Laureen Miles Brunelli

A freelance writer and photographer for more than a decade, Laureen Miles Brunelli has made Baltimore the focus of her writing since 1999.

After working as a magazine reporter in New York City, Laureen began her freelance writing career in Orlando, FL. Since returning to Baltimore, Laureen contributed hundreds of photos, restaurant reviews and event descriptions to America Online and Citysearch. She currently works as managing editor of Where Baltimore, a tourist-oriented magazine. She lives in Baltimore City near Patterson Park with her family.

Laureen earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from Indiana University.

Though born in Baltimore, I left while still a child but chose to re-settled here as an adult. Within a few months after returning, I knew my decade-long string of frequent moves had come to an end. No place else ever felt so much like home.

Baltimore is friendly and relatively unhurried place, but its many universities and cultural institutions give it a cosmopolitan air. The down-to-earth nature of its residents and their off-beat sensibility must be why they call it Charm City.