Mt. Royal Tavern changes owners
Bolton Hill’s oldest watering hole – a nationally-noticed dive bar – has new owners for the first time in many years. One of them lives in the neighborhood.
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Former Park Ave Café to become coffee roaster and lunch spot
The property which housed the Park Avenue Café, shut down early during the pandemic, has been purchased and will re-open as a coffee roasting facility and coffee shop – perhaps as early as March.
Get to know Baltimore’s little, Little Korea
When my husband and I were house shopping a few years ago, a flyer at an open house in Barclay mentioned its proximity to Baltimore’s Koreatown.
New Bolton Hill strategic plan emphasizes preservation, diversity and inter-neighborhood action
That declaration acts as a preface to BHCA’s new strategic plan for Bolton Hill, the first such document in 15 years, intended to guide the association in establishing priorities and interacting with city government and private interests. The 21-page plan was unanimously adopted by the BHCA board at its April Zoom meeting.
Mera Kitchen, Alma Cocina Latina offer new pandemic dining
Most of the news about dining out this year has been bleak. More cheerful has been the arrival in December of Alma Cocina Latina, relocating from Canton to the old Chesapeake (and more recently Pen and Quill) restaurant site on North Charles Street.
COVID clouds anniversary of CookHouse restaurant
This time a year ago many in the neighborhood were counting the days: When would CookHouse, the new Bolton Hill restaurant, finally open?
The Mt. Royal Tavern loses a stalwart soul
For generations of Bolton Hill residents and MICA students the Mt. Royal Tavern has served as an introduction and rite of initiation into the neighborhood community.
Quirks and Oddities during the COVID-19 Shutdown
It is hard to stay cheerful more than two months into the COVID-19 Maryland shutdown, especially if you are among the thousands who have lost love ones or employment or have had to shut down your business. We have tried here to construct a glass-half-full version of related events. Embrace it if you can.
WALKING DISTANCE: Bolton Hill Dining Scene is Looking Up
When last we published, the number of places to go for food, drink and cheerfulness in the neighborhood were in decline. But while The Bulletin was away, good things have happened.