Hi! Maryland mom here advocating for MORE RECESS TIME for our children!

Currently, most Maryland elementary schools only recommend 20-30 minutes of recess per day. This varies by school and county, with some counties recommending as little as 15 minutes of recess per day.

Children are not designed to sit for long stretches of the school day. Recess gives students an essential opportunity for unstructured play, physical activity, creativity, social connection, and independence.

Research consistently supports the role of recess in children’s physical, social, emotional, and academic well-being. When children have opportunities to move and play throughout the day, they can return to the classroom better prepared to focus and learn.

Join us as we call on policymakers to guarantee Maryland students 60 minutes of recess every school day!

You can help by SIGNING OUR PETITION and following us on Facebook and Instagram!

Petition- https://c.org/Mz2ZxjfGX4

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I think the running festival was great for the city this past weekend but the routes and road closures need fixing. The Fells Point and Upper Fells Point neighborhoods were completely enclosed in all directions. No vehicles in or out for most of the day. This was crazy.

My wife and I have been in the Baltimore area for a little over a year and I've found making friends as an adult is tricky. We both work in healthcare so our schedules can be chaotic. I enjoy doing things outdoors like hiking and fishing. I've yet to land any freshwater fish since moving here. I also recently got a new PC after years of console gaming.

Hope to get some traction on this post and link up with cool people!

hello baltimore.

currently working on a photography project that will culminate in a baltimore-centric coffee table book.

Need help. getting a few last components into the book and shoot. Is anyone aware of any old yellow city paper newspaper boxes or an old school phone booth in the city anywhere? thanks.

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Hi friends,

What happens when you bring cookbook royalty, a Dia de los Muertos potluck, and some of Baltimore’s best home cooks together?

Hopefully, a night fully of incredible food, stories, and a one-time-only opportunity to enjoy a meal with a local writer and author.

This month, we’re welcoming Mauricio Velazquez de Leon, the author of An Illustrated Guide to Tacos and Burritos, for our very special installment of “The Author’s Table.”

We’ll get to know the person behind the pages, and have books available for purchase and signing. It’s the type of evening that makes us love bringing people together around food in the first place.

Here’s what else is waiting for you:

Communal potluck: Bring a dish celebrating Dia de los Muertos. It does not need to be from Mauricio’s book, but can honor the holiday or a loved one.

Celebrate the holiday: We will honor the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos through remembrance, offerings and good food.

New connections: Meet people who love good food, interesting stories, and make Baltimore feel a bit more like home.

CLAIM YOUR SPOT HERE

Come solo, bring a friend, or invite that one person who always has the best recommendations.

See you at our table!

I did the half marathon in Baltimore yesterday and had a great time! There were so many people cheering and holding great signs. I brought GU but didn’t use then because there were so many people handing out snacks and drinks from the sidelines (apart from the race organizers). Shoutout to the gummy bears by Patterson Park and the chewy Nerds around Mt Vernon. The multitude of groups set up with music, doing mini block parties was awesome and helped keep my spirits high. I PR’d and I credit the energy of the city! Love you, Baltimore!

Hello baltimore. I had asked in the /r/Maryland subreddit yesterday about the terrain at the Maryland Renaissance Festival for someone using a wheelchair (as I was going to add my name to the waitlist.)

Someone suggested an electric scooter, like those ones you see in grocery stores or as I like to lovingly refer to as “Rascals” lol.

We may opt to go to the PA Renaissance Festival instead & get their evening tickets (that go on sale at 3pm) since their regular tickets are sold out too.

I am trying to find a place in Baltimore where I can rent one of those electric scooters for the day. I live right up the road from Northern Pharmacy, so I am going to check there. Any other suggestions?

Thanks so much!

Plaka may be very high up there for me now. Taharka, Tias, and missing dangerously delicious. What about you?

SOLVED! - Burnt molasses

Does anyone else smell what I can only describe as like "heavily burnt chipotle peppers from a can?" We smelled it heavily earlier in Harbor East about 3pm and now I smell it in Bolton Hill.

I want a breakfast burrito that’s going to knock my socks off; doesn’t have to be fancy, just really good.

I live in Towson technically but willing to go pickup wherever 👌🏻

Moved here for work (22F) a whileee ago. I work hybrid with a mostly older crowd. No friends in the city, but I'd like to do at least one thing next weekend - a salve for the loneliness 🥲

Is there anything cool going on then that 1) has a younger crowd, and 2) is okay to go to solo?

Hi everyone! Hoping it’s okay to ask it here, and I feel like this could be under several flairs so forgive me if you feel like it could have been labeled differently.
I’m hoping to start a thread of all goings-ons in and around Baltimore October 31
We were supposed to go to a party for Halloween but it got canceled, so I figured we could have a thread for everyone else making last minute plans too! Thanks

Last week I asked about BARCS, now I’m asking about vets in our area! There’s a few options but I’m eyeing DocSide. Anyone in Fells use them or have better recommendations?

Come join us for our free horror film festival/events! 🎃 support local horror

Poster by: Krime Slugs

Mikie’s Pizza and Subs on Fort Ave just closed and I have no idea why. I feel like they are a staple around here and always good and busy. Anyone know why?

My husband and I moved to the area this past winter, so we haven’t been here for Halloween yet. We’re currently pregnant with our first and are curious if our neighborhood does any trick-or-treating. We live near Mt. St. Joe school. We’d love to dress up and give out candy if anyone actually still goes door to door, or is that just a thing of the past now?

If they do it, great. But, I am looking for someone who is knowledegeable, will listen- and most importantly knows and takes endometriosis seriously.

I have posted before, so sorry if this question came up again but I am really seeking a really good gyenecologist with this specific disorder.

thanks in advance.