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It’s one of the most irritating, maddening and persistent problems of city living – finding the ever-elusive “good parking spot.”  Startup Parking Panda found success at Startup Weekend Baltimore in the spring and money in New York over the summer. Now, its founders are back home.

Film directors usually depict small towns as either Norman Rockwell-esque fantasies or intellectually stifling places full of small-minded people. But life in these places has a distinct rhythm and is full of individual stories that present a much deeper picture to those who care to look. Baltimore filmmaker Josh Slates aims to bring a more robust image of small-town America to moviegoers with his first feature film, Small Pond.

It's been an exciting and interesting year for Bmore Media, one which saw amazing transformation and growth for the publication. Now it's time to enter the next phase as Neal Shaffer hands off the Managing Editor duties to a new face and a new voice. Here, a farewell.

What is design? It's a simple enough question with a far-from-simple set of answers. Answers that a dedicated group of volunteers are working hard to find for Baltimore at D:center, one of the city's most interesting grassroots organizations.

Mixed media artist Jane Wynn is waiting to be discovered. While she waits, she also works really hard, dedicating hours of studio time every day to her art on top of a teaching schedule. Whether she’s doing a whimsical twist on a classic painting or teaching a mixed media workshop in the Midwest, Wynn manages to keep herself pretty busy. Despite the dark humor some of her artwork features, Wynn is one of the most optimistic and enthusiastic up-and-coming artists in Baltimore you’ll meet.

What's Working in Cities is a monthly series in which we take a closer look at people and organizations in cities across the country that are transforming neighborhoods and driving change in urban areas. What works in Portland, Austin, or Chattanooga will probably work here, too, in some form or another. Our series will ask why some things work, why some don't, and what big ideas and principles all cities should adopt as we move forward into an increasingly urbanized 21st century.

To speak of a neighborhood's "growth" or "renaissance" is usually to speak of that which is new, that which is emerging and upcoming. It's just as important, however, to remember the stalwarts. Those who kept their heads down through the madness, through good times and bad. Like, for example, Hippodrome Hatters.