local stores - Baltimore Magazine

Home December 2013 Section local stores

local stores

An Ode to the Orange Crush: Maryland’s (Now Official) Drink of Summer

On June 1, the citrusy refresher will formally become our state cocktail. But it has been, unofficially, for at least 40 years now—with Ocean City being the drink's epicenter, and in many ways, where it all began.

local stores

Jesse Dortzbach Shares the Magic of Making a Good Cigar

Meet the proprietor of Dortzbach Cigars, a one-man operation that sells custom-made, hand-rolled stogies and offers classes in Baltimore County.

local stores

Good Contrivance Farm is an Oasis for Visiting Writers—and the Man Who Runs It

How Ron Tanner turned a ramshackle property into a six-acre writers retreat in Historic Reisterstown.

Find the Best in Baltimore

local stores

11414-2013-12

Style & Shopping

Get Your Christmas On

Here are a dozen great places to get decorative holiday trinkets and trees, each with a unique draw.