Baltimore City property taxes are very high, and there is an initiative called "Renew Baltimore" to try to get those property tax rates reduced over the next 10 years. Currently, the Baltimore City property tax rate is 2.248%, which is more than double Baltimore County’s rate of 1.100%. Renew Baltimore has a plan that would [...]
Fell's Point Fun Festival 2023 is scheduled for October 6-8, 2023. 2023 marks the 57th festival with multiple stages with live music, food and drink vendors, local artisans and more. There is a family & kids area with activities and entertainment for young ones. The festival is FREE to attend! The festival was originally begun [...]
Free Fall Baltimore returns this October with a month of free activities and shows! Free Fall Baltimore is a month-long event in October each year where many museums have free admission, free events, and free shows to bring people to Downtown Baltimore, with hopes that participants will come back and enjoy Arts in Baltimore after the free [...]
The Baltimore home demand index for September 2023 was 84, a loss of two points, remaining in the "slow" category from the Baltimore home demand index for August 2023 that was "slow" at 86. (Note that the index is one month behind, meaning the data for the September 2023 report is from August 2023.) The [...]
Hoes Heights in Baltimore, Maryland is a lovely place to live! Located in Baltimore City, this neighborhood is an area with deep history. I recently sold a Hoes Heights home in Baltimore. Hoes Heights is an historically significant neighborhood. Hoes Heights is named for Grandison Hoe, who was a freed slave in Antebellum Baltimore. Grandison [...]
Fell's Point Fall Fest is a NEW festival scheduled for September 15-17, 2023. The Fell's Point Fall Fest will be centered around Broadway Square with live music, a food court, shopping with local artisans, and craft beers. Add onto that, there will be family fun activities like face and pumpkin painting, recycling activities, a pie [...]
Defenders' Day 2023 at Fort McHenry is September 15-17. The event starts on Friday, September 15, with a parade through Locust Point at 7pm. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, you can take Deck Tours of the Pride of Baltimore II which will be docked at the Fort. On Saturday and Sunday, Fort McHenry will have drills, [...]
Maryland Restaurant Week 2023 is scheduled for September 15-24, 2023. Maryland Restaurant Week is inclusive of all the counties in Maryland, and the administrators are not charging a fee to participate. The Maryland Restaurant Week website has the participating restaurants - and I expect the list will grow until the 15th. Visit: www.marylandrestaurantweek.com to see [...]
The Charles Street 12 miler run 2023 is scheduled for Saturday, September 9, 2023. This means that Charles Street, a very busy street running from 695 in Towson through Downtown Baltimore, will be closed for a significant period of time on 9/9/23. The race starts with a first wave at 7:30am at The Shops at [...]
The Baltimore home demand index for August 2023 was 86, a loss of eight points, dropping into the "slow" category from the Baltimore home demand index for July 2023 that was "steady" at 94. (Note that the index is one month behind, meaning the data for the August 2023 report is from July 2023.) The [...]