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Join your neighbors at the 70th annual Festival on the Hill Oct. 4

Nearly every autumn since 1965, Bolton Hill neighbors have gathered for an all-day celebration, our Festival on the Hill. Held in the 1300 block of Bolton Street and the 200 block of W. Lanvale Street, the festival offers food, crafts and activities for folks of all ages. It benefits those neighborhood organizations that sponsor booths. This year, the Oct. 4 event’s additional proceeds will support the neighborhood Arts in the Parks music program.

Estep Brothers Funeral Home buildings go on the market

After more than half a century in the neighborhood, Estep Brothers Funeral Home has put its historic Eutaw Place location on the market for sale. “The building, not the business, is for sale,” said Jonathan Hibner, who is the funeral home’s director. He said a continuous and seemingly insoluble parking limitation is behind the decision to try to sell after half a century at the corner of Eutaw and West Lanvale St., on Bolton Hill’s southwest corner.

Mexican grill to open in Save-a-Lot shopping mall

Bolton Hill’s newest food establishment – a Mexican grill akin to Chipotle – will open in the Sav-a-Lot strip mall on McMechen Street this fall. It’s the latest addition to the neighborhood from the Ranjha family of Ellicott City that bought Maryland Sav-a-Lot grocery outlets nearly four years ago.

New beginnings at Bolton Hill Grocery: meet the owners

After 33 years of dedicated ownership ended in July, Bolton Hill Grocery (BHG) has embarked on an exciting chapter under its new owners, Ajay Kumar Pradhan and his wife, Manisha. Hailing from Owings Mills, Ajay comes from a background in the private sector but has always harbored a passion for entrepreneurship. That passion led him on a search for the perfect venture—and it brought him to Bolton Hill Grocery.

Plaque honoring segregation leader removed from neighborhood

It was a diminutive plaque, scarcely noticeable above the grass in a corner of the upper Park Avenue median. The buried block of concrete to which it was affixed had been dinged and gouged by the wear of roughly 90 years, but the tarnished plaque itself was very much intact.

Bolton Hill Notes

💡 Hey, neighbor: have you got a light?💡
✂️ Artscape is scheduled, earlier and shortened ✂️
⚖️ State Center settlement is a small step toward redevelopment of the site ⚖️
♿ City agrees to spend more to make some sidewalks suitable for wheelchairs ♿

Unity Hall’s leadership stresses art, hopes for neighborhood engagement

Baltimore Unity Hall, which opened 30 months ago determined to reduce barriers in Central West Baltimore, is entering a new phase focused on the arts, community outreach and, especially, fundraising, its new director says.

Renovation of Brown Memorial: a $500,000 historic endeavor

Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church has undertaken a significant renovation of its north tower, spurred by the noticeable deterioration of the tower’s exterior façade. The church at West Lafayette and Park Aves. has a national reputation for its architecture and magnificent Tiffany windows. Overall cost of the repairs is expected to approach $500,000, mostly paid from savings and an endowment.

Midtown working to revive old Barnes & Noble location

Maybe this is a good idea? Midtown Benefits District (AKA tax-supported Midtown Baltimore) is partnering with the owners of Fitzgerald Apartments and an arts consultant for a 12-month pop-up use of the long-empty former Barnes & Noble bookstore that served the University of Baltimore and the neighborhood.