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Southern District Public Safety Forum Recap
On Thursday, April 17, 2014, a public safety forum was held for the Southern District of Baltimore City at the National Federation of the Blind in Riverside. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,...
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Mayor’s Office Releases Year 1 Casino Impact Funds Spending Plan
With the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino (Caesars) nearing a Fall 2014 completion, the Baltimore Casino Local Development Council (BLDC) has been busy preparing recommendations for the Mayor’s Office about...
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South Baltimore Begins Implementing Strategies for Casino Impact Money
“Almost unprecedented” was the term continually used by Anirban Basu of Sage Policy Group, a subcontractor of McCormick Taylor, and Wesley Mitchell of McCormick Taylor when describing the $10-$18...
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Caves Valley Partners Plans $250 Million Sharp-Leadenhall Development
Screenshot of the area from Google Maps Caves Valley Partners (CVP), the development team behind 1111 Light Street and Riverside Wharf, is planning a $250 million mixed-use development on three city...
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Photos: Area of the Proposed Stadium Square Development in Sharp-Leadenhall
Caves Valley Partners (CVP), the development team behind 1111 Light Street and Riverside Wharf, is planning a $250 million mixed-use development on three city blocks in the Sharp-Leadenhall...
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South Baltimore Business Roundup
Fat Larry’s Acquires Liquor License Fat Larry’s located at 1026 S. Charles St., the former home of Corks, now has an active 6-day liquor license. From its Facebook page: THE BAR IS OPEN!! Come to the...
View ArticlePublic Safety Update from the South Baltimore Communities
Public Safety Statement from the South Baltimore Community Associations: Leadership from the neighborhood associations of Federal Hill, Federal Hill South, Riverside, and South Baltimore, along with...
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Senator Bill Ferguson Releases Statement on Use of Impact Funds for Steam...
District 46 Senator Bill Ferguson is chair of the Baltimore Casino Local Development Council (BLDC), which advises Mayor Rawlings-Blake, and future Baltimore mayors, on how the community impact funds...
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Photos from South Baltimore’s Stoop Night
In part because of the recent violence in our community, a stoop night was held on the evening of Thursday, August 28th. It provided a chance for neighbors to get outside and meet other neighbors, as...
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Ravens’ Tackle Eugene Monroe Announced as Partner in Stadium Square Development
Yesterday, Caves Valley Partners (CVP) announced a new development partner for Stadium Square, the approximately $250 million mixed-use project, which will cover three consecutive blocks of South...
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Local Musicians Launch Federal Hill International Guitar Series
Federal Hill residents and local musicians Mia Pomerantz-Amaral and Jorge Amaral, known professionally as Duo Amaral, are launching a series of recitals and master classes in the neighborhood featuring...
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Crossbar Files New Liquor License Transfer Application
The next chapter for Crossbar der Beirgarten begins as the proposed German beer garden from the Ryleigh’s Restaurant Group has applied to transfer the liquor license from 1015-1019 S. Charles St., the...
View ArticleFederal Hill Christmas Party and Baltimore Drone Videos Go Viral
Two Baltimore videos had quite the rise on the web this week and both featured a lot of South Baltimore, as well as some incredible cinematography. The first video by Blue Mantle Media features...
View ArticleFatal Vehicle Crash Yesterday in South Baltimore
A fatal vehicle crash occurred yesterday on the 100 block of W. Ostend St. in South Baltimore. The victim was a 63-year-old female Baltimore City resident. The victim’s vehicle was headed westbound on...
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South Baltimore Crime Decreases Again in 2014
For the second straight year, South Baltimore’s Sector 4 saw a significant decrease in crime. Sector 4 includes the neighborhoods of Otterbein, Sharp-Leadenhall, Federal Hill, Federal Hill South, SBNA,...
View ArticleOff-Duty Officer Stabbed on 1100 Block of Race Street
From Baltimore City Police Department Southern District Major Ian Dombroski: Saturday prior to 11 p.m. in the 1100 block of Race Street an off-duty officer was approached by an unidentified black male...
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MTA Launches ‘My MTA Tracker for Bus’ to Track Bus Arrivals on Smartphones...
The Maryland Transit Administration Release: My MTA Tracker for Bus Rolls Out Arrival-Time Convenience The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) today launched My MTA Tracker for Bus, a GPS-based...
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Why the Federal Hill Hospitality Industry is Excited About a Redeveloped...
The Federal Hill Hospitality Association (FHHA) has been vocal about the need for a redeveloped Cross Street Market for many years and they will soon get their wish as an RFP was released in January...
View ArticleBCPD Make Arrest in String of Burglaries
On February 3, 2015, a total of five break-ins and one attempted break-in occurred in Federal Hill, Otterbein and Riverside. SouthBMore.com received the following update from Baltimore City Police...
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Michael Seipp Steps Down as Executive Director of The Baltimore Station
For the last eight years, Michael Seipp has helped homeless men, mostly veterans, overcome their addictions to drugs and alcohol. As Executive Director of The Baltimore Station since 2007, Seipp has...
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