Meet Your Neighbors

What types of neighbors will you meet in Baltimore City? Browse these residents’ stories to discover who’s living nearby.

Christina Delgado

A Baltimore-based photographer, designer, and curator, Christina is also the owner and creative director of Tola’s Room in the Belair-Edison neighborhood. She draws inspiration from the City’s culture and creative community, from visual arts to music.

For every person that I know, even if they’ve stepped away from Baltimore for a bit, they always come back.

Jaz Erenberg

Jaz Erenberg is an artist and muralist who has found her artistic community in Baltimore City. Taking advantage of the many nearby amenities and all that the City has to offer, Jaz describes how she fell in love with Baltimore.

I think one of the main differences between the Baltimore art scene and other cities is that there is a place for every level of artist to grow.

Bill & Sharon Reuter

Now retired and living in the Ridgely’s Delight neighborhood, Bill and Sharon Reuter describe how affordability, convenience, and community are among the many reasons they continue to choose Baltimore City as their home.

There’s so much to do! But we also stay here for the community. Our neighbors are our chosen family.

Jasmine Norton

Executive chef and owner of the first woman and black-owned oyster restaurant in the country, The Urban Oyster, Jasmine talks about the Baltimore food scene and the convenience of city living.

If someone was considering a move to Baltimore, I would say you will gain new family, new friends, new opportunities, and new adventures.

The Hayes Family

Meet Britt and Mo, and their four children. These Ten Hills residents love their community and all the amenities and resources of City life.

This is home for us. We’re very grateful to be here. We wouldn’t want to go anywhere else at this point.

Quentin Vennie

CEO and co-founder of Equitea, Baltimore’s hottest equitable wellness brand and tea cafe, Quentin discusses the opportunities for small business owners and his mission in making wellness accessible.

I intentionally chose to move back to Baltimore City because we are one of the most welcoming cities that I’ve ever been to.

Chenire Carter

A third-generation Baltimorean and Director of Community and Experience with MAG Partners, Chenire shares her love for Baltimore City.

Crowned Baltimore’s Black Prince of Fashion by Muhammad  Ali, Travis has met all the greats and traveled the world over—but always comes back home

The Wolf Family

Meet Caleb, Erica, and their two children. These former Hyattsville residents love their community and all the amenities that come with it.

We knew it was time for a change—time for a move. As we started having conversations, talked with friends who lived in the city, started visiting—it really started opening our eyes to the cool spots in the neighborhood.

Janine McCormick

This mom of two can’t believe she can afford her lifestyle within the DMV. As a teleworker, Janine selected her neighborhood of Brewers Hill because of its diversity and proximity to everything she could ever need.

To find a place in this area—in the DMV—that you can still afford. It’s like living in a city but feeling like you live in a small town. I have everything right here. I don’t even own a car.

Kory Bailey

As the chief ecosystem and relationship officer for UpSurge Baltimore, this influential Baltimorean is creating an “equitech” ecosystem while raising three boys in the City.

My dad asked me, “What’s Baltimore like?” It’s a community that everyone belongs to no matter what neighborhood, zip code, or background you’re from.

Chelsea Milko

This former DC resident found love of her community while finding the love of her life in Baltimore City.

I came to Baltimore looking for a slice of culture that was very conveniently located to D.C. where I still had a foothold, careerwise. Moving here brought me community and the love of my life.

Sabrina Dépestre

As a former Baltimore County resident, Sabrina heads marketing at MICA and helped found Baltimore Young Professionals (BYP).

There is an organization that I’m a part of called Baltimore Young Professionals that helps people who are new to the city by giving them an idea and insight into what is happening in the city. Baltimore—you’ll find your people here.

Mayor Brandon Scott

As a longtime Baltimorean, Mayor Scott achieved a dream of becoming a first-time homeowner in the city that he loves.

I’ve wanted to own a home since I was a little kid and I always wanted to own that home in Baltimore. Owning a home means something that will be part of a legacy and something that helps you accumulate wealth—something that I can own for myself and my family will have.

Amy Sherald

Before she was Michelle Obama’s National Portrait Gallery artist, she was just our neighbor Amy. Meet Amy Sherald, formerly a resident artist at Charles North‘s Motor House.

I think one key insight I want people to leave with after they look at my work—just to be able to imagine. Just a little bit of imagination will affect somebody who’s looking at a painting and make them see themselves differently.

Landis McCord

Your neighbor just might be an All Mighty Senator. Meet Landis McCord, boom box enthusiast and legend of Baltimore funk.

I think a lot of people come from out of town just to be inspired. Everyone here has something going on….I know that if you live in Baltimore and you like to do stuff, you will not be bored.

Philippa Berrington Blew

Having lived all over the world, Phillippa was seduced by Baltimore. Meet Philippa Berrington Blew, a collector (but very specifically not a hoarder).

Baltimore is truly one of those cities that you have to live in to discover all its secrets and its charm, because they’re not obvious.

Erin Fitzpatrick

Painting portraits keeps Erin’s life in Baltimore interesting. Meet Erin Fitzpatrick, an artist working globally from her home near Baltimore’s Penn Station.

Being in Baltimore has helped me because it’s really affordable to live here. I have a big beautiful apartment with studio space and I live right by the train station. I can get to New York in a second. These days the world is so global with social media that I can live in a smaller, more intimate city and still be competitive with other artists in bigger cities.