It’s a pretty nice area—decent number of young people and has shopping and things in the area. I have a friend who works at Loyola and lives down there—she likes it. The only thing is that it’s not super close to campus. It would be a TREK to go from LP to campus without a car.

Loyola isn’t in a suburb—it’s more north in the city and can sometimes feel suburban, but there’s a good amount to do in the area. If you live a bit closer to Hopkins, there’s tons to walk to. I’ve lived in the area for almost 7 years and went to Loyola for undergrad—it’s a nice place to be

probably—last time I was there for a large event (2019) people were smoking cigarettes on the balcony in the outdoor part of the venue, so you can probably bring it in, just may not want to openly use it everywhere

I took pottery classes at The Potter’s Guild and it was a great time—the only downside is you have to be quick to sign up when they have openings.

I also know some people that have done classes/workshops at Baltimore Clayworks, which has a wider variety of class lengths.

The Potter’s Guild is actually hosting a maker’s market on Sunday from 11-4 with a variety of local ceramics businesses. Here’s their Instagram https://instagram.com/pottersguild?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Just as a head's up: Many of the people directing traffic last year appeared to have no idea what they were doing and were actually arguing with the OTHER traffic directors. So even if something is supposed to be open/closed off for a specific time...............expect some chaos.