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✦ Fell's PointFell's Point Farmers' Market: The market is held on Saturdays, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., on Broadway Square. Music, food, farms and fun.

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LatinoFest: The high-energy Pachamama dancers were one of many cultural attractions at the 33rd annual LatinoFest, last Saturday and Sunday in Patterson Park. The celebration featured food, music, dancing, souvenirs and all things Latino. | Photo by Erik Zygmont

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Plan adopted for Patterson parking

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Sources say reforms are being made to the Baltimore City Liquor Board, from within, from above and from outside.

First, from within: In recent weeks, Liquor License Commissioner Elizabeth Smith has been visiting community associations, including the Fell’s Prospect Community Association and the Fell’s Point Community Association. She has been seeking community input, she says, and also updating the community on changes being made to the Liquor Board, which is controlled by the state and self-funded.

“We’re trying to be as transparent as possible,” Smith told the Guide.

Smith is one of three quasi-judicial commissioners appointed by the state to preside over and decide upon matters related to liquor licensing. If a liquor establishment is cited for violations, then the holder of the liquor license must appear before the board

Thirteen parking spaces at the Virginia Baker Recreation Center and six spaces at the Casino is the plan for Patterson Park.

Last Tuesday, the Patterson Park Working Group chose Fell’s Prospect representative John Mariani’s plan to afford senior citizens access to the Casino, which by the end of the summer will likely house the programming

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Of the eight townhomes with attached garages being built in the old Obrycki’s parking lot in Upper Fell’s Point, five have already sold.

The homes have addresses on the 100 block of S. Ann St.; the development is just north of Pratt St. The townhomes are a collaboration between the Union Box Company of Fell’s Point and Stonington Builders of Bel Air. The prices listed on the development’s Web site, merchant townhomes.com/msquare run between $485,000 and $565,000, with the homes

farther to the north and farthest from Pratt St. being the more expensive.

The three-story units have three bedrooms and three bathrooms, as well as rooftop decks.

Down toward Fell’s Point proper, the same team of Union Box Company and Stonington Builders is in the process of completing 17 luxury townhomes, also on S. Ann St., just south of Aliceanna St. Those units have sold out.

Neither Stonington nor Union Box Company could be reached for comment.

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Teens share their vision for Inner Harbor Project

Highlandtown Market returns on Thursdays

New townhomes selling in old Obrycki's lot

Illegal drivers and off-leash dog walkers bewareFollowing multiple complaints about cars and off-leash dogs in Patterson Park

Councilman Jim Kraft organized a sweep of the park last Thursday evening.“I actually had a guy banging on my door last weekend about cars in the park,”

said Kraft at the Patterson Park Working Group meeting last Tuesday.A couple police officers, a park ranger, the councilman’s staff and Kraft

himself strolled through the park to find and ticket infractions, but the sheer size of the entourage may have warned off most would-be violators.

Nevertheless, the group was able to point out to the police and park ranger the kinds of infractions that have been recently prevalent, reported Community Aide Lexie Albe.

The Highlandtown Farmers’ Market, now in its second year, opened in a new location last Thursday. This year, the market is in the grass lot attached to Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church, Bank St. and Highland Ave.

“I think it’s a better space,” said market manager James Sharp, pastor of the nearby Nazareth Lutheran Church, also on Bank St. “It’s more open and safer.”

Last year, the market was on Conkling St. between Eastern Ave. and Bank St.Sharp said that some of the mainstays from last year were returning to the market,

and new vendors were also joining.“It’s going to be a good season; I’m excited about it,” he said. The Highlandtown Farmers’ Market runs on Thursdays, 4-8 p.m., through October.

Farms such as the Barbour Fruit Farm, Black Rock Orchard and Kahl Family Farm offer fresh produce, while vendors including I Got Salsa, Jukai Juice and Baby Cakes Bakery offer treats to eat at the market or take home.

For more information, visit the market’s Facebook page: facebook.com/HighlandtownFarmersMarket.

An organized and motivated group of teens will share their vision for the Inner Harbor before City Council tonight.

The Inner Harbor Project, founded by Celia Neustadt of Charles Village, is—according to its Web site, innerharborproject.com—“a collaborative youth after-school program in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor dedicated to making the Harbor safe and inclusive.”

The project includes 15 teens from high schools across the city, as well as partners such as the Waterfront Partnership, Ayers Saint Gross, the Downtown Partnership and Visit Baltimore.

Marquise Robinson, a student at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, said on the Web site that he joined Inner Harbor Project because “I was given an opportunity to help give youth a voice down at the Inner Harbor, so I took it.”

Raché Nedd, according to her profile on the project’s Web site, said that she joined

to “come up with my own options on coming up with ways to help the violence die down.”

In an interview with Citybizlist Baltimore, Neustadt said that the group was looking for the origin of tension in the Harbor in order to create practical solutions to it. There have been several occurrences of large groups of teens converging in the Inner Harbor, with some associated violent incidents.

The Inner Harbor Project teens have been holding “pop-up focus groups” with other teens and parties concerned with future of the Inner Harbor.

Tonight at 5 p.m., in City Council Chambers on the fourth floor of City Hall, 100 N. Holliday St., the Inner Harbor Project will present its recommendations for the Harbor to the Education and Youth Committee of City Council. A picture ID is required for entry; the hearing will be broadcast on channel 25.

across Baltimore City,” wrote Smith.The commissioners now meet with Paige on

a weekly basis, she added.“Previously, we met quarterly to be briefed

but have assumed more oversight and provide more input,” Smith wrote.

So far, some changes have been made. Immediately after the audit, the inspectors’ daily required visits increased from four to six. And effective July 1, Inspectors will be required to visit 10 locations per day, Smith said. Furthermore, the commissioners are looking into the cost and feasibility of acquiring hand-held equipment that scans liquor licenses and verifies that an inspection occurred.

“Our goal is to increase accountability of inspections with real-time data of performance and outcomes,” wrote Smith. Citizens’ group

From outside, Christina Schoppert Devereaux, staff attorney for the Community Law Center, confirmed that about 14 individuals—both community leaders and private residents—have been meeting to address Liquor Board issues.

“Once we get our goals focused, we’ll reach out to more of the community—bar owners, politicians and health experts,” Schoppert Devereaux said.

The goal of the citizens’ group is to “reform the Liquor Board.”

“The first step would be to present a legislative package to respond to specific audit points,” she said. “These are issues that we’ve seen many, many times over the years, and now that they’re in the public view, it’s time to capitalize on that.”

On the side, Schoppert Devereaux is attending Liquor Board hearings and penning a watchdog blog, “Booze News: Distilled in Room 215,” online at communitylaw.org/programs/booze-news.

From above, State Senator Bill Ferguson (46th) has confirmed that the governor has ordered a task force, which includes members from the state legislature, to look into the audit’s findings and recommend a course of action.

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of three commissioners—Smith, Harvey Jones and Chair Stephan Fogleman—who may decide to reprimand the licensee, levy a fine, suspend the license or revoke the license.

The other arm of the Liquor Board includes the inspectors and administrative staff, such as the executive secretary and the deputy executive secretary. As Executive Secretary Samuel Daniels Jr. has resigned effective July 1, Assistant Executive Secretary Douglas Paige is heading the administrative arm for now.

Smith said that operating procedures are being standardized for the inspectors, who visit liquor establishments to confirm that regulations are being followed or to investigate citizen complaints. She said in an email that the Liquor Board is currently examining “best practices” in similar city inspections agencies, particularly Baltimore Housing’s Code Enforcement Division.

“We believe that best practices are existing in the city already,” wrote Smith in an email, “and we are interested in adapting them to remove waste or redundancy, increase productivity, and restore the public’s trust.”

In a past interview, Fogleman said that the inspectors performed duties based on “oral tradition” within the agency, rather than following concrete procedures. The audit itself cited inconsistent inspections practices as a problem in the agency, with inspectors visiting some liquor outlets multiple times and others not at all, among other issues.

Smith said that while only Fogleman, the chair, has authority over the day-to-day operations of the agency, he is sharing what he knows with herself and Jones.

“Currently, all members are sharing oversight responsibility with the Chairman, and I have personally taken great interest with communicating our intent with neighborhoods

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What could possibly motivate him?My thought on this are, when you come

from a family like the Wallendas, you start at a level that’s already much higher than other people in terms of the daredevil mentality.

He wants to keep growing and expanding, and he wants to top himself. It’s hard to top yourself when you’ve been walking a wire since you were 2 years old.

Can you comment on how the level of risk affects the wire-walker’s movement?

Of course. First, we don’t think of it as risk, because we practice quite a bit. Most of the time, everything goes according to plan.

I have multiple tightwire routines. The tricks on the lower routines are more advanced.

One thing people don’t think about is that those wires are hard to tighten over really far distances, like over the Grand Canyon. And the wires react to your movement. If you’re nervous and shaking, the wire is going to be moving too—rolling and shaking and swaying.

On top of that, the canyon has its own climate. There are strong winds, though he dealt with strong winds in Niagara Falls, too.

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The local perspective: Nik Wallenda walks a fine line into history booksNEWS

On Sunday evening, daredevil Nik Wallenda walked 1,400 feet across the Grand Canyon—1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River—on a two-inch wire without a safety harness. During the just-under-24-minute walk, he contended with updrafts and high winds, dust in his contacts, heat, fatigue, rhythm in the cable, and the specter of death lurking very nearby.

We at the Baltimore Guide have no idea what he was going through, but Erica Saben, director of Charm City Movement Arts, a circus school at Clinton and Fleet streets, does. She took time out from her effort to establish a tightwire program in San Francisco to share her insights.

What is going through Nik Wallenda’s mind as he does something like this?

Saben: Wire walkers tend to get incredibly focused. The higher the danger level, the higher the focus. He estimates that if he does fall, it will take him nine seconds to hit the bottom. He’ll be thinking about his family and hoping that he makes it!

Erica Saben, director of Charm City Movement Arts in Canton, teaches wire-walking and other circus skills. | File photo by Erik Zygmont

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Wallenda comes from a long and large line of circus performers] do struggle financially. It’s very rare that a circus performer is wealthy by any means.

Really, what the family is excited about is that he’s making the name famous again—the first name in tightrope-wallking in America.

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currently underway at the John Booth Senior Center.

Mariani’s plan puts four spaces just south of the Casino, using existing pavement. Two handicapped spaces would be placed in the center of the pavement circle just southeast of the building, which may need to be wid-ened slightly to accommodate them.

The 13 spaces at the Recreation Center would require more site work. Nine spaces would be head-in, angle parking against the retaining wall just west of the building. Cars would enter that lot from the south, and either pull in to the head-in spaces on the left, or parallel park in one of four pick-up/drop-off spaces to driver’s right. In order to accommodate all 13 spaces, the existing retaining wall would need to be pushed back some to create more space.

The eight existing spaces to the south of the Recreation Center would be removed after the building’s renovation, as would the road that currently connects the Casino’s front entrance to the Patterson Park Promenade.

As of July 1—the start of fiscal year 2014—there is $3.1 million available for the project, which, in addition to the parking improvements, includes the renovation of the Recreation Center, a much larger com-ponent. Plans have not yet been proposed for the renovation.

Chief of Parks Bill Vondrasek warned the Working Group that, given the need to advance the retaining wall, Mariani’s plan may be expensive. Vondrasek relayed the opinion of Gennady Schwartz, chief of capital development for Recreation and Parks. Vondrasek said that Schwartz, a for-mer highway engineer “who helped build

the Jones Falls Expressway,” had said that the Recreation Center parking lot may cost $100,000 to $200,000 to build.

Vondrasek expressed concern that the high cost of the parking improvements may impact the Recreation Center renovation.

While members of the Working Group argued that Recreation and Parks could request more money for the project if neces-sary, Vondrasek responded that a project cannot be put out to bid until the funds for that project are “in the bank.”

“If it comes in at $3.2 million, Gennady will turn to the director and say, ‘We’re $100,000 over; what do you want to not [build]?’”

The discussion turned toward budgets and timing, and whether it would be feasible to wait to start the project until additional money was secured, if need be. Requests for fiscal year 2015—which begins on July 1, 2014—are due in October of this year. Delegate Peter Hammen asked the Working Group if July 1, 2014, was too late to start the project.

“Are we really losing a lot of time?” Hammen asked.

“No” was the consensus.The Working Group members will now

be bringing the parking plan back to their respective neighborhoods for comment. Recreation and Parks will be looking into the cost of implementing the plan.

First District Councilman James Kraft thanked the Working Group, which has been meeting since late fall of last year.

“We wouldn’t have been able to do it with-out the Working Group,” Kraft said.

He also thanked Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake for supporting the plan developed by the community.

The Casino building will be the new home for the John Booth Senior Center by the end of the summer. | File photo by Erik Zygmont


Wednesday, June 26Mother Goose Baby Steps: Wednesdays,11:30 a.m. Interactive nursery rhyming with music and movement. Patterson Park Branch, Pratt Library, 158 N. Linwood Ave. Info:410-396-0983.Bilingual Community Yoga: Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Virginia Baker Rec Center, Patterson Park. Info:410-396-9156.Preschool Leaps: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Stories, songs, and fun for preschoolers. Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Ave. Info:410-396-1580.Drop-in Crafternoons at Threadquarters: Drop in fiber skills and crafts from 1-2:30 p.m. on June 26 for summertime fun. The cost is $8 per child age six and over, or under six with a parent. 518 S. Conkling St. Free parking in rear. Info: 443-759-9627.Thursday, June 27Can You Fix Bikes? Banner Neighborhoods is running a six-week bike program providing free bikes and lessons on bike safety and maintenance to residents--mostly teens--so they can participate in Bikeadelic, the free party and bike parade at the Creative Alliance on July 13. Volunteers

who are available from 3-5 or 5-7 p.m. on Thursday can come to Banner Neighborhoods, 2900 E. Fayette St., to help. Banner is also taking donations of fixable bikes. Contact [email protected] for more info.

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Mural and Cupcakes at Hoehn’s: The Southeast CDC is working with artist Michael Owen on a new mural for the side of Hoehn’s Bakery at 400 S. Conkling. This Thursday at 4 p.m. watch Michael paint the new mural and get free tote bags and cupcakes from Hoehn’s (while supplies last). Buena Casa, Buena Brasa: The popular Mother Goose Baby Steps program in Spanish. Canciones, rimas, cuentos, y juegos, para los ninos (0-3 anos) y los padres o cuidadores. Thursday, 11 a.m. Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Ave. Info:410-396-1580.Free Zumba on Pagoda Hill: Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info:[email protected] and Stitch: Thursday night knit and stitch for ages 13 and up. Bring your latest knitting, crocheting, or needlecraft project. All levels of experience are welcome. North Point Branch of Baltimore County Library, 1716 Merritt Blvd. 410-887-7255 June 27, 6:30 p.m.Highlandtown Farmers’ Market: The market has moved inside the parking lot of the Abbott Memorial Church at Bank St.

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Friday, June 28Cycle of Hope and Bike Party: The event begins at the Washington Monument and will have a rest stop at Robert C. Marshall Field at Pennsylvania Ave. and Dolphin St. at 8 p.m. Friday, June 28. It will end at Lexington Market at 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 29Fell’s Point Farmers’ Market: The market will be held on June 29, from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., on Broadway Square.Free Youth Sports Clinics: Saturday mornings, for boys and girls ages 7-12, from 9-10:30 a.m. at Patterson Park Youth Sports and Education Center, 200 South Linwood Ave., Utz Twardowicz Field. Register online at www.goo.gl/TwDno, or visit the new center and fill out a registration form. Clinics are ongoing and registration is open. The June 29 and July 6, 13, and 20 clinic sessions will feature baseball and soccer. Info: 410-878-0563. Bike Decorating Workshops: Trick out your ride with paint, duct tape, decoupage, and more. Don’t have a bike? Creative Alliance can help. Have an unused bike?

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Ron Starr once tripped the microphone to his police radio while driving homeafter his shift. The Southeast District was treated to 20 minutes of Frank Sinatra. | Photo by Erik Zygmont.

In the late 1970s, Patrolman Ron Starr of the Southeast District of the Baltimore City Police Department had finished a 4 p.m.-12 a.m. shift, and was told by his staff lieutenant to head home, despite weather reports predicting a huge snowstorm.

“That morning, around 8 or 9 a.m., they didn’t ask me, they said ‘Get in here,’” Starr says. “I looked outside and it was all white. I put on my uniform and packed a sandwich. There were no buses, no cars, no anything.”

Starr “literally walked” down the Jones Falls Expressway to his beat, Old Town Mall, an industrial neighborhood north of Little Italy.

Back then, officers didn’t have radios, so Starr found a call box and reported to headquarters that “things were fine.” Stores were open for business and people were beginning to dig themselves out.

Unbeknownst to Starr, however, the news media had been alerting unsavory elements to a golden opportunity.

“They were telling people not to call the police because they were snowbound and couldn’t get to their cars,” Starr says.

Just outside of Old Town Mall, some folks with cars and less-than-sterling ethics loaded up chains, tire irons and baseball bats. Arriving in Old Town Mall, they hooked the chains from their cars to the metal grates that protected the storefronts. After popping off the grates, they used the tire irons and bats to smash windows and gain entry.

Thus began a serious ordeal for the only cop on duty in that neighborhood, and backup out of the question.

“I would run up to them on the 400 block of N. Gay St. and scare them off,” says Starr. “Then, they would go up to the 500 block, and I would chase them off of there, back to the 400 block. It was back and forth.”

The looters quickly tired of Starr’s interference, and they saw that backup wasn’t coming any time soon. They accosted him and pulled the brass buttons off his uniform, rendering him disheveled and exhausted. When Starr finally made it back to Southeast District headquarters, he

found that the stitching on his holster was also partially unraveled.

“Unbeknownst to me, they had tried to get my gun,” he says.

Prompted by a supervisor, Starr wrote up a detailed report of his battle, all the while under the sinking feeling that he was about to lose his job.

“Downtown called me, and I thought, ‘This is the end,’” he says.

Hanging his head, Starr prepared himself to bid farewell to the department. Then, a higher-up delivered unexpected news.

“You’re famous now.” Starr was trotted out in front of reporters

from the “Baltimore Sun,” “Time-Life Magazine,” and other outlets, who interviewed him about how he had “saved the inner city from mass destruction.”

“I went from thinking I was going to be fired to becoming a national folk hero—well, in my own mind at least,” says Starr, shaking his head at the memory.

Ron Starr recently retired from the Baltimore City Police Department after 38 years as a Southeast District beat cop. He was one of few cops who both field trained in the Southeast and worked in the Southeast.

“I’m very proud of that,” says Starr.He entered police work at age 29,

following a brief career in insurance sales and marketing.

“I was not a salesperson,” he says. “I was not pushy. In sales you’ve got to be pushy. If you’re not pushing your product, you’re not a salesperson; you’re an order-taker, and that’s what I was.”

But don’t police officers have to be pushy?

“No,” says Starr, “not pushy. You do have to be authoritarian and definitely in charge.”

Starr applied to the Baltimore City Police Department in 1975, just after citywide strikes had decimated the force.

“I knew I wanted a permanent job, something I would enjoy,” he says.

Starr soon discovered his true calling—foot patrol.

“Every time there was a foot post open, I requested it,” he says. “I didn’t want to work in a car. I had a personality where I just wanted to work with people and get to know them, and they got to know me.”

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He adds that he enjoyed following up on both the little calls and the “big important calls.”

“It was fun,” says Starr. “You had people out there who really wanted to help you; they weren’t out for their own gain. They wanted to see you accomplish things.”

Starr made valuable connections outside the department, too.

“I will always remember the people,” he said. “I was in Home Depot two days ago, and I saw a couple of my friends from Little Italy. They thanked me profusely for working the area. I am very, very proud that I was their footman.”

Starr saw taking the complaints of citizens as an important part of the job.

“That’s one of the things I tried to impress on other officers,” he said. “The people who are angry—the good people who pay our salaries—are not angry at us. They’re angry about everything else and they just take it out on us.”

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November, 1775: The very first U.S. Marines arrived at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Penn., lured in by food, beer and a young country in need.

“One of the greatest privileges I’ve had in the last two years was having people call this place the Tun Tavern of our time,” said an emotional Alex van Breukelen. His bar, the Americana in Canton at Hudson St. and S. Kenwood Ave., will close by the end of July.

Over the two years it has been open, the Americana has become a beacon to the veteran and active-duty military community in Baltimore.

A force in establishing the C.A.R.E. neighborhood east of Johns Hopkins and north of Butchers Hill,

Van Breukelen described hiring one of his early bartenders.

“He came in, very rough around the edges, and asked for work,” van Breukelen said.

His initial reply was no, but he asked the man how he had heard about the Americana.

The job-seeker said that other Marines had told him about the place.

“I said, ‘Oh, you’re a Marine? All right, you’re hired,’” said van Breukelen, adding that the man is now opening his own business in the real estate field.

“It’s because of the people he met in here,” said van Breukelen.

It’s just one of many of van Breukelen’s anecdotes about veterans taking the first difficult steps back into civilian life after deployment.

The Americana has been involved with the Wounded Warrior Project, the Catch a Lift Foundation and many other veterans’ causes and organizations.

“There are a lot of Baltimore-based nonprofits we’ve worked hand-and-fist with,” said van Breukelen.

Furthermore, the bar was a place for the tough conversations necessary for those returning from combat.

“Somebody told me that a bar is no place for politics, religion or money,” said van Breukelen. “Not here. If you don’t have those

Alex van Breukelen, 34, served 13 years in the Marine Corps before opening the Americana in Canton. He plans to re-enlist and dedicate even more time to Baltimore's returning veterans. | Photo by Erik Zygmont

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The Americana will go out with a bang. Full Tilt Brewing will hold a party for staff and patrons on July 13 at 8 p.m. There will also be a party for the Giants fans who also call the bar home. On July 11, if all goes as planned, the Americana will hold a Marine Corps re-establishment party, in honor of the Corps July 11, 1798 re-establishment, after being disbanded in 1791. Van Breukelen said that on that night, he may officially become a U.S. Marine again, if his paperwork is in order. More information is available at the bar’s Facebook page: facebook.com/AmericanaBmore.

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The building, located at 2911 Pulaski Highway, will be Banner’s new permanent home and will function as headquarters and a community center.

Banner Neighborhoods, which serves a large swath of east Baltimore—from Monument St. to Eastern Ave. and Haven St. to Washington St.—has several objectives, including greening, beautification, community empower-ment, and youth employment.

The 3,000 square feet will give the organization more room for the numerous programs it sponsors (art clubs, youth sports, youth gardens, youth employment, senior home maintenance), and its newest program, a bike club, as well as allow for future growth.

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Silhavy notes that Banner has evolved over the years from its earliest mission of helping the elderly age in place.

“We still help the elderly stay in their homes, but we also focus on improving quality of life and improving the neighborhoods so that all residents want to stay,” Silhavy says. “I’d say these days, we’re like a Swiss Army knife: all utility. We have something for everyone.”

Banner will be staying in its current headquarters for at least one more year, and the timeline for renovating is fairly loose, according to Silhavy.

“We’re not borrowing money for this project,” he says.

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Banner Neighborhoods: Garden in the works

The organization plans to host a major fundraising kick-off later this summer, he adds.

Leanna Wetmore, Banner’s community organizer, says the new building has great potential for the organization and its future work.

She views the building’s artificial masonry not as an aesthetic challenge, but a unique Baltimore feature.

“We hope to paint a mural on the Formstone,” she says.

Banner was a key partner in the painting of many the murals in the neighborhood, most recently the native sea creature murals on Fayette St. and East Ave.

Wetmore says she doesn’t have any idea what the mural will look like.

“Whatever it is, it will be inspirational, it will involve lots of community input, and of course, will make the neighborhood more beautiful,” she says.


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AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS. Ann St., 300 block, June 18, 11 p.m. The victim, who had been drinking, got into a dispute with a person driving a Ford truck. The suspect reportedly stopped the vehicle, grabbed a baseball bat from the bed, and hit the victim in the head with it. The victim sustained a small cut to his eye; he was transported to the hospital for evaluation.Fortview Way, 6100 block, June 19, 10:41 p.m. An officer responded to the hospital for a walk-in shooting victim. The victim said that he had exited the bus at Gusryan and

ROBBERYN. Rose St., 600 block, June 16, 12:05 a.m. The officer said that he saw both the victim and the suspect in the middle of the street, fighting over a silver BB gun. Investigation revealed that the suspect had robbed the victim of his marijuana at gun point, and a struggle over the gun ensued. The suspect was arrested for the robbery; the victim was arrested for distribution of a controlled drug.Silver Ct., 200 block, June 18, 8:35 p.m. A man said that he was entering his house when a suspect struck him in the back of the head with a gun. The male suspect forced the victim upstairs, demanding money. The two began to fight and the suspect tried to shoot the victim, but the victim jammed his finger behind the trigger, he told police. At some point, the victim’s girlfriend came home, and, hearing the commotion, took her daughter to a neighbor’s house. She returned and saw the fight. The suspect then turned his attention to her and pointed his gun at her, demanding money. She told him it was downstairs. The suspect went downstairs and took her purse with $86 dollars and a WIC bag containing a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. The woman was not hurt in the incident; her boyfriend

was taken to the hospital with a head injury. A warrant was obtained for the suspect’s arrest.Eastern Ave., 3200 block, June 19, 11:55 a.m. Two men entered the liquor store and asked for a box of Newports. They then walked behind the counter and put a gun to the victims’ head and pushed the victim to the floor. One suspect acted as a lookout while the other took the victim’s wallet and then removed money from the cash register. Also taken was six cartons of Newport cigarettes.E. Baltimore St., 3800 block, June 21, 12:14 a.m. A man told police that he was walking his dog when two male suspects approached. One asked him if he was “Pa.” The victim ignored the question. The suspects then grabbed him, punched him all over, and took his property before fleeing. One of the suspects was located during and area canvas and identified by the victim. That suspect was arrested. E. Fairmount Ave., 2100 block, June 21, 1:12 a.m. A man told police that he was sitting on the steps at the location when the suspect walked by. Both greeted each other. The suspect then turned around with a black semiautomatic handgun and demanded the victim’s phone. The victim refused. The

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BALTIMORE BC8075188Move in ready. 3 BR. Finished basement. 1 & 1/2 Baths. Estate Sale. This is a must see.

CECIL CC8008743Cinnamon Woods modular 55 + Community. 2 BR, 2 BA w/den or 3rd BR. Vaulted ceilings, gas FP, sidewalk, shed. Breakfast nook &

buffet, ww carpet. Master BR w/walk in closet, huge BA w/double sinks, dressing table & built ins.

BALTIMORE BA80287893 BR, 2.5 BA, Lrg kitchen, new ss appliances, granite ctop, 42” maple cabinets. Freshly painted, new WW carpet, twin heat pumps, windows, roof, interior doors. 12X12 deck. Whirlpool tub, large yard.

BALTIMORE CITY BA8047310Huge house with 5 BR and 2 Full BA. Sold as-is. Third party approval required. Sold subject to existing lease. Buyer responsible for verifying ground rent. If ground rent exists, seller will not redeem.

BALTIMORE BA80552713 BR/1.5 BA, quiet cul de sac. Hwd flrs, covered porches & carport. Finished LL wbar & 1/2 bath. Central air. Upgraded kitchen & BA, ceiling fans. CDA/FHLB grants may be available.

BALTIMORE BA8054179INVESTORS DREAM.This charming 2 bedroom home in desirable Fells Point is waiting for your personal touches.

OLIVER BEACH BC80399234 BR, 3 BA, HW floors, stain-less appliances, stone fp, rear deck, 2-car attached and 2-car detached garage, LL FR & BA w/

marble, enclosed patio, water access, large yard w/ playset, lg kitchen/dining w/breakfast bar & more!

BAYVIEW BA80542764 BR, 3 BA, approx. 2,800 sq. ft., including master suite w/balcony, multi decks, spiral staircases, garage & driveway. Large main level FR. Master BA has whirlpool tub & separate shower.

BALTIMORE BC7992547 Beautiful Cape Cod bungalow style home with 3 BR and 3 FULL BS, finished LL, deck, spacious kitchen, mud room. Being sold

strictly as-is, seller will make no repairs but shows very well. Sold subject to existing lease, exp. 9/30.

BALTIMORE CITY BA7995790Buyer must pay cash and have background check done and be approved by Armistead Board of Directors. Operating charge is $445 per month.

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1746 FORREST AVE., BALTIMORE $244,900

Rebecca Bossalina410-491-9570

Kristi Booth443-690-1185

REAL ESTATE

Million Dollar View!!!!!!6102 DANVILLE AVE - Model

ONLY 2 LEFT!

Call Frank 443-463-4476

Realtors Welcome

New Duplex Garage Homes

with rooftop decks and sun rooms.

Grant money available for qualified applicants.

MHBR No. 1444

EQUAL HOUSING All Real Estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to indicate prefer-ence, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or dis-crimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for Real Estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby imformed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe that you may have been discrimi-nated against in connection with the sale, rental or financing of housing, call The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 1-800-669-9777.

April 2, 20132701 E. Fayette St.; $51,000; DJK Properties to JLJL LLC2017 Eastern Ave.; $215,000; Michael Zadnick to David Simpson15 S. Robinson St.; $170,000; Cavin Phung to Colleen Parriss2339 Boston St.; $1,050,000; Dan Naor to Boston Homes LLC628 S. Montford Ave.; $286,000; Christopher Bavaria to Ryan Cooke

April 3, 2013329 S. Clinton St.; $72,500; Louise Hendley to Equity Trust Company Construction302 S. Clinton St.; $115,000; Barbara Schmidt to James Bender

132 S. Chapel St.; $206,000; Dave Kodner to Mandy Hughes424 S. Robinson Ave.; $290,000; Schultz Development LLC to Erin Peppard17 S. Ellwood Ave.; $65,000; Walter Kraft Jr. to James Heise3110 Fleet St.; $337,551; Wells Fargo Bank to Secretary of Housing and Urban

April 4, 20133431 E. Lombard St.; $23,000; Kona Properties LLC to Epoch Property Investments LLC704 S. Dean St.; $183,400; Thomas Mathison to Daniel Levere Jr.3405 Dillon St.; $107,500; M & J Properties LLC to Potomac St Holdings LLC

Real Estate TransfersSource: Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation

Nancy knows Baltimore!Why call anyone else?

Nancy Rachuba410-905-1417

DIVERSIFIED REALTY410-675-SOLD

OPEN HOUSESunday, June 30 • 2-4Refreshments Served2729 Eastern Avenue Beautiful 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath TH overlooking Historic Patterson Park! Original character blends with tons of updates. Gas FP, transoms, skylight, original hardwoods, eat-in kitchen, Man-Cave in finished basement & more!

RENTALS813 S. Robinson St. - 2 BR, 1.5 BA ready July 1st.

3311 Foster Ave. - Luxurious top of the line rehab with 3 bedroom, 3 baths, multiple decks ready July 1st.


O’Connor’sLiquors & Check Cashing

We Cash Lottery Tickets up to $5,000We Buy Gift Cards • Bill Payment • Money Orders

Western Union • Bus Passes

GREEKTOWN: corner of Eastern Avenue and Oldham Street

410-633-2233www.oconnorsliquors.com • Open 7 Days A Week

MODELO6 pack cans

$5.99With coupon.

Valid thru 7/8/13. (G)Not valid with

any other offer.

Cash Your Next Payroll Check For

1%With coupon.

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BAR SPECIALBUD OR COORS LIGHT

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rest, and spend time with our families.

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Please present coupon at time of ordering.

Dock Sales available at 4201 O’Donnell Street

410-522-3404

$500OFFER VALID FOR PICK UP ONLY AT OUR DOCKWith ad. Expires 6/30/13.

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SeafoodScooters Famous Maryland Pride1lb. loaf of crab cake & shrimp ............$32.95Captain Jimmy’s Seafood Combo ...........Flounder, Scallops, Crab Balls, Shrimp.......$18.95Salmon over stir fried veggies .......................$12.95

Homemade SoupsMaryland Crab $3.50 cup $4.95 bowl

Cream of Crab $4.50 cup $6.50 bowl

Homemade SaladsLarge Greek .................................................. $9.95 with chicken................................$13.95Fresh Garden Salad ................................... $5.95Personal Garden Salad ............................ $3.95Blackened Chicken Salad ....................... $8.95

Submarines and SandwichesCheese Steak.............................................$6.95Italian Cold Cut ........................................$5.95Shrimp Salad Sandwich (Homemade)... $10.95

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