Federal Hill Neighbors

06/22/2023

Federal Hill residents arrested after protesting BGE's new gas regulators: Residents in Federal Hill stood out in the rain all day Thursday in protest of Baltimore Gas and Electric's repairs in their neighborhood.

BGE wants to install what they said is new, safer equipment, but residents disagree. Some said their service has even been shut off for resisting the work.

People in Federal Hill stood out in the rain all day Thursday in protest of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s (BGE) repairs in their neighborhood.

04/28/2023

Pollution from the BRESCO incinerator “likely to continue” through mid-2030s, city report says:

"Mayor Scott pledged never to extend the current contract with the waste incinerator, but a DPW planning document anticipates the South Baltimore plant operating for many years."

Mayor Scott pledged never to extend the current contract with the waste incinerator, but a DPW planning document anticipates the South Baltimore plant operating for many years.

04/01/2023

Meeting footage goes missing as decision to allow demolition of the Hendler building is challenged:

"SPECIAL REPORT: A former CHAP staff member says the panel failed to follow its own procedural rules. Also called out: the one-hour gap in the now-taken-down meeting video."

SPECIAL REPORT: A former CHAP staff member says the panel failed to follow its own procedural rules. Also called out: the one-hour gap in the now-taken-down meeting video.

04/01/2023

"Farmers market season is back! In honor of the return of the Baltimore Farmers Market this Sunday, we've updated our running list of city and county markets to help you plan out your spring hauls."

Our roundup of the region’s best city and county farmers markets.

03/27/2023

Now reopened after renovations, the Upland Tropical Rain Forest recreates one of the planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems with dozens of exotic plant and animal species.

03/20/2023

Locust Point residents dumbfounded by Under Armour plan to sell community garden plot to developers:

Moving its headquarters to Port Covington, the sports apparel giant is selling off the local parcels it owns in South Baltimore, including one where a community/corporate partnership has flourished.

Moving its headquarters to Port Covington, the sports apparel giant is selling off the local parcels it owns in South Baltimore, including one where a community/corporate partnership has flourished.

02/16/2023

Scott muscles through BGE conduit contract as fellow electeds boycott meeting:

UPDATED: After Nick Mosby and Bill Henry absent themselves from the Board of Estimates, the mayor and his two appointees approve the controversial pact

UPDATED: After Nick Mosby and Bill Henry absent themselves from the Board of Estimates, the mayor and his two appointees approve the controversial pact.

02/09/2023

Penn Station is Once Again on the Verge of Rebirth. Will It Finally Succeed?

The vision for the landmark—to improve travel in and out of Baltimore, but also connect the entire city—is more ambitious than ever.

The vision for the landmark—to improve travel in and out of Baltimore, but also connect the entire city—is more ambitious than ever.

02/07/2023

https://forms.gle/CVwvMZkidBf5sL9d7
Hello neighbors,
The planning commission meeting concerning the rezoning of 810 Leadenhall Street has been scheduled for THIS THURSDAY, 2/9 at 1:30 pm. Rezoning would allow a 6-story, 165-unit apartment building at 810 Leadenhall Street. The adverse impacts on the surrounding communities have not been fully identified or addressed by the developer or the city. PLEASE SIGN THE LETTER and tell the city that this meeting must be postponed in order to allow meaningful community participation.
Thanks for your time and consideration.

https://forms.gle/CVwvMZkidBf5sL9d7

02/06/2023

Feds: Maryland woman plotted with Florida man to attack Baltimore's power grid:

'Domestic violent extremists' threatened to destroy energy facilities, feds say

In what federal authorities are calling a case of "domestic violent extremists," authorities announce charges in an alleged plot to destroy energy facilities.

02/02/2023

Conduit report says BGE agreement pushed by Mayor Scott is not in city’s best interests:

“The current deal has not won the support of DOT Conduit professionals,” says an internal report that calls the pending pact a “windfall” for BGE

“The current deal has not won the support of DOT Conduit professionals,” says an internal report that calls the pending pact a “windfall” for BGE.

02/01/2023

Councilman Eric Costello, who has never met a developer he wouldn't get in bed with $$$ is trying to shove another apartment building in a Historic Neighborhood. After his failed attempt at Harbor Hill (right next to Federal Hill Park), he is on to Sharp-Leadenhall/Otterbein with this one. If you are tired of Costello selling our neighborhoods down the river you need to speak up and attend these meetings before Costello can stroke this one in...