A plate with shrimp skewers, rice and salad.

When people think of Baltimore food, crabs are often the first thing that come to mind. But over the past couple years, Baltimore’s restaurant scene has expanded rapidly and today, the city is home to excellent restaurants representing cuisines from every corner of the world. One of the newest additions to the local restaurant scene, The Kabul Fresh Grill, is a prime example of this. The restaurant, which opened in early August at 55 Market Place in downtown Baltimore, is a casual spot, but don’t let that fool you: it’s also serving some of the best Afghan food around. The menu is stacked with kabobs,Read More →

A group of people on stage with a microphone.

The sound of the ‘90s crashes into Baltimore later this month when a trio of successful, grungy acts come to Pier Six Pavilion. Our Lady Peace, Tonic and headliners Collective Soul will perform at the waterside venue on Wednesday, June 28. All three acts will arrive in Baltimore with serious pedigrees – and lots of hits – under their belts. Last year, Tonic, a band out of Los Angeles, recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary its debut album, Lemon Parade, which was released in 1996. The album was most known for the single “If You Could Only See,” a tune that still gets plenty of radioRead More →

Reginals

KWAME ALEXANDER: POETRY, KIDS, AND THE 5TH AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR – (COOL) PROGENY, May 2017 How do you get your child into reading? According to New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, you introduce them to poetry. “The power of poetry is that you can take these emotionally heavy moments in our lives, and you can distil them into these palatable, these digestible words and lines and phrases that allow us to be able to deal and cope with the world,” he said in an interview with NPR’s Rachel Martin. “I think it’s one of the reasons why young people love reading novelsRead More →

Downtown partnership logo.

Downtown Baltimore is a hotbed of activity – it’s packed with restaurants and attractions and every week, new events are announced. For people living, working or visiting downtown Baltimore, that’s exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. With so much to do, how do you decide where to start? The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore can help. From their Charles Street headquarters, the organization creates and promotes programs for the city – they’re involved with everything from Restaurant Week to the free Charm City Circulator bus – and they help locals and tourists alike navigate all the opportunities downtown Baltimore has to offer. The organization hasRead More →

80 places to eat and drink.

As some of you know, Harbor Park Garage serves the Inner Harbor area when it comes to inner harbor parking, especially with the surrounding neighborhoods. Our team has come up with an infographic on what makes the area unique by compiling a numbered list of shopping areas, entertainment centers, hotels, restaurants and much more for Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Feel free to download our infographic or bookmark this article for the list! Inner Harbor Statistics 80+ Places to eat and drink 18 Hotels in the Inner Harbor 3 Water taxi stops in the Inner Harbor, including one at the National Aquarium, one at Harborplace and oneRead More →

Light city a festival of light music and innovation.

The late, great cookbook writer and TV chef Julia Child once said, “People who love to eat are always the best people.” If you are one of those people and in Baltimore the weekend of April 1 and 2, there is only one place to be: The Emporiyum. This spring, the annual event returns to Baltimore for the fourth year in a row. (A Washington, D.C. event also takes place in the fall.) The event – which is part festival, part market, all fun – pops up in a normally empty space. This year, it will be held in the former Best Buy space atRead More →

Martin luther king jr float.

Next weekend is a long one in Baltimore, with schools and many offices closed on Monday, and an even longer one in Baltimore County, where schools are closed on Tuesday, as well. It’s also an eventful and thoughtful weekend. On Monday, January 16, the city of Baltimore will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with several events, including a parade, now in its 17th year. The parade begins at noon, starting at the intersection of MLK Boulevard and Eutaw Street. It will then head south on MLK and disband at Baltimore Street. Line up anywhere along the route; the best show (and biggest crowds) mightRead More →