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"Investing Where Baltimore Lives" |
August 3, 2007 |
Dear Friends:
Tuesday, August 7 is National Night Out: America's Night Out Against Crime
Several weeks ago, we asked communities holding National Night Out events to contact us, and we have received many responses from participating communities all over Baltimore. I encourage you to check out our map of Baltimore Night Out Against Crime events and attend your community's event.
With the induction of Oriole great Cal Ripken into the Baseball Hall of Fame this week, we were reminded that there is great power and dignity in showing up and maintaining a positive attitude through difficult times. Like Cal, we too can make great strides in taking back our neighborhoods by showing up. Who has more of a stake in our homes and communities than we do? When we show up and invest time, energy, and love in our homes, families, and communities, it will pay dividends many times over for our City now and in the future.
We talk about Baltimore as if it’s one thing, when of course it’s many Baltimores: It’s Highlandtown, Ten Hills, Berea, Washington Village, Butchers Hill. It is this remarkable diversity that is Baltimore’s' great strength and the key to its potential. Baltimore’s neighborhoods all have their own culture—and their own priorities and concerns. In community meetings all over the City, I talk to residents who have a vision of the Baltimore they want to live in. Building community involvement and collaboration is a key first step. Everyone has gifts and spirit to lend to the cause to leave your part of the world a little better than you found it. By simply getting to know our neighbors, we can use our shared goodwill and civic pride to make the City a better place to live.
City police, Mayor Dixon and I will be stopping by various neighborhoods on Tuesday night. Let’s show the police we care about our neighborhoods, and that we are a united front fighting drugs and crime in our communities. For more on National Night Out, please see the President's CitySpot below.
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
President, Baltimore City Council
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President's CitySpot
Baltimore's Neigborhoods Celebrate National Night Out
National Night Out: America's Night Out Against Crime!
Check for a celebration in your neighborhood
The "24th Annual National Night Out" is a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 34 million people participated in NNO 2006.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:
- Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
- Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs
- Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
- Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Along with the traditional display of outdoor lights and front porch vigils, cities, towns and neighborhoods 'celebrate' National Night Out with a variety of events and activities such as:
- block parties
- cookouts
- visits from local police departments
- parades
- flashlight walks
- contests
- youth programs
These activities promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for a safer nation. Plus, the benefits your community will derive from NNO will most certainly extend well beyond that night.
President's CitySpot
Have an interesting news item on achievements
in Baltimore's neighborhoods?
Let us know so that we can feature them in the President's CitySpot. Call Council President Rawlings-Blake's office at 410-396-4804 or send an e-mail to Marva Williams at mwilliams@baltimorecitycouncil.com.
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City Council This Week
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Hearing: Land Use and Transportation Committee, Ed Reisinger - Chair
1:00 PM Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
07-0663 Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Charles/North Revitalization Area
07-0649 Rezoning - 1415 Anchor Street
07-0659 Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 91-841
Hearing: Public Safety Subcommittee, Robert Curran - Chair
5:00 PM Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
07-0738 Gun Offender Registration
This hearing will be broadcast live on Cable TV 25.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Hearing: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations, James Kraft - Chair
10:00 AM Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
07-0583 Sanitation - Mixed Refuse Collections
07-0627 Office of Consumer Affairs
07-0633 Corrective Bill 2007
07-0701 Dwelling Units - Utility Cut-Offs
07-0747 Advertising Circulars
07-0301R Community Task Force on Police Auxiliary Assistance
07-0706 Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Composition
Community Events
Friday, August 3
First Friday in Canton
Can Company, Boston Street
6pm
Featuring:
Swingin Swamis
First Fridays after Five: Fells Point Artloop
Walk the streets of Fells Point, enjoy art and meet the artists
5-9 pm
Details at www.fellspointartloop.com, 410.675.8900
Summer Sounds at the Square
Belvedere Square, 6-9 pm
Free outdoor concerts every Friday
Featuring: Junkyard Saints
Details at www.belvederesquare.com
Little Italy Friday Night Outdoor Movies
High and Stiles Streets, 9:00pm
Featuring: For Your Consideration PG-13 86 min
Saturday, August 4
Station North Flea Market
12pm – 5pm
Station North Arts and Entertainment District
Charles St. and North Ave.
Details at www.stationnorth.org
Art on the Trail
Winans Meadow,
4500 Franklintown Road
8 am-7 pm
Experience an environmental art show of temporary, site-specific featuring
beautiful woodland setting.
Summer Saturday Fun Series: The Kinderman Show
10am Free
Mt. Vernon Children's Park, Madison and Calvert
August 4-5
Virgin Festival
August 4-5, Pimlico Race Course, 5201 Park Heights Avenue
Colossal 2-day rock concert featuring over 30 bands including The Police, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, Velvet Revolver, Modest Mouse, Ben Harper, Wu Tang Clan, Amy Winehouse, Matisyahu and more.
Details at www.virginfestival.com
Monday, August 6
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks
Summer Concert Series
7 pm - 8:30 pm,
3935 Hillen Rd.
Performing - Baltimore's Big Band
Tuesday, August 7
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -
Check for a celebration in your neighborhood
Rain Barrel Workshop sponsored by Parks and People Foundation
6pm-8pm
Stieff Silver Building 800 Wyman Park Dr., Suite 10
410-448-5663
Details at www.parksandpeople.org
Wednesday, August 8
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks
Summer Concert Series
7 pm - 8:30 pm,
6900 Park Heights Ave.
Performing- Baltimore's Big Band
Thursday, August 9
Flicks from the Hill: Outdoor Film Series
Hughes Family Outdoor Movie Theater:
American Visionary Arts Museum
800 Key Highway,9pm Info: 410-244-1900
Featuring: Field of Dreams, PG, 107 min
Upcoming
Baltimore Paetec Jazz Festival
August 9-11
20 Free concerts for the Baltimore Paetec Jazz Festival to be held at Bond Street Wharf Landing (Thames & Bond Sts.), Harbor Pointe (900 S. Caroline St.) and Power Plant Live! Details at www.paetecjazz.com
Art in the Park
Sponsored by the Mill Valley Cultural Arts Umbrella
August 11 Roosevelt Park, Falls Road and 36th Street
9 am - 2pm
Naija Fest Nigerian Festival
August 11-12, Patterson Park
Details at www.nyamaryland.org 443-570-6947
Anointed Touch Dance Ministry
August 11, 4pm-8p
Patterson Park Recreation Center, 2601 E. Baltimore St.
443-768-8673 or 410-908-3092
Art on the Gwynns Falls Trail Photo Safari Contest and Picnic
August 12, Winans Meadow, Leakin Park
sponsored by GreenCityBaltimore/Gwynns Falls Trail Council
Details at www.gwynnsfallstrail.org/calendar.htm
Hot August Blues Festival
August 18, Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD
Details at www.hotaugustblues.com
Pow-Wow Native American Festival
August 24-26, Patterson Park
Details at www.baic.org 410-675-3535
Station North Art Festival
August 25, 2007, Station North Thrift Store, 1400 Greenmount Ave.
Ages: 6-16 Registration is free!
Call 410-882-2217
Ukrainian Festival
September 8-9, Patterson Park
410-687-3465
Korean American Festival
September 22, War Memorial Plaza 410-625-2442
Russian Festival
October 19-21, Holy
Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, 1723 E. Fairmount
Ave.
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