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Baltimore’s Fells Point, a Neighborhood Journey Through Time

I spent the first 19 years of my life in Fells Point on the diversely populated 500 block of South Ann Street. At the time, there was a smattering of elderly Polish and Ukrainian immigrants living there, several families from Puerto Rico, and a good handful of folks who had moved up from West Virginia […]

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A locals love Southeast Baltimore neighborhood Fells Point

Editors Note: One thing we like to do when launching in a city is to partner with local writers. This is a key part to the City Walker experience, we don’t only want our app (iOS and Android) to have a local prospective, we want our blog to have it too! This gives the authentic personal […]

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Wet City, The bar with Sneakily Good Food

Imagine going to a brand spanking new bar hoping to get a few drinks but getting surprised by sneakily good food. It’s the best kind of surprise and not one I’ve experienced a lot in Baltimore. Enter Wet City, yet another great indication of how food is moving in the right direction in Charm City. […]

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Neighborhood Nooks – Charm City insiders guide to amazing coffee

Editors Note:  One thing we like to do when launching in new city is to partner with writers local to that market. This is a key part to the City Walker experience, we don’t only want our app to have a local prospective. We want our blog to have it too! This gives the authentic personal prospective that no […]

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New Coffee – Charm City insiders guide to coffee

Editors Note:  One thing we like to do when launching in new city is to partner with writers local to that market. This is a key part to the City Walker experience, we don’t only want our app to have a local prospective. We want our blog to have it too! This gives the authentic personal prospective that no […]

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The Original Gangstas – Charm City insiders guide to amazing coffee

  I’m far from a coffee expert but I have been to my fair share of coffee shops and coffee is an essential part of my life. So, if volume of consumption and an addiction count for anything then they’ve come to the right place. Yet I couldn’t pick four or five because I see […]

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Gluten Free Pepperoni Pizza at And Pizza

A Gluten Free guide to the Best Pizza in DC

In a recent blog post we highlighted some of the best gluten-free restaurants in New York City, now it’s Washington DC’s turn. As we mentioned in that post, eating gluten free is important to Jeni and me because our 3-year-old daughter has to eat gluten-free. So we know, all too well, how challenging it can be to […]

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Sneak away from the craziness in these DC Bars

In less than 24 hours, Donald Trump is going to become the commander and chief of the United States. Then, 48 hours later the grassroots movement Women’s March on Washington takes place. If you are staying in DC this weekend, consider escaping the craziness in one of these locally recommend bars. The list of bars below are the top […]

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Trumping or Marching This is AirBnB biggest night ever in DC

  The polarizing events of Donald Trump’s Inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington has led to a massive influx of visitors to the Washington DC area. So much so that companies like AirBnB announced this will be “the biggest night ever” in Washington DC for bookings. Airbnb’s latest stats show that more than 15,100 […]

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Hubert Schoemaker City Walker Co-Founder

City Walker Launches hyper-local platform in Baltimore

City Walker, the travel app that allows you to live like a local, announced today that it’s bringing it’s hyper-local platform to Baltimore. City Walker, which previously launched in Philadelphia, Washington DC, and New York City is now available in the amazing city of Baltimore. The new release includes streamlined features for end users to ensure they […]

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