Our neighborhood is getting a new park—the largest created in Baltimore in over a century.
The news of this extraordinary park finally becoming a reality is one of the best Christmas gifts ever. On Falls …
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You could be the one to blow up Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
The implosion of the last remaining symbol of Trump’s bankrupt Atlantic City casino empire is expected to take place in …
Isolation’s tough. For 11 months and counting, virtual arts programs have kept me going.
2020 has been a real piece of work. Before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, some of my greatest joy came …
Video vignettes from Baltimore Heritage are showcasing the city’s rich and colorful history.
In this time of pandemic-related work-from-home days, Baltimore Heritage (BH) has created a clever and smart way to engage with …
Taking WFH breaks: The Met—100 curators talk about 100 works, 2 minutes at a time.
Before I joined T. Rowe Price as a writer eight years ago, I’d worked as a freelance or contract …
Discover a structure: Architecture and Design Month in New York City, October 2017
Archtober (ärk’tôbər), New York City’s annual Architecture and Design Month, is now in its seventh year! For 2017, the festival …
New York, springtime 2017. Our view from the 44th floor of the Park Lane Hotel, 36 Central Park South.
There are only a handful of hotels in Manhattan that have completely unobstructed views of Central Park. Only one or …
Spring 2017: Frank Gehry is teaching an online MasterClass in design & architecture & his creative process
When Jacob and I bought a condo in Baltimore a couple of years ago, the fact that it was in a …
Jane Fonda and long-time, man-friend list their contemporary in Trousdale Estates. $12.9 Mil.
1575 Carla Ridge is in one of Beverly Hills’ toniest sections and has two of the toniest owners around: Fonda and music …
Big news from the Peabody: All 2016-17 season concerts are free to the public.
Each year, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University stages nearly 100 major concerts and performances that range from classical to …
Brutalist Architecture. A new book is in the works.
Reyner Banham defined Brutalist buildings as being “1, Formal legibility of a plan; 2, Clear exhibition of Structure; and 3, Valuation …
You never know what to expect. Especially from Don Imus.
If you saw a real estate listing for a penthouse apartment facing Central Park—with a wrap-around terrace featuring three exposures—in …
New art museums being constructed at a record pace. One of them gives me pause.
ArtNews: It has been a huge year for museum construction, with many institutions—public and private, established and upstart—spending, in total, hundreds …
July 4th, the Washington Monument, and a Baltimore celebration.
I received a note from The Historic Charles Street that I though you’d enjoy: With its cornerstone laid on July …
A grand old building has just entered Baltimore’s rental market. With apartments at New York City prices.
If you’ve known me for more than fifteen minutes, you know that I’m a fan of urban living, a supporter of …
Ramon Novarro: Remembering a silent film star, a song, and an architectural drive-by
From the song, Tango: He was a collector of beautiful strangersAnd life was a party right up to the endThe …
Baltimore. Monument Lighting. December 4th. Party.
It’s about that time again—let’s all gather around our newly restored Washington Monument, raise a glass and a cheer, and wish …
News from our friends at the Jewish Museum of Maryland
Lloyd Street Synagogue Anniversary Sunday, November 9, 10:00am to 5:00pm 1:00 pm Lecture: Mendes’ Baltimore: The Industries That Built a City …
Baltimore is losing a brutialist work of art
It’s a sad day for admirers of functional expressionism in architecture—the wrecking ball has finally arrived. John M. Johansen‘s brutalist Morris …
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