The Newsletter of the City Center Residents Association Issue 4. Spring/Summer 2018

Mission: The City Center Residents Association (CCRA) serves and supports our neighborhood by building community among residents, engaging all stakeholders, advocating for residents, and promoting 's City Center as a great place to live and locate businesses that meet our residents' needs.

City Center Residents & Friends,

Summer is here, and the CCRA’s summer programming is now in full swing! This month, we kicked things off with two highly successful events with three of our most important community partners. You can read all Bmore about them in this newsletter’s Bmore Yearbook section. Quirky The CCRA has more fun planned for this summer and fall, but we need your help to keep the ball rolling! Specifically, we’re looking for volunteers to help us plan events, promote them around town, and work the CCRA event sign-in table. In the 1940s, which

Next month, we’ll be kicking off our second annual “Christmas in July” groundbreaking Baltimore collection drive, benefitting the Franciscan Center. That event requires brewing company issued the volunteers to wrap collection boxes, distribute them to apartment first six-pack of beer with the buildings, and pick them up at the end of the month. Shoot us an email very sensible thought that at [email protected] if you’d like to get involved! four beers would be too few and eight would be too Finally, as the weather warms up, don’t forget to visit City Center’s many public parks! Hopkins Plaza, Preston Gardens, McKeldin Square, Center many? Plaza, and the waterfront parks are all great places to take in the sights and sounds of summer. There’s even more incentive to get a. Flying Dog b. National Bohemian outside this year—the Downtown Partnership and CCRA are forming a focus group on Downtown’s public spaces. Shoot us an email if you’d like to get c. Union Craft involved with that effort! We hope to begin meeting later this year. d. Heavy Seas e. DuClaw Thanks, -Bill King, CCRA President [email protected] Find the answer on page 8.

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March 13: City Center Residents Association brought residents together for a night at the theater by organizing a pay-what-you-can play. Residents met at The Atrium Apartments & Lofts for a pre- show soiree featuring refreshments and raffle prizes, then walked to the nearby Everyman Theatre to enjoy a performance of Aubergine.

April 11: Approximately 60 residents gathered for CCRA’s Second Annual Light the Night Happy Hour in honor of Light City. City Center neighbors donned glow sticks and mingled while enjoying drink specials and complimentary appetizers. Thanks to the Tavern Bar in Lord Baltimore Hotel for hosting!

May 7: CCRA works to realize our vision of a City Center that is clean, safe, and welcoming. Staybridge Suites Inner Harbor hosted the CCRA’s Clean and Safe Forum, where local business representatives shared concerns and generated ideas with the Safety Committee.

June 5: The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore hosted us for a “Meet & Greet” with candidates for elected office in ’s 40th and 46th legislative districts. The event was a first for City Center’s residential community and will hopefully pave the way for increased engagement with our state elected officials.

June 14: Social hour at “A Taste of Lexington Market,” co- sponsored by Lexington Market and the Market Center Merchants Association, provided a spread of fabulous food and drink from market vendors, and we drew nearly 100 City Center residents and their guests to Baltimore’s largest public market. Thanks to the MCMA and participating vendors for your hospitality!

Bmore in the Know Bmore Safe Baltimore Kicks Off Outdoor Events Season Baltimore kicked off the outdoor events season with Light City and the

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The contrast between the two is great. The tradition-steeped Preakness in need of emergency service, Stakes had its first run in 1873, while this year was the third year for the police, fire or ambulance. modern-art and technology filled Light City. 3-1-1 will respond to calls for With its new extended schedule this year, Light City drew a larger crowd items such as infrastructure than 2017: nearly 450,000 people visited Downtown during the event. The repair, ongoing sanitation or one-day extravaganza was attended by 140,327 this year, animal control issues but its third highest on record. is not for urgent issues needing immediate response. Baltimore will see many additional awesome outdoor events in the coming weeks, including Jazzy Summer Nights right here in City Center at Hopkins Plaza (July 5, Aug 9 & 30) and the nation’s largest free art festival, Artscape (July 20-22).

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Board Members . Bmore William King President Developing Brendan Ferrara

Treasurer The extensive growth City Center has experienced over the past several Blair DuCray-Oppat years has been exciting to watch. Former office buildings continue to be Secretary converted to efficient and modern apartment buildings rich in amenities. John Brittain As more people choose City Center as their neighborhood, new Helina Mehta restaurants and retailers are beginning to open, making City Center a true

Alexa Milanytch live—work—play neighborhood. There are many high profile buildings pack was (b) Bohemian National was pack Paul Sturm - that have already delivered or are scheduled to deliver in the upcoming months: Paris Wilson  PMC Property Group recently opened The Residences at 300 St. and Kim Quinn, ex officio Board Paul.  Member & Small Business Located directly across from the newly renovated Preston Gardens, the former OneMain Financial building has been Liaison converted into a 279-unit apartment complex.  Monument Realty recently has begun leasing at 225 N. Calvert, the former Bank of America operations center, now home to 366 residential units and 10,000 square feet of new retail at the corner of Calvert and Saratoga.  Questar Properties is now leasing 414 Light Street, a brand new 535-unit luxury apartment building, featuring 12,300 square feet of street level retail. 414 Light Street is now the tallest residential

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Stay tuned for future updates regarding the growth of City Center!

Bmore Engaged

We’re expanding our neighborhood advocacy efforts!  Tired of seeing trash strewn around the alley behind your building?  Frustrated by a broken street light on your block?  Concerned about public safety, parking, neighborhood walkability, public transportation, or historic preservation? If so, we want you! The CCRA is building neighborhood committees to tackle all sorts of issues affecting life in City Center! We now have committees on finance & fundraising, events, communications, and safety, and we’re looking to start more. Let us know how you’d like to get involved by sending us an email. If you’d like to volunteer, we’ll find a place for you! [email protected]

Bmore Connected As always, send us an email at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about ourCity neighborhood! Center Residents We’re Association always looking for volunteers —let us know@BMORE_CCRA if you’d like to get involved! …with 336 Facebook followers, and counting! …with 286 Instagram followers, and counting! advocacy and community-building programs for the residents of Baltimore’s historic downtown core.

In this newsletter, you’ll find a re-cap of our past events, information about upcoming events, and some helpful tips for navigating City Center this summer.