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I don’t have many details on this event, but it came across on the Downtown Partnership’s e-newsletter yesterday. If you’re in the neighborhood, it may be worth it to stop by:

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From today’s b, the paper

This is our motto: If it’s summer, what’s the point in eating indoors? And there’s plenty of good choices all over Baltimore, from chill burger and crab joints to trendy tapas. Here are some of our favorites, because al fresco really is the way to go.

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Meeting someone at a bar may not always be the best idea, depending on how many drinks you’ve had. But you’d be surprised how much you can find out about that guy or girl across the room. Just check out what kind of drink is being quaffed. Are you a suave, debonair, Manhattan kind of man? Or have you seen one too many episodes of “Sex and the City,” and ordering a cosmopolitan is second nature? Maybe you’re laid-back and easy-going while sipping your mojito. Baltimore’s bartenders throw in their expertise on your favorite drinks. Here’s what they reveal about you.
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You think you know Baltimore? We have a challenge for you — check every Wednesday on bthesite.com to see if you can identify where we’ve taken some close-up photos in and around the city.  Guess what and where this is. As the day goes on we’ll show you more of the photo. First person to get it right gets upcoming premiere movie tickets. To see the next photo click  Read the rest of this entry »

What makes me happy this week? Spring has finally arrived, judging by this weekend’s lineup of events.

Within Baltimore City limits alone, you can add the following to your calendar:

• The Maryland Film Festival
• The Kinetic Sculpture Race
• Flowermart
• Opening day of the Baltimore Farmers’ Market

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We loved this video so much, we brought it back. — The eds.

Tracy Rice would love nothing more than for children to show up to her happy hour. That’s because she’s the owner of the Baltimore Cupcake Company, a 4-year-old Baltimore bakery. Every Monday through Thursday, she feature a “Cupcake Happy Hour” from 5:30 to 6 p.m. (more a half-hour than an hour, but who’s counting?), when cupcakes are just $1 each.b went to check it out.

It’s time for this week’s installment of happy news… You should soon have more money in your bank account and a (temporarily) lower BGE bill.

Economic stimulus rebates will be arriving a week earlier than announced, with the first round of direct deposits starting on Monday (May 9 for paper checks). Why did the IRS move up the timetable? Well, according to President Bush: “It’s obvious our economy is in a slowdown. But, fortunately, we recognized the signs early and took action.”

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For those of you just joining us this week, on Fridays we’ll feature at least one heartwarming story reported in the local news during the week. Last week’s post was only partially uplifting. Let’s see if we can’t do better today.

Wednesday’s Examiner gave space to tell us about senior citizens in Mount Vernon, who are saving their pennies for a donation to the Fuel Fund of Maryland. So far, the residents of Basilica Place have collected 2500 pennies, meeting their original goal. They’ve since upped the goal to 5000.

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Check out the b Street Team during launch week, April 14th - 20th all over b-more!

We’ll be at the O’s games every night of the week!

We’ll be on the streets of Federal Hill, Canton and the Inner Harbor at lunchtime! 

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Sometimes the Baltimore area is indistinguishable from the Seventh Circle of Hell, at least as reported in the media.

Take the top-ten local headlines on the Baltimore Sun’s website as I’m writing this paragraph: 4 are about murders, 1 shooting, 1 drug ring, 1 prostitution ring, 1 child pornography ring, 1 kidnapping, and 1 fatal fire. It’s grim, to say the least. So I’ve decided to start a new weekly feature: the Friday Happy Hour.

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