Charles Village

Poll compares Rawlings-Blake, Dixon, Young and Moore

2013-06-19 13:04:00

They're not exactly sure who's asking the questions, but some Baltimore residents in recent weeks say they've been queried by a polling group seeking their opinions about a list of people some have speculated could be interested in running for mayor in...

Pile of Craft showcases artists' wares

2013-06-17 06:02:00

On Saturday, crowds of people will gather at St. John's Church in Charles Village to experience the eighth annual Pile of Craft. It is, organizers say, a different sort of craft show. About 50 vendors will be there selling items in a variety of media,...

Open house at Peabody Heights Brewery draws a crowd

2013-06-17 11:52:00

When a friend told Brad Siegler and Kim Murray that a brewery in Baltimore was throwing a party for the public Saturday afternoon, distance was not a factor for the Columbia couple. "It sounded fun," Murray said at the Peabody Heights Brewery in Abell,...

Liquor stores in neighborhoods seek commercial rezoning

2013-06-11 14:20:00

Some north Baltimore wine and liquor stores may have found a way around a proposed Baltimore City zoning change that could eventually ban them from the residential neighborhoods in which they are located. Several stores in the Hampden and Charles...

The inside scoop on Baltimore dog parks

2013-06-10 11:35:00

You say Rover wants to roam, but your postage-stamp backyard isn't cutting it? Clearly, you and your pooch need to take advantage of the nearest friendly neighborhood dog park. Not that every neighborhood has one, or that they're all created equal. Some...

Harbor Point's $107 million handout

2013-06-08 06:30:00

The vacant lot now known as Harbor Point sure is a beautiful piece of property. To its west lies the newly developed, thriving and beautiful Harbor East. To its east sits one of Baltimore's finest neighborhoods, Federal Hill. And to its south, that...

Power chords and gunny sack races at annual Charles Village festival

2013-06-02 18:51:00

On an open-air stage at Howard and 29th streets Saturday, June 1, three teenagers, including a Gilman School student, banged out original songs and classic rock for an appreciative crowd. Below street level, in the lower Wyman Park Dell, children...

Youths offer ideas for a 'safe and inclusive' Inner Harbor

2013-05-29 18:32:00

Baltimore teens Rickya'h Brooks and Marquise Robinson never really feel welcome at the Inner Harbor. They say police cast a judgmental eye on all kids who go there, especially African-Americans. And they're frustrated that the waterfront mall provides...

Baltimore vs. DC food truck rally highlghts Baltimore dining weekend

2013-05-31 14:10:00

It's a full weekend of dining events.� The Soft-Shell Crab Celebration concludes on Sunday. Some two dozen Baltimore restaurants are adding special soft-shell crab specials to their menus for Baltimore's fifth annual dining promotion. A packed weekend...

Mary F. Hewes, homemaker and activist

2013-05-26 13:36:24

Mary F. Hewes, a former newspaper reporter and longtime Charles Village resident, died May 16 from cancer at Mount Pleasant Hospice. She was 81. The daughter of a real estate broker and a homemaker, the former Mary Frances McClatchy was born and raised...

Police working to 'build security program' in Towson, chief says

2013-05-21 09:05:00

Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson said Monday, May 20 at a Greater Towson Committee town hall meeting that despite Towson's rising crime rate, Towson and Baltimore County are safer than ever. "We're working closely with the Chamber (of Commerce)...

Hopkins students notable in their absence in Charles Village

2013-05-20 12:36:00

Loading his earthly belongings into a laundry cart that he rented from Campus Services, Johns Hopkins University freshman Austin Dennis made several trips from his dormitory room to his car on residential Greenway at North Charles Street, opposite the...

Call John Pallo's style, "a little preppy, a little funky." That's how the 53-year-old Charles Village resident refers to his look, adding, "I like to dress up and dress down at the same time.

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Charm City Movement Arts performers Amy Longcrier, of Edner Gardens, lifts Kelly Marburger, of Charles Village during the Summer Reading Program kick off circus-themed event at the Towson Library Thursday night.

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Julio Alvarado, of York Road, makes lemongrass chicken at the Charles Village festival on Saturday.

2013-06-01 00:00:00