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It’s that time again: historic Festival On The Hill comes On Oct. 3
September 2026
Mark your calendar! The 69th BHCA Festival on the Hill will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 am to 5 pm, in the 1300 block of Bolton Street and on Lanvale Street between Park Avenue and Mason Streets. Of course, many volunteers are needed and donor-sponsors are appreciated. Contact Festival@boltonhillmd.org to participate.
Fire displaces family, disrupts others on W. Lanvale Street
September 2026
A series of fires in the 200 block of West Lanvale Street, seemingly caused by an electric power surge or other electrical aberrations, has left a family homeless and others on edge. BGE says it is working hard to figure out what happened.
Neighborhood icon Lottie Shivers dies; and more
September 2026
As the Bulletin returns from summer hiatus, we remember several cherished neighbors lost in recent months: 101-year-old matriarch Lottchen “Lottie” Shivers, former longtime resident Natasha Zavoico Mathias (87), and Laurie Gillespie, known fondly as “L” (61). We also remember longtime resident Henri Daniels, whose gardening stewardship was honored with a new commemorative plaque placed on the Eutaw Place median by BHCA and the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge.
Longtime Bolton Hill mail carrier is finally ready to give it up
September 2026
Angus Smith joined the U.S. Postal Service in 1968 as a clerk, left, and returned as a letter carrier in 1988. He has spent much of the last half century on his feet with a mailbag or in a postal van, delivering mail to Bolton Hill and vicinity.
Speed humps finally come to Laurens Street
September 2026
We finally have five speed humps on Laurens Street between Eutaw Place and Park Avenue! Hooray!
It took 4+ years of pleading, letter-writing, 311-calling and appeals by residents and BHCA to the city’s Department of Transportation, the city council, and finally the mayor.
Bolton Hill baseball gurus assess Orioles’ lackluster season
September 2026
All Baltimore neighborhoods have Orioles fans. Bolton Hill has three guys who watch baseball as professional writers and experts. As the season ends, here’s how they assess the O’s disappointing performance
Kristen Smets and John McLucas tell us what books they’re reading...
September 2026
Welcome to the first edition of What Are You Reading? – where neighbors share their passion for the literary arts by writing about books. If you have read something interesting and would like to participate, email bulletin@boltonhillmd.org
New Douglas Tunnel revisions eliminate Eutaw Street Vent
September 2026
AMTRAK and the Federal Railroad Administration have spent the past year reviewing the design of the new Frederick Douglass rail tunnel to identify efficiencies. They will present the design changes at a public meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 16) at 6 p.m. at Mount Royal Elementary School.
Bolton Hill loses another food-and-drink spot, The Brass Tap
September 2026
The Brass Tap, a popular craft beer and bar food spot on Mt. Royal Avenue, has closed for good. August 31 was its last call.
Owner Barry Lowenthal told The Bulletin that he had asked MCB Real Estate, which in 2022 purchased the Fitzgerald Apartments building on Mt. Royal Avenue where the bar has operated for nearly a decade, to reduce the rent. “We negotiated in good faith,” Lowenthal said, “but we couldn’t reach an agreement.”
Bolton Hill Notes
September 2026
🏷️ The Bolton Hill yard sale is this Saturday 🏷️
📚 Community Scholar partners with Midtown Academy, wants your help 📚
🎨 BHCA welcomes new MICA students 🎨
🏛️ You’re Invited to Baltimore Unity Hall’s first symposium 🏛️
🦀 BPD commissioner, other first responders attend annual crab feast 🦀
