Check out The Avenue (36th Street in Hampden) for a dose of local kitsch. Pick up reading material at Atomic Books. Check out some of the cool craft shops. Avoid Cafe Hon, though (there's a boycott in place, long story). Instead, eat at the Dogwood or Golden West and grab coffee at Spro.

Catch an arthouse film at the Charles and visit the Baltimore Museum of Art. It's free and, again if I may recommend a restaurant, you should go to Gertrude's. Fantastic seafood. Also in the area is the Paper Moon Diner. Go there. You'll love it.