Re: [Chat] Poinsettias at the Rawlings Conservatory

2015-02-10 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I got the same message on my desktop. On 2/10/15 8:09 AM, Judy Berlin wrote: Get a message that link not available. Might b the settings on my iPad. Sent from my iPad On Feb 10, 2015, at 2:28 AM, Emil Volcheck volch...@acm.org wrote: Dear neighbors, On New Year's Day, Kathleen and I

[Chat] Phishing attempt

2014-01-24 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I received an email, ostensibly from Verizon wireless, telling me that my credit card has been rejected and that I must click on an address to give correct information or I will lose my service. It so happens that I do not have Verizon wireless. The email is an obvious phishing attempt. The

[Chat] Cornbread stuffing

2013-11-22 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
My favorite thing to make at Thanksgiving is cornbread stuffing. It is easily made gluten free if someone you are cooking for is sensitive to gluten. First, make some cornbread, either from a mix or from scratch. For gluten free cornbread, a good mix is available from

[Chat] Heather Mizeur meet the candidate forum tomorrow in Charles Village

2013-11-08 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Friends, Tomorrow, meet Delegate Heather Mizeur who is running for Governor in the Democratic primary in June, 2014. She is holding a Meet the Candidate forum, and here are the details: *Saturday, November 9th* 3:00 - 5:00pm 29th Street Community Center (formerly known as Barclay Recreation

Re: [Chat] dogs

2013-11-05 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Here is an article in today's NY Times listing some things that are poisonous to pets: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/science/poisonous-to-pets.html?ref=science?src=dayp Steve On 11/3/13 8:43 AM, jdy wrote: I received an email showing products to avoid giving to dogs. Unfortunately when I

Re: [Chat] Water is off

2013-09-12 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
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

[Chat] Water is off

2013-09-11 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
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

Re: [Chat] Water is off

2013-09-11 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
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

[Chat] What is most likely a scam

2013-08-20 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
People have gone door to door asking to see BGE bills. They claim that they can offer electricity and/or gas for less than BGE, and they ask to see a BGE bill so that they can tell you how much they can save you. But according to a recent report on Channel 11, what at least some of them are

[Chat] Nectar of the gods

2013-07-24 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Recently, I read /Cooked /by Michael Pollan. In that book, Pollan talks about four methods of cooking: fire (grilling), water (braising), air (baking) and earth (fermenting). It was the last method that was something new to me, and I decided to try it. The first thing I tried was making kim

Re: [Chat] anyone else not getting running water?

2013-03-15 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Here on the 3000 block of Guilford, the water this morning and last night was a little bit brown. That generally happens when work on the water system is going on somewhere, even a few miles away. Steve On 3/15/13 2:18 PM, Eric wrote: You realize that's not always possible, right? On Mar

[Chat] A scam

2013-02-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
My wife Janet has provided the following description of what occurred this afternoon: Around 4-5 pm today (2/21/13), a white male rang my doorbell requesting assistance. He is approximately 5'6, skinny, white, mid 20s, wearing a clean white sweatshirt with faded dark writing, jeans and very

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Rees

2013-01-28 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, I saw the article, and I also heard a while back about her activities during the Vietnam war. It's not something pretty. As I recall the article, she worked for the National Lawyers Guild which was a group of left leaning lawyers. Steve On 1/28/13 9:46 AM, jdy wrote: Did anyone see

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] taxes

2013-01-23 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, Social security is part of your income for federal tax purposes, but not all of it. I downloaded last years instructions for form 1040 (I do not know whether this year's are available yet), and the worksheet is on page 26 of the instructions for form 1040. You can download the

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] taxes

2013-01-23 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Be aware that because Congress was late in finalizing the tax rules, especially alternative minimum tax and some others, the IRS is late getting out the instructions for this years taxes. Steve On 1/23/13 12:58 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: Judy, Social security is part of your income for federal

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Article on LED lighting

2013-01-22 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
* -- Original Message -- From: Stephen J Gewirtz gewi...@bellatlantic.net To: Charles Village Discussion List discuss...@charlesvillage.info, The Charles Village Chat List chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: [Discussion] Article on LED lighting Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:50:50 -0500 Here

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] test

2013-01-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, I received you on both chat and discussion. Steve On 1/21/13 8:42 PM, judy wrote: hello. anybody out there? ___ Discussion mailing list discuss...@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/discussion_charlesvillage.info

[Chat] Article on LED lighting

2013-01-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Here is an article in today's NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/business/leds-emerge-as-a-popular-green-lighting.html?hp The key point is that LED lighting (not the same as CFL lighting) is very energy efficient. My own feeling is that I should wait a bit more (and use up my old

[Chat] Virus threat

2012-12-09 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Both FedEx and UPS offer a shipping service where final delivery is made by the Postal Service. I received an email ostensibly from FedEx claiming that I had a package that the post office had been unable to deliver. The email told me to click to print out a receipt which I could take to

Re: [Chat] tax question

2012-12-03 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Christine, There is a homeowners' property tax credit program. Here is a link that I found: http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/htc.html It appears that October 31 was the deadline to apply, but at least your mother may be able to apply for next year. Most of I know about it is contained

Re: [Chat] mattress on 29th street-help removing

2012-11-30 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Dawna, Call 311. With a mattress, there is a significant risk that there are bedbugs. For a while, the City was not picking up mattresses, but I recall reading that they now will do so. Let them deal with it. They are trained to deal with possibly infested upholstery. CVCBD also stopped

[Chat] Fwd: [Other Voices from Charles Village] Peabody Heights Annual Coat Drive

2012-10-16 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Some people have asked about the annual coat drive. Here is the info from Chris Wilson. It is a very good cause. Steve On 10/16/12 9:23 AM, Chris Wilson wrote: We are off and running our annual coat drive this year and hope to get more coats for both children and adults this year in order

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Shooting tonight

2012-10-13 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
According to the Sun, the victim had died. That means that we have just had two murders in Charles Village approximately a day apart (the other was Thursday evening in the 2300 block of Charles), and both involve shooting at the head of the victim. Whether they are related and whether, as

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] IRA

2012-08-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, The big problem is that you will probably be charged surrender fees for rolling it over. It still may pay to roll it over into something better. There are annuities without any load (yours has what is called a back load). I have seen them advertised by T Rowe Price. Or, since you

[Chat] Police ride along last Friday

2012-07-19 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
We had been told to arrive at Northern District station between 4 and 4:20 last Saturday. As one of the first there, I got first choice of where to go, and of course I picked Charles Village. The officer I was with, whose first name is Mike, was told to patrol an area of Barclay Street,

Re: [Chat] Officer O'Donnell

2012-07-18 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Emil, I saw him last Friday at the Northern District station when they had the ride along. At some point, he got a new number: 443-938-1472. Steve On 7/17/12 10:32 PM, Emil Volcheck wrote: Hello, neighbors, Has anyone seen Officer O'Donnell lately? His cell phone number belongs to

Re: [Chat] water troubles

2012-07-16 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I have not had the problem lately. When it occurs, it usually means that a water main or water pipe nearby is being repaired. Steve On 7/16/12 10:57 PM, Joshua Fruhlinger 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

[Chat] Real estate tax bills

2012-07-06 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I still have not received my real estate and CVCBD tax bills, but the City tax bill is already available online. Go to: http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/paysys/ and click on Real Property. You can already see how much you will owe. This year, the City and State homestead tax credits are

[Chat] Special City tax credit--a correction

2012-07-06 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
On your real estate tax bill, if you are eligible for the homestead tax credit, there will be a SPECIAL CREDIT. If you have looked at the Sun or at the City announcement of the credit (and that is what I essentially repeated in my earlier email about our coming real estate tax bills), you

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Special City tax credit--a correction

2012-07-06 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
will be all of $16.95. Steve On 7/6/12 12:30 PM, judy wrote: Apparently, due to some formula I'm not familiar with, nor want to be familiar with, I am NOT eligible for the 2012 MD homeowners' tax credit program. Judy Berlin On 07/06/2012 12:02 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: On your real estate tax

[Chat] Old scanner for whoever wants it

2012-05-22 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I have an old HP S20 scanner which will scan small photos and 35mm negatives and slides. If you are running Windows XP or older, you can download for free a driver for it and can connect it to your computer. If you are running Apple or a more recent version of Windows, you will not be able

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] taxes

2012-04-25 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, I do not know anything about how the homeowners tax credit works. It is for families with low incomes, and I think that you have to apply each year. I do know that if you get the homeowners tax credit, the State reimburses the City and CVCBD for the amount of your credit. As to the

[Chat] Fwd: [Discussion] URGENT NEED !

2012-02-26 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
On 2/26/2012 2:02 PM, twee...@juno.com wrote: There is an injured cat in the Abell neighborhood that is sporting a very large and serious wound to the neck. At this point it is necrotic, and probably seriously infected. It is an obviously very painful injury. There are several people who have

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] taxes

2012-02-02 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, Now that you mention it, I don't recall getting it either. Maybe they have stopped. I do my taxes with TurboTax, and it remembers what my refund was for last year. It also remembers other information from last year. That makes it a lot easier to do taxes. Steve On 2/2/2012

Re: [Chat] taxes

2012-02-02 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, I just looked, and I paid $63.55 each year since 2009 for Turbo Tax. That includes sales tax. And last year and the year before, I paid $19.95 to e-file Maryland income tax, and I would guess it will cost me the same again this year.. So I paid about what you paid. Since you have a

Re: [Chat] Md mortg interest write off to be dropped?

2012-01-26 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Christine, As I understand the proposal, an individual making more than $100K or a couple making more than $150K would reduce itemized deductions by 10% or 20%. Since the deductions for home ownership are the largest deductions for most people, those with higher incomes would lose a part of

Re: [Chat] Northern District Meeting

2011-12-08 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, This is a meeting specifically to deal with the prostitution problems in the southern part of Charles Village. It is not the Northern Community Council meeting. When it is dark out, either at night or early in the morning, there are a lot of prostitutes, many of whom are

Re: [Chat] Ad that came in the mail from Value Appeal

2011-12-01 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
. Steve On 12/1/2011 11:48 AM, judy berlin wrote: I had my taxes go up as a result of the homestead act, How does that work? What is the benefit if any of the homestead tax? judy On 11/30/2011 08:58 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: I received an ad in the mail today from an outfit called Value

[Chat] Fwd: missing cat

2011-12-01 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I am forwarding this (with the flyer copied as text) in the hope that someone will spot Petey. Steve. On 12/1/2011 2:44 PM, Gina Weaver wrote: Our Petey is missing, please see attached flyer. Please fwd to any CV

[Chat] Ad that came in the mail from Value Appeal

2011-11-30 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I received an ad in the mail today from an outfit called Value Appeal. It shows that my current assessment is $178,600 (the correct figure) and that if I pay them $99, I should be able to reduce my assessment to $124,285 based on information they will supply concerning comparable sales.

[Chat] fwd:virus warning

2011-10-06 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I received this email this morning: Steve: I've just received an e-mail from a contact in law enforcement who says the virus protection folks are rushing to get out in front of a new virus that kills computer memories. Supposedly the e-mail message to avoid is something having to do with

[Chat] Fwd: Good/bad experience with window companies?

2011-08-26 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
On 8/26/2011 8:38 AM, Didon Pachner wrote: Steve, I'm having trouble posting to the Chat list and the Discussion list. Would you mind forwarding this to both? Thanks so much! Didon Original Message Subject:Good/bad experience with window companies? Date: Mon,

Re: [Chat] Stabbing on 3000-block of Guilford

2011-08-24 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Emil, My wife woke me up last night about 11 because there were police cars and ambulances near the other end of the block. When I spoke to people closer to the scene than your house, they told me that the victim had been stabbed in the mouth and the shoulder and was expected to recover.

[Chat] Last night's stabbing on 3000 block of Guilford

2011-08-24 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Here is a link to the Sun's crime blog. The story now appears there, but it has the wrong block. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/ Steve ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info

[Chat] fwd: Theft-300 Blk. E 33rd St; Aggravated Assault-3000 Blk. Guilford Ave.

2011-08-24 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Here is the JHU crime bulletin describing last night's stabbing on my block.. Steve On 8/24/2011 11:34 AM, Melissa Thompson wrote: All -- Below is a report from the August 24 JHU Security Daily Incident Report. Please forward on to interested persons. *Theft -- */300 Blk. E 33^rd St.

[Chat] Fwd: Community Notice: Waverly BookFest

2011-08-24 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
This supports a good cause. Steve On 8/24/2011 11:51 AM, aggiroux wrote: Please notify your community though online newsletters, community boards and email lists or wherever appropriate: 5th Annual Waverly BookFest Theme: Read Green Saturday, September 10th 2011 10 AM to 3 PM Waverly

Re: [Chat] earth shaing

2011-08-23 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I definitely felt it here on 3000 block of Guilford Ave. It is reported to be a 5.9 or 6.0 centered near Richmond. No damage. One neighbor reported a vase knocked over. My sister felt it north of NYC. Steve. On 8/23/2011 2:07 PM, Dawna Cobb wrote: I am downtown, we felt it. It was a 5:8

[Chat] Fwd: Earthquake update

2011-08-23 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
On 8/23/2011 2:54 PM, Baltimore Police Department wrote: Earthquake AdvisoryBALTIMORE, MD. (AUGUST 23, 2011) - Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is advising city residents that an earthquake has been reported South of Richmond, Virginia of 5.9 magnitude, 6 km sub-surface. There have been no

Re: [Chat] prop tax

2011-07-10 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
bold as to try to predict what will happen to housing prices. Steve On 7/10/2011 12:59 PM, jberlin wrote: thanks Steve. What is the homestead tax credit based on? Not % but the original figure used as the base? On 07/09/2011 03:52 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: Judy, Think of it this way

Re: [Chat] prop tax

2011-07-09 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
everyone's response. However I still don't get it. It sounds as if I am still paying the tax for last years assessment and then some. 3 years ago my assessment was 116k. It went up to 133k. Now it is back down to 116k. Yet I'm paying more than the previous yrs. On 07/08/2011 05:52 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz

Re: [Chat] prop tax

2011-07-08 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Joshua is right about how the taxes work. Under the homestead tax law, if your home is owned by you and is your principal residence, your effective assessment (what you actually pay taxes on) can go up by no more than 10% per year compounded. The 10% figure is used for state tax purposes

[Chat] A question for the lawyers on this list serve

2011-06-18 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
In the course of watching on television some of the trial in Florida of Casey Anthony for the murder of her daughter Caylee, a question has occurred to me. Clearly, a mother whose daughter is missing and who then parties and shows no grief and makes up a story about Zanny the Nanny having

Re: [Chat] private trash collection

2011-05-30 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
BTW, the City asks us to have our trash and recycling out by 6 a.m., although I have never seen the City sanitation crews that early on my block. And some of the new CVCBD trash cans are full and surrounded by plastic bags of household trash, and sometimes rats can be seen there as early as 6

[Chat] Storage facility recommendation needed

2011-05-27 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
A sister of my wife's is going to be staying with my wife and me while she looks for an apartment in the DC area. She wants to find a storage place in our area to which she can ship some stuff (I don't know how much, but I would imagine it would include a bed and some other furniture) from

Re: [Chat] Annual Coat drive

2011-04-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
On 4/21/2011 9:59 AM, Christian Wilson wrote: Councilwoman Clarke and Stephen Gewirtz: Please print the following in your next What's Happening weekly report and Stephen please circulate through your list: Dear Neighbors: Our coat drive this year was extremely successful in that we

[Chat] Pam Kelly will be missed

2011-04-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Shortly after I married my late first wife in 1977, I took my newly acquired kids to the Waverly Library to get library cards. We saw Pam Kelly there, and she could not have been nicer in introducing the kids to the library and getting them library cards. She was a wonderful librarian. At

Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity

2011-04-20 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
, 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

[Chat] Suspicious activity

2011-04-19 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
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

Re: [Chat] news needed for my Village Chat column

2011-01-09 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
One change by request from several of us is that Guilford and 31st will continue to have a 4 way stop. Steve. On 1/9/2011 8:45 PM, gary letteron wrote: Dawna! 'not exactly gossip... but do you know about the proposed\future Guilford Ave Bicycle Boulevard? See below from Nate Evans

[Chat] Assessments drop substantially, but most of us will see tax increases

2010-12-28 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
According to the Sun this morning, http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-bz-maryland-property-assessments-20101228,0,7612427,full.story assessments have dropped an average of 22% for the one third of Maryland properties (including all in Charles Village) that were reassessed this

[Chat] Let's remember that the City sanitation workers do a great job

2010-12-23 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Because it was windy last night, I decided that I would put my recycling out this morning. Then, it completely slipped my mind until I heard the truck outside. I threw my trousers over my pajamas and ran out with a carton full of recycling just as the truck was passing my back yard. One of

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Armed Robbery Arrests

2010-11-19 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Do we know anything about the ages of the juveniles arrested? Given the gravity of their crimes (armed robberies), can they be charged as adults? Keep in mind that somebody might have been killed as a result of their crimes. For our protection, they need to get more than a slap on the

[Chat] Mystery writer Anne Perry contrasted with juveniles just arrested

2010-11-19 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Some years ago, there was a movie made and set in New Zealand and based on a true case. In the movie, two young girls plotted and carried out the murder of the mother of one of them. That mother had threatened to separate the girls, and there were hints that the girls might have had a sexual

[Chat] Dangerous Trojan Horse

2010-10-07 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
A short time ago, I received an email that informed me that something I had supposedly snail mailed could not be delivered because of an inadequate address. The email was addressed to several people (strange if only one of them had mailed something). Attached to that email was a program

Re: [Chat] Emil's mother passed

2010-08-04 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Emil, Let me join the others in expressing sorrow at your loss. Unfortunately, breast cancer has touched so many families in Charles Village and elsewhere. It would be nice to see a lot more research toward defeating that horrible disease. Steve

Re: [Chat] hazard waste

2010-04-23 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
After some searching on the DPW website (and I literally searched on the keyword hazardous waste), I found a statement that the date will be announced later in the year. Steve On 4/23/2010 1:22 PM, jberlin wrote: 2nd request for info. when is hazard waste recycling?? judy

Re: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices

2010-04-15 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Judy, If you believe that we should not shop at foreign owned supermarkets, then you will not shop at Giant. Giant was founded by a kosher butcher named Isidore Cohen who lived somewhere in the DC/Baltimore area, but before he died, he sold Giant to Royal Ahold which is a Dutch Company.

Re: [Chat] Maxie's?

2010-04-14 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Where is Ajumma, and what sort of eatery is it? I googled Ajumma, and apparently it is a Korean chicken soup (used like the chicken soup that is often referred to as Jewish aspirin), and it also appears to be a word in some African language. But I did not find an eatery in Baltimore. I

[Chat] Fwd: [AIA Members] Support Waverly Main Street and GROW GREENMOUNT!

2010-04-14 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
After 4 recent murders on Greenmount and 2 elsewhere in Charles Village, we need to take our neighborhood back. Here is a worthwhile attempt. Steve. On 4/14/2010 9:54 PM, Bonnie Bessor wrote: Support Waverly Main Street and GROW GREENMOUNT! Please join us to show community solidarity and

[Chat] Fwd: Article in City Paper on Heart's Place

2010-02-27 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
This is a very worthwhile cause located in Charles Village. Here are links to the City Paper YouTube interview: http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=19797 and too the article in the City Paper:: http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=19794 Steve On 2/27/2010 4:03 PM,

Re: [Chat] parking today??

2010-01-18 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Christine, According to the Sun, parking meters have to be fed today, and buses other than commuter buses are on regular schedule. So my guess is that regular parking restrictions are in force. After all, except for government employees, today generally is not a holiday. Steve. On

[Chat] Watch out for telephone phishing

2010-01-10 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
A short time ago, I received a call from 567-248-4455, and I received the same call on 12/31/2009. A recorded message told me that I can lower my credit card rate to 6% if I press a key on my phone and talk to a live operator. The credit card was not identified (and caller id showed the

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY TREE PICK UP

2010-01-04 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Here is the word I have gotten from Abell (and it agrees with what I have seen from the City): Department of Public Works will provide Christmas tree mulching *every Saturday *during the month of January 2010, at the Citizen Drop-off Center, *701 Reedbird Avenue from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

[Chat] Fwd: [AIA Officers] Fw: Change in waste collection locations

2009-12-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
*In other words, put trash out in front tomorrow (and hopefully, we will know before Thursday about recycling). And those below 25th hopefully will know before Wednesday. The City has given similar instructions a number of times in the past after snowstorms. * Steve. Robin

[Chat] FW: DPW Press Release: Mandatory Water Conservation in effect for Baltimore City Water Customers/ RECALL

2009-12-18 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Here is a retraction from what I believe was the original source of the emails about the water restrictions. Steve. Rodriguez, Catalina wrote: Dear All, Please disregard this message as Water Conservation is no longer in effect as of today December 18, 2009. Please excuse any

[Chat] Fwd: FW: Heart's Place Shelter

2009-11-30 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
to Ms. Carol Berman so that she knows that the people of Charles Village will help out when help is needed. Thanks again. Christian H. Wilson Peabody Heights Resident Homeowners Alliance, Inc. *From:* Stephen J Gewirtz

[Chat] Fwd: Heart's Place Shelter

2009-11-29 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
This is clearly an important cause in our neighborhood, especially now that the weather is getting colder. I will ask Christian Wilson to provide details about how to make out checks, and I will forward the information to the list serves when I have received it. Steve.

[Chat] Make sure storm sewers are not clogged by leaves

2009-11-12 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
With a lot of rain coming for the next several days, and with lots of leaves on the ground, it is crucial that all of us make sure that the storm sewers closest to our houses are not clogged by leaves. I have just checked those on Guilford at 30th and 31st -- the grate on the NE corner of

[Chat] Fwd: Coats for Children

2009-10-22 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
cwilsonportli...@cs.com wrote: Steve: Would you please post this message on all the sites you deal with. Thanks. Peabody Heights Resident Homeowners Alliance, Inc., is continuing to sponsor their annual coat drive for children's coats during this time of the year. We have already

[Chat] Water bill scam

2009-09-18 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
The following is copied from a press release issued a short time ago by the City Department of Public Works. *The key thing is that if you get a phone call telling you that you are past due on your water bill, it is a scam. If you capture the number on caller-id or with *69, report the phone

Re: [Chat] Olive Oil comes from Paca Street RE: Dimitri olive oil at Farmer's Market

2009-07-28 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
You can get a 3 liter tin of Colavita extra virgin olive oil at Trinacria for about $25. That is what I generally use. It costs a lot less than at Whole Foods. I was introduced to Trinacria by my son-in-law who comes from Firenze (Florence). They also sell pastas, olives and inexpensive

Re: [Chat] Dimitri olive oil at Farmer's Market

2009-07-28 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Emil, Where at the Farmers' Market do they sell Dimitri's? I'm always anxious to try something new even though I am perfectly happy with the olive oil I already get. And the Farmers' Market is a lot closer than Trinacria. The Dimitri's website certainly makes a case for their olive oil.

[Chat] Liquor Board hearing for 27th and Howard postponed

2009-07-15 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
The following item was originally on the 1 p.m. docket of the Liquor Board for tomorrow: *David Weishaus Kelly McNamee, Mid Atlantic Capital Holding, LLC T/a Reserve Restaurant Lounge, 127 W. 27th Street -- Class BD7 Beer, Wine Liquor License -- Application to transfer ownership of Class B

[Chat] Fwd: Children's Food program

2009-07-01 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
If you know of any local families with children who are in economic difficulty, please pass this info on to them. Steve. cwilsonportli...@cs.com wrote: Steve: Would you please print this information and forward it to all your sites. Thanks, Christian Margaret Brent opens its doors at

Re: [Chat] No good deed goes unpunished

2009-06-20 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Kevin, Years ago, I read that someone in NY had been convicted of the common law crime of barratry (the bringing of 2 or more groundless suits at common law). I do not know whether barratry is a crime under Maryland common or statute law, but this state makes a lot more use of common law

Re: [Chat] No good deed goes unpunished

2009-06-20 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
the jurors who have convicted them. Such lawsuits are always thrown out, but they nonetheless constitute a nuisance for the jurors who are forced to respond. Do not let them intimidate you. Steve. Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: Kevin, Years ago, I read that someone in NY had been convicted

Re: [Chat] [AIA Members] FW: Finks are missing a cat

2009-05-26 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
*Paws has been found.* John Fink just told me that Paws was found in the back yard of 3001 Guilford. Thanks to everyone who looked for her. Steve. Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: Here is more about where to call if you find Paws. Let's find her. Steve. Fink, John wrote: Hey Steve Thanks

Re: [Chat] FW: Finks are missing a cat

2009-05-19 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Message- From: Stephen J Gewirtz [mailto:gewi...@bellatlantic.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:17 AM To: memb...@abellimprovement.org; The Charles Village Chat List; Charles Village Discussion List Cc: Moore, Dana P.; Beverly Fink; Fink, John; John Fink (Personal) Subject: Fwd: FW: Finks

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status

2009-05-06 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
When Peter Duvall was in charge of housing issues for CVCBD, 2625 Guilford was falling apart, and Peter apparently could do nothing about it. Your best bet is to see whether your City Council member is interested in doing something, if (s)he can do anything about it. Steve. John Spurrier

[Chat] Fwd: ONE Plus ONE Legislation

2009-05-04 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Don't forget that there is a meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Barclay Rec Center for those who wish to comment on the One Plus One proposed legislation, and that CVCBD will be selling recycling bins, cans and lids for the cans. As one who now accumulates a lot of recyclables in a 2 week period

[Chat] Fwd: 13 Days Till the Playground Rebuild! Important updates

2009-04-23 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
marypatcla...@lists.baltimorecity.gov wrote: */Playground and 14^th District Happenings /*** *Dear 14^th District Leaders and Friends,* 12 Days Till the Playground Rebuild! April 21, 2009 *Greetings!***** * * **The build is 13 days away. Can

Re: [Chat] [CVCBDQuad4] trash

2009-03-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Christine, Let me answer your questions in the order you asked them: According to the City web site, http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/dpw/recycle/bins.php , a limited number of lids for the yellow recycling cans are available at 111 Kane St. (across from Patterson High School) Monday

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] More... RE: trash and rats

2009-03-21 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Gary, Unfortunately, the meeting Tuesday at Eastern High School conflicts with the CVCBD public meeting on the budget. And if you are concerned about rats, be aware that on non-gateway streets (that includes all of Abell), CVCBD is only committing itself to pick up trash from its trash cans

Re: [Chat] (no subject)

2008-12-04 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Actually, the major mentioned two people arrested. I'm not sure which one robbed Miss Sue's, but here is a link to a Sun article on one of them: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/crime/bal-robberies1204,0,6515790.story The other one was arrested in the City, and if I remember

Re: [Chat] suspect arrested

2008-12-04 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
John, The major said that two people had been arrested. One is described in the Sun article. The other one, arrested in the City, is the one the police believe committed the robberies that you refer to. That has not been covered in the Sun yet as far as I know. Steve. John Spurrier

[Chat] FW: Live Fire Gunshot Detection Test Charles Village

2008-11-14 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
*It is important to get the word out. We do not want people to freak out because the police are conducting live gunshots in Charles Village on Monday morning. It is important for our safety that they calibrate their gunshot detection system. And those in the Abell area should plan to attend

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Bad experience with Papa Johns Pizza

2008-10-01 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide. T'plana-hath (Matron of Vulcan Philosophy) --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Stephen J Gewirtz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Stephen J Gewirtz

[Chat] Bad experience with Papa Johns Pizza

2008-09-29 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
My fiancée Janet and I ordered a pizza to be delivered from the Papa Johns on 33rd St. It took over an hour to arrive (when we called to ask where our pizza was, they said it was on its way and was late because they were really busy on the night of a football game). Finally, it did arrive,

[Chat] AIA Street Fair 9/14/2008 Reminder

2008-09-12 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
The annual Abell Improvement Association Street Fair is this Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. It is always a lot of fun. Come to the 3200 block of Abell and enjoy. Steve. Robin Truiett-Theodorson wrote: Just sending out a reminder about the Street Fair this Sunday. We are still looking for

[Chat] Upholstery cleaner

2008-09-09 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
Can anyone recommend a good upholstery cleaner who will come to my house and clean upholstered chairs? Thanks. Steve. ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive:

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