Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre Presentations – including Mt. Washington Actor Jeff Burch
July 21, 2010 – 5:46 pm | No Comment

Neighbor Jeff Burch, who lives on Pill Hill, is appearing in a production opening this coming Friday, July 23rd at CCBC in Essex.  The show is Curtains and it is a production at Cockpit in …

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Shop Whole Foods Tuesday June 29th to Support Clean Water
June 23, 2010 – 12:34 am | No Comment
Shop Whole Foods Tuesday June 29th to Support Clean Water

If you are planning on doing any shopping at Whole Foods next week, consider shopping on Tuesday June 29th.  Any purchases made that day will benefit the local watershed association.  From 8 am – 9 …

Jones Falls Trail Walk Report
June 10, 2010 – 11:23 pm | No Comment
Jones Falls Trail Walk Report

With the weather cooperating for once, this evening marked the most recent Jones Falls Trail walk-through. Fortunately, neither snow nor rain kept the group from traversing the entire Mt. Washington portion of the proposed trail, …

MWIA Annual Meeting and Election; Robert E. Lee Meeting; Jones Falls Trail Walkthrough
June 4, 2010 – 11:25 pm | No Comment
MWIA Annual Meeting and Election; Robert E. Lee Meeting; Jones Falls Trail Walkthrough

This coming week plans to be a very full one for community related meetings and events.  Unfortunately, some of the events conflict in terms of time, but hopefully neighbors will get out and attend as …

Mt. Washington Farmers Market Info! Starting this coming week! (updated with vendors and giveaways!)
June 3, 2010 – 8:20 pm | No Comment
Mt. Washington Farmers Market Info! Starting this coming week! (updated with vendors and giveaways!)

The Mt. Washington Farmers Market will be on Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. from June 9th, 2010 through November 17th, 2010. This year, it will be in a new location — in the parking lot …

Eco-Friendly Renovations Part 4 – Eastcliff Drive
May 30, 2010 – 9:41 pm | No Comment
Eco-Friendly Renovations Part 4 – Eastcliff Drive

This is the fourth in a series of articles about green building and renovating in Mount Washington.  The articles were all written by Polly Bart, a PhD who has been working as a builder for …

Weekend Events at Cylburn
May 25, 2010 – 11:33 pm | No Comment
Weekend Events at Cylburn

UPDATE: The original version of this article contained the list of events for last weekend, May 22nd-23rd. This has been corrected in the current version of the article. I sincerely apologize for any confusion or …

Mount Washington Farmer’s Market – New Location
May 17, 2010 – 10:39 pm | No Comment
Mount Washington Farmer’s Market – New Location

This year the Mount Washington Farmer’s Market will run from Wednesday June 9th through Wednesday November 17th.  It will be weekly on Wednesdays from 4 pm until 6:30 pm.  For those neighbors who have enjoyed …

Courting Exuberance – Sowing Summer Annual Seeds
May 16, 2010 – 11:14 pm | No Comment
Courting Exuberance – Sowing Summer Annual Seeds

A few years ago, cars around town sported bumper stickers that said “Friends Don’t Let Friends Plant Annuals”, the catchy, clever marketing slogan of a local perennial nursery.
While I would certainly agree that perennials, along …

Daffodils in May – Late Bloomers – Fading Glory
May 13, 2010 – 7:23 pm | No Comment
Daffodils in May – Late Bloomers – Fading Glory

Nothing heralds spring more loudly than the trumpets of early daffodil varieties, which make the world sing with yellow before fading away to make way for the full symphony of pinks and purples of the …

Eco-Friendly Renovations Part 3 – Arden Road
May 11, 2010 – 9:22 pm | No Comment
Eco-Friendly Renovations Part 3 – Arden Road

This is the third in a series of articles about green building and renovating in Mount Washington.  The articles were all written by Polly Bart, a PhD who has been working as a builder for …