Not a personal grievance. I literally watched how certain communities very rarely got his attention and others would see him there get frequently.

If he was extremely popular in his district, he should easily be able to convert that popularity into a successful city council president run. That popularity would have a positive spillover. His Whiteness has nothing to do with his inability to win. White candidates can win citywide races in Baltimore. It's his lack of attention to the entirety of his district

I have a photo where they weren't there on August 21st, so that helps triangulate the dates that they could have been added.

that's a non sequitur probably motivated by your personal grievances.

If that was the case he should be able to win the council presidency

well someone should tell his constituents since he's by far the most popular member of the city council.

Costello is the right color but he ignored his black constituents. I used to live in the black part of his district and saw it live.

I took a pic of them back on September 3rd, so they’ve been there for a bit

w00t! I've hiked there, but haven't kayaked.

We have a winner!!! Nicely done. I've shipped you a ton of virtual useless holiday points.

Lake Roland Light Rail bridge?

I stayed last summer in an Airbnb room in Baltimore and it ended up costing about $2,300 a month when fees were added … that was the cheapest apt I could find, pretty absurd. And it was a shared house

There's also Enchanted Cakes and Treats in Parkville.

There's a Rumi Life in Arundel Mills Mall as well.

Pretty vague but I’ll give it a go, there is Rumi Life at Towson Center mall that sells cute Asian stuff, plushies, pens, slippers etc and there is Asian Food on York Rd that is like an Asian general store and wholesaler. They sell Asian foods and house supplies.

Start walking towards the Starbucks and a couple doors down there is what looks like an Asian food court. Go in the doors and there are stairs going down to the right

Bro. Whether it's "normal" or not doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

This is Baltimore.

Need I say more? I shouldn't anyone that knows this city understands exactly what I am talking about and it's not about tolerating crime, or somehow pretending it doesn't happen. It's being in tune with the sad realities of this place.

Please be assured that what I am speaking on isn't about condoning crime but it's about teaching a new generation HOW to navigate somewhere that's different from what they are used to.

Frankly, that kind of education is priceless and something they can take with them wherever they go in life.

So please don't give me a hard time when I am merely trying to be helpful.

THIS. Also, for the realistic amount of time it would take to implement the light rail project vs. BRT current transit riders would literally just have to give up and not have a functioning system for at least the next 10 years ,and then after a decade we'd get one MAYBE two light rail lines...

Ardmore PA, right outside Philly, has Maido, a Japanese grocery. If you’re already heading that way, I highly recommend it. It’s right next to the train station too, so you could ride there if you wanted.

Not all their prices are great, but they have tons of Japanese goods and food that I miss a lot!

You mean like a 100¥ store?

It’s a couple storefronts down in that shopping center! Marquee says BE-SE-TO. There’s a food court inside, but go down the stairs for the mall part. It’s kinda sneaky!

Which H mart? Is there a secret entrance. I ask since I go to the Catonsville h mart and have no idea what this is

Feel free to reach out. I have an apartment that might work for this.

I used furnished finder for my baltimore stay recently. You can submit a housing request and put what you’re looking for, and it alerts landlords within those parameters and they can reach out to you. There are A LOT in baltimore!

> It’s not normal to live your life expecting to be carjacked, mugged or assaulted.

Given that basically everybody at JHU now grew up in the active shooter drill era, I think it could be enlightening if you paid a visit and tried to share your thoughts on normalcy in this regard.

So….I didn’t love Tex-Mex bc I grew up on real Mexican here and in NYC, but I do miss the Mexican food, street tacos- tamales. And I hate to say this…but Torchy’s.