The Parks of Bolton Hill: Getting to know Douglas R. Morrison Park
Douglas R. Morrison Park is located behind the homes on the east side of the 1700 block of Park Avenue.
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The life and times of John Street Park
“As a park, it’s an impertinence. Who ever heard of a park seven row houses wide, enclosed rather sketchily by low brick walls?” That is how Sara Azrael in 1958, writing for the Roland Park Company’s Gardens, Houses and People magazine, characterized the little Bolton Hill garden now known as John Street Park.
Looking past COVID, put these events on your calendar
With a great burst of new year optimism, the BHCA Greening Committee is calling attention to a wide array of 2021 outdoor activities for neighborhood parks, along with a new map that pinpoints where each park is located.
Home Depot spruces up Congressional Medal of Honor Park
A volunteer team from Home Depot worked on and provided materials for a spruce up at Congressional Medal of Honor Park, on Nov. 20.
Three residents lead survey of neighborhood parks
Beginning in July, Neal Friedlander, Doug Kelso and Lee Tawney undertook a census of the neighborhood parks and gardens and are doing an update to the city survey of tree wells, the spaces alongside sidewalks where trees exist.
Ceremony honoring veterans Nov. 11 set for park near the armory
A Veterans Day Program will be held on Wed., Nov. 11 at 11:00 am in Congressional Medal of Honor Park on Bolton Hill’s southern edge.
Renovation is the goal for Contee-Parago Triangle Park
Plans are underway for a major renovation of Contee-Parago Park, at the southern end of the neighborhood at Bolton Street between Dolphin Street and Dolphin Lane.
There once was baseball in Bolton Hill
In a time when many surely miss the opportunity to go to Oriole Park at Camden Yards this summer and watch our Orioles engage in our national pastime, it seems like a good time for the baseball-starved fan to reflect on the rich history of baseball in Baltimore.
CITY FARMS 2020 GARDEN SIGN UP IS UNDERWAY
The City Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for gardens in Druid Hill and 10 other parks around the city.
NEWS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
All you need to know about composting
Christina Garrrahan and Compost Crew are working on bringing composting to the city and setting up pickup and processing sustainable systems.