Bolton Hill is served by Baltimore City’s Smokestack Hardy Fire Station, just a few blocks west of Eutaw Place at 405 McMechen St. If you live near McMechen, you surely have heard the sirens. Ever wonder about the guys who serve on those trucks and what their jobs are like? Casey Novak, a third generation firefighter who leads the engine company, answered questions.
John von Briesen has railroading in his blood. His father was a B&O Railroad worker. His mother worked in B&O personnel. John’s first job out of high school was with the B&O. The same was true of his brother.
Every year around Thanksgiving, Doug Kelso creates a bustling multilevel cityscape in miniature – a matter of six feet within the two front windows of his house on the 1400 block of John Street.
In 1961 a group of children who played lacrosse and other games on Bolton Hill streets were part of a campaign to create a playground on city-owned property where W. Lanvale St. overlooks the Howard St underpass at Rutter St., across from MICA. They called themselves “The John Street Park Club.”
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.
At 48, Dr. David Heiber lives in a gorgeous old brownstone on Eutaw Place, tries to run every day up Eutaw to Druid Hill Park and back, and will tell you in a minute that his five kids, who range in age from 24 to one born just last month, bring unique joy and energy into his life. His family, he says, is the foundation of his existence and the core purpose of his life.
Cars are expensive to own, costly to operate, maintain and insure, always in need of parking space and, generally, not good for the planet. Lately they seem to attract carjackers and thieves, as well. So, what’s the solution?
Margaret Carruthers leads a team of science writers and designers supporting the communications and public outreach mission of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) on The Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus.
Michael Stefanek in February began his role as Minister of Music at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Bolton Hill. Stefanek is organist and choir director and manages all the music ministries of the church. He was selected after a search that attracted applications from organists across the United States.
Rich Dubroff has been in Sarasota, FL, since mid-February, covering the Baltimore Orioles spring training games and posting Orioles news stories every day on BaltimoreBaseball.com as the team gears up for regular season play.
