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.
Now’s your opportunity to nominate yourself or a neighbor to make BHCA even better. BHCA’s nominating process is underway for board members and officers to serve two-year and longer terms leading the neighborhood organization. To qualify as a nominee, or to nominate someone, you only must be a member.
Bolton Hill Community Association will hold a first-time Open House – inviting all residents of the neighborhood to learn what BHCA does and give input– on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at Baltimore Unity Hall on Eutaw Place.
Stanley Mazaroff and Nancy Dorman have lived on Park Avenue for more than half a century and during that time have become important figures in the art world as collectors, critics and scholars. Now in their 80s, they are downsizing — to the benefit of Bolton Hill and the city.
The most frequent word in my presidential life or recent months has been when, as in “when will you make X do what I need?” Sadly, BHCA cannot “make” anyone do anything, but we do have good news on a few fronts, thanks to persistence, patience, and polite firmness from our neighbors.
BHCA elected new leadership and heard from State Sen. Antonio Hayes at its 2023 annual meeting, held at Baltimore’s Unity Hall on May 2.
BHCA’s annual membership meeting – open to members and neighborhood residents – will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 8 p.m. at Baltimore Unity Hall with catered food and beverage.
Last month, BHCA urged the city’s Department of Transportation to move forward on plans for a bike lane along Eutaw Place, but to take note of concerns of businesses and residents about the continuing need for car parking along the street.
Traffic-calming requests abound, within Bolton Hill and throughout Baltimore generally. In June of this year, after the Baltimore City Department of Transportation had received 40+ individual requests for traffic calming in Bolton Hill, city council member Eric Costello’s staff asked the Bolton Hill Community Association to identify two top priorities for DOT.
The 2022 Festival on the Hill generated $17,776 in revenue (which included $4,400 in donations). In addition, the community groups with their own booth operations were able to raise another $11,068.
