The Washington Post’s Tripping blog became the latest to rile up Baltimoreans over a perceived slight coming from that other city with a Beltway to the south this week. The headline, “Come to Baltimore, where the housing is cheap — and life is too,” tells a lot of the story. The column was written in response to a new ad campaign by Live Baltimore that’s look to let residents in D.C. know that housing in Baltimore could be cheaper. The side-by-side comparison of housing price in the two cities in the ad led writer Frederick Kunkle to pen the following lede: Tired of paying high rent in D.C.? Don’t mind riding the train for an hour or more? Or getting shot? Move to Baltimore! There were a lot of takes on Twitter as soon as the article came out. But a statement straight from Live Baltimore pretty much sums up the 140 character sentiments: Live… Read More
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