Folks from the Baltimore Guide’s community speak out on the issues most important to them.
Approaching the end of 2011, we get a strong sense of the calendar turning. It’s a great time for optimism, hope and the establishment of new beginnings. And accordingly, it’s ...
The 99 percent have been removed from McKeldin Square. Closing down the Occupy Baltimore encampment went smoothly, with no arrests and no blood shed, and everyone was offered a place ...
To the Editor, The Guide: I agree with your article in “Baltimore Voices” in the December 7th issue of The Baltimore Guide. I can do without the Saturday delivery of ...
Dogs are sweet and loving creatures, devoted to their families and mainly friendly. But they–or the subject of them–can divide a community pretty darned quickly. Dogs on leash, dogs off ...
Some odds and ends for consideration: Holiday shoppers, cast off your chains! Do yourselves, your friends and your community a favor and shop local. Take a stroll along Eastern Avenue ...
Call it a side-effect of the Occupy Movement that brings up the fact that there are more little people than big tycoons. Call it an enlightened consumer consciousness brought about ...
One of the beauties, to me, of having a cell phone is that I can decide who gets the number, not Ma Bell. I can give the number to friends ...
There is a transportation pecking order here in the city. Cyclists in the city complain that motorists cut them off in traffic and drive with a general disregard for bicyclists’ ...
It costs about $4 million to put on an election in the city. That pays the judges’ salaries, rent for the polling rooms, the ballot counters, the guys who set ...
To the Editor, The Guide: All the “Occupy” gatherings around the country need focus, and the effort at McKeldin Square is another example (Guide, “A Few Odds and Ends for ...
Vincent DeMarco, the Carrie Nation of all things he considers unhealthy, wants to raise the tobacco—no, wait, call that the cigarette tax—again, to $3 a pack. Let’s call it the ...
A few odds and ends: I hope the Occupy Baltimore folks manage to attract a few more people to their encampment downtown before the cold weather sets in. They have ...
The citizens of Baltimore are gearing up for another massive cleanup, to be held October 22. We will put on boots and gloves, pick up trash, pull weeds, sweep streets ...
October is a month of festivals, and most of them are in, or run through, our waterfront communities. For residents, it can be a big pain. For businesses, it can ...
We’ve all heard plenty about the problems, so the following list shouldn’t surprise anyone: • Baltimore is dirty. • Kids lack guidance. • Nobody wants to take charge of neighborhood ...
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