Aerial Theater and Panel Discussion About Aging and Elder Care: Neighbor Mara Neimanis
January 31, 2012 – 9:03 am | No Comment

While I can hardly imagine having the skill or strength to fly through the air, Mount Washington neighbor Mara Neimanis has not only these qualities, but many more. Mara’s upcoming shows at the Creative Alliance …

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Sick of Moving Yellow Pages From Your Front Lawn to Your Recycle Bin? Just Opt Out
October 16, 2010 – 10:40 pm | No Comment
Sick of Moving Yellow Pages From Your Front Lawn to Your Recycle Bin? Just Opt Out

If you are anything like me, whenever a new Yellow Pages (or similar) shows up on my front path, I spend the entire walk directly to my recycle bin thinking about the wasted paper and …

Eco-Friendly Renovations Part 5 – Oakshire Road
August 29, 2010 – 8:54 am | No Comment
Eco-Friendly Renovations Part 5 – Oakshire Road

This is the fifth 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 …

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 …