DAILY MAGPIE – Mar 21 – Baltimore Free Market

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Saturday, March 21st, 12-3pm

Oliver Recreation Center, 1400 E. Federal St, Baltimore MD

FREE

The Baltimore Free Store – a volunteer-run organization that redistributes free and salvaged goods – is having their monthly free market at the Oliver Recreation Center.  The point of the free market is the same as that of the free store: to get things from people who don’t need or want them to people who do.

Free stores and free markets have been popping up all over the country in an effort to confront America’s problems of waste, poverty, and isolation.  There’s no money needed in the “free market” economy.  Just give what you can, take what you need, and meet your neighbors.

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About Jay Babcock

I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. I publish LANDLINE at jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.

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    Beth says:

    I heard about this on NPR the other morning. Its cool because that means my parents heard about it too. The idea kinda made me cry a little bit. The good kind, I mean.

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