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Keep Up With the Buzz on Baltimore’s Waterfront!
Whether you live a few steps from the waterfront or take the occasional trip to visit, Harbor Weekly is your source for local news, community events, historical insights, food & wine recommendations, and neighborhood updates.
Come meet the people, see the establishments, and find out about the happenings that make the waterfront the place to be. Articles will release on The Harbor Beat blog each week covering the waterfront districts of Inner Harbor, Fells Point, Harbor Point, and Harbor East (and sometimes our next-door neighborhoods too!)
Tis the Season for Shopping Small
Deck the halls by shopping small! One of the best ways you can support your community is by choosing local small businesses. Cross off that shopping list by looking local and you’ll be picking out unique goods that your loved ones won’t find anywhere else! It’s a win-win, and the perfect way to make your holiday shopping just.a little more thoughtful and a little more impactful.
Harbor Harvest ‘24: Children’s Fall Festival in Photos
We had a blast at our 17th annual Harbor Harvest! Check out some of our favorite photos from our children’s fall festival.
Plants, plastic, trash-to-treasure & a story by Eco-Artist and Author, Bridget Parlato
Waterfront Partnership’s set out on their second Wildlife Gardening excursion at Rash Field on 06/15/2024. With Joe Corcoran of the Baltimore Bird Club leading the way, two dozen birders spotted a variety of birds, created hanging bird treats and learned how to attract more birds to their own yards!
Frogs at Rash Field proves a ribbeting time for all
Waterfront Partnership’s 5th wildlife workshop was a hopping success! Frogs with Friends offered fun frog and toad facts, and insect search & identification and a hands-on demonstration of how to build a frog hotel! Everyone had a chance to decorate a terra cotta pot to make a Toad Abode and meet a live tree frog!
Fall for the Waterfront
It’s officially fall! With the weather cooling off and the leaves changing color, there’s no better time to slow down and take in our beautiful waterfront views. Whether it’s a jog on the promenade at golden hour or a chilly morning stroll down cobblestoned streets, the charm of our waterfront district comes alive in fall.
5 Things to Expect at Mr. Trash Wheel Fan Fest
Our annual celebration of the myth, the legend, our hero of the harbor returns again this Saturday, September 21st at Peabody Heights Brewery with a new, fun twist. Get ready for the Fan Fest you know and love to get just a little bit kookier- and spookier- as we celebrate with a TrashBusters theme! We’ll be busting trash by raising money for brand new booms for Professor Trash Wheel and coming together to support a Maryland Bottle Bill. With a new theme to get down with, here are 5 things to expect at this year’s Mr. Trash Wheel Fan Fest, spanning new additions and old favorites.
Best Dressed: Mr. Trash Wheel Fan Fest
Trash Wheel fans never go out of style. And we've collected some of the best from over the years. Page through our lookbook of trash wheel style and get ready for this year's Mr. Trash Wheel Fan Fest!
Why are there so many dead fish in Baltimore Harbor?
Wednesday, September 4, 2024, was a heartbreaking day for people like me who love our city’s marine ecosystem and spend every day working toward its restoration. This week, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor experienced one of the worst fish kill events in recent memory. Thousands of Atlantic Menhaden perished. How did this happen? Why did it happen here? Was it a sewage spill? A harmful algal bloom? Was Mercury in retrograde? We’ve got the answers too of this and more, so, read on.
Baltimore by Baltimore in Photos: August ‘24
This month’s Baltimore by Baltimore festival was Groove in the City produced by John Tyler. It was a beautiful, sunny day on the waterfront complete with a dazzling display of local art and cacophony of new voices and Baltimore favorites on stage.
Swimming in Urban Waters: Advice from Baltimore to Paris
There are likely as many differences between swimming in the Seine and swimming in the Baltimore Harbor as there are similarities. When deciding to host Inner Harbor swim events, however, there were a handful of boxes that Baltimore needed to check. So, we’ve made this handy checklist as a way of sharing what we have learned with Paris or any city that aspires to make its urban waterways swimmable.
Enjoying Baltimore as an Urban Oasis
Baltimore is an urban oasis full of open space, greenery, and ways to enjoy the beautiful waterfront views.
The Great Snake Hunt with Herpetologist Matthew Benedict
Waterfront Partnership’s third Wildlife Workshop at Rash Field focused on why snakes are more friendly than fearsome!
Revitalizing Waterfronts: Baltimore's Inner Harbor Continues to Inspire Urban Planners Worldwide
The Waterfront Partnership was thrilled to host a delegation of urban planners and city officials visiting with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York, representing cities all across South Korea. This tour provided an excellent opportunity for the Korean delegation to learn about Baltimore's leadership in waterfront revitalization and green infrastructure while discussing the key factors behind the success of Baltimore's Inner Harbor transformation.