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"Investing Where Baltimore Lives" |
August 30, 2007 |
Dear Friends:
 I'm very excited to announce the launch of the City Council's newly redesigned website. We have gotten a great deal of feedback on our website, and the traffic has increased this year. We also have received many helpful suggestions for ways to improve it, and we have tried to answer the call.
The new site is easier to use, with improved navigation and a search feature that enables you to search multiple Baltimore City government websites. For our website visitors who use the site for legislative research, we've added a page that includes the agenda of each Council meetings and the Council Journal, or written record of all actions taken on the floor at each meeting since 2003. This should make it much easier for our website visitors to review the proceedings of the City Council. We've also included much more information on each City Council district
including
neighborhoods, community associations,
schools, police and fire stations and recreation
centers. I realize that in Baltimore our neighborhoods are often more relevant to
us than the boundaries of their Council districts. So
we put them in context for you, the 45,000 residents of each
City Council district. Please tell me what you think of the new City Council website. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
Incidentally, our office has had a number of calls from agencies and community groups who have offered to serve as distribution sites for our print version of the Rawlings-Blake Roll Call. To find a site near you, please consult the list on our website.
Finally, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all Baltimore residents a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend.
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
President, Baltimore City Council
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Each week in the President's SchoolSpot,
Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake highlights the outstanding accomplishments of Baltimore City Schools students and staff. |
Baltimore High School Football Fans Mourn Passing of Dunbar Football Coach Ben Eaton
Last week, Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s message focused not only on the start of a new school year, but also how important it is for all Baltimoreans to show their love and support to young people so they may excel in school and reach their greatest potential.
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Dunbar coach Ben Eaton
1948-2007
Sun photo by Jed Kirschbaum |
This week, we mourn the loss of a gentleman who inspired many students, many with no male figures in the home, to do their best. Dunbar High School football coach Ben Eaton died suddenly Sunday morning while exercising. He was 58. The beloved coach led the Dunbar Poets to two state titles, in 2004 and 2006. Last year’s state title occurred on his birthday. Coach Eaton will also be remembered as a man who taught his players about integrity, character, respect and success. He was a father figure to his players, giving them direction and molding them into young men. Sportscasters, coaches and former players say he was gentle, seldom yelled, and greeted his players with a hug and a smile. He also had a big heart. When Dunbar had one of the only weight rooms in the city, the coach allowed other area football teams use the Poets’ facilities.
Coach Eaton will be laid to rest Saturday. Our hearts go out to his family and the entire Dunbar community. |
Have an exciting news item on achievements
in Baltimore City Public Schools?
Let us know so that we can feature them in the President's SchoolSpot.
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
No meetings or hearings scheduled this week. The next Council meeting is Monday, Sept. 17.
Community Events
Through September 3: The Maryland State Fair
Maryland State Fair
with live shows by INXS and John Michael Montgomery
10am - 10pm Timonium State Fairgrounds
$6- ages 11 and older $3-children ages 6-11 Free-ages 5 and younger
410-252-0200
Details at www.marylandstatefair.com
Baltimore Summer Antiques Show
Baltimore Convention Center
Now - September 2
Tickets $8-$12
Details at www.baltimoresummerantiques.com
Friday, August 31
Summer Sounds at the Square
Belvedere Square, 6-9 pm
Free outdoor concerts every Friday
Featuring: Mambo Combo
Details at www.belvederesquare.com
Little Italy Friday Night Outdoor Movies
High and Stiles Streets, 9:00pm
Featuring: Rocky Balboa PG 102 min
Fences
Vagabond Players, 806 S. Broadway
Tickets $15 410-563-9135
Saturday, September 1
61st Annual Cadillac Parade and Music Festival
Runs along Pennsylvania Ave, between Fulton and Retreat Streets
Parade Noon – 3 pm Music Festival 3 pm – 8 pm
410-669-5397
At the Walters
Drop-In Activities: People of the Sun to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Kids’ activities include masks creations
The Walters Art Museum
Free www.thewalters.org
Sunday, September 2
Baltimore Museum of Art Free Family Sundays
10 Art Museum Drive, 410-573-1700
http://www.artbma.org/families/sundays.html
Jewish American Festival
September 2 & 3, Pimlico Race Course, Hayward and Winner Ave.
$5 admission Free admission for children 13 and younger.
MediaSprout, an Outdoor Music, Art and Family Festival on the Gwynns Falls Trail
Winans Meadow, 4500 Franklintown Rd. 5 pm – 11 pm
Details at www.mediasproutfest.org
Sisters Saving The City Prayer Vigil
Labor Day, September 3, 10 am
Various locations around the city, 410-523-1700
Thursday, September 6
Downtown Partnership First Thursdays Pepsi Lunchtime Concerts
Hopkins Plaza, Charles Street and Baltimore Street
Noon-2pm
Kelly Bell Band-Funk rock
First Thursday Concert in the Park
West Mt. Vernon Park,
5:30 pm
Featuring: Teddy Thompson and Woodswork
Details at www.wtmd.org
Upcoming
ABMW’s 3rd Annual Media Cook-Off featuring Chef G. Garvin of TV One
September 8, 7pm-11pm
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum, 1471 Thames St.
$50 Tanesha 443-629-0187
Ukrainian Festival
September 8-9, Patterson Park
410-687-3465
Baltimore Comic-Con
September 8 & 9 Baltimore Convention Center
Sat. 10am-6pm Sun. 10am-5pm
Tickets $15 www.comicon.com/baltimore
Korean American Festival
September 22, War Memorial Plaza 410-625-2442
Baltimore Book Festival
September 28 - 30,
Mount Vernon Place,
600 block of North Charles Street.
Volunteers are needed.
Line-up includes Poet Nikki Giovanni, White House Chef Walter Scheib, soap actress Victoria Rowell and more.
Details at
www.baltimorebookfestival.com.
To volunteer, email BOPAvolunteer@promotionandarts.com
Columbus Day Parade
October 7, Mt Vernon Place
Parade steps off at 2pm
Russian Festival
October 19-21, Holy
Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, 1723 E. Fairmount
Ave.
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