Baltimore, From Our Eyes
“Jimmy” and friends: Navigating transit from Homewood
Chances are, unless you’re from a major city, you’re not very familiar with public transportation. Growing up in New Jersey, I too had minimal experience with public transportation, but after moving to Baltimore, I’ve learned to navigate and appreciate it. We Hopkins students are afforded a breadth of opportunities and access to a vast network of buses and trains.
My freshman year food guide: five Baltimore restaurants worth visiting
When I first moved to Baltimore, I didn’t know where anything was, let alone where to eat. Slowly, through a mix of recommendations, trial and error, and post-midterm cravings, I found a few spots that stuck. Although these might not make up a definitive guide to the city, they've been places I’ve personally enjoyed and keep going back to.
The beauty of Baltimore
When I first moved to Baltimore, I began to notice the city’s street art but initially reduced it to vandalism — a trademark of crime I had become accustomed to in Chicago. I never expected a symbol of crime to become a window to understand and appreciate culture.
Steel, struggle and Baltimore’s history
The Sparrows Point Steel Mill, once the largest in the world, was a Baltimore institution that shaped workers’ unions, housing and cultural dynamics in the city for more than 100 years, from 1887 until its final closing in 2012.
Date ideas in Baltimore (and nearby)
Is Baltimore romantic? Perhaps not in the same way Paris is, but there are still soft, rosy moments that can make your heart skip a beat.