Meet the Editor

Amy Scattergood

Amy Scattergood is the research editor at Baltimore. Formerly editor of the Los Angeles Times Food section, she has degrees from Yale Divinity School, the Iowa Writers Workshop, and Le Cordon Bleu. She has written a book of poetry and co-written a whole grain cookbook.

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News & Community

What It’s Actually Like to Swim in the Inner Harbor

On Sunday morning, 150 swimmers—many appropriately sporting crab floaties and Orioles gear—intentionally leapt off the dock at Bond Street Wharf. Among them was our own research editor Amy Scattergood.

GameChangers

Heather Warnken Advocates for Marginalized Baltimoreans Harmed by the System

The executive director of UBalt's Center for Criminal Justice Reform addresses inequities to ultimately make communities safer.

Food & Drink

Review: La Calle Extends Fells Point’s Taco Row

Mole is at the heart of the menu at the Mexican restaurant—which is owned and operated by brothers who share recipes from their native Puebla.

Food & Drink

How Sacré Sucré’s Owners Turned a Macaron Obsession Into a Pâtisserie

One look at the pastry case, and the artistry of self-taught owners Manuel Sanchez and Dane Thibodeaux is more than evident.

Food & Drink

Review: Dimsum Palace Brings Hong Kong-Style Carts to Catonsville

Apparently, diners with ties to the Old Line State told staff at the restaurant's Florida locations that Maryland sorely needed dim sum restaurants—and they listened, for which we should all be grateful.

Food & Drink

Chef Carlos Raba Expands His Vision with Nana

Raba's new family spot in Stoneleigh is intentionally at the opposite end of the culinary spectrum as Clavel, the hip Remington taquería that earned him national attention. But he runs both kitchens with same level of authority, compassion, and attention to his own history.

Arts & Culture

Baltimore’s Charles and Senator Theaters Turn 85

That the two theaters, now the oldest in Baltimore, are still open and screening films is thanks to the creativity and perseverance of one local family.

Food & Drink

Review: The Dara Brings Excellent Thai Food to Fells Point

The restaurant in the old Red Star space kept much of the pub’s cozy interior, but the menu—from a Bangkok-born chef—is a far cry from pizza and wings.

Travel & Outdoors

The Canton Kayak Club Wants Baltimoreans on the Water

Despite the city's reputation as being built by and for ship-builders, dockworkers, and fishermen, many of its current residents don’t get out on the water. For 25 years, the club has been working to change that.

Food & Drink

Restaurant Refresher: Twenty Years Later, Tapas Teatro is Still Terrific

The small-but-mighty plates still draw people, consistently, hungrily, to the Spanish restaurant in Station North—by most accounts, the first tapas restaurant in Baltimore.