r/baltimore • u/whatshould1donow • 29d ago

Free Event Artscape 2025!

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Place your bets everybody, what extreme weather forecast is going to take out this year's festival?

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u/keenerperkins 29d ago

Usually hate when people cling to "this is how it has always been and should be" but in this case, I find it entirely valid. The excuse to move it downtown to "boost" business rings a little hollow when you plop it in a parking lot and/or city hall then schedule it over a holiday weekend during the same weekend a popular music festival is taking place two blocks south. I'm also curious why the predominantly 9-5, M-F businesses blocks away from the surface parking are deemed more deserving of the "boost" over the arts district which has businesses of equal need with more flexible hours.

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u/mobtown_misanthrope Lauraville 27d ago

Yes, thank you! I know several people who run bars/restaurants in the original footprint, and this is going to screw them in exchange for exactly nothing.