South Baltimore Crime Updates

According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)  Crime Map, the following crimes were reported from 11/16/19 – 11/22/19

Ridgely’s Delight

NONE

Stadium Area

NONE

Barre Circle

NONE

Otterbein

AGG. ASSLT.- OTH. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 18:50 7XX S CHARLES ST OTHER-INSIDE

BURGLARY (FORCE) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 17:00 XX W BARRE ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

Sharp-Leadenhall

BURGLARY (FORCE) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 05:15 1XX W HAMBURG ST LIQUOR STORE

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 10:30 9XX LEADENHALL ST CONVENIENCE

Federal Hill

BURGLARY (FORCE) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 05:20 10XX S CHARLES ST LIQUOR STORE

LARCENY- OTHER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 21:16 10XX S CHARLES ST OTHER-INSIDE

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 02:30 12XX S CHARLES ST STREET

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 15:00 4XX WARREN AVE RESIDENTIAL PARKING

ROBBERY – FIREARM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 01:06 1XX E CROSS ST STREET

Federal Hill South/Riverside

LARCENY- OTHER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 16:38 11XX LIGHT ST CONVENIENCE

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 21:30 11XX COVINGTON ST STREET

South Baltimore Neighborhood

STOLEN AUTO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 20:00 16XX S CHARLES ST STREET

Key Highway/HarborView

NONE

Inner Harbor

AGG. ASSLT.- OTH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 13:30 2XX W CONWAY ST STREET

LARCENY- OTHER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 15:34 XX S CALVERT ST STREET

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 13:43 6XX E PRATT ST INNER HARBOR-N-PRATT

Port Covington

NONE

Locust Point

NONE

Pigtown

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 19:56 7XX WASHINGTON BLVD ALLEY

AGG. ASSLT.- CUT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 15:50 8XX WASHINGTON BLVD STREET

AGG. ASSLT.- OTH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 16:26 11XX CARROLL ST

BURGLARY (ATT. FORCE) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 09:22 7XX WASHINGTON BLVD CONVENIENCE

BURGLARY (FORCE) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 00:41 7XX WASHINGTON BLVD CONVENIENCE

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 06:55 7XX WASHINGTON BLVD CONVENIENCE

Carroll – Camden Industrial Area

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 16:30 18XX WASHINGTON BLVD GAS STATION

STOLEN AUTO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 21:00 18XX WASHINGTON BLVD STREET

Hollins Market

ROBBERY – OTHER WEAPON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019 23:20 1XX SCOTT ST STREET

LARCENY- FROM AUTO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 20:30 8XX BOYD ST RESIDENTIAL PARKING

LARCENY- FROM AUTO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 12:00 8XX HOLLINS ST STREET

STOLEN AUTO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 03:00 XX S CARROLLTON AVE STREET

STOLEN AUTO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 08:00 1XX SCOTT ST STREET

Union Square

NONE

Offense definitions from the FBI

South Baltimore Peninsula Neighborhoods Map

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/27/south-baltimore-crime-updates-162/

Portion of Light Street to Close Overnight on Monday and Tuesday for Paving

Baltimore City Department of Transportation press release: 

Overnight Closures of Light Street Will Begin This Evening for Paving Work  

Lane closures will also occur along westbound Key Highway

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists that a portion of southbound Light Street will close overnight for paving work.

Starting this evening, Monday, November 25, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. and continuing until 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2019 southbound Light Street will be closed to through traffic between Lee and Montgomery Streets with detours and parking restrictions in effect.  This overnight closure of southbound Light Street will be implemented again at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 through 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019 weather permitting.

In addition, two lanes of westbound Key Highway will also be closed during these times as work is completed at the Light Street intersection.  One lane of westbound traffic will remain open along Key Highway during construction.  Paving work will also affect Hughes Street, which will also be closed at Light Street during the overnight hours.

Detour signs will be posted during the closures and flagging crews will assist with directing traffic.  Motorists should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns if traveling in this vicinity and are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays.  MTA buses traveling in this area will be detoured during the closures, so residents are encouraged to visit mta.maryland.gov for additional information.

Detour Routes:

• Southbound Light Street traffic will be detoured west on Lee Street, south on Charles Street, east on Montgomery Street and north on William Street to Key Highway.
• Northbound Light Street traffic will be detoured east on Montgomery Street and north on William Street to Key Highway.

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/25/portion-of-light-street-to-close-overnight-on-monday-and-tuesday-for-paving/

Goodier Properties Purchases Waterfront Key Highway Property to Serve as Parking for Office Development

Goodier Properties has purchased 1000 E. Key Hwy. in Locust Point. It intends to use the property as a parking lot for a nine-story, 60,000 sq. ft. office building it is planning a block east at 1401 Woodall St.

According to tax records, 1000 E. Key Hwy. has 9,568 sq. ft. of building space on a 30,213 sq. ft. lot. It has an office building that fronts Key Hwy., which is currently the home of Weller Development; garages and surface parking behind the building; and a pier that was previously used by Baltimore Water Taxi. It is a long rectangular-shaped property that is thin facing Key Hwy., but very deep as it extends out into the Inner Harbor.

Weller Development, the lead developer of the Port Covington Development, announced yesterday it is relocating to City Garage in Port Covington in January.

Dan Goodier of Goodier Properties said he doesn’t plan on demolishing any of the existing buildings at 1000 E. Key Hwy. to create more parking at this time, but may do so in the future if necessary to serve the needs of the tenants. 1401 Woodall St. will have a 42-car parking garage and, based on a view from Google Maps, 1000 E. Key Hwy. has about 40 surface parking spaces with the potential to add more.

Goodier noted Baltimore Water Taxi isn’t currently in operation on the pier, but the license is still active in case it would like to resume services.

Goodier said he doesn’t have any plans to redevelop 1000 E. Key Hwy. at this time.

Demolition of the existing industrial buildings already took place at 1401 Woodall St. Goodier said in June that construction is expected to begin early next year with a Summer 2021 delivery. Goodier told SouthBMore.com today that there is not yet a date for the beginning of construction and that his company is in the pre-leasing phase.

The building design features a brick facade on the first two floors and a mostly-glass design for the upper floors. The project may have a ground-floor retail space. Floor plates will range from 7,500 sq. ft. to 18,000 sq. ft.

Goodier Properties agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Locust Point Civic Association after much debate over the scale of this redevelopment. In the final design, part of the office building adjacent to Key Hwy. is nine stories, however the part of the building adjacent to the rowhomes on the southern end of the property is a similar in height to the rowhomes. The 42-car parking garage will be entered on Stevenson St. and exited on Woodall St. As part of the MOU, area residents will have access to parking in the garage during non-business hours.

“We think a boutique office building will perform very well on this side of the harbor,” said Goodier in June. “There are not too many places in Baltimore that smaller tenants can have a private elevator entrance into their space, have panoramic views of the skyline and Domino Sugar, on-site parking, and still be on I-95 in a minute or two.”

Goodier Properties also recently redeveloped the former Syrup KING Molasses building at 1414 Key Hwy. that includes 74,900 sq. ft. of office space and 22,100 sq. ft. of retail.

Screenshot courtesy of Google Maps. 1000 E. Key Hwy. is outlined in red. 

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/21/goodier-properties-purchases-waterfront-key-highway-property-to-serve-as-parking-for-office-development/

Covington Street Cycle Track Installed in Federal Hill and Riverside

The Covington Street Cycle Track/Bike Boulevard began installation last week in Federal Hill and Riverside and is mostly completed. The project, led by the Baltimore City Department of Transportation’s (DOT) BikeBaltimore program, is part of the Baltimore City Bike Master Plan. The project is funded by a State Highway Administration grant.

The Covington Street Cycle Track connects to a recently-completed extension of the Gwynns Falls Trail along Key Hwy. adjacent to Rash Field. It is also included in the reconstruction plans for the Key Hwy. and Light St. intersection. The cycle track travels from Key Hwy. to Randall St. It runs along Federal Hill Park, passes in front of Digital Harbor High School, and ends at Riverside Park.

Moving south, the cycle track from Key Hwy. to E. Cross St. is a two-lane bike lane along the east side of the street. This section of Covington St. currently has angled parking on the west side and a southbound travel lane.

From E. Cross St. to Gittings St., Covington St. is a two-way street. The cycle track does not have dedicated bike lanes, but sharrows in the middle of the street. These are painted bike logos with arrows which will direct cyclists to ride in the right lane.

From Gittings St. to E. Clement St. there is a painted southbound bike line and a sharrow in the driving lane for northbound travelers.

From E. Clement St. to Randall St. there are sharrows in the right and left driving lanes.

The cycle track does not eliminate any parking spaces.

DOT held a community meeting in May 2018 to gather input on the project.

DOT is partnering with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Baltimore Greenway Trails Network, and South Baltimore Gateway Partnership to “establish a better connection between the Middle Branch trail and the Inner Harbor.” This connection would go through Sharp and Stockholm Streets in Stadium Area and Solo Gibbs Park in Sharp-Leadenhall. This effort received a $250,000 federal grant last year.

The South Baltimore Peninsula also has a bicycle “main route” on Fort Ave. which includes painted bike lanes from Jackson St. to Fort McHenry. There is also a bicycle trail on Key Hwy. from Anthem House to McComas St.

Port Covington has a growing network of bike paths and lanes. An additional trail network has been proposed along the train tracks in Locust Point.

From the Baltimore City Bike Master Plan (click to enlarge)

 

 

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/20/covington-street-cycle-track-installed-in-federal-hill-and-riverside/

Tuesdays Under 250: Light Street Home with a Front Yard, Back Yard, and Parking Pad

Welcome to Tuesdays Under 250! Each week SouthBMore.com will showcase a home on the market listed for $250,000 or less.

This two-bedroom home in South Baltimore features a grass front yard, a concrete back patio, a parking pad, laminate and tile floors, and a brick fireplace and vaulted ceilings in the master bedroom.

1638 Light Street
South Baltimore 
Price: $184,900
Tax: $5,884
1,256 sq. ft.
-2 BD/1.5 Full Bath
Off Street Parking: Yes

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/19/tuesdays-under-250-light-street-home-with-a-front-yard-back-yard-and-parking-pad/

South Baltimore Crime Updates

Facebook updates from Councilman Eric T. Costello:

According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)  Crime Map, the following crimes were reported from 11/9/19 – 11/15/19

Ridgely’s Delight

NONE

Stadium Area

NONE

Barre Circle

FIREARM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 19:59 2XX SCOTT ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

Otterbein

NONE

Sharp-Leadenhall

NONE

Federal Hill

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2019 16:45 4XX E CROSS ST OTHER-INSIDE

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2019 17:36 10XX S CHARLES ST DRUGSTORE/MEDICAL BLDG

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 13:10 10XX S CHARLES ST DRUGSTORE/MEDICAL BLDG

Federal Hill South/Riverside

AGG. ASSLT.- GUN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 10:30 17XX WEBSTER ST OTHER-OUTSIDE

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2019 16:45 4XX E CROSS ST OTHER-INSIDE

South Baltimore Neighborhood

LARCENY- FROM AUTO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 18:00 XX E WELLS ST PRIVATE GARAGE

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 22:00 16XX S CHARLES ST STREET

Key Highway/HarborView

NONE

Inner Harbor

AGG. ASSLT.- HAND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 20:30 7XX EASTERN AVE STREET

AGG. ASSLT.- CUT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 16:56 4XX E PRATT ST STREET

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2019 11:37 6XX E PRATT ST SPECIALTY STORE

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2019 12:00 6XX E PRATT ST PARKS

Port Covington

NONE

Locust Point

NONE

Pigtown

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2019 11:45 14XX WASHINGTON BLVD GAS STATION

ROBBERY – OTHER WEAPON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 17:55 13XX BAYARD ST STREET

AGG. ASSLT.- HAND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 22:13 12XX GLYNDON AVE ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

BURGLARY (FORCE) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 18:00 7XX W CROSS ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

LARCENY- OTHER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 17:00 12XX GLYNDON AVE YARD, RESIDENTIAL

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 21:00 8XX MANGOLD ST STREET

STOLEN AUTO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2019 06:35 13XX BAYARD ST STREET

Carroll – Camden Industrial Area

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 13:45 15XX RUSSELL ST OTHER-INSIDE

Hollins Market

NONE

Union Square

BURGLARY (FORCE) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019 23:00 13XX W LOMBARD ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

Offense definitions from the FBI

South Baltimore Peninsula Neighborhoods Map

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/19/south-baltimore-crime-updates-161/

CBD and Wellness Shop ‘Your Remedies’ Now Open in Federal Hill

Your Remedies Boutique opened this month at 1049 S. Charles St. in Federal Hill. Your Remedies sells wellness products made with CBD including oils, topicals, ointments, balms, chocolate and gummies, hemp flowers, dog biscuits, and more.

Your Remedies took over a recently-renovated building that was last the home of Astrology Boutique before the business relocated up the block to 1033 S. Charles St. Your Remedies has a 700 sq. ft. first-floor retail space, as well as additional space on the second floor and third floor for offices, employee amenities, and to host private parties and CBD education events.

Products sold at Your Remedies are supplied by its sister company bioRemedies MD, which has a lab in Southwest Baltimore at the University of Maryland BioPark, and additional CBD vendors. The products are used for skin treatment, reducing inflammation in arthritis and tendinitis, treating fibromyalgia, preventing seizures, and reducing anxiety. CBD dog biscuits are used for canine’s joint health and anxiety.

Your Remedies invites people to come to its location to learn more about its CBD products and try samples. It will offer free delivery of its products to customers in a 10-mile radius and sells products on its website.

CBD, which is officially known as cannabidiol, is one of the many cannabinoids found in cannabis plants. Your Remedies Partner Paul Ozner called CBD “the non-psychoactive cousin of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).” Medical cannabis, which can have THC, is regulated by state-regulated dispensaries.

CBD has seen an explosion of growth in Maryland since the 2018 Farm Bill passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Donald J. Trump in December 2018. The Farm Bill determined CBD and hemp are no longer an illegal substance and are considered a Schedule 1 controlled substance under federal law as long as they are less than .3 percent THC.

bioRemedies saw the evolution of the CBD industry and began developing products in recent years. bioRemedies currently distributes CBD products all over the country and partners with companies to provide CBD oils that can be added to foods and products.

bioRemedies Managing Partner and Your Remedies Partner Pat Kelly told SouthBMore.com more Your Remedies locations could open in the future. He sees the stores as an opportunity to get out in the community and educate people on CBD. Kelly was a longtime resident of Federal Hill and South Baltimore, where he was also a developer. He is excited to open another business in the community where he has many friends and business associates.

Your Remedies is open Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 7pm, and Friday and Saturday from 10am to 9pm.

Photos courtesy of Your Remedies Boutique 

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/14/cbd-and-wellness-shop-your-remedies-now-open-in-federal-hill/

MindGrub Buys Former ‘Rachel’ Building on Fort Avenue for Coworking Pub Space

MindGrub President and CEO Todd Marks and wife Nikki Marks, who owns MindGrub Cafe and ShareKitchen, have purchased a three-story, 3,792 sq. ft. building at 554 E. Fort Ave. in Riverside. The building has been many restaurants over the years, most recently being Rachel New American Cuisine. The Marks will use the building to expand their growing businesses and create a pub-style coworking space called MindPub. Todd Marks said it’s a fusion of tech, food, and recreation.

MindGrub, MindGrub Cafe, and ShareKitchen are all located at McHenry Row in Locust Point, which is about a half a mile east of the Marks’ new building on Fort Ave. Todd Marks said it was more affordable to buy a building than to lease additional commercial space. He said his integrated digital experience company MindGrub, which currently has 120 employees, has outgrown its 20,000 sq. ft. McHenry Row office space and is adding employees at a rapid pace.

Nikki Marks has ShareKitchen filled with different food industry vendors, and has moved into a managerial role with the business. She looks forward to having more space for her own catering and culinary education business in the new building as well as using it as a test kitchen for new CBD-infused products that could include coffee and shakes.

The building currently features a first-floor bar room, small kitchen, and dining room; a second-floor large kitchen and dining room; and a third-story office space. The Marks plan on transforming the first floor into a “loungey” coworking space that can utilize the bar for events, entertaining clients, and socializing. MindGrub will move workers to the second-floor dining room and third-story office space. The large test kitchen will be used by Nikki Marks as well as some partnering businesses that are developing products.

Todd Marks said the building can comfortably fit about 30 workers. MindGrub plans on moving some of its employees, known as MindGrubbers, over tho the space in December. Coworking will likely begin in the second quarter of next year.

MindPub will eventually have a membership model that will include a food menu and drinks for members. Nikki Marks, who sold her food truck earlier this year, looks forward to bringing back popular food items such as her Todd Sandwich with BBQ pulled pork, sriracha pickles, deviled eggs, and bacon, as well as her Pumpkin Curry soup.

It will also be used to host MindGrub speaker series called Pub Talks. “It’s as if the pub became the office,” said Todd Marks. He said the traditional 9 to 5 business model is being blurred as workspaces are also becoming places for recreation fitness and socializing. MindGrub’s McHenry Row offices have virtual reality, ping pong, putting greens, and climbing walls. He looks forward to expanding on the concept of adult recreation space within a working environment.

The Marks will make some cosmetic improvements to the building, add a new MindPub sign, and will look to add a rooftop deck in the near future.

Todd Mark said MindGrub would eventually like to construct its own large office building in the future to house all of its businesses, which also includes its software incubator MindHub, and expand on its recreation offerings. He said he’d like to stay in South Baltimore and that Port Covington could be an option. Once completed, Todd Marks said they would look to turn 554 E. Fort Ave. back into a more traditional restaurant.

Photo courtesy of Nikki and Todd Marks 

Photos from a previous Alex Cooper auction listing for the building

 

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/13/mindgrub-buys-former-rachel-building-on-fort-avenue-for-coworking-pub-space/

Development Site in Federal Hill to be Offered at Auction

A site at 1007 to 1013 S. Charles St. in Federal Hill will be offered at auction. Alex Cooper will offer the .14 acre parcel with 6,942 sq. ft. of building area in an online auction that begins on Sunday, December 8th and ends on Friday, December 13th.

The site was eyed for a mixed-used development in recent years. The buildings were the former home of the Shofer’s Clearance Center, which was a part of the Shofer’s Furniture business located across the street. Shofer’s Owner Hank Shofer hoped to develop the buildings into 10 new apartments with garage parking and a 3,300 sq. ft. retail space, but told SouthBMore.com he has his “hands full and does not have the time to develop this property.”

The project site fronts the Federal Hill Main Street business district on S. Charles St. for 54 ft. The rear of the properties face Patapsco St. 1009 to 1013 S. Charles St. are two-story buildings and 1007 S. Charles St. is currently one story as it had to be partially demolished and stabilized.

The properties are zoned C-1 for Neighborhood Business District.

Opening bids for the auction are set at $500,000.

Photos courtesy of the Alex Cooper auction listing

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/13/development-site-in-federal-hill-to-be-offered-at-auction/

South Baltimore Crime Updates

According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)  Crime Map, the following crimes were reported from 11/2/19 – 11/8/19

Ridgely’s Delight

LARCENY- FROM AUTO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2019 22:30 3XX S FREMONT AVE ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

Stadium Area

NONE

Barre Circle

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2019 13:30 1XX S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR Boulevard Unknown

Otterbein

NONE

Sharp-Leadenhall

AGG. ASSLT.- CUT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2019 23:15 10XX S HANOVER ST CONVENIENCE

Federal Hill

ROBBERY – FIREARM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2019 23:27 XX E HAMBURG ST STREET

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2019 20:30 9XX LIGHT ST RESTAURANT/BAR

LARCENY- OTHER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2019 23:30 2XX KEY HWY OTHER-INSIDE

Federal Hill South/Riverside

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2019 17:45 18XX WESTPHAL PL STREET

LARCENY- FROM AUTO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2019 17:00 2XX E BARNEY ST STREET

ROBBERY – FIREARM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2019 00:00 1XX E OSTEND ST STREET

South Baltimore Neighborhood

BURGLARY (FORCE) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2019 23:50 16XX S CHARLES ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

STOLEN AUTO SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2019 08:45 XX E HEATH ST STREET

Key Highway/HarborView

NONE

Inner Harbor

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2019 13:55 3XX LIGHT ST PARKS

BURGLARY (FORCE) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2019 22:00 4XX E PRATT ST STREET

LARCENY- OTHER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2019 12:00 3XX S CHARLES ST HOTEL/MOTEL

LARCENY- OTHER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2019 12:15 6XX E PRATT ST STREET

LARCENY- OTHER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2019 08:00 4XX W PRATT ST OTHER-INSIDE

STOLEN AUTO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2019 14:10 1XX S PACA ST STREET

Port Covington

NONE

Locust Point

NONE

Pigtown

ROBBERY – KNIFE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2019 20:15 2XX PARKIN ST STREET

AGG. ASSLT.- OTH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2019 17:45 8XX W BARRE ST OTHER-OUTSIDE

BURGLARY (FORCE) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2019 17:00 11XX SARGEANT ST PRIVATE GARAGE

BURGLARY (FORCE) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2019 09:05 7XX CARROLL ST STREET

LARCENY- FROM AUTO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2019 12:45 14XX WICOMICO ST Unknown

Carroll – Camden Industrial Area

LARCENY- OTHER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2019 23:40 15XX RUSSELL ST GAS STATION

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2019 19:54 15XX RUSSELL ST RESTAURANT/BAR

ARSON MOTOR VEH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2019 09:27 15XX RUSSELL ST CONVENIENCE

Hollins Market

ROBBERY – FIREARM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2019 18:55 1XX S ARLINGTON AVE STREET

Union Square

AGG. ASSLT.- GUN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2019 18:17 1XX S CAREY ST STREET

BURGLARY (FORCE) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2019 18:12 17XX HOLLINS ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

BURGLARY (FORCE) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2019 14:00 1XX S FULTON AVE APT/CONDOMINIUM

Offense definitions from the FBI

South Baltimore Peninsula Neighborhoods Map

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/12/south-baltimore-crime-updates-160/

Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge to Close This Weekend for Drawbridge Repairs

The Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge will close again this weekend for repairs. This is the fourth weekend closure since October.

Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson Kathy Dominick told SouthBMore.com in an email, “DOT’s contractor is doing mechanical equipment upgrades to the bridge which includes replacing the center and tail locks on the drawbridge.  This work is very time consuming which is why there are multiple weekend closures scheduled.”

Work will continue in the coming weeks and the following closure are planned:

• 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2019 through 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2019
• 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2019 through 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2019
• 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2019
• 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2019 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2019
• 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2019 through 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2019
• 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2019 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 22, 2019

The DOT press release below details the Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge closure this weekend and additional weekend road closures around Baltimore:

Weekend Road Closures for November 8-10, 2019

Hanover Street Bridge Closure This Weekend for Ongoing Maintenance Work

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists that the Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge will be closed part of the weekend for ongoing maintenance work.

Starting at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2019, the Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge will be closed to through trafficin both directions between Waterview Avenue and Cromwell Street with detours in effect.  The bridge will remain closed until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2019.

Variable message signs will be deployed in the area to alert motorists of the closures.  Motorists traveling in the vicinity of the bridge on these dates and times should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes.

During the closure, citizens should utilize Russell Street/MD-295 as an alternate route:

Southbound Hanover Street detour:

Southbound Hanover Street traffic will be detoured south on I-95, south on MD-295, south on Waterview Avenue via the Annapolis Road exit, then back to Hanover Street.

Northbound Hanover Street detour:

Northbound Hanover Street traffic will be detoured west on Waterview Avenue via the Annapolis Road exit, north on the service road to MD-295/Russell Street, east on Hamburg Street back to Hanover Street.

Lower St. Paul Street Temporary Closure

On Friday, November 08, 2019 a portion of Lower St. Paul Street will be closed for a special event.  Starting at 4:00 p.m., lane courses will be implemented along Lower St. Paul Street between Centre and Pleasant Streets with parking restrictions in effect.  Then at 6:00 p.m. this portion of the roadway will be completely closed to through traffic until approximately 1:00 a.m. with detours in effect.

Motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes.

Temporary Closures of Pulaski Street and W. Baltimore Street

On Saturday, temporary road closures will be implemented along portions of Pulaski Street and W. Baltimore Street for a special event.  On Saturday, November 09, 2019 the following roadways will be closed to through traffic from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. with detours and parking restrictions in effect:

• Pulaski Street from W. Fairmount Avenue to Booth Street
• Baltimore Street from N. Smallwood to N. Payson Streets

Motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes.

Charles Street Lane Closures

On Saturday, temporary lane closures will be implemented along a portion of Charles Street for a crane lift operation.  On Saturday, November 09, 2019, temporary lane closures will be implemented along Charles Street between Mt. Royal Avenue and Oliver Street from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weather permitting.  At least one lane of through traffic will remain open for motorists during this time.

Motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes.

St. Paul Street Crane Operation

On Saturday, a portion of St. Paul Street will temporarily close for a crane lift operation.  On Saturday, November 09, 2019, St. Paul Street will be closed to through traffic between 33^rd and 34th Streets from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weather permitting with detours and parking restrictions in effect.

Motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes.

Haven Street Traffic Flagging Operation

This weekend, a traffic flagging operation will be implemented along a portion of Haven Street for a crane lift operation.  On Saturday, November 09, 2019 and Sunday, November 10, 2019, lane closures will be implemented along Haven Street between Boston and O’Donnell Streets from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day, weather permitting.  During these times, a traffic flagging operation will be implemented to alternate traffic through the work zone.

Motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes.

Traffic Modifications for the Red Hot Run 5K

This Sunday, November 10, 2019 traffic modifications will be implemented for the Red Hot Run 5K Race and Family Fun Walk which kick s off at 8:30 a.m.

The event will begin and end at the Roland Park Country School campus located on Roland Avenue.   Participants will proceed north on Roland Avenue and will turn left into St. Mary’s Seminary Driveway, right onto Northern Parkway, right on Roland Ave, then right at the entrance leading back to the Seminary.  Participants will ‘U-turn’ onto the exit driveway heading toward Roland Avenue, turn right back onto Roland Avenue, right on Kenwood Avenue, right on Goodwood Gardens, followed by left on Club Road.  The course proceeds right on Deepdene Road, left onto the Bike Lane/Sidewalk of Roland Ave and left into the driveway of Roland Park Country School to finish on School Grounds.

During the event, one lane of travel will be coned off for participants along the race route.  Temporary traffic stops may be implemented during the race for the safety of participants.  Motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for pedestrians and are encouraged to use alternate routes.

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/08/hanover-street-bridge-vietnam-veterans-memorial-bridge-to-close-this-weekend-for-drawbridge-repairs/

Weekend Events Around Baltimore

Brilliant Baltimore – a Festival of Literature & Light (Light City): November 1st – November 10th

Gus Dapperton at Ram’s Head Live: Thursday at 8pm

The Shakespeare Rap Battle at Motor House: Thursday from 8pm-10pm

Starrcast IV at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood and Ram’s Head Live: Thursday – Sunday

Masarap Vegan Dinners at Suspended Brewing: Friday from 5pm-9pm

A Night of Love: Featuring Jeffrey Osborne & Peabo Bryson at The Lyric: Friday at 8pm

Lit City Baltimore at 400 St. Paul Street: Friday from 8pm-11pm

Emanuel Ax Performs Brahms at Meyerhoff: Friday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm

Tree Planting at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore: Saturday from 9am-1pm

Paul’s Place 2019 Huff and Puff 5K and 1 Miler at Carroll Park Golf Course: Saturday from 10am-4pm

Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Open House: Saturday from 11am-4pm

Downtown Family Public Safety Forum w/ BPD Commissioner Harrison at Federal Hill Prep: Saturday from 12pm-130pm

Harvest Festival at R. House: Saturday from 12pm-5pm

All Things Apple at the Union Collective: Saturday from 12pm-5pm

NCAA Football – North Carolina A&T at Morgan State: Saturday at 1pm

Baltimore Bacon Fest at Power Plant Live!: Saturday from 1pm-5pm

Fells Point Wing Fling: Saturday from 1pm-5pm

Sandtown Millworks Fine Furniture and Reclaimed Wood Sale at City Garage: Saturday from 2pm-5pm

Light Night Canton 2019 at O’Donnell Square Park: Saturday from 530pm-10pm

All Elite Wrestling at Royal Farms Arena: Saturday at 7pm

Patton Oswalt at The Lyric: Saturday at 8pm

Black Violin at Meyerhoff: Saturday at 8pm

St. Leo’s Ravioli Dinner at Saint Leo’s Catholic Church: Sunday from 12pm-6pm

Market Center Trash Bash at Lexington Market: Sunday from 2pm-7pm

Weekly Outdoor Fitness

November Project at Rash Field: Wednesday at 530am and 630am

Locust Point Thursday Night Pub Runs at Charm City Run: Thursday at 630pm

November Project at Patterson Park: Friday at 630am

Weekly Farmers’ Markets

Harbor Market at McKeldin Square: Wednesday and Friday from 11am-2pm

Fells Point Farmers Market at Broadway Square: Saturday from 730am-1230pm

32nd Street Farmers’ Market in Waverly:  Saturday from 7am-12pm

Baltimore Museum of Industry Farmers’ Market: Saturday from 9am-1pm

Whitelock Community Farm Market Stand:  Saturday from 10am-1pm

Baltimore Farmer’ Market & Bazaar Beneath the JFX: Sunday from 7am-12pm

Have a GREAT weekend!

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/07/weekend-events-around-baltimore-83/

South Baltimore Crime Updates

According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)  Crime Map, the following crimes were reported from 10/26/19 – 11/1/19

Ridgely’s Delight

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 21:20 6XX WASHINGTON BLVD STREET

Stadium Area

NONE

Barre Circle

NONE

Otterbein

NONE

Sharp-Leadenhall

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 15:26 12XX S HANOVER ST LAUNDARY/CLEANERS

Federal Hill

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 23:29 1XX E CROSS ST STREET

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 02:00 10XX S CHARLES ST STREET

AGG. ASSLT.- HAND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 00:43 XX E CROSS ST STREET

BURGLARY (NO FORCE) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 23:12 10XX S CHARLES ST CONVENIENCE

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 02:11 XX E CROSS ST STREET

Federal Hill South/Riverside

LARCENY- FROM AUTO MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019 17:00 1XX E GITTINGS ST STREET

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 00:00 18XX COVINGTON ST STREET

South Baltimore Neighborhood

AGG. ASSLT.- OTH. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 00:30 XX W HEATH ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 17:20 16XX CLARKSON ST STREET

Key Highway/HarborView

NONE

Inner Harbor

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019 18:38 1XX S CALVERT ST STREET

AGG. ASSLT.- OTH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2019 14:26 6XX E PRATT ST CARRY OUT

LARCENY- OTHER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 15:20 3XX LIGHT ST OTHER-INSID

LARCENY- OTHER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 17:23 3XX LIGHT ST Unknown

LARCENY- OTHER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 17:23 3XX LIGHT ST OTHER-INSIDE

LARCENY- OTHER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 19:05 2XX E PRATT ST CONVENIENCE

LARCENY- OTHER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 19:40 3XX LIGHT ST RETAIL/SMALL BUSINESS

LARCENY- OTHER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 13:00 XX E PRATT ST CONVENTION CENTER

Port Covington

NONE

Locust Point

LARCENY- FROM AUTO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 22:00 14XX HAUBERT ST STREET

Pigtown

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 21:10 3XX PARKIN ST STREET

BURGLARY (NO FORCE) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 14:00 12XX SARGEANT ST

BURGLARY (ATT. FORCE) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 15:30 11XX W HAMBURG ST ROWHOME/TOWNHOUSE

LARCENY- FROM AUTO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019 13:00 7XX RAMSAY ST STREET

LARCENY- OTHER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 10:45 12XX W PRATT ST GROCERY

STOLEN AUTO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 03:19 12XX WASHINGTON BLVD STREET

Carroll – Camden Industrial Area

ROBBERY – STRONG ARM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 18:16 14XX WARNER ST OTHER-INSIDE

BURGLARY (FORCE) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 17:00 6XX ALLUVION ST OTHER-INSIDE

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 04:15 18XX WASHINGTON BLVD CONVENIENCE

LARCENY- OTHER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 09:41 18XX WASHINGTON BLVD CONVENIENCE

LARCENY- FROM AUTO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2019 06:00 15XX WASHINGTON BLVD STREET

Hollins Market

ROBBERY – KNIFE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 17:46 12XX W LOMBARD ST CARRY OUT

AGG. ASSLT.- CUT MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019 13:05 10XX W PRATT ST STREET

LARCENY- FROM AUTO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 15:00 11XX W LOMBARD ST STREET

Union Square

NONE

Offense definitions from the FBI

South Baltimore Peninsula Neighborhoods Map

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/05/south-baltimore-crime-updates-159/

Old Line Cocktail and Wine Bar Opens at Cross Street Market

Old Line Cocktail and Wine Bar opened last week at Cross Street Market and will be hosting its grand opening tonight. Old Line built out a new stall towards the middle of the block-long market and sits adjacent to a couple common seating areas and Taco Love Grill.

Old Line has a licensing agreement with Highlandtown distillery Old Line Spirits which produces an American single malt whiskey and aged Caribbean rum. Old Line Spirits was started by Mark McLaughlin and Arch Watkins who met in the Navy flying EA-6B Prowlers. They opened the Higlandtown distillery in 2017 and later opened The Ready Room bar in the distillery.

The new Old Line bar will sell cocktails using its rum and whisky including classics like Manhattans and Old Fashions. It will soon carry Old Line barrel-aged cocktails. Old Line will carry additional regional spirits and has all the mixers, sodas, and fresh juices to make popular cocktails.

Four Baltimore beers will be on tap at Old Line with Key Brewing and National Bohemian being in the lineup at all times. Wine will include four selections on tap, plus wines by the glass and a reserve wine list with more expensive and harder-to-find bottles. Old Line also sells hard seltzers.

The bar design at Old Line is navy blue with wood accents. The wood is a nod to whisky barrels and the navy is the same color as Old Line’s logo. It has 13 bar seats as well as a large section without stools for ordering and standing. The stall has four televisions that will play sports.

The back of the stall that faces common seating has a large Old Line mural with ocean waves for the Navy service of McLaughlin and Watkins.

Old Line is managed by Denis Nash and will have what he called an “all-star lineup” of local bartenders who have worked and owned bars in South Baltimore for many years.

Old Line is open Monday to Thursday from 1130am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday from 1130am to 12am, and Sunday from 1130am to 8pm.

Happy Hour will be Monday to Friday from 4pm to 7pm with $1 off wine and beer.

For its Grand Opening tonight, Old Line is offering $5 apple cider rum and whiskey drinks, as well as $1 off wines by the glass and craft beers.

Read SouthBMore.com’s articles detailing the different aspects of the Cross Street Market redevelopment here.

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/11/05/old-line-cocktail-and-wine-bar-opens-at-cross-street-market/