Hot House (Ravens Edition): 103 Old House Court, Pikesville, MD. 21208

Contemporary style condo-townhome owned by Super Bowl winning- running back Ray Rice. Bought  for $350,000 in 2008, when he was drafted by the Ravens,  the house  is located in the gated Grey Rock community in Pikesville. Four bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,100 sq. ft over 3 stories. Master bedroom suite with jacuzzi and separate shower, eat-in kitchen, family room, game room, basement, deck. Security system with cameras. Just reduced by $20,000: $ 319,900 Read More →

Hot House: 3515 Anton Farms Road, Pikesville, MD 21208

 

Fieldstone “bank barn,” circa 1750, now 8,000 sq. ft. home, circa 1953, in stone and stucco, on 1.8 acres in Stevenson. Seven bedrooms, 7 baths, 2 half baths over three stories. Elevator, gourmet kitchen, three fireplaces, game room, wine cellar, 1,500 sq. ft. in-law/au pair suite and two garages for 7 cars: $1,099,000 Read More →

Michelle Dickson, 27, a resident artist at School 33, sculpts work that seems to live — to wear breathing skin — or, in some cases, promises to have recently pulsed with life, but now instead to hum with the hushed and faded rhythm of decay. In her attraction to nature’s dying moment, and to the partway beautiful deterioration of changing human architecture, she reminds me of one of my favorite artists, Kiki Smith, whom Dickson did meet in an academic setting. (She reminds me of Kiki Smith in her semi-sexual, body-hinting abstractions — in many ways…) But Dickson is her own maker to be sure, with her own brand of broken beauty, her own set of challenges and charms for the viewer. Her work lives. Read More →

The collection above by jewelry designer Linda Sherr honors the classic and the contemporary, and is described as “Coco Chanel meets old Hollywood.” The bold statement pieces feature dramatic baroque, coin and keishi pearls; natural turquoise; Swarovski crystal; hand-cut crystal quartz; and handmade sterling chain. All necklace, bracelet and earring designs are either one-of-a-kind or limited edition.

Handmade in Scherr’s studio in Scottsdale Arizona, each necklace and bracelet is named after women (real or fictional) and comes with a “pedigree” bearing the name and components that went into making it. Prices range from $95 to $650.

The Rococo Rocks collection premiered in 2005 and is currently featured in select boutiques and jewelry stores around the country. Bijoux in Lutherville’s Green Spring Station is the only store in the Baltimore area that sells the Rococo Rocks collection.

Linda Scherr, a native Baltimorean, was the owner of Rococo, a specialty women’s fashion boutique in Pikesville (1986 – 1992).

709 Cliveden Road
$649,000
6br/4.5ba

Open Sunday, April 1,  1 – 3 p.m.

This Sudbrook Park (Pikesville) Victorian might just be real estate’s version of the holy grail. It is picture perfect pretty from the the outside: classic architecture, slate roof, immaculate landscaping and period windows. Inside the “dream home” theme continues with leaded glass windows, ten foot ceilings, gorgeous fireplace mantels and gleaming hardwood floors. It’s also plenty big – six-bedrooms-and-five-baths-on-two-acres big. So why is this house only (relatively speaking) $650,000? Is there a Taco Bell across the street or something? Please check it out and tell me what gives. Visualize: Shooting the family Christmas card photo on the front porch. You’ll want to rub this one in a little.

UPDATED TO REFLECT ACTIVITY 7/4/2012 ONLY

Fourth of July firework displays and parades abound today.  Take the time to get outdoors and enjoy your friends and neighbors.  (Take your mind off  the power outages and storm damage too!)

The list of firework displays below comes from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and includes the organizations that have received permits to display fireworks tonight and tomorrow night. Some of the firework displays are private — the country clubs, for sure — but if you can find a spot nearby, you can enjoy the spectacle, too.

If we have left out your neighborhood parade, please let us know at editor@baltimorefishbowl.com and we will add it to the parade list.

Our team at Baltimore Fishbowl will be enjoying a relaxed work schedule tomorrow so we can spend the day with family and friends, too.

Happy 4th!

Fireworks – July 4

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
401 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Time: 9:30

Catonsville High School (rain date: July 7)
421 Bloomsbury Avenue, Catonsville 21228

Time: 9:15

Fullerton Park (rain date: July 5)
4304 Fullerton Avenue, Baltimore 21236

Time: 9:00

Grange Elementary School (rain date: July 6)
2000 Church Road, Dundalk 21222

Time: 9:15

Greenspring Valley Hunt Club (rain date: July 5)
30 Greenspring Valley Road, 21117

Time: 9:00

Loch Raven Tech Academy (rain date: July 5)
8101 LaSalle Road, Baltimore 21286

Time: 9:15

Oregon Ridge Park (rain date: July 5)
13401 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville 21030

Time: 9:45

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