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AndieIsOnline t1_ixdvpk9 wrote
Reply to Singing Groups by appleoftruth
not sure about singing groups but I can vouch for Baltimore's Karaoke League
senzei88 t1_ixdvnar wrote
Reply to Housing search by appleoftruth
Stay away from horizon house used to be such a nice property but has gone to crap last 3 or 4 years.
idenTITTY t1_ixdtsug wrote
Any bar on Cross Street. One Star gives off the vibe of post-college frat party
anne_hollydaye t1_ixdtkpw wrote
Reply to comment by peteypie4246 in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
I mean, it IS Catholic. They've always been a bit weird.
ScootyHoofdorp t1_ixdrx0w wrote
Reply to comment by cologne_peddler in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
The overall trend still holds. Obviously, there are other problems in Baltimore that would prevent just throwing a bunch of extra cops into the streets from being an effective solution. You can try all you want to make it seem like I'm advocating for blind reliance on policing to solve all of our problems with crime, but I don't believe that and I never said that. In my initial comment, I said that creating the perception of swift and certain punishment was ONE WAY to reduce crime, and it can work here too. BPD needs to restore trust with our communities in order to be effective, and they clearly have a long way to go. But it's not as if Baltimore is so unlike any other city that policing could never be a viable option for crime deterrence. European countries have much larger police forces per capita than we do here, and their crime rates are significantly lower. There's a reason there aren't any large cities without police: Policing works, no matter how politically inconvenient that may be for you. Focused deterrence, violence interruption, and any other number of strategies can work here too and I'm glad they're being deployed. And, to reiterate what I said before, all of this should be in addition to materially improving peoples lives and outcomes. But, to cast policing aside as a way to deter crime is to spit in the face of the people who actually live in the communities torn apart by violent crime who are asking for more police.
Wilmore99 t1_ixdr8jk wrote
Reply to comment by iscott55 in North Baltimore restaurant storefronts destroyed on York Road by Maxcactus
Their pizza’s not bad either. 😏
mixolydienne t1_ixdo3hd wrote
Reply to comment by knate1 in Best sit-down Chinese food in Baltimore or counties by BaltimoreBourboner
Yes, Orient Express is great--it used to have only American style Chinese food but they changed up the menu a few years ago and they also have Sichuan dishes now. It's the same owner as Red Pepper in Towson. Not sure the ambiance is what OP is looking for though.
RichCattle9055 t1_ixdnckp wrote
Reply to Housing search by appleoftruth
Facebook and Craigslist have worked the best for me while I was trying to find listings/property managers. Just search something like “Baltimore housing Patterson park” etc and a bunch of groups will pop up on Facebook
todareistobmore t1_ixdmxet wrote
Feels like this is the sort of question that gets asked every couple of years and there's no good answer. But if the length of time's the only reason you can't handle it on the street, might be worth looking on Nextdoor to see if anybody using a carriage house or similar for parking would let you rent it for a day or two?
Kungpai t1_ixdm4ge wrote
Reply to comment by Douseigh in Any good Coney Island Restaurants in Area? by Douseigh
Ellicott City Diner. For coneys, g & a, but they are not the same. For Detroit style pizza, underground Pizza.
gaytee t1_ixdk4o2 wrote
Reply to comment by jabbadarth in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Because religion aside they’re still better schools on many metrics than anything the government provides. My catholic school approached most of the religion courses as history and exposure. We had mass a few times a year but even as firm atheist now I’d still be inclined to send my kids there or somewhere similar.
FriedScrapple t1_ixdjddl wrote
Reply to comment by terpgrrl in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Thanks for the insight. It’s important context that there’s a history there.
peteypie4246 t1_ixdio7j wrote
Reply to comment by wee_bey in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Yup, I went to Calvert Hall, and it was exactly the same. There was a Jewish kid in my grade, and plenty of those of protestant sects. If you didn't want communion, you just didn't stand up and go. Christianity courses were not Catholic-centric but Christianity centric. Ffs, our morning prayer ended with a prayer to St. John Baptist de La Salle, bunch of protestants specifically don't pray to Saints, so they didn't say it. No one cared. Idk wtf is up this school's ass, but good luck keeping enrollment up with that kind of mentality.
appleoftruth OP t1_ixdif5p wrote
Reply to comment by jessiewicz in Housing search by appleoftruth
Max $1900. ~Feb 1 move in date. Looking for management companies. Thanks!
anne_hollydaye t1_ixdgtrj wrote
Reply to comment by FriedScrapple in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Maybe. Maybe her parents refused to participate in every PTA function. Maybe she missed an assembly or sport event outside of school hours. You're right, we'll never really know.
MontisQ t1_ixdggyq wrote
Reply to comment by DfcukinLite in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
Yea, I guess people think I’m saying that Baltimore doesn’t have this culture or problem. But if people think they are going to go to a different city to escape gun violence, I’ve got bad news for them…
bmorealpha t1_ixdf7ri wrote
Reply to comment by YoYoMoMa in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
My comment stated i dont have the incentive laws but i imagine some sort of tax break or homeownership program for married families only. U mention ignoring and demonizing or underinvesting in black people but i never said anything related to it. In fact the incentives would help to invest in the black community. The problem is a family and cultural problem that promotes self destructive behavior. Split families are a symptom of destructive culture and actions promoted by governments and corps. But this is a local solution for local govt so i wont address that.
-MolonLabe- t1_ixdezzw wrote
I used to work at Mario's years ago. The store got broken into once while I was there. I also got robbed at gunpoint making a delivery. It was sad to see this story.
smets3417 t1_ixdeyir wrote
Reply to comment by Expendable_Red_Shirt in Best sit-down Chinese food in Baltimore or counties by BaltimoreBourboner
100% the move for American style Chinese. We get it delivered to fed every sunday!
cologne_peddler t1_ixdew98 wrote
Reply to comment by ScootyHoofdorp in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
Lmao bruh that's one of the very attempts I'm referring to. Holy shit, I didn't expect you to go finding sources that support my point.
>The economists also find troubling evidence that suggests cities with the largest populations of Black people — like many of those in the South and Midwest — don't see the same policing benefits as the average cities in their study. Adding additional police officers in these cities doesn't seem to lower the homicide rate.
peanutnozone t1_ixdcult wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in hi friends! looking to get out of the house more and meet new people by sleeponthefloorx
I love that song!!!
jessiewicz t1_ixdcmqt wrote
Reply to Housing search by appleoftruth
It’s very difficult to give suggestions without a price range and when you are looking to move. Do you want someone to look for listings for you or are you looking for an management companies for the future?
throws_rocks_at_cars t1_ixdbvva wrote
Reply to comment by keyjan in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Made out of Chinese tin from melted down Baijiu cans.
ScootyHoofdorp t1_ixdbclb wrote
Reply to comment by cologne_peddler in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
There's data for that too: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/04/20/988769793/when-you-add-more-police-to-a-city-what-happens
[deleted] t1_ixdw36w wrote
Reply to Housing search by appleoftruth
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