Baltimore
Population:
The population of the Baltimore PMSA is 2,474,118, of which approximately 26% is African-American, 1% Hispanic-American, and 2%
Asian-American.
Unemployment rate: 4.9%
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltwashchamber.org
City Government: www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government
Major employers: www.gbc.org
Going There? Find a Hotel in Baltimore
Culture/Entertainment:
Know any good entertainment spots in Baltimore? Send them to us at newcolonist@newcolonist.com and we'll post them here.
Angelina's
7135 Harford Rd.
North Baltimore City
Astoria
Live Music
1111 Park Ave
Buddie's Pub & Jazz Club
313 N. Charles St
Mick O'Shea's
Live music
328 N. Charles St
Owl Bar
1 E. Chase St
The Ruby Lounge
800 N. Charles St
Hippopotamus
1 West Eager St
Cat's Eye Pub
1730 Thames St.
Club 13
13th Floor of the Belvedere Hotel, 1 E. Chase St
Harry's
1200 N. Charles St.
The Tattoo
Live jazz Wednesday nights with TrioOne
4825 Belair Rd
410-325-7427
Shopping:
Tell us your favorites places to shop in Baltimore and we will list them here. E-mail them to newcolonist@newcolonist.com.
Hippodrome Hatters
15 N. Eutaw Street
R. Mark Mitchell
Clocks
206 W. Read Street
Antiques
800-900 N. Howard Street
Mount Vernon Antiques
226 W. Monument Street
Federal Hill Antiques & Collectibles
Gallery Elizabeth
1448 Light Street
Atomic Books
229 W. Read St.
Mt. Vernon
Baltimore Clayworks
5706 Smith Ave.
Mt. Washington
Book Rendezvous
805 Light Street
Federal Hill
Cross Street Cheese Co.
Cross Street Market
Federal Hill
Cross Street Tobacco
Cross Street Market
Federal Hill
Designer's Hardware
239 W. Read Street
Mt. Vernon
Grrreat Bears
1643 Thames Street
Fells Point
The Potters Guild of Baltimore
3600 Clipper Mill Rd.
Recordmasters
711 W. 40th Street
Hampden
The Rotunda
(20+ shops)
711 W. 40th Street
The Travel Bug
1043 S. Charles Street
Federal Hill
Touch the Earth
1016 N. Charles Street
Mt. Vernon
Dining:
Are you in Baltimore? Have you been to one of these eateries? Where do you like to eat? Send your comments to newcolonist@newcolonist.com and weíll post
them here.
Akbar
Indian
823 N. Charles St.
Al Pacino Cafe
Middle Eastern
900 Cathedral St.
Ban Thai
340 N. Charles St.
Bicycle Bistro
1444 Light St. (South Baltimore)
234-1900
www.bicyclebistro.com
Bombay Grill
Indian
2 E. Madison St.
Brewer's Art
1106 N. Charles St.
Café Hon
1002 W. 36th St
Central Station
1001 N. Charles St.
City Café
1001 Cathedral St
Cobbers Pub & Café
1218-20 North Charles St.
410-727-0713
Kawasaki
Japanese
413 N. Charles St.
La Tesso Tana
Italian
58 W. Biddle St.
Prime Rib Restaurant
(Jacket required)
Horizon House
1101 N. Calvert St
Purple Orchid
French and Asian
419 N. Charles St
Ristorante Donatello
Italian
1001 Charles St.
Sotto Sopra
Italian
405 N. Charles St.
Tio Pepe
Spanish
10 E. Franklin St
Employment resources: baltimore.computerwork.com, www.sunspot.net
Government: www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government
Community Groups:
The Abell Foundation, Inc.
111 South Calvert Street, Suite 2300
Baltimore, MD 21202-6174
Phone: (410) 547-1300
Fax: (410) 539-6579
Home page: www.abell.org
Environmental Crisis Center
1936 E. 30th St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-235-7110
www.environmentalcrisiscenter.org
Southeast Development, Inc.
3614 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 327-1626
nmc.loyola.edu/sdi/about/default.html
Federal Hill Neighborhood Association
209 East Cross Street, 21230
Contact: David Marshall
410 528 9560
baltdave@erols.com
Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association
1221 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
www.mvba.org/members.html
Butchers Hill Association
27 S. Patterson Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21231
www.baltimoremd.com
Coalition for Low Income Community Development
1118 Light Street, Suite B
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
410-752-7222
www.clicd.org
clicd@clicd.org
Travel Information: Visiting Baltimore? Visit www.mybaltimore.net first! Then Find a Hotel in Baltimore.
Transportation: www.marylandmta.com
Best Neighborhoods:
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New Colonist Comments:
While it has its rough spots, Baltimore is an undiscovered jewel and a wonderful city with great architecture and great people. And it's closer to Washington than San Jose is to San Francisco.
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