The family-run hardware store on McMechen Street survived the economic collapse of 2008, the Freddy Gray uprising and two years of COVID shutdowns and supply shortages, but Micky Fried, who runs the place, has posted going-out-of-business signs and said the store would close sometime in June.
The next BHCA board meeting, which is open to everyone, will take place in-person at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at Memorial Episcopal Church, 1407 Bolton Street, unless announced otherwise.
Unity Hall is almost ready for occupancy. The newly renovated former union headquarters at 1505 Eutaw Place will complete construction by April 6, according to developers.
Midtown Community Benefits District has a new executive director who is garrulous and enthusiastic about the job.
Bolton Hill Nursery, the nonprofit nursery school on West Lanvale Street that serves children 2 to 5 years old, is searching for a new executive director.
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church is beginning its sesquicentennial celebration, albeit a year late.
With the help of major grants as well as generous donations from neighbors, the Friends of Contee-Parago Park have been able to implement several major parts of the park renovation this spring.
Bolton Hill Community Association members went back to the future this month, electing Neal Friedlander to lead the organization.
