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Wed Jul 23 11:16am EDT

Stephanie Hren, 19, Randi Hren and Heather Hren, both 15, took a wild ride on the Scrambler at the South Baltimore Little League Carnival.     Photo by Bill Lear

  • Shape up, cool off Wed Jul 23 11:02am EDT

    Lydia Rad, visiting town from New Jersey, swam laps at the Patterson Park Pool. The pool is open 7 days a week through August 24; admission is $1.50.    Photo by Anna Santana

  • Hoop dreams coming true for Patterson Park Knights Wed Jul 23 11:02am EDT

    by Mary Helen Sprecher newsroom@baltimoreguide.com It might be the eve of the Olympics, but for a group of Baltimore teens, there’s another game in town. No gold medals are at stake, but the promise of a win shines just as brightly. And they’re practicing for that win at the Virginia S. Baker Rec Center. The Patterson Park Knights are [...]

  • SoBoblog: News, rumors and oddments by and for the people of South Baltimore Wed Jul 23 11:02am EDT

    by Colleen Wolfe soboblog@baltimoreguide.com Here’s a warning to all my South Baltimore neighbors, especially those in Federal Hill and Locust Point. Several residents around there have spotted the same suspicious guy wandering the alleys, likely looking for opportunities to relieve us of our valuables. A neighbor of mine spotted him last week lingering in my alley [...]

  • Midtown restaurant offers tour of Japanese, Korean cuisine Wed Jul 23 11:02am EDT

    by Lynn Williams maindish@baltimoreguide.com The good news: my daughter is in Hawaii, singing with the Children’s Chorus of Maryland in the Pacific Rim Children’s Chorus Festival. The bad news: I didn’t get to go with her. But I did get to go to lunch at Aloha Tokyo, a new restaurant named for the Hawaiian word for hello, goodbye, and [...]

  • Community Calendar Wed Jul 23 11:02am EDT

    Items for Community Calendar can be mailed to The Baltimore Guide at 526 S. Conkling Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, faxed to 410-732-6604, or e mailed to newsroom@baltimoreguide.com. Deadline is Friday noon. Bag It: The Canton Dog Park is looking for donations of plastic bags, such as grocery bags and newspaper bags, to help keep the park [...]

  • Summer in the city: There’s plenty to keep kids amused and busy Wed Jul 23 11:01am EDT

    Want to sign kids up for summer activities? Here are some options: Performing Arts: There’s a summer performing arts camp for kids with and without developmental disabilities, at the North Point Government Center, 7701 Wise Avenue, Dundalk, now through Aug. 1, weekdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $200/child for five weeks. Before/after care available at additional cost. [...]

  • Upcoming ethnic festivals Wed Jul 23 11:01am EDT

    Ready for some cultural diversity? Nothing says summer like the ethnic festivals of Baltimore. And just in time, the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has released a list of upcoming ethnic celebrations. Note: To add a festival  to the Baltimore Guide’s calendar, send to The Baltimore Guide at 526 S. Conkling Street, Baltimore, [...]

  • News for seniors Wed Jul 23 10:47am EDT

    The Allen Center 1404 S. Charles Street, South Baltimore 410-685-6224 Monday, July 28, 9:30 a.m., trip talk, free. 10:30 a.m., Knitting and crocheting, free. 12:45 p.m., Bingo. Tuesday, July 29, 9:30 a.m., trip talk, free. 10:30 a.m., Board games, free. 1 p.m., Conversations with Hilda, free. Wednesday, July 30, Picnic at Fort McHenry, cost TBA, registration required. Friday, Aug. 1, 10:30 a.m., ...

  • The Yellowed Pages: News from 50 and 25 years ago in The Baltimore Guide Wed Jul 23 10:46am EDT

    by Jacqueline Watts editor@baltimoreguide.com July 17, 1958 A sudden downpour, one of seven in the last 10 days, flooded streets and basements in many neighborhoods, and caused a small fire at a distillery in the 1900 block Willow Spring Rd. Firefighters said that only the electrical insulation caught fire. The City of Baltimore considered going to court over a [...]