Fells Point in summer can get lit 🔥 You can get your twerk on from the hood of a police cruiser.

In all seriousness, that’s like the 30ish year old bachelorette party destination of choice. Explore around, see what you vibe with, and go. You’ll definitely meet people. Worst case scenario you have infinite opportunities to photo bomb bachelorette parties.

I think Boston is pretty bad value. I’d never consider living there post-school as there are so many better options available. However, attending school for 2-4 years… maybe. Would depend on the strength of program, class sizes, advisor (if grad school), etc.

Ultimately, OP is going to be a student and likely won’t be taking advantage of the world class food scene anywhere. Personally, in addition to the aforementioned I’d factor in things like financial aid. If I can graduate with $50K less debt from one school I’d be keen to pick that over a specific city. The $50K would go a long way in getting your life started after graduation.

Ignoring the pragmatic school stuff, Boston is easier to get around without a car. And definitely safer. If you’re in school I feel like the friendliness of people is irrelevant as you WILL make friends at school.

Weather is personal preference. If you like cooler weather and snow sports Boston is vastly better. If you hate snow Baltimore is vastly better.

Racism is everywhere. There’s plenty here in Baltimore and MD at large.

Lobster vs. crab. Six of one, half dozen of another. Both can be great, both can be meh.

I will give you that BWI is a much better airport. I probably wouldn’t factor that into my decision as a student. If OP had a job with tons of travel it would be a consideration.

Don’t waste money on a bar crawl. There will be plenty of people out drinking and having a good time on 17 and 18. And you don’t need to pay money to be part of it

Cost of living is better in Baltimore. Pretty much everything else is better in Boston.

Weather is going to be personal preference. Proximity to stuff will also be personal preference. Both places have seafood and it will also boil down to personal preference.

Friends is going to be luck plus your ability to put yourself out there. If you’re going to school that’ll likely be a non-issue wherever you go.

He’s leaving so much money on the table by not having an agent. He could have used the past several years to really build his brand and segue that into endorsements. He should have been appearing in commercials, have an expansive line of apparel of some kind, etc. This would have all been easy to get going after the MVP season. And all of it is easier money than playing football. Instead he’s trying to make his money through potentially unrealistic contract asks. In his quest to save 3% he’s probably passing up on 50%.

Near 100% of the "best of" lists are for sale. Top companies to work for? Paid for. Top upcoming executives in the DC area? Paid for.

Man, that's some cringe in translated and re-appropriated Caesar quote at BLK Swan. They must get their inspiration from the Homegoods shopping Rae Dunn purveyors of fine garbage. Just add some "Live, Laugh, Wine."

The Banner article should have included the Atlas properties. They are on point when it comes to Instagramability.

On par with people upvoting shit like Paper Moon Diner in the other restaurant thread 🤷🏼‍♂️

How much do I have to pay to get a Popeye’s on Route 40 featured next year?

Just be prepared for really weird people

I was in a similar situation. When I lived in the burbs I visited more neighborhoods within Baltimore. I had to drive and the time difference between Hampden, Fells, and Canton (as random examples) is negligible compared to the commitment of actually having to get into the car. The fact that I had to drive was the annoying part, not necessarily the parking or commute time to a specific neighborhood.

Since I've been in Fed Hill for some time I spend a disproportionately larger amount of time within south Baltimore. Convenience is king and for day to day stuff there's really not much being offered by other neighborhoods to make it worth visiting them. The value proposition of ubering to bars and restaurants in other neighborhoods is usually just not there, unless you're going to a nice place. For the random "I'm hungry right now and don't have time to cook" situation there's zero reason to leave the neighborhood.

Cannot speak for the apartments themselves.

However, the area is simultaneously centrally located but not really close to anything. There's a pretty limited amount of interesting things in the blocks immediately surrounding those apartments. If you're looking for bars and restaurants within easy stumbling distance, this is not the place. If you're okay with a bit of a walk/scooter/bike it is equidistant to a good chunk of what Baltimore has to offer.

Personally, I'd rather be close to some things. It's really nice to be able to walk a few blocks and have a bunch of restaurant/coffee/bar/whatever options available to me. I feel like the value of being centrally located is rather minimal since the public transportation here isn't great. If centrally located meant easy access to a vast, efficient public transportation network I'd have a different opinion, but we don't have that here in Baltimore. Commuting from those apartments to Fells Point is about the same level of commitment as commuting from Fed Hill to Fells Point. It might take longer from Fed Hill but both are going to likely be very conscious choices.

Pretty sure DC is doing this and it seems to not be a big deal.

Introduce a bounty program. If you’re the first 3 to report a car illegally parked in a bike lane you get an award when it is ticketed. Award like $10 to first, $7 to second, and $3 to third. Then raise the cost of the violation by $20. People would go nuts hunting for these cars.

Mt Washington has fantastic climbs (for the area). Just start riding around and hit every road. Crossing Falls Road to Lake and Bellemore is good too.

People stop paying attention past the low number. And are subsequently taken by surprise when that low number is actually temporary and/or they have to pay to break a contract. Despite all of it being spelled out.

You’re doing it really wrong. This is 100% on you not making any effort to navigate the system. I think the 1.2 G package without any promotions is like $100-110/month, plus taxes/fees. You need to buy your own equipment.

I’ve been once during a less nice Friday evening (colder, rainy day) and it was sparsely attended. I’m sure it could get busy on some Fridays but I suspect the reason the time period is half off is because it wasn’t busy.

You have a substantially better chance of getting into a car accident on the way to/from Baltimore than being carjacked. You basically have to win the crime lottery because it’s very rare. I wouldn’t worry about it in the least.

Yep, there’s stuff to do in the immediate area but most of the good stuff is quite a bit further away. And doesn’t really match up the offerings of the west coast. Although we hit the White Mountains last year during peak foliage and that was fantastic.

There are obviously people who do outdoor stuff around here. However, the outdoor culture out west is SIGNIFICANTLY more active. That's my point.

Ticks gonna be FEASTING this spring after this warm "winter."

Honestly, I wish it was just a distraction. While it's definitely a distraction, I think it's also, quite unfortunately, a willful manifestation of massive amounts of narcissism. People want to make the issues that have little to nothing to do about them all about them. They want to be at the center of the universe and broadcast their stardom all over social media.

Absolutely.

One thing I've learned about these large scale problems (homelessness, food insecurity, crime, etc.) over the years is that there is no simple answer. There's always a bunch of complicating factors (mental health, political corruption, lack of infrastructure, religious beliefs, whatever) that prevent an answer from being realized. They may not be readily apparent, but once you dig in you find out that the problem is insanely complex. But you'll have legions of people who do not understand the problem at all looking for simple answers. And they're all too happy to authoritatively share those simple answers with you.