Bolton Hill Bulletin – Bolton Hill

The Bolton Hill Bulletin

October 2025 Volume 53 • Number 8

2025 Festival on the Hill was a smash!

Great weather, great food and drink, and hundreds of friendly neighbors showed up! Has there ever been a more successful Festival on the Hill? Not only was the 70th annual neighborhood extravaganza on Oct. 2 well attended, but preliminary accounting shows it to have been a financial success, as well. Income for the Bolton Hill Community Association for the day neared $24,000 – not counting the revenue received by other organizations with their individual booths.

BHCA re-affirms opposition to council housing bill that Blanchard favors

The City Council is considering a package of five bills related to zoning for housing. The Land Use Committee of the BHCA has studied them pretty deeply, and the association board adopted a resolution that has been sent to the Baltimore City Planning Commission and our elected officials.

Train whistles are back in Bolton Hill, two years ahead of schedule

On Sept. 26, CSX officials gathered at MICA’s Mt. Royal Station to celebrate the reopening of the Howard Street Tunnel – ahead of schedule. This event marked the completion of a construction project that increased the 130-year-old tunnel’s diameter by nearly two feet to accommodate double-stacked trains.

Kurt Schmoke to speak at Gray Panthers salon

Kurt Schmoke – Baltimore’s mayor from 1987 to 1999 and currently the president of the century-old University of Baltimore – will speak at a BHCA Salon hosted by the Gray Panthers on Monday, Nov. 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Linden Park Apartments Community Room.

In Karen Warshal’s art, the ordinary becomes extraordinary

“Someone, Somewhere, Something,” is the title of Karen Warshal’s solo exhibition, currently on view at Gallery Blue Door. In the cozy and bright front room of the Mount Vernon gallery (833 Park Ave.). Warshal’s paintings are glimpses into intimate spaces, where a bowl of lemons, a bouquet of roses, and a basket of vegetables are portrayed with precision and careful attention.

Druid Lake perimeter is open, but completion of the project is years away

Let’s say you were a young Bolton Hill couple expecting a baby when plans to reconstruct Druid Lake first came into view. By now, if all went to plan, your child could be about to finish college.

Bmore Community Fridge opens a nearby location; volunteers invited

The Bolton Hill area now has a new way to share food, reduce waste and strengthen community care. Bmore Community Fridge Network (BCFN) has opened a community fridge and pantry at Woofotel, a pet care facility located at 863 N. Howard St. The fridge is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., making it the closest and most accessible location to Bolton Hill.

Neighbors launch petition for historically-sensitive safety measures

A group of Bolton Hill neighbors has created a petition that seeks both improved traffic safety and solutions that are respectful of our neighborhood’s historic character. The recently installed flexi-posts along Park Avenue were a first step toward addressing transportation safety concerns. We should thank the BHCA Transportation Committee for initiating this effort. However, many residents believe safety can be further improved. Flex-posts do little to reduce vehicle speeds except at intersections, and some have already been damaged, creating additional hazards.

Bolton Hill Notes

🗑️ Mayor backs down on Sisson Street dump relocation 🗑️
🏃 Don’t drive on Saturday, Oct. 18! 🏃
🚧 BHCA creates working group to monitor State Center developments 🚧
🎶 Brown Memorial to offer afternoon “Tiffany” concert on Nov. 16 🎶

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