Lauren Cohen is the digital senior editor at Baltimore, where she covers food, events, lifestyle, and community news. A Baltimore native and Towson University grad, she loves taking advantage of all that Charm City has to offer. She’s also a huge fan of spicy cocktails and ‘90s cover bands.
Thanks to jerk chicken master Jeff Brown—plus some other spiced and fried chicken purveyors—the entire market is often perfumed a bit like the best imaginable state fair.
"When I came to Baltimore, the first thing I did was look for tacos," writes research editor Amy Scattergood, who moved here from Los Angeles. Luckily, she didn’t have to reload the U-Haul, as our town is filled with excellent taquerias.
Through her nonprofit Unified Efforts, Deborah B. Ramsey provides students in the Penn North neighborhood with academic support and recreational opportunities at no cost to their parents
With her after-school programs, the founder of Young Queens in Training works with dozens of young women to address self-esteem, health and wellness, and financial management, among other vital things youth need to be successful.
Alice Volpitta and Theaux Le Gardeur spend as much time monitoring contamination levels as they do advocating for clean water and holding polluters accountable.
Whether you restore an old piece of furniture or play with removable stick-on wallpaper (yes, that’s a thing), there are many low stress updates you can make during these drab winter months that you’ll enjoy all year long.
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