This Baltimore Wiki showcases local knowledge of Baltimore.

As part of the not for profit LocalWiki project, the Baltimore Wiki aims to paint a representative picture of how we see our own community by encouraging everyone to contribute our own experiences and insights.

Whether it's offering tips, sharing inside information, or sharing personal narratives, every contribution helps build a more complete picture of Baltimore.

Baltimore's Local Knowledge

Baltimore is a city with a rich history and a unique culture that is deeply rooted in the experiences of its residents. The importance of local knowledge in this city cannot be overstated. While outside knowledge and research can be informative, it can never replace the nuanced understanding that comes from living and working in a community. Baltimoreans have a deep understanding of our city, its people, and its history that simply cannot be replicated by outsiders.

This knowledge is invaluable in making informed decisions and creating effective solutions to the city's problems. It allows residents to identify the needs and challenges of our communities and to work collaboratively to find solutions that are informed by local experience and insight.

In a city like Baltimore, where communities can be vastly different from one another, local knowledge is critical for creating policies and programs that are effective and equitable.

LocalWiki also encourages looking beyond the official story, by including multiple perspectives and exploring different points of view. While businesses are welcome to contribute, the focus of LocalWiki should remain non-commercial, promoting the history and accomplishments of the community rather than promoting individual businesses.

 

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City Life

Explore Baltimore's cultural scene through a variety of events and festivals. Find educational opportunities through classes and higher education, and find the elusive nightlife.

Community

Performing Arts

Find and post opportunities to get involved in the performing arts in Baltimore, whether you are looking to join a non-audition group, take classes or workshops, or audition for productions.

Community Organizing

Discover and share local community organizing initiatives:

Also Important

A number of social media groups exist to discuss items specific to Baltimore, including:

 

There are also lots of individuals doing fascinating things in and about Baltimore. Here are a few links to one or two:

Neighborhoods

The Inner Harbor is a prime destination for visitors to Baltimore, renowned for its array of fantastic museums, top-notch hotels, and the magnificent National Aquarium, despite the presence of overpriced tourist-trap bars and restaurants.

Fells Point, with its 19th-century charm and historic district status, offers a stark contrast to the Inner Harbor with its lively nightlife, great pubs, and excellent dining, especially in the tiny yet authentic Little Italy.

Downtown Baltimore is a strange mixture of the central business district. This area the University of Maryland campus, the impressive Lexington Market, the notorious “Block,” and the charming Seton Hill with its rich religious, architectural, and African-American history.

Midtown includes Mount Vernon, Station North, and Bolton Hill. These areas are known for their sophisticated allure. They are home to the performing arts district and Penn Station. It's also home to several other notable attractions like the Walters Art Museum, the original Washington Monument, and dining and wining options on Charles Street.

South Baltimore, once a blue-collar industrial area, is undergoing gentrification with the rise of upscale neighborhoods like Federal Hill, Locust Point, Pigtown, and Fort McHenry. This shift is not a bad thing for travelers, as it has brought about some of the city's finest restaurants and bars in these newly booming areas.

North Baltimore, recognized for its association with Johns Hopkins University and the commercial strip along Charles Street, often overlooks the quirky Hampden neighborhood, one of the city's hidden gems.

Southeast Baltimore, once heavily industrialized, is now home to several enjoyable Polish, Irish, and Greek ethnic enclaves and other unexpected surprises such as Canton and Federal Hill.

West Baltimore includes the Black Arts District and Pimico. The area is more than meets the eye with major draws for locals like The Maryland Zoo in Druid Hill Park along with tourist destinations like the Pimlico Racecourse, and Edgar Allen Poe's house. Despite its historically underserved appearance and the unfair depiction as a crime-ridden area in The Wire, the beautiful Baltimore rowhouses remain a stunning sight.

East Baltimore, which has a long-standing rivalry with its western counterpart, is undergoing rapid changes with the expanding Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, which is demolishing old structures in its path to make way for new development. Although the attractions in the east are limited, things are changing quickly.

 

Baltimore districts map.
Source OpenStreetMap/Wikimedia Commons, Author Peter Fitzgerald. Creative Commons license.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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