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Most reported crime categories fell in 2025 in Bolton Hill
January 2026
Crime in Bolton Hill was down significantly from 2024 to 2025, but reported incidents of property crime bumped up, the chair of BHCA’s safety committee, James Prost, told the association’s January meeting.
Bolton Hill ‘pioneer’ remembered for her energy and activism
January 2026
Henri Ann Daniels, a longtime resident of Bolton Hill and an activist in neighborhood and city affairs, died at the age of 83 on Dec. 15 after a brief hospitalization. A funeral at Douglas Memorial Community Church a few days later attracted a hall filled with family, neighbors, professional colleagues and friends who came to remember the diminutive woman who helped restore Eutaw Place half a century earlier.
Garden Club offering grants for neighborhood green space projects
January 2026
The Bolton Hill Garden Club Greening Grants Program is now accepting grant applications. They are to help create and improve publicly accessible green spaces to beautify the Bolton Hill, Marble Hill, and Madison Park Communities. The deadline for proposals is March 1. Awards will be announced April 1.
This ‘Artist of the Month’, Ash Esposito, also runs Unity Hall
January 2026
Ashley (Ash) Esposito has many talents. She is a visual artist, community organizer, non-profit leader, elected school board member, and a mother. Her life is busy, yet what is remarkable is how successfully she weaves together these varied roles with her mission, purpose, and creative intention.
Bolton Hill’s residential footprint changed and grew in the 20th Century
January 2026
When one thinks today of Bolton Hill or describes it to a friend, it’s likely to reflect a bias for what the City of Baltimore website calls its strong Victorian-era, traditional rowhouse character with relatively intact blocks of structures from the middle-to-late-19th Century. A few of those buildings date back to pre-Civil War times.
Says our guru: these times require meditation
January 2026
Great changes are happening everywhere, and everyone is affected. We see and feel the changes socially, politically, and environmentally. Globally, the climate is changing and so are our lives. We know that positive change is desperately needed, but we have so far to go. Where do we start
Renewed and reorganizing, Midtown District begins the new year
January 2026
After a tumultuous 2025 in which the continued existence of the quasi-public Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority was in doubt, Midtown begins this new year with a new board and interim director and with plans to audit and beef up needed services to residents of Bolton Hill, Charles North, Madison Park and the Mt. Vernon-Belvedere neighborhoods.
MICA to celebrate bicentennial with Féte of Lights gala, other activities
January 2026
MICA is kicking off its 200th anniversary yearlong celebration this month. This comes from MICA President Cecilia M. McCormick: “Since 1826, the Maryland Institute College of Art has been a place where creative courage, rigorous inquiry, and a commitment to social impact have shaped artists, designers, and educators who change the world. Today’s official launch of the bicentennial is rooted in our history – Charter Day – the milestone moment when the State of Maryland granted MICA its charter 200 years ago.”
Future for further zoning modification is uncertain
January 2026
City Councilmember Zac Blanchard told the January BHCA meeting that council members will be discussing changes to the bill, which he supports. As written, the bill would make it easier for investors and residential building owners to acquire and cut up single-family properties into as many as four units without neighborhood or city intervention.
Bolton Hill Notes
January 2026
🏚️ Progress on neglected properties? 🏚️
💡 Free light bulbs available for safety lighting 💡
🎄 DPW offers holiday tree disposal and mulching 🎄
🪴 City garden plots registration is open 🪴
