[Chat] AIA Open Space visioning at Sunday's Street Fair

[Linda Forlifer]

The Abell Improvement Association (AIA) was awarded a Spruce-Up Grant from
Central Baltimore Partnership to make improvements to the AIA Open Space on
32nd Street. We are looking for input from the community of users: what
would you like to see in our pocket park: a mural? new seating? more trees?
portable lawn games like croquet? Please stop by the AIA booth at this
Sunday's Street Fair (noon to five) and tell us what appeals to you. At the
table we'll have drawings of our current Open Space and suggestions for a
range of possible improvements. You'll be able to note your preferences and
give new, creative suggestions in writing; this feedback will guide our
volunteer landscape designers P.E.L.A., who are working with
representatives of Rec and Parks, Neighborhood Design Center, and AIA.
Later this fall we will announce a public meeting to consider specific
plans for the Open Space.

At the fair you may also enjoy a crab feast, live music all day, children's
activities, food & drink, vendors & non-profits, stoop sales, and more!

Peabody Heights Main Stage Schedule

12:30 pm  Sac au Lait

1:20 pmHexGirlfriends

2:10 pmmanners manners

3:00 pmOther Colors

3:45 pmVita and the Woolf

4:30 pmJ Pope



Abell Community Stage Schedule

12:10 pm   DJ Mills

1:00 pm Swing N Samba

1:50 pm Derrick Michaels

2:40 pm Nina Gala

3:30 pm Amber Twait

4:20 pm Frontier Dentists

4:50 pm Matt Muirhead
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Re: [Chat] Cherry blossoms

[Linda Forlifer]

Thanks, Emil--Guilford Ave is always lovely when the cherries bloom. Take a
chance to go over to Druid Lake; all those old cherries are in full bloom.

Linda

On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 11:49 PM, Judy Berlin  wrote:

> Nice
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 2, 2017, at 10:55 PM, Emil Volcheck  wrote:
> >
> > Hello, neighbors,
> >
> > Here are some photos of took of trees and flowers near the corner of
> > Guilford and Ilchester this afternoon:
> >
> > https://app.keenai.com/s/38560910-2-3dZKoDhX6dtbtGUq
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> > Thanks,
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> > --Emil
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Re: [Chat] Trees and tree pits

[Linda Forlifer]

It's definitely the property owner/resident adjacent who is responsible for
maintenance of sidewalk, tree lawn, gutter cleaning, and alley. That
responsibility includes paying for new concrete when the city deems it
necessary, mowing grass, weeding, picking up trash, clearing snow and ice
from public sidewalk, etc.
Linda

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:11 AM, John jfs...@hotmail.com wrote:

 It is usually the property owner's responsibility to maintain the tree
 wells and the sidewalk.

 From what I recall, homeowners seeking trees from the City of Baltimore or
 Tree Baltimore usually sign an agreement to care for the tree before one
 will be planted.

 John

 On Jul 30, 2015, at 8:51 AM, Melissa Schober melissa.scho...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 So while the new trees/tree pits are a nice addition, who is responsible
 for maintenance?

 We have two bald cypresses newly installed. We can water pretty easily
 though with water rates going up and up I'm a little hesitant. But the
 bigger problem is weeds. They attract rats and trash.

 Are homeowners supposed to weed or with the city do it? Or is it covered
 by the CVCBD surtax?

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[Chat] Peabody Heights Brewery

[Linda Forlifer]

Message from Jo Ann Robinson ( jooi...@msn.commailto:jooi...@msn.com ):

Dear Neighbors,

RESIST THE BEGINNINGS  is a rule that has served me well from when  it was 
impressed on me as a teenager to this present day.   I believe that it is time 
to apply it  to the issue of whether or not our community supports  a  liquor 
license and zoning change for Peabody Heights Brewery, which would  permit 
retail sales of beer,   numerous events and live entertainment at Barclay and 
30th Streets.

At the beginning of our relationship with the brewery, the owners and AIA 
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding which included a provision that 
there would be no retail sales on the premises (signed by brewery owner Hollis 
Albert on 12/2/2011).A brief couple of years later we face a new law 
permitting breweries to  sell their wares on the premises, and our Peabody 
Heights neighbors are asking  us to support their application for a license 
under the new law, rendering the first MOU irrelevant.

At the beginning of the owners' discussions with community residents  (at a 
meeting in late August) about this new license application the owners proposed 
certain hours of operation and a certain number of special events. Already, 
they have amended the proposal presented in August  to include longer hours of 
operation and more special events - totaling, now some 50+ events yearly, in 
addition to those during regular retail hours (5-9 Mon - Fri, 11-9 Sat). 
Their proposal Includes live entertainment for such events.

In the beginning I  welcomed the brewery's taking up residence in a vacant 
building.I saw no problem with the occasional weekend events held there; I 
attended and enjoyed two of them.   I made a point of buying Raven and Poe 
beers at regular liquor stores.   I assumed our tolerant and quirky 
neighborhood could accommodate a brewery.

I do not believe we should accommodate a bar, for the following reasons:


*Beer being drunk on the premises, drinkers coming and going, and 
growlers being carried onto the streets are activities that do not mix well 
with the coming and going of children and youth.

Barclay School is right across the street.   The latest proposed hours for 
liquor sales  overlap with the school's after- care program and  evening 
programs scheduled during the school year.

 When the former Barclay School principal, Gertrude 
Williams, learned of the
 proposed bar she declared, they would never think 
of trying to sell liquor
 across the street from Roland Park public school 
or Mt. Washington.To the
 best of my knowledge, no one in AIA has a child at 
Barclay and, until the meeting
for Oct. 15 was set (rather late in the process), no one has made a point of 
informing parents of Barclay students.

The 29th Street Community Center is right around the corner.   Its program 
hours will overlap even more than the school's with the liquor sales.



*The residential  streets in the vicinity of the brewery are not 
constructed to absorb the foot traffic, car traffic, parking and noise of 50+ 
events a year with live entertainment, drawing crowds of up to 300+ people.


Brewery owners have proposed valet parking in lots several blocks from
the site.This will not prevent patrons from taking all available street 
parking,
  leaving the valet system as a last resort.

  As our weekly crime tally indicates, muggings and 
car vandalism and larceny are more
  frequent in this area than we wish.Those who 
park any distance from  the
  brewery, whether valets or customers, will be 
possible targets of these too-common
  crimes.


*Once word gets out that the brewery has a bar and growlers , Peabody 
Heights will become a magnet for our college student neighbors, a development 
that will enhance neither the peace of the neighborhood nor the safety of the 
students.


*We may hope that a new MOU can be crafted that will somehow address 
the above concerns

and issues that others may raise, but our experience with the brewery to date 
shows that such

agreements have no real force.   It  is likely that the current owners will 
develop

new imperatives for their enterprise that  go beyond the latest MOU, and we 
also need to

consider the possibility of the business changing hands.  In that case,  we 
cannot expect that that  new owners will adopt whatever limits on beer- sale 
hours, events and entertainment we thought we had secured.


I hope that these and other concerns will be examined fully at the meeting at 
5:30 p.m. at the 29th Street Community Center on October 15th.  And I urge us 
to think carefully before entering into this newest beginning requested by 
Peabody Heights Brewery.

Jo 

Re: [Chat] Water is off

[Linda Forlifer]

Water started coming out of a crack in the road in front of 3046 Guilford a 
month ago.  I reported it to 311 (#13-00637664).  It continued to leak and 
nothing was done; a couple weeks ago it had created a foot-diameter hole in the 
asphalt; by this week the hole was probably ~2 ft round and the road around it 
was sinking.  I don't know why the city let it leak for so long and undermine 
the pavement.  Did anyone else report the leak?

Linda

-Original Message-
From: Chat [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Stephen J 
Gewirtz
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:19 AM
To: The Charles Village Chat List
Cc: Charles Village Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Chat] Water is off

I went outside, and a city crew is working at the other end of the block (near 
the southwest corner of 31st and Guilford).  They are digging up part of 
Guilford Ave. I was told we should have our water back in a couple of hours.

I just saw Emil's post on the chat list.  He lives right near where the crew is 
working, and they clearly are working hard.  It takes a lot of work and money 
to maintain ancient water mains.

And thanks Emil to for encouraging the fixing of the problem.

Steve

On 9/12/13 12:03 AM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote:
 At this moment, my house has no city water.  Earlier this evening, I 
 noticed that the water pressure was lower, but the water was still on.  
 Fortunately, we have some bottled water in the basement for 
 emergencies.  Also, earlier this evening, we saw a yellow flashing 
 light outside on what may have been a city water repair truck.

 I did call 311.  If you press 3 after a recording tells you that it is 
 after hours, you get someone who is supposed to handle public works 
 emergencies, but she said it could be 24 hours before the water is 
 back on.  I was given a service request number.  She also said it was 
 shift change time, so information may not have been available to her.

 I am on the 3000 block of Guilford.  It is too late to see whether 
 others on the block also have no water, so I will ask on these list 
 serves whether anyone else is having the same problem.

 One thing I guess we all are aware of is that the water distribution 
 system in Baltimore is ancient, and most of it should be replaced but 
 will not be because of the expense.  At least I am not seeing any 
 flooding outside, but I may go out and take a look.

 Steve

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Re: [Chat] Reminder Sign Up for Junk Hunt by May 9th! -- Day of Sale is May 11.

[Linda Forlifer]

Judy,

The event is not till 5/11, and the maps won't be done until the day before.  
They ask vendors to sign up by 5/9.

Linda

 jdy jdy...@verizon.net 5/2/2013 9:41 AM 
Eddies does not have any maps. Can a map be put on web site for print out?
Judy Berlin



On 05/01/2013 09:27 AM, Stephanie Cosgrove wrote:
 The Junk Hunt is just around the corner.  If you plan on participating 
 as a seller, please sign up by May 9th (we need time to complete the 
 maps!).

 Thanks for supporting Village Parents,
 Steph

 *Village Parents 3^rd Annual Greater Charles Village Junk Hunt*

 A neighborhood wide sidewalk sale.

 *May 11 8:30AM-12:00PM*(Rain Date:May 18)

 *Sellers:*Sign up by May 9 at 9:00PMat 
 http://vpjunkhunt.eventbrite.com.$15/address to participate.  You sign 
 up to sell, we do the advertising and coordination.  If you prefer a 
 paper option, please email me directly at cozgrov...@gmail.com 
 mailto:cozgrov...@gmail.com and I'll send you a registration form.

 *Buyers:*Join us on Saturday, May 11 for a neighborhood wide yard 
 sale.Maps identifying vendors' locations will be available at the 
 Waverly Farmers Market, Eddies, Charmington's and Terra Cafe.

 *Questions:*More details are available at charlesvillageparents.org 
 http://charlesvillageparents.org or contact Steph Cosgrove at 
 443.759.5686 tel:443.759.5686 or cozgrov...@gmail.com 
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Re: [Chat] REMINDER: Special Land Use Committee Meeting on Comprehensive Rezoning on 2/23/2013 at 10 am

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi Sharon,

The last thing I see on the charlesvillage.net website about zoning is from 
October 2012.  Can you tell me where to find the information you mention in 
your message (A written summary of differences between the existing map and 
the proposed new map will be available online at www.charlesvillage.net )?

thank you,

Linda Forlifer

 Sharon L. Guida guidah...@comcast.net 2/22/2013 7:40 PM 


REMINDER : Special Land Use Committee Meeting on Comprehensive Rezoning open to 
the public on 2/23/2013 at 10 am at Miller ' s Court Apartments at 2601 N. 
Howard Street (use northside office entrance) to review the proposed new zoning 
map changes for Charles Village from 33rd to 21st Street and from Howard to 
Greenmount. Kathleen Imbriano, Northern District Planner, Dept of Planning, 
will be present.  A written summary of differences between the existing map and 
the proposed new map will be available online at www.charlesvillage.net and at 
the meeting. You can also review electronic copies of the text and maps, and 
important background information, at the Dept of Planning website on 
Comprehensive Rezoning at www.rewritebaltimore.org .  Land Use Committee will 
report to the CVCA Board next week for approval to send final set of requests 
for additional map changes to the Planning Department and Planning Commission 
on or before March 1, 2013 and will testify on same at the final March 7th 
Planning Commission Hearing to be held at the Dept of Planning 

  

The Planning Department is pleased to share with you our latest publication in 
support of outreach and engagement for the TransForm Baltimore Zoning Rewrite 
Initiative. 

This new User Guide is designed to provide a thorough overview of the entire 
draft zoning code legislation (City Council Bill # 12-0152) while identifying 
specific references to key topics in the draft legislation itself.  Hard copies 
of the User Guide will be available at upcoming Planning Commission Zoning Code 
public hearings (see schedule below), or directly from the Planning Department 
during business hours.  A digital PDF version of the User Guide is also 
available on the TransForm Baltimore website at www.rewritebaltimore.org . 

The Planning Department is pleased to share with you our latest publication in 
support of outreach and engagement for the TransForm Baltimore Zoning Rewrite 
Initiative. 

This new User Guide is designed to provide a thorough overview of the entire 
draft zoning code legislation (City Council Bill # 12-0152) while identifying 
specific references to key topics in the draft legislation itself.  Hard copies 
of the User Guide will be available at upcoming Planning Commission Zoning Code 
public hearings (see schedule below), or directly from the Planning Department 
during business hours.  A digital PDF version of the User Guide is also 
available on the TransForm Baltimore website at www.rewritebaltimore.org . 

Sharon L. Gu ida, CVCA Land Use Committee


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[Chat] Schnapp Shop

[Linda Forlifer]

Wondering whether there is any news on the zoning attempt to get rid of the 
liquor license for the Schnapp Shopp?  I believe that John Spurrier said the CV 
Land Use Comm was considering whether to support the license retention and that 
there was a hearing of some sort recently.  Any updates?

Linda


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Re: [Chat] water troubles

[Linda Forlifer]

There was a lot of water coming out of the water meter cover in front of 323 E 
33rd for maybe a week.  It was reported to the city the day it began, but the 
water kept running.  Until it's repaired, the people living there need their 
water service.  For that block quad there is only one storm drain, at the NE 
corner of 32nd  Guilford.  So the gutter had a stream of water from 33rd, all 
down the 3200 block of Abell (west side), and along 32nd St (north side) till 
it ran in the storm drain.

Yesterday, Roberts Plumbing was there in the morning and turned off the water.  
This morning I see that the front is all dug up, around the meter in the tree 
lawn and the front garden between the sidewalk and the house front.  Most 
likely the dirt in the water is from this repair.

Whenever this happens, you just want to run the water till it is again clear, 
to clean out the rust/dirt that got in the pipe.

Linda

 Emil Volcheck volch...@acm.org 7/16/2012 11:13 PM 
Josh,

We saw the water coming out yellow on Sunday, but
it's fine today.  I don't know what to do about that.

--Emil

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Joshua Fruhlinger jf...@jfruh.com wrote:
 Has anyone else in CV seen had water coming out of their pipes a sort of 
 rusty yellow?  It's been happening on and off to us for more than week now.  
 Posted an image here:

 http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7aakaaDiz1qazp9mo1_1280.jpg 

 Is there anything to do when this happens?  Call 311?

 jf
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Re: [Chat] schnapp

[Linda Forlifer]

I was afraid that the Schnapp Shoppe might be one of the group.  It's much more 
than a liquor store, very convenient, and quite well run.  I would advocate for 
keeping it as a long-standing asset to Charles Village.  The owners are 
responsive to their customers (more so than the liquor store on St. Paul).  
When I've requested a particular item, the Schnapp Shoppe has gotten it in.

On my way walking home from work, I can stop there for milk, a can of beans, or 
other necessities.  Yes, they sell liquor, but I consider them a convenience 
store.

When I attended a meeting about the new zoning plan, they emphasized that a 
goal was mixed use, so 1st-floor stores and apartments above would be 
encouraged.  The idea supposedly is to create a good environment for urban 
living (for people without cars), with a dynamic streetscape that does not 
separate residences and businesses serving residents.  To my mind, the Schnapp 
Shoppe answers that goal and should remain as it is.

Linda

 Joshua Fruhlinger jf...@jfruh.com 6/23/2012 12:13 PM 
It means that, if the Schnapp Shop didn't exist and a new store at that 
location tried to get a liquor license, it wouldn't be granted.  But the 
existing store was grandfathered in because it acquired a liquor license before 
the current laws went into effect (in the '70s, I believe.  The law probably 
doesn't allow liquor stores in completely residential areas like the Schnapp 
Shop anymore.

I don't think the closures are a done deal -- there will probably be public 
hearings about it, if you're interested.

jf

On Jun 23, 2012, at 11:55 AM, judy wrote:

 The 'Patch' listed the Schnapp shop as one of the liquor stores to be sold. 
 The schnapp shop is older than me. It has been part of this community soo 
 long. What gives. What does' non-conforming class a license mean?
 
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Re: [Chat] schnapp

[Linda Forlifer]

Thanks, John.  I'm glad to hear that I am not alone in my assessment of the 
store and owners.  I'll want to support whatever CVCA can do to retain the 
Schnapp Shoppe.  

Linda

 John Spurrier jfs...@hotmail.com 6/25/2012 10:50 AM 
Linda,

The feedback that I have received from nearby residents concerned that the 
Schnapp Shoppe may be forced to close has been very favorable towards the 
business. The matter will be discussed at tomorrow's CVCA Land Use Committee 
meeting. I am advocating for evaluating the liquor stores on a case by case 
basis and giving them an opportunity for a hearing where they may obtain the 
proper zoning if warranted.

John

Sent from my mobile real estate office 

On Jun 25, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Linda Forlifer l...@press.jhu.edu wrote:

 I was afraid that the Schnapp Shoppe might be one of the group.  It's much 
 more than a liquor store, very convenient, and quite well run.  I would 
 advocate for keeping it as a long-standing asset to Charles Village.  The 
 owners are responsive to their customers (more so than the liquor store on 
 St. Paul).  When I've requested a particular item, the Schnapp Shoppe has 
 gotten it in.
 
 On my way walking home from work, I can stop there for milk, a can of beans, 
 or other necessities.  Yes, they sell liquor, but I consider them a 
 convenience store.
 
 When I attended a meeting about the new zoning plan, they emphasized that a 
 goal was mixed use, so 1st-floor stores and apartments above would be 
 encouraged.  The idea supposedly is to create a good environment for urban 
 living (for people without cars), with a dynamic streetscape that does not 
 separate residences and businesses serving residents.  To my mind, the 
 Schnapp Shoppe answers that goal and should remain as it is.
 
 Linda
 
 Joshua Fruhlinger jf...@jfruh.com 6/23/2012 12:13 PM 
 It means that, if the Schnapp Shop didn't exist and a new store at that 
 location tried to get a liquor license, it wouldn't be granted.  But the 
 existing store was grandfathered in because it acquired a liquor license 
 before the current laws went into effect (in the '70s, I believe.  The law 
 probably doesn't allow liquor stores in completely residential areas like the 
 Schnapp Shop anymore.
 
 I don't think the closures are a done deal -- there will probably be public 
 hearings about it, if you're interested.
 
 jf
 
 On Jun 23, 2012, at 11:55 AM, judy wrote:
 
 The 'Patch' listed the Schnapp shop as one of the liquor stores to be sold. 
 The schnapp shop is older than me. It has been part of this community soo 
 long. What gives. What does' non-conforming class a license mean?
 
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[Chat] Memorial Service on Monday at 10:00

[Linda Forlifer]

St. John's Episcopal Church, Greenmount Avenue and 30th Street, invites 
everyone from the surrounding communities to a brief memorial service, with 
music, on Monday, May 28th, the Observance of Memorial Day, at 10:00 in the 
morning.
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Re: [Chat] free veggie plants

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi Cathy,

If you still have a green bean seedling, I'd be happy to give it a home in my 
garden.

Linda

 Cathy Goucher gouchf...@verizon.net 5/13/2012 4:54 PM 
Hi, 

My daughter and I planted more seedlings than we can use for our deck
garden.  Please let me know if  you might be interested in seedlings:   (3)
pickling-style cukes (ORGANIC Burpee),  (7) Summer Squash (Burpee), (6) bush
style green beans (Burpee).  I could leave them out on the front porch for
pickup.  

Cheers,
Cathy Goucher




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Re: [Chat] tree removal recommendation

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi Kathleen,

The Baltimore City forester is Erik Dihle.  I don't know his contact
info.

You might get a response from our longtime neighbor on Abell Ave, Beth
Strommen--she's director of the Baltimore Office of Sustainability:
Phone: 410-396-8360
beth.strom...@baltimorecity.gov 

Linda

 Kathleen Hruska kshru...@mac.com 4/12/2012 5:24 PM 
Similarly, does anyone know who to contact at the city about
removing/replacing a tree from a public sidewalk tree well?  My neighbor
and I have called 311 repeatedly about a tree doing poorly in front of
our houses and have gotten no action.

Thanks!
Kathleen

On Apr 12, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Dawna Cobb dawnac...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi all: I am looking for a good tree removal company.  If you can
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Re: [Chat] tin box bumpout explained

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi John,

Do you know whether these were installed when the houses were built or added 
later by removing part of the brick walls?  I never knew about them before.  

Thanks,

Linda

 John Spurrier  jfs...@hotmail.com 1/5/2012 10:39 AM 
The closets are predominantly in the 2500, 2600 and 2700 blocks of Guilford Ave.
John
Sent from my mobile office

-Original Message-
From: Maya Kosok may...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:25:52 
To: chat@charlesvillage.info
Subject: [Chat] tin box bumpout explained

Christine et al - This is my perhaps inaccurate language to describe the old 
small closet-like boxes that stick out of the house in the back rooms of some 
of these Charles Village homes. The first CV house I lived in the closets had 
rusted out and that space had been cinderblocked over, but now we have some 
that are still (mostly) intact. Is this more clear?? I guess it's hard to 
describe. They are about 5' tall by 3' wide by 1' wide (roughly) and stick out 
from the house. Ours are metal...


Anyway, looking for ideas on how to insulate them.


Thanks, -Maya

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Re: [Chat] painted ladies contest application information

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi Dawna,

Thanks for the info.  I'm getting a new roof this fall and then will be 
painting, so maybe I can apply for the contest next year.  

Hope to see you during the holidays!

Linda

 Dawna Cobb dawnac...@gmail.com 11/21/2011 7:57 AM 
Linda: My apologies for not seeing this message and getting back to you.
The contest deadline has been extended to November 30.  Whether we do this
next year will depend on whether there is any money left after this year. I
hope so!  I hope all is well.  Dawna

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Linda Forlifer l...@press.jhu.edu wrote:

 Hi Dawna,

 What's the deadline for this year's painting contest?  Do you think it
 will be repeated next year?

 thanks,

 Linda

  Dawna Cobb dawnac...@gmail.com 11/13/2011 9:05 PM 
 Hi all: if you plan to submit an application in this house painting
 contest, please send it to paintedlad...@charlesvillage.org.  (Not
 paintedlad...@charlesvillage.net as printed on the application.) If you
 have too many pictures you can submit your them on a DVD. Questions? let me
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Re: [Chat] painted ladies contest application information

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi Dawna,

What's the deadline for this year's painting contest?  Do you think it will be 
repeated next year?

thanks,

Linda

 Dawna Cobb dawnac...@gmail.com 11/13/2011 9:05 PM 
Hi all: if you plan to submit an application in this house painting
contest, please send it to paintedlad...@charlesvillage.org.  (Not
paintedlad...@charlesvillage.net as printed on the application.) If you
have too many pictures you can submit your them on a DVD. Questions? let me
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Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity

[Linda Forlifer]

From the BGE website:

BGE cautions customers to be mindful of individuals who try to gain
access to their homes by posing as utility workers. Utility imposters
may carry official looking credentials and often work in pairs.

BGE recommends customers take the following steps to ensure their
safety against imposters:

Do not open your door to someone you don't recognize – ask for a
photo ID through the door / window. All BGE employees and contractors
carry company ID badges displaying their name, photograph and
identification number. To verify a BGE employee's identity or work being
done at your home, call us at 410-685-0123 or 1-800-685-0123. Operators
are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Report suspicious activity to the police. Customers who encounter
suspected utility imposters are urged to immediately notify the police.

 Stephen J Gewirtz gewi...@bellatlantic.net 4/20/2011 12:01 PM

Judy,

These folk did ask to see my BGE bill.  I remember the situation about
a 
year ago, and someone came to my door then.  What made me really 
suspicious this time was the accompanying behavior (ringing my bell, 
saying they had the wrong person, then still being there a few minutes

later when I decided to take another look, and only then trying to sell

me on changing electric companies).  This made me suspect that they
were 
mimicking the earlier door to door solicitations as a way to try to get

me to open my security door.

By the way, this incident made me extremely glad to have a security 
door.  It functions as a storm / screen door, but it provides a barrier

when I want to answer the door without being vulnerable to an intended

home invasion.  Such doors are not cheap, but they are well worth the
money.

Steve

On 4/20/2011 11:41 AM, jberlin wrote:
 about a yr ago the same situation was happening except it was the 
 BGE. the solicitor wanted to see people's ge bills, offering
cheaper 
 services elsewhere. Northern district came out. Surprisingly it was 
 legit. A couple times it would be a black guy talking and a white gal

 on the sidewalk. I don't know what company initiated all this. due to

 various security issues it certainly wasn't good judgment on
someone's 
 part. That in turn tells me the company is not one to deal with.  No

 one should be going door to door . For the  safety of both parties.

 Judy



 On 04/20/2011 10:13 AM, John Spurrier wrote:
 The Charles Villager is only published 5 times a year, however there

 are email distribution lists
 that can be utilized to get the message out in a more timely
manner.

 John






 From: dwilliamsjh...@hotmail.com 
 To: chat@charlesvillage.info 
 Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:02:34 +
 Subject: Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity

 This worries me...I hope that maybe someone will include a blurb 
 about this in the newsletters that go out to the Charles Village and

 Abel communities.

  Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:45:27 -0700
  From: ugagra...@yahoo.com 
  To: discuss...@charlesvillage.info; chat@charlesvillage.info; 
 cvcbdqu...@yahoogroups.com 
  CC: davidh...@charlesvillage.org; 
 northerncommunitycoun...@yahoogroups.com; 
 marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; carl.sto...@baltimorecity.gov 
  Subject: Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity
 
  Great job Steve! I've always heard that if something just doesn't

 feel right, it probably isn't. Thanks for the heads up!
 
  Greg Alexander
  Freelance Writer/Editor
  Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive
  2629 Guilford Avenue
  Baltimore, MD 21218
  410-243-3387
  ugagra...@yahoo.com 
  www.gregoryjalexander.com 
 
 
  --- On Wed, 4/20/11, Stephen J Gewirtz gewi...@bellatlantic.net

 wrote:
 
   From: Stephen J Gewirtz gewi...@bellatlantic.net
   Subject: [Chat] Suspicious activity
   To: Charles Village Discussion List 
 discuss...@charlesvillage.info, The Charles Village Chat List 
 chat@charlesvillage.info, cvcbdqu...@yahoogroups.com 
   Cc: David Hill davidh...@charlesvillage.org, 
 northerncommunitycoun...@yahoogroups.com, Stokes, Carl 
 carl.sto...@baltimorecity.gov, marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov 
   Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:02 AM
   A little before 6 p.m. this evening,
   my doorbell rang.  I opened the inner door but not the
   outer security door which can only be opened with a
   key.  On my porch were a couple, a black male and a
   white female, college age or more likely a little bit
   older.  They said that they had the wrong person.
  
   A few minutes later, I opened the inner door again.
   The couple were still there, and the man asked me to open
   the outer security door.  I refused.  He then
   tried to sell me on saving money by switching to a
   guaranteed fixed electric rate instead of paying BGE.
   I told him that I was not interested, even though he
   persisted until I ended the conversation.  He was
   carrying a notebook.  The woman basically was silent.
  
   Something did not add up.  How can they 

Re: [Chat] hazard waste

[Linda Forlifer]

ACE Hardware (just east of Greenmount Ave on 32nd/Homestead) recycles 
batteries--very convenient.

Linda

 John Spurrier jfs...@hotmail.com 1/5/2011 3:48 PM 

Judy,
 
In my post I said limited for some of the very reasons 
you mention. The most common hazardous waste in
Charles Village houses is old cans of paint. Items such 
as old batteries can be brought to Best Buy for recycling. 
There are probably other places we can take used motor 
oil. I am sure our neighbors can offer additional practical 
suggestions.
 
John


 


Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:41:44 -0500
From: jdy...@verizon.net 
To: chat@charlesvillage.info 
Subject: Re: [Chat] hazard waste


I replied to the survey also but that doesn't immediately solve the problem and 
my back up of hazard wastes. I doubt the city will supply a hazard waste 
dumpster. the liability would be to great given the nature of the wastes. 
someone would have to organize and monitor the hazards coming in. etc  etc
Judy 

On 01/04/2011 04:23 PM, John Spurrier wrote: 


Sharon and Judy,
 
I replied to the survey forwarded by Mary Pat Clarke. In addition I sent her an 
email
suggesting that maybe there would be a way to instead of having bulk trash 
dumpsters
one month have a limited drop off of hazardous materials somewhere in Charles 
Village.
 
John


From: slg2...@cs.com 
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 14:20:33 -0500
To: chat@charlesvillage.info 
CC: cvcapresid...@charlesvillage.net; davidh...@charlesvillage.org; 
m...@charlesvillage.org 
Subject: Re: [Chat] hazard waste

Judy:

When I saw the email from Mary Pat Clarke yesterday, I forwarded it to David 
Hill and Matthew Bradby at the CVCBD and asked if they knew about it and what 
they planned to do.  I am awaiting there response which I will make sure is 
posted on the Chat List as well.

Sharon Guida, CVCA Sanitation Committee

In a message dated 1/4/2011 2:15:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jdy...@verizon.net writes: 

since the city is discontinuing hazard waste recycling, does anyone have 
any ideas? can the benefit district set up something? this is going to 
be an  ecological disaster.
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Re: [Chat] Abell Community Street Fair - THIS Sunday, Noon to 5pm

[Linda Forlifer]

Your newsletter has a crab order form and info on where to drop it off.  It's 
$25 in advance, $30 on Sunday.
Contact info, August newsletter, and lots more are on the website

www.abellimprovement.org 

Linda

 jberlin jdy...@verizon.net 9/17/2010 11:24 AM 
can the crab tickets be bought at the 'door' or ahead of time?

Judy





On 09/16/2010 12:33 PM, Paul Burk wrote:
 A reminder that the Abell Community Street Fair is this Sunday, 9/19 
 from Noon to 5PM in the 3100 block of Abell Avenue.
 LIVE MUSIC
 ALL-U-CAN-EAT CRAB FEAST
 CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES (Children Parade starts promptly at 12:00!)
 GRILLED GOODIES
 BEER from The Wine Source
 FABULOUS LOCAL VENDORS AND ARTISTS
 and Baltimore's Best SILENT AUCTION

 See you there!

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Re: [Chat] driving lessons

[Linda Forlifer]

At old Eastern High School, opposite the Stadium YMCA on 33rd Street, there are 
large, mostly unused parking lots.

 chad abrams abramsc...@gmail.com 8/21/2010 8:49 PM 
i was looking for advice on places in the area that might be good for
teaching a beginner driver including

a) big vacant parking lots (on weekends)
b) wide traffic lanes that aren't very populated--
c) country lanes that aren't heavily traversed

Upper Roland Ave-- as you cross the county line seems a good area w/ some
side neighborhoods w/ big wide streets and most folks parked off-street.
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thanks, Chad


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Re: [Chat] (no subject)

[Linda Forlifer]

Linda MacDonald, Just Your Style, 3365 Chestnut Ave in Hampden 
(410-235-6808)--she's fantastic with the scissors, for men and women.

 Lauren Redmond laredm...@hotmail.com 6/19/2010 10:09 PM 

We love One World Cafe for brunch.

 

I stopped by Moxie's and found out that they have mostly all the same hair 
cutters/stylists (if you can call them that) as they did when it was Tempachi.  
Honestly, that is good for the stylists who kept their jobs with the change in 
ownership, but it is also disappointing because my hair and Eric's hair has 
been butchered every time we had gone there, and we don't require anything 
fancy.  Unfortunately, Eric kept trying it multiple times, but the results were 
always the same---BAD.  I really don't understand why it is so challenging for 
people to cut a man's hair in an even, tapered when they do it all day long 
every day.  If anyone has a recommendation for a good barber/men's hair stylist 
in the area (not too expensive), we would love to hear about one.


Thanks.


Lauren 

  
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Re: [Chat] (no subject)

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi Paul,

Can you tell me what these emails are about?  I don't like to open unidentified 
links (worried about viruses and worms).  I've received three of these messages 
from you, with no subject and just a link.

thanks,

Linda

 Paul Burk burkp...@hotmail.com 2/5/2010 12:32 AM 

http://sites.google.com/site/lllokkjjnmhhgg/kqwh6v  
  
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Re: [Chat] Suspicious man in 2600/2700 block of Guilford

[Linda Forlifer]

It did post--I read it.

 Greg Alexander ugagra...@yahoo.com 11/13/2009 4:47 PM 
Why didn't this ever post?  Would have been nice to alert neighbors of this 
potential criminal.

Greg Alexander
Freelance Writer/Editor
Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive
2629 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-243-3387
ugagra...@yahoo.com 
www.gregoryjalexander.com 


--- On Tue, 11/10/09, Greg Alexander ugagra...@yahoo.com wrote:

 From: Greg Alexander ugagra...@yahoo.com
 Subject: Suspicious man in 2600/2700 block of Guilford
 To: chat@charlesvillage.info, discuss...@charlesvillage.info 
 Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1:31 PM
 Wanted to alert everyone to a
 suspicious man whom I observed while walking a client's dog
 today.  He appeared to be intoxicated and kept sitting
 on steps of several homes and looked into a couple of
 windows in the 2600 and 2700 blocks of Guilford (west side
 of street).  I called 911 immediately and when no one
 came within a few minutes, I called again.  Cops just
 showed up, talked to him and let him go (why he was not
 cited for public intoxication is beyond me).  He
 started walking down toward 25th, hopefully leaving
 CV.  
 
 Description:  mid-40s, African-American male, gray
 sweatpants, blue windbreaker jacket, blue baseball hat with
 yellow writing.
 
 Keep an eye out,
 Greg
 
 Greg Alexander
 Freelance Writer/Editor
 Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive
 2629 Guilford Avenue
 Baltimore, MD 21218
 410-243-3387
 ugagra...@yahoo.com 
 www.gregoryjalexander.com 
 
 
   
 


  

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Re: [Chat] recycle

[Linda Forlifer]

To get accurate answers to your questions about One Plus One (which will begin 
7/14), you can contact the head of Cleaner Greener Baltimore:

Celeste Amato
 Telephone: 410-545-6541
 email: celeste.am...@baltimorecity.gov 

Linda

 JUDY BERLIN jdy...@verizon.net 6/30/2009 11:57 AM 
Can empty oil plastic containers  be recycled?
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Re: [Chat] race through CV this morning

[Linda Forlifer]

I saw nothing notifying us of the footrace on Saturday, which certainly 
inconvenienced a lot of city dwellers.  I was awakened by the sounds of police 
blocking off lanes of 33rd Street.  I was at Van Dyke and Bacon on York Rd 
later in the morning.  The shoe salesman mentioned that he had had difficulty 
getting to work: the #8 bus had been stopped on Greenmount at 28th, and 
passengers were told they had to walk up to 36th to get a continuing bus!  The 
bus riders had no warning, either, and he could have taken a different bus 
route. 

Somebody in the racing community and/or city govt certainly dropped the ball 
when they did not let people know to plan ahead for disruption.  We can do 
that, but we need to know ahead of time about the events and how they will 
affect us.

Linda

 Joshua Fruhlinger jf...@jfruh.com 6/20/2009 11:27 AM 
Had anyone heard anything in advance about the race through Charles  
Village this morning (Sat. 6/20)?  My wife wasn't able to get to her  
class because all the routes to the south seemed to be blocked.   
Hadn't heard anything on any of the CV lists or in the paper (yes, we  
are among the hold-outs who still get the Sun).

jf

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Re: [Chat] Ophthalmologist

[Linda Forlifer]

Dr. Dunn (of Wilmer--Johns Hopkins) is really good.  He sees patients at the 
Wyman Park Health Center.

 Christine Gray langwi...@comcast.net 5/20/2009 9:04 AM 
Can anyone recommend an ophthalmologist in CV?

 

Thanks,

 

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Re: [Chat] recycled cans in plastic bags

[Linda Forlifer]

No plastic bags for recycling.  The plastic bags jam up the machines that sort 
the types of recycling, so putting your cans in plastic bags costs us money.  
The workers have to empty the bags to avoid jamming the sorting machine.

Linda

 Joshua Fruhlinger jf...@jfruh.com 5/13/2009 1:32 PM 
Hello all-

Now that we have single-stream recycling, we don't have to put our  
cans in plastic bags like we did before.  But are we *forbidden* to  
put them in plastic bags?  I've been dumping them out of the bags and  
into my bins, bu it would be easier for me if I could just put bags of  
cans in the the bins.  Advice appreciated.

jf

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Re: [Chat] CV businesses

[Linda Forlifer]

In that case, you should be aware that Images does not exist anymore. When SBER 
started their aborted plans for 33rd  St Paul, the Alice Brock and her 
daughter Mardi of The Shops at Homewood were promised a lease in the new 
building, which now may never be built.  So the community lost 2 really good 
shops, the card store and the gifts/flowers/stationery.

Linda

Linda Forlifer
Assistant Managing Editor, Books Division
410-516-6911 (fax 516-4440)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Johns Hopkins University Press
America's Oldest University Press / Founded 1878

 Greg Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/4/2008 6:56 PM 
Thanks!  Just to be clear - this is a marketing sheet the publisher has us fill 
out to identify potential businesses that may be interested in selling the book 
in their store, not a list of businesses to include in the content.

Greg Alexander
Freelance Writer/Editor
Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive
2629 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-243-3387
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
www.gregoryjalexander.com 


--- On Tue, 11/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [Chat] CV businesses
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL 
 PROTECTED] 
 Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 6:47 PM
 Greg:
 
 Thanks for the message.
 
 I would appreciate it if you would include my business
 which I have relocated 
 to Charles Village from Downtown since December 1, 2006:
 
 Sharon L. Guida, Esquire
 2746 Maryland Avenue
 Baltimore, MD 21218
 
 Conference Room/Meeting  Location: 107 E. 25th Street
 
 410-467-4409 (office)
 410-467-4410 (office fax)
 410-960-1139 (cell)
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 Attorney with 27 years of experience, concentrating in real
 estate and loan 
 transactions, corporate/partnership law, Landlord/Tenant,
 contract disputes, 
 and commercial litigation. Courtesy discounts given to
 Charles Village 
 residents, property owners and business owners.
 
 Also, Did you include Renee's Gluten Free Deserts at
 27th and Howard? You can 
 find the information online or contact her at her email
 address above.
 
 Also, Richard Burnham of Graphic Imaging has a list of
 Businesses who are 
 members of the Old Goucher Business Association and are
 within the Charles 
 Village Boundaries.
 
 There are many others, like The Footed Bowl at 27th and
 Maryland, and 
 Harrison Enterprises (remodeling) at 21 W. 27th Street (see
 email address above) and 
 others but I don't have time right now to count all of
 them.
 
 How much time do we have to give you more suggestions? 
 When is the deadline?
 
 Thanks.
 
 Sharon Guida
 
 Subj:[Chat] CV businesses   
 Date:   11/4/2008 5:20:14 PM Eastern Standard Time  
 From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 To: chat@charlesvillage.info,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Received from Internet: click here for more information 
 
 
 
 Well, we are wrapping up the Charles Village book soon (we
 got a contract 
 with the History Press). I am filling out their marketing
 questionnaire now. I 
 have lots of local businesses listed including Eddies,
 Donna's, Gordon's 
 Florist, Normal's, Graphic Imaging, Copy Cat, etc. Does
 anyone know the name of that 
 card place on the west side of St. Paul Street? Any other
 recommendations are 
 welcome.
 
 Thanks,
 Greg
 
 Greg Alexander
 Freelance Writer/Editor
 Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive
 2629 Guilford Avenue
 Baltimore, MD 21218
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[Chat] CV volunteers for permit pickup

[Linda Forlifer]

Reminder, you must order and pay for your parking permit ONLINE by Thursday
October 16th to be able to pick up your permit on Saturday October 18th. All
who order and pay AFTER October 16th will have to go downtown to pick up
their permits.

Bonnie Bessor still needs volunteers to help at the distribution table in the 
afternoon
of October 18th between 1pm and 4pm in front of Eddie's market on St. Paul
Street.  Please call her at 410-467-5170 or email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to
sign up to volunteer. 

With such a large number of households in greater Charles Village, there 
should be some residents who appreciate the service of neighborhood pickup and 
would be willing to help distribute on Saturday afternoon.  Please contact 
Bonnie to help.



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Re: [Chat] Recycling Problems

[Linda Forlifer]

The alleys east of Guilford and north of 30th are narrow, not like the named 
alleys west of Guilford Avenue.  The residents were asked to put their 
recycling in front of their homes because the trucks cannot negotiate the 
smaller alleys.  The workers now spend extra time collecting from both the 
front and rear.  There would be less spillage if they were able to collect from 
the front only on blocks where the alleys are too narrow for the truck.

Linda

 Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5/28/2008 1:36 PM 
You may want to ask the recycling office if they can change the route to
pick up in front of your houses on that block instead of behind.  I know
they mentioned that the trucks they use for recycling are too big to fit
down some of the alley streets, which is why they carry the bins down to the
end of the block.  

The Bureau of Solid Waste and Recycling Office # is 410-396-4707

Katie Beltz
Outreach and Communications Coordinator
Charles Village Community Benefits District
Keeping Charles Village Safe and Clean
2434 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-235-4411 
410-235-4455 (fax)
www.charlesvillage.org 

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Hi Neighbors,
The recycle truck just came by in the alley on the East side of the 3000
block of Guilford and the guys created much more mess in the alley than they
cleaned up. Apparently they are not bringing the truck down the alley and so
they clumsily carry the bags and bins down some way with trash spilling out
all along the way, which they do not clean up. They also do not return the
bins to their proper place. I called and complained. Be aware of this and
please complain if there is a mess in the alley and your bin is not where it
should be. Thanks, David O'Donaghue



 Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 00:19:10 -0400
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 Subject: [Chat] Strong deeds, gentle words
 
 Hello, neighbors,
 
 I never realized that Maryland's State Motto is in Italian
 and can be translated as strong deeds, gentle words or
 manly deeds, womanly words.
 
 Wikipedia has a nice entry that includes a discussion of
 disagreements over sexist translations:
 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatti_maschii,_parole_femine 
 
 I was in for jury duty last week, and it occurred to me
 that I could Google the Italian words inscribed in the
 wall of the courtroom.
 
 --Emil
 
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Re: [Chat] Fwd: More details on the assault at 33rd and Greenmount

[Linda Forlifer]

It is hard to understand how someone could be taken three blocks (past
the gas stations, Old York Rd, the Giant, and the 700 block of houses)
from 33rd  Greenmount to a house in the 800 block of 33rd (almost to
the Stadium YMCA and Eastern).  Forced into a car?  That stretch of 33rd
is full of pedestrian and vehicular traffic at 7:30 in the morning, with
all the people going to work (on bus stops and in cars) and busy about
their business.

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/06/08 5:36 PM 
Sharon,

I think it was 7:30 a.m.  Katie Beltz sent out a bulletin considerably

after I did, and she gave the time as a.m.

At the same time, the urging that parents tell their kids to go
straight 
home after school may reflect the view that it could just as easily
have 
happened in the p.m.  But a student at City would be likely to be 
waiting for a bus to go to school in the morning from 33rd and 
Greenmount, and would take a bus from 33rd and Loch Raven in the
afternoon.

In any case, let us hope that the perp is caught soon before there are

any more victims.

Steve.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Steve:

 Was it 7:30 am or 7:30 p.m.?  Usually 7:30 means am and 19:30 means
pm 
 but I am trying to make sense of the announcement to parents telling

 them to have the child go right home after school which infers that 
 the incident happened in the PM.

 Thanks.

 Sharon L. Guida
 2746 Maryland Avenue
 Baltimore, MD 21218
 410-889-0436 (home)
 410-467-4409 (work)
 410-467-4410 (work fax)
 410-960-1139 (cell)
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[Chat] Fwd:Re: Baltimore City Frequently Asked Questions: Plastic recycling

[Linda Forlifer]

This doesn't make any sense.  The info I read said any plastic labeled 1
through 7 is recyclable, so I am putting out everything--trays from
food, jars, lids, packing materials with a triangle and number, etc.,
NOT just bottles.  I think Valentina Ukwuoma may be mistaken.  Did I
mis-remember what it says on our Public Works calendar?

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/10/08 5:57 PM 
As you will see, I inquired whether the buckets that cat litter comes
in 
can be recycled.  Apparently, the answer is NO.  Personally, I can see

no reason that only bottles and jars can be recycled, but obviously my

cat litter buckets will be added to what goes into the landfills.

Steve.

Ukwuoma, Valentina I wrote:

 Dear Mr. Gewirtz:

 If it has a narrow/long neck or screw top yes, include it with your 
 recycling materials, but if it is the wide open type please discard.

 Also, as a point of information, please note that we accept plastics

 bottles and jars with numbers 1-7 on the bottom. For more
information, 
 please visit our website at www.baltimorecity.gov.

  

 Thank you for your participation and interest in Baltimore City's 
 recycling program.

  

 Valentina I. Ukwuoma

 Bureau Head

 Bureau Of Solid Waste

 Department of Public Works

 1000 Abel Wolman Mun. Building

 200 N. Holliday Street

 Baltimore, Maryland 21202

  

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 From: Webmaster, COB
 Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 5:02 PM
 To: Ukwuoma, Valentina I
 Subject: FW: Baltimore City Frequestly Asked Questions

  

 A constituent has submitted a requested for information or complaint

 from the Baltimore City website. The request is the forwarded message

 below.

  

 You have received this email because the webmaster has found that
your 
 agency is the closest contact found in our records to address this
issue.

  

 If you are not capable of handling this issue, please forward to the

 appropriate party. A follow up directly to the constituent is 
 appreciated otherwise. All correspondence and forwards related to
this 
 issue should Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your 
 assistance.

  

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 Baltimore City Mayor's Office

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 Baltimore, MD. 21202

 Office: 410-361-9126

 Moble: 410-977-5312

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 Web: http://www.baltimorecity.gov 

  

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 Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:03 PM

 To: Webmaster, COB

 Subject: Baltimore City Frequestly Asked Questions

  

 User: Stephen Gewirtz, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

  

 Categories: Recycling

  

  

  

 I get Scoop Away cat litter in a plastic bucket that has a 5 on
it.

  

 The bucket has a metal handle.  Can the bucket be recycled, and do I

  

 need to remove the handle?  Can the handle be recycled?  And since
the

  

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Re: [Chat] Bert's?

[Linda Forlifer]

Dear Mr. Donnelly,

I appreciate your prompt reply.  My family, friends, and colleagues at work 
have been regular customers, and my grandchildren tell me that Rocky Run is 
their favorite restaurant.

So I look forward to trying out Bert's and hope to continue as a longtime 
patron.  I'll share your message with neighbors.

Thank you,

Linda Forlifer

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/23/07 11:31 AM 
We have been in Charles Village for 9 years now and have enjoyed being part of 
the community.  Lately over the past 4 or so years our sales at Rocky  Run have 
slipped though and faced with continuous rising operating costs on our end, it 
has been a difficult time for us.
 
After a lot of research, we have decided to try and do something with a  
fresh, clean new look and that was perhaps a better fit in the neighborhood in 
terms of a menu and price point.  We are still a family friendly restaurant and 
will continue to pride ourselves on that.  We have kept all of the  foods on 
our menu that have done well for us over the years in terms of sales  and guest 
satisfaction (ie. burgers, nachos, cheesesteaks, wings, salads, crab  dip  
crab pretzel, etc. etc..  Some of the other items that were  dropped were done 
so because either they had become cost prohibitive (ie. steak,  ribs) or they 
just did not sell enough (ie. pasta, seafood) to warrant being on  the menu.  
 
We have also dropped our prices on both food and beverages with the hope of 
being more attractive from that point of view.
 
I hope that you will give the new concept a try and am confident that you will 
enjoy it.
 
Thank you,
 
Mike Donnelly
Owner


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Re: [Chat] Fwd: Would-be rescuer stabbed 3 times

[Linda Forlifer]

It's distressing that the police do not believe such an incident to be
high in their priority list.  When someone is stabbed and their
intestine is punctured, that is a life-threatening assault.  Our police
should be trying to identify the criminals who are preying on our
neighborhood, and the detectives' reluctance to interview the people
involved seems to show that they are not giving us needed attention.  

Recent CV robberies have been at gunpoint and knifepoint.  According to
the police spokesman, Sterling Clifford, In the case of the
nonlife-threatening injury, it is not unusual for the detective not to
respond to the scene.  Detectives did not interview Benjamin Treat
until 35 hours after the stabbing, and then only after he and his mother
called several times.  I guess the police are telling us they will wait
til someone is killed before making extra efforts to apprehend the CV
criminals.  That will be too late.

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/02/07 10:57 AM 
I have a friend that is a reporter at the Sun and she sent me this!
  Regina Armenta

Note: forwarded message attached.

   
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Re: [Chat] Fwd: hood thugs

[Linda Forlifer]

I'm sorry to hear about the recent assaults but also quite sorry that
the police are giving people such advice as not to walk alone!  Are
citizens all supposed to stay cowering inside their homes or offices and
to desert our sidewalks and yards, leaving them only to thugs?  How does
an empty community make life better for anyone?

Better advice would be for all of us to come outside our houses, sit on
our porches, walk in the neighborhood, be a presence, get to know our
neighbors, and watch out for one another.

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/17/07 2:14 PM 
I got this message from our friends next door.
  Regina

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Re: [Chat] Smoking ban passed!

[Linda Forlifer]

I am so pleased!  Now my son (who runs the sound at the Ottobar) will be
able to work without injuring his health.  And I, who have developed an
allergy to cigarette smoke, will be able to enjoy, once again, going out
for happy hour or to hear good live music at places like the Haven.  I'm
looking forward to January 2008.

Congratulations and a big THANK YOU to Council Members Curran and Mary
Pat Clarke.

Hip, hip, hooray!

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/26/2007 10:18:09 PM 
Hello, neighbors,

The Sun is reporting that the City Council approved
the smoking ban by a vote of 9-2 today, and the Mayor
Dixon says she will sign it.  The measure would take
effect January 1, 2008.

Hurray!

--Emil



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Re: [Chat] House Inquiry

[Linda Forlifer]

The northwest of Chas and 31st is the Dell, or the old Wyman estate
gatehouse (now the News-Letter office).  You must mean the northeast
corner.  It's been doctor's offices, but that's all I know about it.

Linda

Linda Forlifer
Assistant Managing Editor, Books Division
410-516-6911 (fax 516-4440)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Johns Hopkins University Press
America's Oldest University Press / Founded 1878

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/5/2007 1:57:15 PM 
I've been curious about the c.1965 one-story, green house that sits on
the northwest corner of N. Charles Street and 31st Street, across the
Street from X and O.   

Its just so out of place, looking like it should be situated in a tree
lined suburb from the 1960s.  Does anyone know about its history?  

I suspect it might have been a model home of some sort, moved into
place after an exhibition, perhaps?  

We're in the final stages of our history book on Charles Village, and
we have unearthed many fascinating tidbits and individuals that we can't
wait to share with all of you.  Look out for lots of inquires here as we
finalize and fact check, for which we need all of your memory as long
time CV residents.  

Paul K. Williams
Kelsey  Associates, Inc.
2629 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
BaltimoreMarylandHistory.com

1929 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 213-9796
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[Chat] police reports

[Linda Forlifer]

It was confirmed by the police who attended the CVCBD meeting on Tuesday
evening:

EVERYTHING has to have a report.  Otherwise, it did not happen, as far
as statistics and resource allocation are concerned.  If the officer
does not want to write a report, get his name. If you do not get a paper
report, with a number - call the police major's office, and he'll
reprimand.

Linda


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Re: [Chat] Attempted break in

[Linda Forlifer]

Our neighborhood is clearly having a crime wave of second-story
burglaries.  And people are telling us that the police who respond do
not want to write reports, for various reasons.  Perhaps we should ask
Mary Pat to help us with the police, getting reports filed.  We know
that without police reports there is no reliable tracking of crime. 
This sounds like avoidance of work and avoidance of crime statistics on
the part of the police, to me.  I'm copying Mary Pat's office on this
email.

Mary Pat, can we get some help in Charles Village and the Abell
Community with the Northern District?

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/17/2006 1:20:11 PM 

Hello all,
I also had a friend who had her apartment broken into (previous chat
email).  I contacted Mary Pat Clarke asking for some type of increased
patrols by police.  Has everyone contacted the police?  Have reports
been filed?  My friend was unable to file a criminal report because
there was no forced entry.  We need to stop this person!
D'




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Date:  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:28:04 -0400
was she there?Judy
On Oct 14, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Emil Volcheck wrote:

  Our neighbor Perry told us that she was robbed the same weekend
that
  we were nearly broken into.  The thief came through the second
floor
  window into her bedroom.  She lost a cellphone and laptop, which
had
  no critical data.  Perry also lives on the west side of Guilford
  a few houses south of us.
 
  --Emil
 
  On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 10:53:31AM -0400, Kathleen Wilsbach wrote:
  Sunday night someone attempted to break into our back second
floor
  bedroom.  Emil was already in bed (about 2:30 AM) but I had
gotten
  up to check a scheduling problem I thought I might have Monday
and
  was on the computer in the front second floor room.  Emil called
to
  me asking if I had heard something.  I called back that I hadn't.
  We chalked it up to noise from next door or out in the alley.
 
 
  --
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Re: [Chat] Attempted break in

[Linda Forlifer]

Hi Kathleen,

I noted (on JHU reports and from neighbors) recent incidents of thieves
(or the same thief) climbing up to people's back 2nd-floor porches to
get in windows and doors.  It's not that hard for a strong young man to
do.  

One of my close neighbors heard someone in her roommate's bedroom about
10:00 p.m. (when she knew no one else was home) and then saw him escape
from their 2nd floor apartment.

Always insist on a police report; otherwise the incident/crime did not
happen, is not officially counted or noted.  I've been told to do so and
that it is a citizen's right.  The police, of course, would rather not,
because it's more work for them.  But when resources are allocated,
incidents without a written report (and number) are invisible.

I depend on my dog to scare off bad guys, but I really should do more
to secure the second floor (deadbolt locks, window locks).

Glad you're both okay!

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/13/2006 10:53:31 AM 
Sunday night someone attempted to break into our back second floor
bedroom.  Emil was already in bed (about 2:30 AM) but I had gotten
up to check a scheduling problem I thought I might have Monday and
was on the computer in the front second floor room.  Emil called to
me asking if I had heard something.  I called back that I hadn't.
We chalked it up to noise from next door or out in the alley.

The next day when I pulled up the blinds in the bedroom, a small
flower pot on our outside bedroom windowsill had been moved.
Then I noticed that the screen was pushed up and a plastic
chair on the balcony was moved to be in front of the window
(so someone could stand on it presumably).  We did call 311
and they send a couple of officers to come and look.  They
were very nice but didn't take a report.  They said they'd
make a note to put our house on some sort of special watch
list for a couple of nights.

We don't have stairs from our back 1st floor deck to the second
floor one but the house next door is 3 apartment so they have
connecting steps (required by fire law to have a back exit from every
apartment).  I assume the person came up there stairs and climbed
over the rail separating our two decks but was then scared
away when Emil called to me.  Very scary.  So, be aware and watchful.

-Kathleen
-- 
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Re: [Chat] housing needed

[Linda Forlifer]

Coming to mind immediately is a house in the 3200 block of Guilford with
a large yellow banner open house Wed 5:00-6:00.  312 E. 33rd was for
rent the last time I noticed.  Guilford has a lot of for rent signs; I
don't know how many are for houses and how many are for apartments.

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/8/2006 5:21:29 PM 
Does anyone know of any houses for rent in Charles Village?
 
Thanks.
 
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Re: [Chat] [AIA Members] C V Saturated With We Buy Houses Signs

[Linda Forlifer]

I remember some instructions from CV list, I think, about reporting
illegal signs to the city before you take them down, so people can be
fined.  Can anyone refresh our memories on this?

Linda

 Odette Ramos [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/26/2006 9:15:52 AM 
Abell Improvement Association Members - You have probably noticed the
We 
Buy Houses signs around here and around town.  It is a scam and do not
call 
them.  There is documented evidence from others who have been scammed
around 
town.  So please, ignore them, take them down, it's a scam.

below is a note from our resident realtor regarding this.  His note
reminded 
me that I wanted to let you know about these.

Thanks

Odette

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Odette T. Ramos
President, Abell Improvement Association
3001 Abell Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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From: John Spurrier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Charles Village Discussion List
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To: Charles Village Discussion List
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Subject: Re: [Discussion] C V Saturated With We Buy Houses Signs
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:30:17 +

You've probably seen those infomercials on cable television telling
people 
how they can get rich in real estate. One of the techniques is to
identify 
homeowners facing financialproblems who risk losing their homes to 
foreclosure. Novices believe that posting We
Buy Houses signs yields results and that the more signs you post, the
more 
propertiesyou will acquire. I've spoken with Arjay who has a tree
pruning 
tool that is perfect for removing the signs.
In other neighborhoods residents jam the voice mailbox on the phone
number 
advertisedon the signs. I even know of one 'homeowner' who called the

number telling the person
to come by to look at the house. When the investor arrived she was
handed 2 
dozen We
Buy Houses signs and told not to come back to Belair Edison.

John


Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:27:08 -0500From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Discussion] C V Saturated With
We 
Buy Houses Signs


Have any of you noticed the bright yellow We Buy Houses signs that
are 
saturating the C V commercial areas (33rd Street, Greenmount Avenue,
St. 
Paul Street, etc.)???

Have any of you noticed the signs in residential areas??

Does anyone know who might be installing the signs??


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[Chat] Case dismissed, was Re: Ticketed for talking

[Linda Forlifer]

Absolutely, write to the Northern District commander and community
relations officer.  It would be good to know what their response to the
situation would be.  Do they support aggressive demeanor to good
citizens questioning an officer?  Do they suggest that you and Steve
were appropriately viewed as threatening?  I'd like to know how the
police are trained to deal with residents.

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/25/2006 9:47:55 PM 
Hello, folks,

Yesterday Steve accompanied me to the District Court on
Wabash Ave. to help me contest the ticket I got for
allegedly obstructing traffic on Guilford Ave. at about
10 PM on a Tuesday night.

The officer didn't appear, and the case was dismissed!

I was ready to argue that I didn't deserve the ticket.
I had a letter signed by Dave Barnett, and Steve was
there ready to testify as a witness.  But it wasn't
necessary.  I do want to offer thanks to Steve and
Dave for their help.  I also want to thank Dana Moore
for offering me advice about how to present the case
and suggesting some Do's and Don'ts.

This all was such a waste of energy brought on by probably
nothing more than a police officer in a bad mood.

While I may have technically violated the law, I think
it was inappropriate for the police officer to give me
a ticket for causing a very minor inconvenience.

The demeanor of the officers was inappropriate.
The officer who issued the ticket spoke to Steve
in a very aggressive tone, ordering him to move back
and threatening him with arrest when he did nothing
threatening.  I had to ask four times if
I was free to go after they gave me the ticket.

Should I write a letter to somebody to complain about
the treatment?  What do Chat List subscribers think?

--Emil

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Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:28:31 -0400
From: Emil Volcheck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: chat@charlesvillage.info 
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Subject: Ticketed for talking!
Mail-Followup-To: chat@charlesvillage.info, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i

Hello, neighbors,

After the CVCBDMA Board meeting, I drove back and gave Steve Gewirtz a
lift.  Steve and I both live on the 3000 block of Guilford, and I
stopped across from his house, right before the intersection of
Guilford and 30th.  We chatted for a little while about politics, then
Dave Barnett drove by in the opposite direction, on his way home I
assume.  I hadn't seen him for a while, so we both rolled down our
windows to talk.  Then I saw a police car pull up behind me, with
bubble lights.  Dave moved on, and I pulled my car closer to the side
to get out of the way.  The police gave me a $50 ticket for impeding
the flow of traffic.  I was really surprised because I was in the car
the whole time, with the hazard lights on, and I moved almost as soon
as I saw someone behind me was trying to get by.  Certainly when Dave
moved, I believe the police could have gotten past me.

The police starting ticketing me right after I turned the corner and I
let Steve off.  Steve asked the officer what the problem was, and they
told him to back off, gave him a 5-second warning.  That seemed a
little harsh.

I think I remember hearing recently that Dana Moore was given a ticket
when she was stopped out in front of her house loading or unloading
from her car, and that the judge threw it out.

I'm planning to tell the judge I'm innocent, and Steve says he'll come
with me.

Does anybody have any thoughts about this situation?  It seems kind
of extreme.  I feel like I should have been entitled to some signal
like a honk or yelling move along before they decided I was
blocking traffic.

--Emil



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Emil Volcheck
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Re: [Chat] They stole our wreath!

[Linda Forlifer]

Kathleen,

Don't let the police stop you from getting the report documented. 
That's to their benefit (saves them time and paperwork, they can report
a drop in crime) but not to the benefit of the community.  Last time I
was able to make a report over the phone through the 311 system; I don't
know if they still do that.

I am very skeptical of statistics from the police because I've
experienced their stonewalling when residents want to report crimes (in
my case, they've said a report wasn't necessary for theft and for a man
exposing himself).

When I hang my wreath, I use multiple pieces of wire to attach it to
the iron grill on my front door.  Takes me lots more time, but I haven't
lost a wreath since I began to do that.

Good luck,

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/7/2005 11:04:18 PM 
At 10:30 AM -0500 12/7/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry Kathleen, I hang my best wreath out during the day {a red boa} 
and before I go to sleep or it gets to late, I hang out a plastic 
one that I keep by my front door. Its kinda a hassle but I hate 
someone stealing what I make and buy. Gr. deBorah
p.s. the young lady down the street had two packages stolen from her 
porch while at home in afternoon before the mailman got off the 
street.

Yes, my wreath was also stolen during the day but I was at work.
My first reaction was to call the police and report it for the
reason that Linda mentions, but the police
gave me such a hassle and attitude back in May when I reported
the theft of my hose reel out of my backyard that I am hesitating.

-Kathleen

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Re: [Chat] They stole our wreath!

[Linda Forlifer]

Please encourage everyone who experiences a theft to make a report to
the police and, if it's of mail (a federal crime), to the post office. 
We receive services only if these are documented.  

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/7/2005 10:30:40 AM 
Sorry Kathleen, I hang my best wreath out during the day {a red boa}
and 
before I go to sleep or it gets to late, I hang out a plastic one that
I keep by 
my front door. Its kinda a hassle but I hate someone stealing what I
make and 
buy. Gr. deBorah
p.s. the young lady down the street had two packages stolen from her
porch 
while at home in afternoon before the mailman got off the street.

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Re: [Chat] missing pets

[Linda Forlifer]

One unfortunate possibility is that they are stolen to be used in
training dogs to fight.  I've been told of (and read about) this
happening near our neighborhood (Harwood).  You could talk to Vonnie
Gowe or Emily Chalmers about this.

It's safest to keep cats as indoor pets and dogs in your home when
they're not on leash walking with you.

Linda

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/18/2005 10:11:07 AM 
I'm dismayed at the amount of missing pet posters I see posted every
week in CV, at least in the 2900-3100 blocks of Guilford, Calvert, and
St. Paul.  I've lived in 5 different cities across the country and have
never encountered this in other neighborhoods.  My youngest cat went
missing last November.  He vanished seemingly without a trace.  I walked
door to door for a week, talking to neighbors, passing out flyers,
searching alleys and trash cans, to no avail.

I'm normally not a conspiracy theorist (a popular occupation in CV, it
appears!), but I'm starting to wonder now.  Where do these pets go? 
I've never seen an animal control van in our area, so I don't think we
have an overactive animal control department picking up random animals. 
I don't see very many run-over animals on the street, so that doesn't
seem to be a problem.  And I have never found a carcass of a pet in an
alley.

Are the animals being stolen?  Taken to another neighborhood?  Hoarded
in basements?  Are the gutters/sewers notorious for trapping
unsuspecting animals?  Can I blame the CVCBD for this?  (just joking) 

Curious and a little saddened,
Sarah

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Re: [Chat] Light up the Night Program

[Linda Forlifer]

You seem to have forgotten the Abell Improvement Association and Mike
Treadway, who began this initiative.   

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/5/2005 9:13:02 PM 
Dear Charles Villager,

The CV Light Up The Night program would be DE-LIGHTED to provide
you with
two FREE CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) BULBS to use on your front and
rear
porch. The BULBS are being offered WITHOUT CHARGE to all homes in the
Charles
Village Community. We will even install the BULBS for you! This is a
great way
to keep our neighborhood safer and friendlier and the price is right!
The only
way it could be better is if you also got cash to take them! Forget
that!

The CFL Bulbs use one-fourth of the energy of a standard incandescent
BULB of
the same wattage. That means you can light it twice as long and still
use only
half as much electricity as a regular incandescent light BULB. You will
also
find yourself climbing the ladder much less often to replace your porch
BULB.
These BULBS generally last up to thirteen time longer than an
equivalent
incandescent light BULBS!

By saving you both money and ladder time, we hope this BULB will
encourage you
to KEEP YOUR PORCH LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT! By just flicking on your light
switch
at night, you can help keep Charles Village safer. The better lighted
our
neighborhood streets are the fewer shadowy places for the forces of
darkness
to hide.

We do it all! The only thing we can't do is come over every night and
turn
them on for you! The only things you have to do are sign up for your
BULBS,
and then TURN THEM ON AFTER DARK.

It's that simple!

If you'd like to be more involved in this project, we could sure use
you as a
volunteer to distribute BULBS. We would appreciate it very, very much
if you
would spread the world to neighbors on your block who haven't gotten
the word
about this program yet. Perhaps you could organize your entire block,
or part
of your block, or perhaps a group of your immediate neighbors.

Then call us with your list of those who would like the FREE BULBS.

Contact us to sign up for your FREE BULBS or with any questions about
this
program.

Either reply directly to this email notice or call:

410-662-0446 (Richard Johnson)(Arjay)
If necessary leave a phone message.

Let us know the:

Name(s), Address(es), Phone Number(s), One or two BULBS desired?
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The Charles Village Civic Association
The Charles Village Community Benefit District
The Baltimore City Office of Neighborhoods
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[Chat] JHU Press Book Sale

[Linda Forlifer]

The Johns Hopkins University Press Staff Development Fund is pleased to
announce our upcoming Annual JHU Press Book Sale.  The sale will take
place April 1st and 2nd in the Glass Pavilion on the Homewood Campus.
Hours on Friday are noon to 8 pm and Saturday 10 am to 6 pm. There is
free parking on campus on Saturday ONLY, with on-street parking on
Friday.

Books of all shapes, sizes, and varieties are only $2 per pound. 
Proceeds from the JHU Press' Annual Book Sale provide funding for
professional development for Press staff.  We appreciate your support of
the sale.

If you need further information, please call (410) 516-6900 or visit
our website at: http://sdf.press.jhu.edu/.


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