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With Dieter Rams, Xenia Taler, Spicewalla, Old Westminster Winery, Chive, and Onyx Coffee

For 2022, we, along with our friends at Old Westminster Winery and Cohere, have crafted a perfectly hued orange wine with a vibrant flavor - SETTLING IN.

The "neighborhood" is growing with the addition of good neighbor's new plant store concept green neighbor. 

BOOOOOM! is a collage installation created by Anthony Grant that is on display at good neighbor in Baltimore, Maryland. The piece contains references to Baltimore's past and present, iconography typically found in advertising, and figurative Black imagery. The artist invites the viewer to either decode the messages or just simply take in the image.

We were excited to catch up with Whitney Simpkins of Personal Best Ceramics to talk about her creative path and what makes a good neighbor. ed note: this interview was lighted edited for clarity. good neighbor: Good morning Whitney, if you would be so kind, please introduce yourself. Whitney Simpkins: I'm Whitney Simpkins. I run personal best Ceramics and I've been living in Baltimore for a long time but I'm from Florida originally. gn: Can you tell us a bit about why you’re drawn to creating? WS: I feel like I always had a desire to make something out of nothing and ceramics is the ultimate way to make something out of nothing. It is actual clay that you're turning...