February 22, 2013 Maryland songbird Francis Scott Key called America “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” But if Mr. Key were alive today, he may have added a line about “opportunity.” Entrepreneurship is alive and well, especially in Baltimore. In fact, Forbes Magazine recently named Baltimore the number-two city in [...]

February 8, 2013 Every year, The Historic Charles Street Association devotes a special newsletter issue to Black History Month. In 2012, we uncovered evidence of the Underground Railroad in Baltimore. This year, we take a look at Jazz music – its important roots in Baltimore, and some of the country’s best jazz musicians living here, [...]

January 25, 2013 The Restaurant Week Issue – Winter Edition It’s that time – that magical week when Baltimore’s finest restaurants roll out their red carpets and shine their nicest silverware: It’s the start of Winter Restaurant Week! Beginning today thru February 3, 2013, participating restaurants are offering three-course prix-fixe dinner menus for $30.13. Some [...]

January 18, 2013 The next time you have lunch at City Cafe, take a moment to peer into the window of the building next door at 1013 Cathedral Street – it just might take your breath away. McClain Wiesand’s Showroom Wait a moment and let your eyes adjust to the light. The 2-story, blueberry hued [...]

December 31, 2012 I want to thank you for making our Historic Charles Street community even more vital and vibrant in 2012. We sure had a lot of fun this year. Let’s Eat Charles Street We organized two massive street festivals: •Let’s Eat Charles Street, in May, which brought out over a thousand people and [...]

December 14, 2012 G. Krug & Sons One block away from the crowds and vendors of Lexington Market, you’ll hear a sound that not a lot of people know about today – it’s the sound of history in motion. Each day, Peter Krug and his team of blacksmiths take turns in front of a timeworn [...]

December 5, 2012 I’ve been waiting all year to bring you this issue… the best time to be in Charm City has got to be early December, when we break out our favorite traditions and simply go overboard with holiday spirit! Last weekend Fells Point reminded us that ’tis the season for cheesy holiday movies, [...]

November 23, 2012 The Woman’s Industrial Exchange One of the biggest success stories on Charles Street has been quietly doing business here for more than a century. It’s a mecca for artists to sell handmade textiles, clothing and jewelry – but it offers so much more than that. This place is known as the Woman’s [...]

October 26, 2012 Come On Down! In just a few short hours, Charles Street will be filled with the sights, the sounds (and the delicious smells) of our Final Friday at Penn Station: The Charles Street Fall Festival! Our favorite local businesses are pulling out all the stops – just for you, from 3pm ’til [...]

October 19, 2012 I’ve written to you before about the glorious restoration of the Peabody Institute’s buildings, but this week, let’s take a look inside the institution that dates back to 1857 and adds so much to our Baltimore musical heritage. Did you know The Peabody Institute was the first academy of music in the [...]