Welcome to the Baltidome, a wonderful web site that highlights local businesses, area events and solutions for a greener Baltimore. Local business owner Tina Carroll, who has lived in Baltimore for 12 years, created Baltidome because she saw a virtual gap that needed to be filled. “I am trained as an artist, but my other passion is the environment,” Tina says. “I created Baltidome as a community service of sorts. Over several years of living in Baltimore, I have accumulated a lot of helpful information about living green in Charm City [and] I felt a need to share it with others and to support those who do environmentally friendly work.”

Baltidome serves a dual purpose – it offers information about local events, shops, and things to do while educating readers about the environment. For example, the page of local vintage shops includes a brief blurb of statistics concerning how many tons of clothing Americans throw away on an annual basis. “If things work out as I hope,” Tina says, “then someone looking for something to do on a Saturday night might end up switching to wind power in the process.”

There’s a page dedicated to recommended antique, thrift and salvage stores in Baltimore, as well as one dedicated to local artists and crafters who utilize recycled goods. So go check it out and find your own way to make Baltimore greener.

(Images courtesy of Tina Carroll)