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Candidate Forums, Elections, Festival Season Begins, Garden Events, BHCA and Midtown Meetings…a lot is happening in the next few weeks!
April 2024
Volume 52 • Number 4
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Here’s a way to limit the pain of auto ownership: neighbors sharing.
Cars are expensive to own, costly to operate, maintain and insure, always in need of parking space and, generally, not good for the planet. Lately they seem to attract carjackers and thieves, as well. So, what’s the solution?
Lee Tawney nominated to lead BHCA, with new officers and board
Lee Tawney, a 44-year resident of the neighborhood and founding leader of BHCA’s summer Arts in the Parks music series, has been nominated to become the next president of the community association.
Look for speed-slowing measures on Lafayette and Laurens, Costello says
City council member Eric Costello says that, after years of petitions from Bolton Hill and his office, the city Department of Transportation will take several “traffic-calming” initiatives on West Lafayette Ave. and Laurens St.
A first in neighborhood dining: table service 7 days a week at Noona’s
Noona’s restaurant – now called Noona’s Curry & Pie – is open under new ownership, and for the first time in many years, Bolton Hill residents can get a table-served lunch or dinner and cocktails seven days a week.
First of 120 new townhouses going up on North Avenue
Nearly eight years after developers David Bramble and Mark Renbaum announced their intention to build market-rate townhouses, apartments and offices off North Avenue near Bolton Hill’s northern border, construction has begun on an initial strip of residences facing Park Ave.
New BPD district commander is a woman with vast experience
Maj. Natalie Preston is the new commander of the Western Police District, which includes Bolton Hill. She has more than 24 years of experience with the Baltimore Police Dept.
Margaret Carruthers’ work: interpreting the universe to everyday Americans
Margaret Carruthers leads a team of science writers and designers supporting the communications and public outreach mission of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) on The Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus.
BYOB on first Friday (May 3) and see improvements in Park Ave medians
If your walks, jogs or drives take you through the 1600 and 1700 blocks of Park Ave., you’ve probably noticed some changes in the medians over the last couple of years.
Organist Michael Stefanek becomes minister of music at Brown Memorial
Michael Stefanek in February began his role as Minister of Music at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Bolton Hill. Stefanek is organist and choir director and manages all the music ministries of the church. He was selected after a search that attracted applications from organists across the United States.