Residents of the Southwest Baltimore locale—named for its purple spring blooms—prize their community’s diversity, neighborly bonds, recently renovated elementary/middle school, and 10-acre park.
Show your gratitude for our community greenspaces at these fun cleanups and environmental events.
We honor the top design visionaries in Charm City.
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In the age of remote working, more residents are opting to invest in a second residence—and demand is surging.
Innovative Building Services founder Rich Haislip shows us around the 7,000-square-foot house that "bridges the gap between traditional and modern aesthetics."
Lauren Uhlig’s blossoming rose business is nothing short of miraculous.
One of the most remarkable custom homes in Baltimore County.
When threatened, wasps swarm in large groups to defend their homes, even when their home is actually your home, and your name is on the mortgage.
Kacey Stafford is a fixture in Lauraville—a splash of Southern comfort in a Natty Boh town.
Get to know the tight-knit rowhome community situated around St. Mary’s Park.
With its crayon box color palettes and cheeky art, Brendan Hudson and David Monteagudo's historic house is special and unique, but also loved and lived in.
A guide to finding a preschool for your child.
Pete Ma cares for upward of 250 orchids in his DIY grow room, which is filled with controlled water, climate, and lighting systems.
Which of these six homes makes you excited for the future of Baltimore’s design community?
A distinguished panel of nationally renowned professionals judged the entries and have determined winners in 31 categories.
Dr. Toursavadkohi explains aortic disease, the innovative treatments being pioneered at University of Maryland Medical Center, and how everyone can keep their heart healthy.
Stacy McAleer's upholstery and fashion apprenticeship programs are designed to help those looking for financial stability create a lifelong career in in-demand trades.
"We had a crazy, packed house for the first night of Hanukkah last year," writes Home editor Janelle Erlichman Diamond, "and I wouldn’t have it any other way."
The real-life version of "Zillow surfing"—in which homeowners open their houses to visitors to show off their home’s personal style, quirky features, interior design, or historic architectural details and renovations—has a rich history here.
Pull out your calendar to pencil in these annual explorations of Charm City architecture.
Throughout the years, the "enthusiastic steward" of her family’s trinkets has also managed to make the light-filled home her own.
Get to know the Southeast Baltimore enclave that has maintained a strong Greek base since the 1930s, while also embracing an influx of young families and newcomers of all backgrounds.
A handful of the area’s best choose-and-cut farms are only a quick road trip away.
Searching for tips on how to be the best host and guest this holiday season? Here's a simple (illustrated) how-to from local pros.
Locals share their true encounters with ghosts, demons, and everything in between.