Volume 52 • Number 7
It’s nearly autumn and almost time for Bolton Hill’s Festival on the Hill. Volunteers and contributions are needed to assure the success of the annual neighborhood block party that dates back more than 65 years. It’s free and open to all, in the 1300 block of Bolton Street and nearby from 9 a.m. until day’s end.
Over the summer BHCA successfully conducted a safety and security survey of residents and those who work in Bolton Hill, acquiring detailed responses from 275 households from the estimated 3853 residents of Bolton Hill. The responders were, predictably, skewed towards homeowners (81%) and BHCA members (61%).
A peculiar piece of Baltimore charm, our city is one of the last to host arabbers (pronounced AY-rabbers), colorful horse-drawn fruit carts that can be seen rolling through Bolton Hill. Arabbers and their equine companions have been delivering fruit and produce to Baltimore neighborhoods since before the city’s founding in 1729, long before Uber Eats or Instacart or even the idea of supermarkets.
Our Bolton Hill neighborhood is unique in that it is adjacent to two important railroad tunnels, both built in the mid-to-late 1800’s, that have now become major bottlenecks in our national rail network. Both tunnels are the subjects of major modernization programs that will transform and improve rail service in the Northeast and Midwestern United States.
The city’s Planning Department has released a draft comprehensive plan for the city. It is 349 pages long and well-designed in a graphic sense, and it deals with many of the things that Baltimore City does. (You can read it all, or a summary, at https://www.planourbaltimore.com/ .)
If you live or work in Bolton Hill, you’re invited to MICA’s Weekend Kickoff reception to meet the school’s new president, Cecilia McCormick, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at Lazarus Center,131 W North Avenue.
The Rev. Grey Maggiano and his family parted company with Memorial Episcopal Church on Aug. 25. It was a joyous event filled with laughter, tears and lots of food. The Maggiano family is settling into a new home in Raleigh, NC, where he became the rector of Church of the Nativity.
🏠 BHCA creates committee on neglected, mismanaged properties; 💯 Parago family honored with Centennial Homes award; 🗿 Removing remnant of Confederate monument under discussion; 🕊️ Jim Craigen, Bolton Square resident, dies; 🌽 Two farmers markets are nearby on Wednesdays and Thursdays; ✈️ Brown Memorial Church is fundraising to bring Cubans to Bolton Hill
