Volume 51 • Number 8
Disregarding requests from BHCA and a city council majority to revise his proposed council redistricting plan to keep our neighborhood intact, Mayor Brandon Scott vetoed a modified city council plan which accomplished just that. The mayor, instead, opted for political gamesmanship over transparency and community opinion.
The commander of the Baltimore Police Department’s Western District, Maj. Matt Corell, gave a no-nonsense review of the continuing region-wide high incidence of car thefts and armed robberies at the November BHCA meeting. He detailed his officers’ activities to reduce these crimes in and around Bolton Hill, which became part of the Western District in July.
In 2019, Unity@Park Avenue was hatched as a vision to transform the south side of the intersection of Park and North Ave. into an appealing space for pedestrians and bus riders as well as an attractive gateway to Bolton Hill and Reservoir Hill.
Passions set afire by Hamas’ bloody invasion of Israel and Israel’s retaliatory attacks on Gaza have resulted in graffiti in Bolton Hill.
In the seven years since he took possession of the Bolton Hill house he calls Palatino, John C. McLucas has published three books, has at least two more in the works and has visited Italy six times.
Changes in public religiosity, the politicization of some evangelical denominations, the prolonged scandal in the Catholic Archdiocese and the COVID pandemic—they’ve taken a toll on attendance and the dynamism of many churches, nationally and in the neighborhood.
Facing reduced student enrollment and revenues, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has decided to sell several Bolton Hill properties, beginning with two residences located on Mt. Royal Ave.
About 30 neighborhood residents were appropriately “Curious about Cannabis” and attended an Oct. 25 evening salon with that theme hosted by BHCA’s Gray Panther caucus of older residents.
The city moved forward in October on its long-term Complete Street program that tries to emphasize safety and alternatives to cars as transportation in the city.
Kylie Perrotti’s newest cookbook, The Plant-Based 5-Ingredient Cookbook, shows any cook how to take just five readily-available ingredients and transform them into delicious plant-based dishes for any occasion.
