An immense amount of back and forth has been going around over the past few days over the proposed shopping outlet in Remington, primarily over the you-knew-it-was-coming hubbub over the inclusion of Walmart into the mix. This news is considerable and it deserves the level of conversation that it has so far enjoyed; the announcement […]
Category: Politics
Walmart coming to Remington, Hipster meltdown imminent
Virtually every Baltimore area media outlet today has reported that a $65 million shopping and residential development featuring Walmart and Lowe’s will be coming to the Remington area by late 2011. aaaaaaaaand I was about to make a list of predictions on the matter and they’re alreadycomingetruesorryforwastingyourtimefolks!!!! Here are some totally awesome animated gifs to […]
Twilight of the Plastic Bag Saga
Well it would seem the city council’s long standing tradition of trying to tax literally anything and everything under the guise of environmental or safety concerns has come to a head this week, as the now nearly two year old issue (1, 2, 3) of the city’s efforts to ban/tax plastic bag usage at grocery […]
Sweeney to Dixon: GTFO
Judge Sweeney is the man. He finally had the chance to voice his opinion today regarding Sheila Dixon and her trainwreck of a trial at her sentencing, sending her on her way to her remaining days of shame and relative obscurity (…and an $83k pension). His statement is a deliberate, nut kicking wakeup call to […]
Obligatory Stephanie Rawlings Blake Suggestion Post – Pt. 2
(part 1) More community gardens absolutely everywhere Remember those 30,000 vacant properties I mentioned earlier? Yeah they aren’t really helping the economy in Baltimore. But you know what would, while simultaneously raising morale/property values/a sense of community in the immediate area? Raze a few of them and convert the plots into community gardens. Obviously this […]
Obligatory Stephanie Rawlings Blake Suggestion Post – Pt. 1
My EX-girlfriend Sheila Dixon (we had a falling out over a time share) will no longer mayor in just over a week. My NEW girlfriend, Stephanie Rawlings Blake (or SRB, as she signs her emails) will be transitioning into office, and the time for a new-but-not-really-but-maybe-it-will be era of Baltimore progress is waiting in the […]