Federal Hillsider The Monthly Newsletter of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association April 2013 A Few Important Updates By Eric Costello I hope that everyone is enjoying this plan available for public comment in spring weather and March Madness as the May / June time frame. well as getting ready for the Orioles to Grants Committee—there is a ton of take the field. There are a couple things money out there that we could be uti- I’d like to share with everyone on what lizing to help improve our neighbor- FHNA has been up to. Moving forward, One Piece South hood. We are considering creating a on an ad-hoc basis, in lieu of a Presi- Grants Committee to help supplement dent’s Letter, I will be providing some Baltimore Starts Off many of our efforts, such as the revi- important updates, similar to the ones talization of Robert Baker Park, the at Digital Harbor below. Community Garden effort at DHHS, High Community All-Stars—We see them Federal Hill Thinking Green, and in- each day in our neighborhood. They are stallation of more trash receptacles Before the folks that organize socials, the peo- and bike racks. If you have experience ple who help with block cleanups, the researching and / or writing grants, and neighbors who are always there to lend you have a few hours to contribute to a helping hand. We live in a great neigh- the neighborhood, please contact me borhood and we think it’s important to at [email protected]. recognize these individuals’ selfless acts Review of FHNA’s Finances—We of volunteerism throughout Federal Hill. conducted a review of FHNA’s financ- Moving forward, each month the Hillsid- es in early 2012, at the request of sev- er will profile one of these all-stars and eral neighbors. I am pleased to report all that they do to make our community that we found no instances of fraud or After the best in Baltimore. This month we criminal activity in the books. This re- will be starting off with Kathie McCles- view was a difficult task, as we were key, who, sadly, will be moving on to the provided virtually no records when next chapter in her life out in Chicago. we started in December 2011 and only Safe travels, Kathie, you will be greatly hard copy records from our previous missed. And don’t be a stranger! bank. Special thanks goes out to Lam- FHNA’s Strategic Direction—We have berto Camacho, Claire Bogdanski, heard from a lot of neighbors asking and Gayle McClure for making sure about what is the direction of the neigh- that FHNA has a clean bill of financial borhood and what is the FHNA Board health. In an effort to be even more doing to promote that direction. We have transparent, we will continue to pro- The Team developed two plans in the past: a 55-day vide a high-level Treasurer’s report plan in early 2012, and a 7-month plan at each General Membership meet- in summer 2012. We are back at it again ing and highly detailed reports at our and are currently working on a 1-year monthly Board meetings, which are plan for how FHNA’s volunteer efforts open to everyone. Questions or con- can continue to contribute to ensuring cerns can be directed to our Treasurer, that Federal Hill is the best neighbor- Gayle McClure, at GayleFHNA@ hood in the city. The goal is to have this gmail.com. April 2013 Federalhillbaltimore.org Federal Hillsider Page 2 INFORMATION PAGE FHNA Committees Consider Getting Involved Please contact any of the Board members listed nearby and express your interest. You will be welcomed. Federal Hill Neighborhood Association Board of Directors Beautification/Green: Walt Saxon Block Captains: Open Officers Business Affairs: Jody Martin President: Eric Costello 410.528.1514 Hillsider: Jeannie Malkiewicz Vice President: Lamberto Camacho 202.607.1581 Gayle McClure Treasurer: Gayle McClure 410.230.9419 Bob O’Donoghue Secretary: Bob Merbler 443.629.0162 Ginny Gerhart Nicole Quinn Board Members at Large Liquor/Live entertainment Keenan Dworak-Fisher Board Member: Bob O’Donoghue 410.783.0174 Membership: Eric Costello Board Member: Ginny Gerhart 443.271.3218 Bob Merbler Board Member: Jody Martin 410.332.0539 Parking: Eric Costello Board Member Jennifer Nelson 410.727.0384 Preservation: John Thompson Board Member Mellisa Colimore 443.743.9290 Public Safety: Mellisa Colimore Schools Liaison: Jessica Damen Social: Nicole Quinn Bulk Item Pick Up Paul Quinn You may place up to three items out for collection. One day per Technology: Jennifer Nelson month is set aside for this collection. All citizens have to do is call Trees Rich Polan 311 and give the following information: Your address Your telephone # What 3 items Call 3 or more working days before your scheduled date. If you do not know your day, please call 311. Debris, Bulk Trash, Recycling & You may also schedule a collection at 311 Online. eCycling Drop-off Location: Western Sanitation Yard 701 Reedbird Avenue, 410-396-3367, To Request City Services Mon. – Sat., 9 am – 5 pm (Labor Day/Memorial Day) Call 311 6am to 10pm & 9 am – 7 pm (Memorial Day/Labor Day) or Online 24 hours at For additional locations go to: baltimorecity.gov/Government/ www.baltimore.customerservicerequest.org AgenciesDepartments/PublicWorks/BureauofSolidWaste Recycling and Trash Schedule: Set out by 6 a.m. Trash on Wednesday (in cans with tight-fitting lids) Recycling on Friday REMINDER!! Please put your recyclable materials in paper bags, cardboard boxes, City recycle bins or any container clearly marked “recycle”; at the same location as your regular trash. DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS. With single stream recycling, we send our materials to a processing facility which uses an automated system to sort and bale recyclables. April 2013 Federalhillbaltimore.org Federal Hillsider Page 3 Block Captain List BATTERY: 800 bl. Battery Ave., Andrew Gellene,[email protected] CHARLES: 700 bl. S. Charles St., Betsy Smith, [email protected] 800 bl. S. Charles St.(East Side), Bob O’Donoghue, [email protected] 800 bl. S. Charles St. (West Side), Robert Bennett, [email protected] 911 S. Charles (Henrietta Square), Mellisa Colimore, [email protected] CHURCHILL: Unit bl. E. Churchill, Andrew Swanston, 410-244-8541 100 bl. E. Churchill, Debra Nelson, [email protected] 200 bl. E. Churchill, Andrew Gellene, [email protected] Unit bl. W. Churchill, Robert Bennett, [email protected] COMPTON: 900 bl. Compton St., Valerie Woolston, [email protected] COVINGTON: 900 & 1000 bl. E. Covington St., Gary Ly, [email protected] CROSS: 100 bl. E. Cross St., Dave and Judy Dadds, [email protected] 200 & 300 bl. E. Cross St., Doug and Jill Forbes, [email protected] 400 bl. E. Cross St., Navah Langmeyer, 410-837-6470 100 bl. of W. Cross St. (North side), Ashley Pescrille; [email protected]; 410-244-4810 GRINDALL: 200 bl. Grindall (South side), Brynn Matkoski; [email protected]; 410-340-4706; Twitter: @Grindall_St 400 bl. Grindall, Michelle Li and Michael Lors, [email protected] GRINDALL’S YARD: Randee Askin, [email protected] HAMBURG: Unit bl. E. Hamburg St., Nancy Baum, [email protected] 100 bl. E. Hamburg St., Valerie Woolston, [email protected] 300 & 400 bl. E. Hamburg St., Michael Moriarty, [email protected] HANOVER: 700 bl. S. Hanover St.(between W. Hughes and W. Montgomery), Tony Raneri, Tonyhoya@ comcast.net 800 bl. S. Hanover St. (East side), Robert Bennett, [email protected] 900 & 1000 bl. S. Hanover St. (East side), Ashley Pescrille; [email protected]; 410-244-4810 HARDEN Unit bl. Harden Ct., Jon Paul Mathieu, [email protected] HENRIETTA: Unit bl. E. Henrietta St., Michelle Mills, [email protected] Unit bl. W. Henrietta St., Robert Bennett, [email protected] HENRIETTA SQUARE: Monthly C.O.P. Walk Mellisa Colimore, [email protected] HUGHES: Unit bl. E. Hughes St., Rich Polan, [email protected] Unit bl. W. Hughes St., Betsy Smith, [email protected] LANASA LANE: Thursday, April 25th, Randee Askin, [email protected] LIGHT: 7 p.m. 700 bl. Light St., Rich Polan, [email protected] 800 & 900 bl. Light St., Richard Kaminski 1000 bl. Light St., Nancy Baum, [email protected] Meet in front of Porter’s MONTGOMERY: Unit bl. W. Montgomery St., Betsy Smith, [email protected] at the corner of Riverside Unit bl. E. Montgomery St., Bob O’Donoghue, [email protected] 100 bl. E. Montgomery St., Walt Saxon, 410-703-9133 200 bl. E. Montgomery St., Susan Bridges, [email protected] Avenue and Cross Street MONTGOMERY SQUARE: Robert Bennett, [email protected] OLIVE: Unit bl. Olive St., Ashley Pescrille; [email protected]; 410-244-4810 PATAPSCO: Unit bl. Patapsco St., Patti Sumner, [email protected] Looking for Something POULTNEY: Unit bl. Poultney St., Martin Christensen, [email protected] from a Previous Edition of RIVERSIDE: 1000 bl. Riverside, Guy Quallich and Betsy Royal, [email protected] WARREN: The Hillsider? 100 bl. Warren, Virginia Becker 200 bl. Warren (North side), Alley Firey, [email protected]; 410-812-0600 201 Warren Apts., Virginia Becker Every issue from the past year is available 301 Warren, Harbor Hill Apts., Richard Kaminski 300 & 400 bl. Warren, John Rehmert, 410-752-5399 online (in color too). WILLIAM: Just go to FederalHillBaltimore.org 700 bl. William St., Walt Saxon, 410-703-9133 800 bl. William St., Debra Nelson, [email protected] and click on 900 bl. William St., Valerie Woolston, [email protected] 1000 bl. William St., Brynn Matkoski; [email protected]; 410-340-4706; Twitter: @ “The Hillsider.” Grindall_St WHEELING: Unit bl. E. Wheeling St., Jon Paul Mathieu, [email protected] April 2013 Federalhillbaltimore.org Federal Hillsider Page 4 Upcoming Events compiled by Nicole Quinn Friday, April 5: Orioles Home Opener, 3:05 p.m.