Rodgers Forge is a tree-lined community of tony rowhomes with residents heavily invested in its community and schools. Architecturally, this neighborhood is the very definition of homogeneous. The community, where slate roofs are the norm, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2009. Rodgers Forge Elementary and Dumbarton Middle School are rated 10 out of 10 and 9 out of 10, respectively, by greatschools.org.
Baltimore has over two hundred neighborhoods, each with a personality of its own. Some neighborhoods are deserts of every description – food, opportunity, hope, and peace of mind. Still others thrive with diverse demography and a thick canopy of mature foliage. Ednor Gardens is the latter.
After years of being considered a food desert, Howard Park now has a major grocery store. Whatever your perceived notions of what a ShopRite might look like, put that aside and visit this one. It’s nice. Just browsing the aisles, I notice a gourmet-shop array of olive oils.
Harwood doesn’t need to pretend it’s something or somewhere else. It’s fine where it is. There are all sorts of reasons to live or invest in this neighborhood.
Every neighborhood in Baltimore reminds me of somewhere else I’ve lived. Parts of Loch Raven Boulevard remind me of Elysian Fields in New Orleans. Wyman...
Station North is evolving. It didn’t start last year, or even the year before. It started with baby steps, picking up speed slowly. It didn’t receive...