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  • parking
    Parking: The new, old problem
    February 15, 2012, 1 Comment

    There was an unusually contentious community meeting Tuesday night, and the issue, as usual, was parking. In the last few years in the overly crowded First District, parking has been ...

  • regithumb
    Succulent eats in Sobo
    February 1, 2012, No comments

    It had been years since either of us walked into Regi’s, the wonderful restaurant that anchors Federal Hill’s Restaurant Row. Our next visit won’t take as long, because Regi’s is ...

  • bridethumb
    2012 Wedding Planning Guide: Color Cues
    February 1, 2012, No comments

    You recently got engaged, and the excitement is brewing. You can’t wait to start the wedding planning. One of the first decisions you’ll face is selecting a color palette. There ...

  • watts-70x70
    Midterms and higher taxes
    January 18, 2012, 2 Comments

    I hate midterms. Not the exam kind, the legislative kind. I hated the other kind too, but that was a long time ago. Here we are in the second legislative ...

  • Good use of an old favorite
    January 18, 2012, No comments

    A hard act to follow. The words might have been written for stage performers, but over the years, they’ve been applied to just about everyone in every situation: from co-workers ...

  • maryhelenthumb
    Protect this house from hunger
    January 12, 2012, No comments

    Hungry Marylanders miss 78 million meals a year. The Maryland Food Bank tries to reduce that number, and now that the holidays are over, and we’re into the next tax ...

  • ringsthumb
    For Keeps
    January 12, 2012, No comments

    When a bride and groom exchange vows, they hope it is forever, but no one knows for sure. While some couples remain together “until death do [them] part,” others split ...

  • Where to eat in 2012?
    January 4, 2012, No comments

    We had a lot on our plate last year—new restaurants opened all over the Guide’s readership area, proof, in this economy, that restaurateurs are incurable optimists. Here’s part 2 of ...