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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JCC Safe Water Initiative – Free Lessons for Children and Adults
May 5, 2010 – 9:28 pm | No Comment
JCC Safe Water Initiative – Free Lessons for Children and Adults

I received the following information from Esther Apt at the JCC about FREE swimming lessons for anyone who has completed kindergarten through adults who have never had formal swim lessons.  The idea is to provide …

Return to Normalcy?
February 17, 2010 – 7:16 am | No Comment
Return to Normalcy?

On Friday, I was finally able to dig my car our and get to work. While driving through the neighborhood, it seemed like conditions in some areas were still fairly bad (my trip down Sulgrave …

Dump the Snow at Pimlico
February 11, 2010 – 2:28 pm | No Comment
Dump the Snow at Pimlico

As many of us have been shoveling snow off of our porches, paths, and sidewalks, we have simply been piling it in our yards. When we finally get out to the street and begin shoveling …

State of the Neighborhood (Update 3 on Thurs. @ 12:30am – Snow Emergency Phase III to be Lifted on Thurs. @ 5:00 a.m.)
February 9, 2010 – 10:31 pm | 3 Comments
State of the Neighborhood (Update 3 on Thurs. @ 12:30am – Snow Emergency Phase III to be Lifted on Thurs. @ 5:00 a.m.)

We just wanted to aggregate some recent information for you. Updates are in red below.

Safety Reminders in the Snow
February 6, 2010 – 1:53 pm | No Comment
Safety Reminders in the Snow

Joan Goldman sent us the following reminder from Baltimore Housing:

BALTIMORE HOUSING REMINDS OF KEEPING HVAC UNITS CLEAR
(Baltimore – February 5, 2010) As the Baltimore metropolitan region prepares for a severe winter storm, with …

Some Experts Predict Two to Three Feet of Snow Centered On… Mt. Washington
February 3, 2010 – 10:45 pm | No Comment
Some Experts Predict Two to Three Feet of Snow Centered On… Mt. Washington

As we all know, predictions can be wrong by their very nature. I don’t want to alarm anyone, but I just couldn’t resist posting this quote from an employee at the NOAA Forecast Center, which …

More Information on Light Rail Mugging
January 27, 2010 – 11:19 pm | No Comment
More Information on Light Rail Mugging

We have more information about Tuesday evening’s assault and robbery near the Mt. Washington light rail stop.  The victim, a Mt. Washington resident, shared the following harrowing tale:
Tuesday at about 5 p.m. I was walking …

Man Assaulted at Mt. Washington Light Rail Station
January 26, 2010 – 8:45 pm | 2 Comments
Man Assaulted at Mt. Washington Light Rail Station

From WJZ:
A man was assaulted while walking near a busy light rail stop in northwest Baltimore.
It happened early Friday evening near the Mount Washington light rail stop near Smith Avenue.
Police say a man was walking …

Cameras, Crime, and Comcast: A Mt. Washington Year In Review
January 2, 2010 – 2:27 am | No Comment
Cameras, Crime, and Comcast: A Mt. Washington Year In Review

Now that 2009 has drawn to a close, we thought that it would be fun to take a look back through the archives and see what were the most popular Mount Washington Google Group topics …

Snow Emergency Lifted
December 21, 2009 – 4:54 pm | No Comment

From the City’s snow page:

At this time, Phases I and II of the Snow Emergency Plan have been lifted in Baltimore City. The designated snow emergency routes have been cleared and citizens may now …