The Vu Skate Shop
I love walking into The Vu skate shop on Harford Road in Parkville.-- just up the street from the Holiday House, memorialized by John Waters' 2004 film "A Dirty Shame". I look so obviously out of place with my aviator sunglasses and highlighted blonde hair (sans dreadlocks and tattoos), but a friendly smile works wonders. Plus the owner, professional skater Gary Smith, is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet and oh so...

 
 
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Instead of our usual afternoon cup of Joe at home (Kirkland's Guatemalan), Tom (my personal Barrista) and I decided to venture out. I was content going to the local you know where (St%*#@%*s), but Tom said he wanted to bring me somewhere special. He took me to the fairly new Hamilton Bakery and special it was! I imagined a typical Baltimore bakery but was pleasantly surprised to discover it was more like a........