Travel is harder now than before it seems. The insane weather patterns, the fuselage falling out of a plane, war (and more war). The looming election. But it’s nice to dream right?
This week I had a piece in the New York Times’ yearly 52 Places, and Baltimore was my big love. But I had a few more in dreams, even though they didn’t make the official list.
Baltimore - Remarkable transformation
It’s an enormous year for Charm City. The 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act is marked with a new Justice Thurgood Marshall Amity Center (receiving National Park Service protection), the Baltimore Museum of Art is indigenizing their collection by adding a substantial Native art presence, Baltimore Peninsula opens, which will turn an abandoned port area into a place for visitors and locals to shop, dine, live and play - from Sagamore Rye distillery, the Volo Beach sports entertainment venue, to Roost Apartment Hotel, and the new HQ for Under Armour. Access to the water trails with non-motorize…
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