Walthersonian March 2016

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WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

P.O. BOX 3622

BALTIMORE, MD 21214

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NEXT WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING

When: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 7:30 PMWhere: Harbel (5807 Harford Road)

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March 2016

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The Walthersonian March 2016

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March Meeting Agenda Discuss Spring plans for Unity Urban Garden at 4001 Southern Ave

Dexter Walker to speak about how we can use community service hours.

Presidents Letter

Its hard to believe its already March and spring is on the way. In February, we had a very informative

meeting with SDAT and Vince Pompa from DPW. Monique in SDAT gave an overview of how properties

are reassessed. Vince provided details on water bills and explained that a new billing system would be

put into place later this year that would adjust bills from quarterly to monthly while removing the

minimum requirement of 10 units for households. If anyone has issues or questions surrounding their

water bill now or in the future they should contact his office at 410-396-9504.

The changes in the BaltimoreLINK bus plan and how they affect our neighborhood have been mentioned

over the past few months. Some bus stops will be eliminated in the plan but specific stops have not

been identified yet. If there is a specific stop that you regularly use, please let us know so we canprovide feedback to MTA.

In main street news, Samuel Polakoff has purchased the lot at Harford & Southern and we hear the

development he outlined in our December meeting is planned to start construction this month. Mr.

Polakoffs development will be anchored by a full service restaurant by theowners ofMaggies Farm.In

addition, we understandKuramo,a Nigerian restaurant located in Columbia, is planning to open a

location in our neighborhood next to Taste This at 4917 Harford Road. Finally, Morgan State University

and Samuel Polakoff are helping Hamilton-Lauraville Mainstreet with their community kitchen plans for

the nearby Market Lot across from Safeway at 4500 Harford Road.

On the housing front, progress continues to be made at 3100 Rueckert Ave. We are aware of five vacant

foreclosed properties that are scheduled for auction this month. We are working with Pam Wallace in

Healthy Neighborhoods under Hamilton-Lauraville Mainstreet to make contractors interested in

restoring single-family homes aware of these opportunities in our neighborhood.

We will be having a special community meeting

on March 15that 7:30 PM at Harbel (5807

Harford Rd) to discuss spring plans for the Unity

Urban Garden at 4001 Southern Ave (pictured

to the right). Dexter Walker, a pretrial

coordinator for community services, will join us

around 8 PM to discuss whether we can use

individuals ordered to do community servicehours by the courts to maintain the garden or

the Biddison Family Cemetery on Forrester Ave.

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Kind Regards,

Robert J. Walshe, WIA president

[email protected] | 443.939.6243
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Upcoming Neighborhood Events:March

4thFirst Friday Art Crawl

o Hamilton Gallery 5502 Harford Road

o Hamilton Bakery, 5414 Harford; 6-9 (free cupcakes!)

o Mutt Mart Yappy Hour. Bring your dog for a free treat! 2904 Hamilton Ave.

o

Creative Arts of Maryland 5424 Harford Roadhttps://www.facebook.com/creativeartsofmd

12thSecond District Council & Mayoral Forum 3-6 PM Mount Pleasant (6000 Raedecke Ave)

15thSpecial Waltherson Community Meeting

o 7:30 PM @ Harbel (5807 Harford Road)

24th3rdDistrict Council ForumFaith Community (5315 Harford) 7-9 PM

April

1stFirst Friday Art Crawl

2ndMain Street Plant Swap2-4pm - 4500 Harford Road

4th- Hamilton Mayoral Candidate ForumFaith Community (5315 Harford) 7-9 PM

9thWockenfuss Factory Tour9am-4pm6831 Harford Road. The tour is free.

16thSpring Main Street Yard Sale8am-1pm4500 Harford Road

26th- Primary Election - Dont forget to vote if you can do so in the primaries.

May

6th

First Friday Art Crawl 10thWaltherson Quartery Community Meeting

13thMain Street Block Party / Beer Garden 7-10pm - 4500 Harford Road

14thWaltherson Spring Cookout (Rain date May 21st)

o 21-4 PM - Arts & Ideas Green Space4915 Holder Ave

At the Pratt

Book Discussions:

Fourty Acres: A Thrillerby Dwayne Alexander Smith

o Thurs, 3/17 6-7:30 PM

Movies

Ant ManMonday 3/7 4 PM

MamaMonday 3/21 4 PM

Adults & Seniors

Paint NightThursday 3/10 @ 6-7:30 PM

Beginners Guide to Using Coupons Part II Thursday, 3/24 @ 6-7:30

PM

o Couponing for Beginners: a step-by-step guide to saving money.

o Registration reguired; call 410-396-6088 to register.

Programs for Children:

Lego ClubMondays @ 3 PM

Mother Goose Baby StepsWednesdays @ 10 AM

Preschool LeapsWednesdays @ 11 AM

Reading TailsSaturday 3/26 @ 2 PM

FUNctional Art Wednesday 3/9 @ 11 AM

o This Bright StARTS Program workshop brings community artist Maria Weaver's love of music to little artists

who will make, shake, and take home their very own FUNctional musical instrument.

Celebrate Learn about ButterfliesMonday, 3/14 @ 4-5 PM

Lego Quest ChallengeThursday, 3/24 @ 4 PM

Just for Teens

MakerspaceMonday 2/8 @ 6 PM

o A place for creation, innovation, and collaboration

Teen Game DayWednesday 3/2 & 3/16 @ 3:30 PM

Wii WednesdayWednesday 3/9 @ 3:30 PM

Simple Circuit Light BoxTuesday 3/18 @ 3:30-5 PM

Make Slime!Thursday 3/10 @ 4-5:30 PM
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BaltimoreLINKNew Bus routes coming June 2017

In October Governor Hogan announced a complete redesign of the Baltimore Bus system that includes some major changes to

mass transit in our neighborhood. Changes to the bus lines in Waltherson are detailed below:

The 15/47 lines on Belair Road will be replaced with the Brown CityLink line. It would run from White Marsh Mall to

the West Baltimore MARC station by way of downtown. The 19 line on Harford Road will be replaced by the 55. It runs from Perry Hall to State Center, connections to

downtown and Goucher/Taylor would be eliminated.

Echodale Aves 44 line will be replaced by the 30. It would no longer go west of Belvedere Square and will go south to

Bayview.

Moravia Aves 33 line will be replaced by the 28. It would run from the West Cold Spring Metro station to Moravia

Park.

The new 33 line will touch our northeast boundary at Belair & Hamilton connecting us to Mount Washington and

Rosedale via Northern Parkway.

So far no announcements have been made concerning bus stops. We are told that the numbered LocalLink lines would have

more stops than the colored CityLink lines. This suggests that there will be fewer stops on Belair Road than Harford Road when

the plan is implemented. The new schedules would have a bus on Harford Road each 15 minutes and one on Belair Road each

10 minutes while current schedules list 5 local, 2 express, and 4 quickbus stops at Belair & Frankford and 6 local / 8 express

buses at Harford & Echodale between 7 and 8 AM raising concerns whether the new system will be able to meet existing

demand from commuters and schoolchildren. Michael Walk, Director of Service Development for MTA, tells us that this will

likely be fine-tuned as we move forward and get a better handle on anticipated needs. Second, we are analyzing the Harford

Rd. corridor closely, because we do realize there is a good deal of ridership along that corridor. So, we'll keep this in mind as

we're crafting the final service plan based on public input.

MTA has taken community feedback and will be releasing a revised map sometime in April or May of 2016. We expect another

community meeting to be scheduled at that time to review the plans.

New Northeast Sector Transit Map:


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Hamilton Mayoral Candidate Forum

3rdDistrict Baltimore City Council Candidate Forum

A 3rdDistrict City Council forum organized by the League of Women Voters will be at Faith Community

(5315 Harford Rd) on Thurs., March 24 7-9 PM.

A previous 3rddistrict city council forum was held by our neighbors in Hamilton Hills on Nov. 18.

A video of the event can be found at this link: https://youtu.be/sVQ88biBOMY

2ndDistrict City Council & Mayoral Candidate Forum

A 2ndDistrict City Council Forum will be held at Mount Pleasant Ministries (6000 Radecke Ave) on

Saturday, March 12 from 3 to 6 PM. The League of Women Voters, the Frankford Improvement

Association, and the Belair-Edison Community Association invite you to join them for an afternoon with

the 2016 Candidates for the 2ndDistrict of the Baltimore City Council and the Office of Mayor for the City

of Baltimore. The forum will be moderated by a member of the League of Women Voters.

DOT Pedestrian Survey

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to obtain your opinion regarding pedestrian

safety. Please take a brief moment to complete the survey in the link below. The information you

provide is critical in helping DOT improve safety on city streets.

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Cellar Stage (5315 Harford in Faith Community)

Friday, March 11th

SHENANDOAH RUNTickets $23.00 ~ Showtime 8:00 pm

Shenandoah Runis a nine-member Americana folk band from the Washington, DC area. Formed in 2011, the band blends

rootsy vintage, classic and contemporary folk music in a manner that appeals to a diverse audience.

They deliver the spirited sounds of American folk music, spicing them up with a l ittle country/bluegrass and the occasional

infusion of songs from other lands. Add some humor and they deliver a performance that invites the audience to participate.

Their individual vocal and instrumental talent, as well as a strong desire to keep folk music alive and fresh, is key to the groups

success.

The band released its first full-length CD, Winter To Spring in April 2013. From the esoteric to the toe-tappingly familiar, the

CD features Shenandoah Runs multi-part vocal harmony and skillful instrumental backing that defines their instantly

recognizable sound. Winter To Spring is a compilation of classic and new folk songs, including an original written by the band.

The CD has been met with great interest and sales are doing well.

Every Shenandoah Runperformance to date has either been a sell-out or played to a capacity audience. They have entertained

audiences of all ages and have developed a fan base that is constantly growing.

Friday, March 18th

THE PAUL McKENNA BAND

Tickets $21.00 ~ Showtime 8:00 pm

Paul McKennaWidely tipped for future stardom, the young Glasgow singer, songwriter and guitarist Paul McKenna cites Paul

Brady, Dick Gaughan and Led Zeppelin as equal influences on his potent original compositions. Paul currently fronts The Paul

McKenna Band who continue to increase their reputation as one of the finest young song- based outfits on todays Scottish folk

scene and have released three albums on Greentrax Records. Paul was named Scots Singer of the Year in 2012 at the Scots Trad

Music Awards andThe Paul McKenna Bandhave been nominated for Folk Band of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Paul has a

busy year ahead with confirmed dates in America, Canada, Germany and the UK with dates in Australia and Denmark to be

confirmed.

Shannon Quinnis a multi-instrumentalist, dancer and composer who has performed for a CBC live radio program Canada Live

and Atlantic Airwaves. She has also had the pleasure of performing with Cirque Du Soleil in Montreal, The Chieftains in both

Halifax, and Charlottetown and at the beautiful Massey Hall in Toronto, with Juno-award winning group Down with Webster.

Shannons musical style is highly influenced by that of her ancestors, originating from County Clare, Ireland. Inspired by a wide

variety of genres and musicians, Shannon is extremely passionate about creating music, her debut album entitled The Irwin

Lake Sessions is soon to be followed by a second album. She has composed music for a CBC documentary entitled Unknown

Child and for works viewed in film festivals from Halifax to New York.

Sean Graybegan his involvement in the folk and traditional music scene at the age of nine when he and his sister Robyn

attended their first Folk Club. Throughout their teens they played at various folk clubs and festivals through out Scotland. His

final year of secondary school was spent at the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music at Plockton High School in the

western Highlands, where he studied flute with Dougie Pincock and guitar with Jack Evans. Sean has played alongside many

major acts such as Dick Gaughan, Back of the Moon, Jim Malcolm, Andy Irvine, Shooglenifty, Grada, the Findlay MacDonals

Band, the Peatbog Faeries and Lyra Celtica to name but a few.

Ewan Bairdcomes from a family long involved in the folk scene. He has only been playing bodhran for three years and in that

time has developed a unique style of playing which is both impressive and the envy of many players. He also plays cajon and

favors the DADGAD tuning for guitar and his style of playing adds to the unique sound of the Paul McKenna Band.
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NECOPNortheast Citizens on Patrol

In Northeast Baltimore we have a district wide Citizens on Patrol program called NECOP. The

reasoning behind the COP program is that regular neighborhood patrols can make criminals feel

uncomfortable and drive them out of our neighborhood. Communities with regular NECOPpatrols, such as the North Harford neighborhood, also see significantly less crime than

communities with inactive patrols.

Participants meet at the Northeast Police station at 1900 Argonne Drive near Morgan State and

an officer will give you a direct number to keep them in contact with the Police. You would then

proceed to patrol the neighborhood in your car. Patrols normally go out each Thursday and

Friday from about 7:30 - 10:30. For anyone interested in the Citizens on Patrol program, please

contact Rob [email protected]

Proud Member of:

WIA Volunteers

Officers:

President 1stVice

President

2ndVice

President

Secretary Treasurer Parliamentarian Sergeant

at Arms

At-Large

Member

Robert

Walshe

Frank

Williams

Ronisha

Moore

Irona

Thompson

Sue Kessel Lisa Hom Francis

Beane

Ben

McKenzie

Standing Committees and Representatives:Housing Traffic Schools &

Child Advocacy

Harford Road

CRP Rep.

Garden Sign &

Projects

Digital Outreach

&

Communications

Police Liaison /

NECOP

Chairman

Robert Walshe,

Sue Kessel,

Helene Quinn,

Frank Williams

Terrye

Muratore

Vacant Main: Sue Kessel

Alt: Rob Walshe

Ron Derr Robert Walshe Sam Kimani
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