2005: Crest Road
This is the second 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 …

Thank you to Ellen O’Brien for acting as the site captain for the stream clean up event this Saturday, April 10th.  Neighbors or other willing volunteers should meet at the Boy Scout Memorial at Kelly …

Rob Kasper wrote in the Baltimore Sun on Wednesday about a new cookbook by Maryland-based author Lucie Snodgrass. The book features recipes that Snodgrass coaxed from a variety of local cooks at Maryland institutions like …

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 …

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.

PARK SCHOOL PRESENTS EXCITING NEW GARDENING AND HEALTHY EATING CLASSES—INCLUDING TWO TAUGHT BY MT. WASHINGTON’S OWN LARRY KLOZE
Come learn from the experts about organic gardening, composting, and making delicious healthy food for your family. These …

Thank you to Courtney Smith at the Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge for sending the following reminder and additional details about the Eco Fair this Saturday, February 27th, at MWES.  It sounds like a fun opportunity to learn …

The rescheduled date/time for this meeting is Wednesday, February 24, at 7:00. The original information about the details follow.
Thank you to Shea Lyda for providing the following invitation to come and hear about the …