Why is Baltimore So Big on Snowballs?

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Why is Baltimore so big on snowballs? History offers at least four big reasons. There is nothing like a snowball to beat the heat on a Baltimore summer day. Handmade snowballs could be readily found around Baltimore as early as the 1850s and 20th century machines helped further popularize the confection of shaved ice and…

How to Spend a 24-Hour Staycation in Baltimore

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Baltimore, Maryland There are lots of exciting reasons to visit Baltimore these days — including national caliber arts festivals, crustacean-cracking feasts, Oktoberfest parties aplenty, baseball playoff fever, and even a celebration of pickles for good measure. Indeed, fall is the ideal time to spend a day in Charm City, when the bars are cozy and…