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Best Beats Issue #088

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Baltimore Beat is the city’s paper of record. A Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore.
Best Beats Issue #088
Some hot takes about the city's dining scene.
Baltimore Police add 200 Axon license plate cameras as part of $153 million deal
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‘Tony’ turns kitchen nightmares into a touching origin story
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WNADA executive director fired after berating artist on video
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In an already unsteady industry, Baltimore’s immigrant restaurant owners and workers are feeling the strain
Farm Alliance sows the seeds of urban farming throughout the city
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Our picks for Baltimore's best pasta, hot dogs, cookies, and more baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-be...
Before opening as a brick-and-mortar location in 2023, the restaurant started as a pop-up and grew steadily into a catering concept as well over the course of six years, during which Milan was a fixture at Motor House on North Avenue.
“[La Sonora] just adds even more flavor to a city that already has a lot of personality and soul to it,” said musician Richard Benjumea.
Poem: "Let the Light In"
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Baltimore Beat staff spent the summer trying food from around the city to pull together their recommendations for some of the city’s most iconic and classic meals.
Some hot takes about the city's dining scene.
In an already unsteady industry, Baltimore’s immigrant restaurant owners and workers are feeling the strain
Baltimore’s small business owners want the city to codify more protections
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A closer look at stress and success in Baltimore’s restaurant economy