Article Archive for March 2010
I have heard wonderful things in years past about the Jewish Film Festival, which will be starting this year on April 8th. The festival runs for about 5 weeks and includes ten films from different …
According to a DPW press release, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s Spring Cleanup will occur on April 17th, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. For those unfamiliar with this event, communities select a particular location that needs special …
The Mt. Washington Whole Foods is introducing a new series of classes and tours dubbed “To Your Health Tuesdays” starting in April. Whole Foods hopes to train its customers on cost-effective healthy eating habits with …
I just received word from Mustapha Snoussi and Donna Morris-Snoussi, owners of Crepe du Jour, that they are offering a gluten free crepe as a new option at the restaurant. As most neighbors know, Crepe …
A steering committee is being formed to prepare for a time in the future if the Archdiocese ultimately decides to make the current Shrine School building available for another use. The committee seeks to involve …
Starting this Saturday, March 27th, the Spring Flower Show will be held at the Howard Peter Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens in nearby Druid Hill Park. There will also be Easter Egg Hunts from 12-2 …
There is going to be another free electronics recycling event in the neighborhood on Saturday April 17th from 10 am – 3 pm. You can bring your computers, monitors, phones, printers, vacuums and more to …
Thank you to Clark Semmes for this 10th installment of his 2,361 part series, Know Your Neighbors:
It’s spring, and Larry Kloze is busy. In addition to raising lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip, cabbage, beet, and leek …
The Maryland Zoo opened last weekend and due to the miserable weather received a dismal 38 visitors on opening day. This weekend is shaping up to be just the opposite, however, when the Zoo is …
I met my first Mt. Washington clients through architect Julie Gabrielli, who lives in Mt. Washington. Julie had designed a lovely reading room/sunporch addition for Bob Byrnes and Ruth Sadler for their 75-year-old house on Greenspring Avenue.
Bob, Ruth, Julie and I were all committed to environmental preservation and particularly to energy conservation. The addition Julie designed was to be completely sealed and insulated for maximum comfort with minimum energy use. We were removing a small porch and we found ways to reuse almost all of the materials. The exterior siding would be HardiPlank and the interior finishes would be low VOC, meaning that they would not emit harmful chemicals called volatile organic compounds.
