years.

The company, based in Rockville, had a ribbon cutting ceremony on their 56,000 square foot facility on Lombard Street in Downtown Baltimore on Friday.

Emergent is the maker of the only FDA approved anthrax vaccine. The Washington Post reports that they are hoping that this location near Johns Hopkins Bayview will help them get into more commercial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

This is great for Baltimore residents because there will be more job opportunities opening in the area, which could also help the Baltimore real estate market, especially Canton house values, since it is so close by and right on public transportation routes!

Baltimore Artscape 2010

Baltimore Artscape 2010 is this weekend July 16 with free art viewings and performances all weekend long!

This year marks the 29th anniversary of the festival, and it is expected that over 350,000 people will attend. Why so many people? Artscape is free!

Artscape is located right in the heart of the Arts District in Downtown Baltimore, right near the Lyric Opera House.

Each day begins at noon, Friday & Saturday run until 10 pm, Sunday it ends at 8 pm.

What is Artscape? From the website:

America’s largest free arts festival, Artscape features 150+artists, fashion designers and craftspeople, including DIY/new wave crafters; visual art exhibits on and off site, such as outdoor sculpture, art cars, photography and the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize; incredible live concerts on four outdoor stages; a full schedule of performing arts including dance, opera, theater, fashion, film, experimental music and performances by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; family events such as hands-on projects, demonstrations, jazz vocal and combo competitions, children’s entertainers and multiple street theater locations; and a delicious, international menu of food and beverages available throughout the site.

There is a kids art area for hands on fun, exhibits, live performances, entertainers, exhibits and food.

So this weekend, head to downtown Baltimore to enjoy the free Artscape festival!

Extreme Makeover Home Edition Baltimore Benefits Boys Hope Girls Hope Home

The ABC hit TV show Extreme Makeover Home Edition comes to Baltimore to benefit the Boys Hope Girls Hope home on Fleetwood Street in Baltimore.

Thousands of Baltimore residents are volunteering their time and expertise for the build, which began Friday, July 9th.

Excel Homes is the main builder for the project, and they are building a combination row home and modular home on the space where a building was burned down by a serial arsonist in 2007. The home will be about 11,000 square feet.

Boys Hope Girls Hope has locations across the country.

Boys Hope Girls Hope is a privately funded, non-profit multi-denominational organization that provides at-risk children with a stable home, positive parenting, high quality education, and the support needed to reach their full potential. We use a holistic approach to provide them with necessary education and life skills to be productive members of the community.

Many of our children come from home environments marked by drug abuse, poverty or neglect, while others come from caring families unable to meet the child’s needs. We work to positively impact the community through participation in community service days each month, as well as asking scholars to become involved with a non-profit of their choice.

Johns Hopkins Hospital Job Openings

Johns Hopkins Hospital has 400 job openings on its main campus.

The main campus is located on Broadway past Fells Point and Canton in Downtown Baltimore.

The chief operating officer, Judy Reitz, states that this does not include openings some of its’ other campuses.

They are also building new patient towers to be opening in January 2012, which could bring as many as 1,000 new jobs to the area.

Johns Hopkins Hospital employs over 6,000 people.

The Baltimore Business Journal reports that the jobs listed as open include:

rehabilitation specialists; administrative assistants; nurse managers; lab technicians; pharmacists; computer programmers; and equipment managers. Reitz said the hospital also is always looking for registered nurses, housekeepers, security guards and cafeteria workers.

This is great news for the Baltimore real estate market, because this could mean people moving into the area and possibly buying houses to take advantage of the incredibly low interest rates and low housing prices.

Charm City Circulator Purple Route

The Charm City Circulator Purple Route is now running in Baltimore City.

The Purple Route runs from Penn Station to Federal Hill.

It runs through Mount Vernon, and goes through the Inner Harbor at Light Street. It runs down St. Paul Street, has multiple stops in Federal Hill and turns around at Key Highway, coming back up Charles Street.

The Charm City Circulator Orange Route, which was the first one open in March, 2010, runs an east-west route along Lombard and Pratt Streets. Now the Purple Route adds a North-South connection. The Green Route is due to open soon.

The Charm City Circulator is free bus transportation service provided by the City of Baltimore. It is designed to provide transportation around Downtown Baltimore for residents, workers, and visitors.

Greek Folk Festival June 10-13, 2010

The Greek Folk Festival at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is June 10-13, 2010!

Enjoy Greek food while celebrating traditional Greek folk dancing from a number of troops. The schedule of events is jam-packed!

There will be live music, face painting, crafts, and more so it is fun for the whole family!

Hours are until 11 pm all nights except Sunday, which ends at 10 pm.

The Greek Folk Festival is a very popular event in Downtown Baltimore. Join in this year!

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is located at 520 South Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224.

Prime Steakhouse Restaurant in Baltimore’s Chef Will Be On Top Chef

Prime Steakhouse Restaurant in Baltimore’s Chef will be a contestant on the next season of Bravo’s Top Chef.

Timothy Dean will be competing for the title in Washington, DC beginning next month, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.

Fells Point’s Prime Steakhouse has become a popular place in its’ short time in business.

Having national attention from Bravo’s Top Chef could bring even greater things for the Fells Point and Downtown Baltimore areas with visitors coming to try Chef Dean’s food, and getting to experience what our great city has to offer.

Coupled with the “Find Your Happy Place in Baltimore” campaign for the summer, Baltimore’s economy could see a great boost in resolving its’ current deficit.

So visit Prime Steakhouse in Fells Point and judge Chef Dean’s creations yourself!

Baltimore Smiley Face World Record

Baltimore has a new world record for the largest human smiley face to kick off the city’s summer campaign: “Find Your Happy Place in Baltimore”.

On May 13, 2010, outside the Maryland Science Center, 261 people gathered in orange and black ponchos to create the big smiley face.

The World Records Academy reported on the new world record, giving Baltimore props for its’ Happy Place campaign.

The goal is to show how happy you can be when you visit Baltimore and to garner more tourism for the great city.

Tom Noonan, the President and CEO of Visit Baltimore stated that:

“Baltimore makes us happy everyday, and we think the world’s largest smiley face is the perfect symbol to kick off our summer travel season,”

“No matter what makes you smile, we encourage travelers from all over the country to come and find their happy place in Baltimore this summer.”

Baltimore is also a wonderful place to live for many of its’ residents.

Contact me to learn more about living in Baltimore.

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