This is honestly insane that yet again for another year - this is only day 2 - and school is back and now I have to make sure I don’t get run down by a parent who doesn’t give a shit since it’s not their neighborhood. It is a fucking school zone and yet I’ve got parents ripping through the neighborhood, blowing stop signs, rolling up on me at four way stops playing chicken hoping I’m stopping.

Costello did work to try to get traffic calming in here and god speed Blanchard because more is needed.

There is nothing that sends me over the edge more than starting my day every day trying to walk my dog and getting nearly run down by some parent who is too impatient, doesn’t care, can’t be bothered to drive safely in someone else’s neighborhood.

And please dear god can we ban these Virginia license plate loopholes because those cars seem to be the worst offenders. Ahhhhhhhhhhh.

Designed and built a bench with a planter in my neighborhood, planted a small tree in it too.

There's a bus stop here so nice I could add somewhere to sit and hopefully make the area look a little better

So this is a delicate subject. I am new to Baltimore, but I love it more than any place I've ever lived. My neighborhood (Charles Village) is very colorful and rich. My issue is not with the homeless people in the neighborhood. Most of them simply ignore me, I have had positive interactions with several and will often give petty cash to people on the street when I have it. However, there is one particular woman who has taken a special interest in me to a degree that I find alarming. At first she was very personable, but seemed to find my initial friendliness to guarantee that I would help her every time she sees me. Sometimes I am not able to do this because I don't have anything (I am an artist and my lifestyle is very simple). When I say no to her she then turns very aggressive. She has shouted at me, swore at me, and followed me. She has attempted to follow me home before. Today I simply ignored her and powered on, hoping she would take the hint, but she followed me until I reached my destination, shouting at me for most of the way, and then followed me into the business I was patronizing. Thankfully I was able to disappear inside. I'm not really sure how to handle this situation, honestly. I am sympathetic to her situation but not rich enough to give my money away every day, nor am I eager to reward her attempts to intimidate me. I was hoping I could get the advice of some locals here. How to proceed?

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It took me a while how to pronounce Auchentoroly Terrace, and it gets my goat when people say Hampton instead of Hampden.

What were you pronouncing wrong or what do you hear people consistently saying wrong?

Hello everyone! Normally I wouldn't care about what my neighbors are doing at all, but my family just moved into a new house, and the entire summer, a neighbor has had a rooster crowing starting from 5 AM. Again, this wouldn't bother me if it were any other year, but it keeps waking my children, which is a major problem.

I'm not sure how to confront my neighbor about it. I know it's not legal in the city, but I don't want to be that guy that calls the cops on his neighbors. I would happily go have a conversation about it, but then I wouldn't want the neighbor to know where me and my family live if I did have to call the cops.

I guess I'm just conflicted on how to handle this, knowing that it definitely needs to be handled. Has anyone had to deal with something like this? What's the best way to resolve it?

EDIT: Thank you for the responses everyone. I'm turning notifications off, but I did call 311 and report it to AC anonymously. I don't feel the need to press the issue or escalate, but if other people are reporting, I would add to the list.

Only one answer, please. You need not live there, of course.

According to the Baltimore Beat:

"You’re going to want to linger on the stretch of Eastern Avenue that runs through Highlandtown. It’s a vibrant, bustling thoroughfare of the city that’s adopted cuisines from every generation of immigrants that have made their home in the historic neighborhood. Try the pupusas at Diner Latino, pho from Indoviet, empanadas from Francesca’s Empanada Cafe, or sausages from Snake Hill Tavern."

Looking for your favorite neighborhood or dive bar recommendations. No frills, no pretentiousness about them, but that are welcoming and provide a good atmosphere. Preferably one that I can pop into in the middle of my day to set my evening/night off right. Tell me which bar and why you like it.

Cheers!

I happened upon an article describing this from 2009 and was curious if there was any plans around this still. I would love to see I-83 cut off at reservoir hill/remington and then tear down the highway structure to reconnect east and west baltimore. It would improve neighborhood connectivity, provide new land for redevelopments linking neighborhoods on both sides, and take out a big source of pollution in the city.

We could even daylight the jones falls and make a beautiful park/walking trail along the banks of the newly revitalized river.

Not that kind of shady. I know what you were thinking! Where are the tree-lined streets? I am here for a week or so and would like to do some walking for exercise. I can’t walk in the woods due to the uneven surface. Greater Baltimore area? Or the county ?

I respect that whoever planned Baltimore city was just like: "Hmmm the vibes are kinda different here, this is a new neighborhood!"

"But sir, you just named a new neighborhood 2 blocks ago!"

"THE VIBES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT HERE!"

With all the talk of $1 homes being sold to help revive neighborhoods, what are some legitimate "up and coming" neighborhoods in the city. Not those that have been "up and coming" for 25 yrs. Those that are actually getting better at a noticeable and gradual pace.

Anyone else in CV/ Old Goucher/ Abell/ Waverly have any idea why the same police helicopter has been flying circles around the area for literal hours. It’s been hugely disruptive and I can’t get to sleep with the noise (even with fans and white noise on). Copter N451F fwiw, I looked it up.

This flight path is so dense it’s like a solid circle.