Lonnol78
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Reply to comment by jojammin in My experience getting my roof redone in Baltimore by PowBoomZing
The Roof Guy did our house twice when we lived in South Baltimore. One of the most honest and well-specialized contractors I’ve ever dealt with.
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Lived about a mile from Wine Source for a year. When I buy too much to carry home I’ve never had to park more than two blocks away.
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Reply to comment by Ryengineer in Gay friendly neighborhoods by aycee
No one should ever go to South Side
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Reply to Remote workers: what’s your favorite place to get work done in the city outside of your home? by kgrace78
Barfly’s, Union, R House
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Reply to Places to check out by postinbail
I’m old now so I can only share about what I learned about when I moved to the city and what I have heard.
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Sports clubs: there are a lot of transplants in Baltimore and this seems to be the best place to start (all types and all skill levels)
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Classes: If you’re into art there are a lot of options, especially with the good collection of schools and MICA
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Volunteer: A previous poster mentioned BARCS, which is an amazing org. As a city with a lot of challenges there are a lot of opportunities to volunteer across Baltimore.
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Meetup: Several people I know mentioned meetup pre pandemic, I’m too old to know if that’s still a thing.
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Breweries: I love Baltimore’s row house bars, but they can have less turnover. Several breweries like Peabody, checkerspot, union, full tilt, ministry of brewing, guilford hall and others have bigger spaces with lots of folks.
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Running and cycling: Charm city run hosts group runs and Baltimore Bike Party is a great way to see the city with drinks afterwards
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Neighborhood Events: Baltimore is like a European city with lots of small neighborhoods. Get on the fb groups (I know, fb) for your neighborhood and surrounding ones, you’ll see a lot of events.
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Reply to comment by explodingkneez in “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
Said it better than I ever could
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Reply to Moving to CA to Baltimore and we're having a tough time picking to either go for a suburb vs city life, any help? by GammaRadJockey
My wife and I moved to Baltimore separately. We met each other in 2006 and then bought a house in South Baltimore where we had kids and lived until 2022. Last year we moved to Hampden/Roland Park. For what you are looking for I would try Hampden and surrounding neighborhoods. I can say my wife grew up in a small town, I grew up in the burbs, and neither of us can picture moving out of the city. It’s not perfect, but for us living a walkable lifestyle has been life-changing for the better. As others have said, give city living a try, you may like it, we met a ton of friends. If not, we have plenty of ubiquitous suburbs to choose from.