Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2013 will be happening all January! Baltimore City residents should put their trees out on their regularly scheduled trash day, and the city will remove them. Please note, it may not be taken on the first trash day that your tree is out. The city may pick them up anytime [...]
Early Voting was closed Monday & Tuesday October 29 & 30, 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy. Governor O'Malley updated the public with new information on Early Voting in Maryland. Early voting will resume on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. There will be extended hours from 8am-9pm. Friday, November 2, 2012 has been added as an additional [...]
The weekend before Halloween in Baltimore is always filled with fun activities and good times! Though Halloween itself it isn't until Wednesday, most of the scary, fun, or family events are this weekend for Baltimore Halloween fun! Hunt Valley Towne Center has trick-or-treating Friday, October 26, with participating stores handing out treats to kids in [...]
Early voting in Maryland for the 2012 General Election begins Saturday, October 27 and runs through November 1. *DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY, EARLY VOTING WAS SUSPENDED 10/29 & 10/30. ACCORDING TO GOVERNOR O'MALLEY, EARLY VOTING WILL RESUME 10/31 WITH EXTENDED HOURS FROM 8AM-9PM, AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 WILL BE ADDED AS AN EARLY VOTING DAY.* Early voting [...]
The Homestead Tax Credit limits the amount of assessment increase that a homeowner would pay in property taxes on their principal residence. The deadline to apply for your current house is December 31, 2012. Currently, the cap in Baltimore County is 4%. Even if you had the homestead tax credit on your home before, you MUST [...]
Hampden was named Forbes' 15th Best American Hipster Neighborhood in their review of 250 neighborhoods in major cities across the country. Forbes has a number of lists and rankings of cities, and this is the first for the "hipster neighborhood" series. A hispter, as defined by Merriam-Webster, and used by Forbes for their rankings, is [...]
The Buying into Baltimore Homebuying Fair for the East side is this Saturday, September 8, 2012 from 8:30am-4pm. The event begins at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School ("Mervo"), located at 3500 Hillen Rd, Baltimore, MD 21218, with Check-in and Neighborhood tour sign up from 8:30-11am. There is a $15 per person charge to participate. Home [...]
Hampdenfest 2012 is September 8. The famous Toilet races are on as usual, a number of food and drink vendors, as well as exhibitors and vendors! This year the toilet race is at 2pm. There are three stages with music (three with bands, one tent with a DJ) with shows beginning at 11am. This year [...]
Dine Out Maryland is this month, September 2012, where you can save 20% on your meal at participating restaurants. Visit this website: dineoutmaryland.com and choose, "click here" to print coupon. You must have the coupon and present when you order to qualify for the 20% off. There are some restrictions (like, some are only offering the [...]
Honfest 2012 is this weekend, June 9 & 10, 2012 - so get your colorful eye shadow, beehive in place, your Bawlmer accent ready, and head on down to Hampden for a fun-filled weekend! Honfest's hours will be Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 12-6pm. Don't miss the "Gathering of the Hons" on Saturday at 4pm at Roland [...]