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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle, which has stood at 1925 Eastern Ave. in Fell’s Point for almost 98 years, recently got a welcome upgrade to its exterior.

The large, blank wall immediately right of the institution’s front door is now home to a scene that, depending on the observer, could be described as fun, scary, alien or powerful.

Most everybody likes it, though, according to Dee Tochterman.

“We’ve gotten more calls than you can imagine,” she says. “Usually there’s one that says, ‘Eh, it’s okay.’ But in this case, they all love it.”

Artist depicts the source of tugboats’ power

Residents question parking decision

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Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle has stood in Fell’s Point for nearly 98 years; the new mural has been up since Thanksgiving. | Photo by Tom Scilipoti

Curley St. residents were surprised to find some parking space disappear from their block almost overnight, and a passenger loading zone appear in its place.

Dustin Ritter, who lives on the 1100 block of Curley St. says he was surprised. Nancy Longo, who also lives on Curley St. feels that it’s the latest gesture on the part of a city

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highlights several intitiaves launched by Foxx, including: a community liaison group for neighborhood connection; a correspondence unit for tracking citizen requests and concerns; expanded customer service; more convenient hazardous waste drop-off and recycling options; and a program to install remote-read water meters for all DPW water customers.

“Baltimore City has greatly benefitted from Mr. Foxx’s tremendous tenure of service and his dedication to improving efficiency for residents,” said Rawlings-Blake.

Chow has been head of Water and Wastewater since 2011, and has been working to comply with a 2002 state and federal consent decree that the city repair and update its sewer infrastructure.

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Guide’s Danielle Sweeney recognized for community coverage

“For our new members, especially those who were present for our VERY raucous meeting in August, I urge you to take the time and come and see another side of our group—we really can be very pleasant!” wrote Joanne Masopust, promoting Fell’s Point Community Organization’s Evening of Gratitude.

The Baltimore Guide was very pleasantly surprised to learn that one of its own, reporter Danielle Sweeney, was being honored at the event last Tuesday evening.

“You never really know what kind of press you’re going to get when you’re a community organization, or an outspoken president of a community organiza-tion,” said Masopust, who is president of FPCO. “Sometimes you get ignored in the media, too.”

Masopust noted that Sweeney, who has been writing for the Guide for about a year and a half, is “relatively new,” buthas nevertheless “done an outstand-ing job reporting on issues that aren’t easy to report on.”

Those issues?Sweeney, like the rest of the Guide staff,

and as is typical of a small publication, specializes in a little bit of everything—features and news. However, she has demonstrated a clear knack for covering quality-of-life issues, including a series of

Foxx steps down; Chow appointed DPW headOn Friday, Dec. 13, Mayor Stephanie

Rawlings-Blake announced that Alfred Foxx, director fo the Department of Public Works, is stepping down effective Jan. 31, 2014. The mayor appointed Rudolph S. Chow, currently DPW deputy director and head of the Bureau of Water and Wastewater, as Foxx’s replacement.

“It has been an honor serving this department, this city, and this mayor,” said Foxx in a press release. “My goal has been to improve DPW and set a course for a more successful future, and I believe we have done so.”

Foxx joined the city’s workforce in 2001 as director of the Department of Transportation. Rawlings-Blake appointed him DPW director in 2010.

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articles on vagrancy and drunkenness along the upper S. Broadway corridor, problems which spill into and include the Patterson Park area and Canton as well.

She has written extensively on the ongoing issues between Friendship Academy of Science and Technology students and the surrounding Canton neighborhood.

She has covered multiple chapters in the ongoing saga of liquor in Baltimore City, including the violations and subsequent closings of La Raza Cantina on Eastern Ave. near Patterson Park and Club Confetti on Bank St. near Broadway. Sweeney was also there when the Board of Liquor License Commissioners said “no” to another license in Fell’s Point, after testimony from FPCO and Masopust herself.

In addition to writing for the Guide, Sweeney holds down several freelance gigs—Masopust also complimented her work in the City Paper’s “City Folk” section. A fan of public transportation, Sweeney, who lives in Federal Hill, arrives at events and meetings in Fell’s Point, Canton and Highlandtown after substantial journeys that may include the bus, the water taxi, and her two feet.

After those events, which can last upwards of two hours, she repeats the trip in reverse to get home.

The Baltimore Guide is pleased thatFPCO appreciates Sweeney’s work. We certainly do.

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Happy Holidays

Guide’s Danielle Sweeney recognized for community coverage

Every year, the Fell’s Point Community Organization singles out one, two, or several individuals as particularly deserving of the the community’s gratitude.

Apparently 2013 has been a big year, as FPCO officially honored eight people last week, including six police officers.

FPCO President Joanne Masopust said that she feld like “a kid at Christmas” when she found out that Major William Davis, commander of the Southeastern District, and Lt. William Colburn—as well as Neighborhood Services Officers Larry Fasano, Rosa Ramirez, and Lynea Wiley—were all coming.

“Any gratitude coming to me should be going to these guys,” said Davis, pointing out the officers under his command.

He added that officers appreciate gratitude, even though they are getting paid to do a job.

“We do get gratitude every two weeks from the city of Baltimore, so we’re thankful for that,” he said.

Masopust thanked Lt. Colburn for his specific focus on liquor issues; the lieutenant gave thanks of his own.

“I’ve been in five districts in 18 years,” commented Colburn. “By far the one in which we get the most support from the community is this one, so we thank you for that.”

Officer Larry Fasano of Neighborhood Services—fresh off of receiving “Officer of the Month” at the Southeastern District—was honored for his service to the Southeastern District. On his bike, Fasano is frequently seen in Fell’s Point.

Masopust thanked the police specifically for cleaning up some of the vagrancy issues on the upper S. Broadway corridor.

“Larry has single-handedly done a lot of that,” said Davis.

The major prefaced a Fasano anecdote by noting that the Baltimore City Police Department has a policy of not engaging in vehicle pursuits in the city. Nevertheless, a call came over the radio one day for a vehicular pursuit.

“It was Larry,” said Davis, “going down Boston St. on his bike after a guy.”

“Didn’t he catch him, too?” asked Masopust.

“Yes he did,” replied Davis. Also honored were Neighborhood Services

Officers Lynea Wiley and Rosa Ramirez.“Their responsibilities are a little bit

different from [Fasano’s],” said Davis. “Any issue that comes through my office—any of the complaints that come in—these two handle it...They’re my go-to girls.”

“You’ve got a good group,” said Masopust.

“Yes I do,” replied Davis. The police weren’t the only ones honored.

Masopust presented longtime antique-store owner Joe Frank with an award as well.

“Joe didn’t just do business with antiques; he promoted the neighborhood,” said a resident.

Joe and his wife Charlotte plan to close their antique store, Another Period in Time, by Dec. 31. For more information, see anotherperiod.com. The store is located on Fleet St. in Fell’s Point.

Lastly, FPCO honored Baltimore Guide reporter Danielle Sweeney, but that is another story—see page 2.

Fell’s Point community says thank youby ERIK ZyGMONT [email protected]

The Fell’s Point Community Organization’s annual Evening of Gratitude drew in some heavy hitters, including Lt. William Colburn of the Southeast Police District, left; Douglas Paige, acting executive secretary of the Liquor board; and Major William Davis of the Southeast District. below: Fell’s Point residents and business-people mingle at FPCO’s Evening of Gratitude. | Photos by Erik Zymont

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Saturday convergence at Pratt Library: ‘The Wire,’ Poe and Zappaby ERIK ZyGMONT [email protected]

In addition to Alvarez and Scalies, William G. Martricciani, Michael Olesker, Rosalie Scalia, and Michelle “Wojo” Wojciechowski will be appearing. “Wojo,” who grew up in Highlandtown, is the author of “Next Time I Move, They’ll Carry Me Out in a Box,” profiled Aug. 22, 2012, in the Baltimore Guide.

In addition to writing for “The Wire” and other television shows, Alvarez has a long and celebrated journalism and writing career that includes the Baltimore Sun, the City Paper, and short fiction. His current writing may be found in the “City Folk” section of the City Paper.

This Saturday’s Annual Literary Extravaganza, set for 2 p.m. at the Southeast Anchor Library, Conkling St. and Eastern Ave., is “just me having fun with literature, once a year, bringing some attention to the Pratt and having some fun with friends,” says Rafael Alvarez, who started the event in 2008.

This year, the group of writers will be table-reading “It Takes Balls,” a play adapted from a screenplay written by Charley Scalies, an actor and writer best known for his portrayal of “Horseface,” one of the union stevedores in Season 2 of “The Wire.”

In “It Takes Balls,” “an Italian mother takes matters into her own hands on Christmas Eve in a pool hall gambling den,” according to a press release for the event.

In addition to the reading, an original script for “The Wire,” written by Alvarez and signed by Alvarez and Scalies, will be auctioned off to benefit Poe Baltimore, the organization that funds and operates the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, 203 N. Amity St., where the author once lived and wrote.

“Any writer worth his laptop had better be knowledgeable of—and pay a certain homage to—Edgar Allan Poe,” says Alvarez. “He was the first guy to put American literature on the map.”

Alvarez notes that while Sinclair Lewis was the first American writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, “Poe was being heralded throughout the capitals of Europe since before the Civil War.”

The Pratt event, by happenstance, also honors another creative American.

“The cool thing this year is that it’s happening on Zappa’s birthday,” adds Alvarez, “and there’s a bust of Frank Zappa outside the library.”

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To alleviate traffic, update signal timing To the Editor:Baltimore does have an inadequate public transportation system! However, the Red Line will not solve that problem. The Red Line serves one purpose—to connect the east and west sides of Baltimore. It will not reduce traffic, it will not eliminate gridlock during rush hour, and it will not alleviate parking congestion in Canton, Fells Point, and surrounding areas. The traffic problems in the city can be attributed to one thing—lack of traffic control. Traffic lights are completely un-synchronized and too short. I am sure the traffic light timing and schedules have not been updated in years, despite an influx of residents and businesses in the city. I feel that some residents, who live along the proposed Red Line corridor and support the Red Line, live in a bubble. Life does exist outside of Canton; and we do not all ride bicycles. Boston and Aliceanna streets are not the only gridlocked streets during rush hour. Try traveling westbound on Baltimore St. towards the JFX, and you will be mesmerized by the grid-lock. Even worse is the commute from the southbound JFX into President Street continuing onto any eastbound street. The solution is updating and enforcing traffic control.Another reason the Red Line will not affect traffic along Boston and Aliceanna streets is the large number of commuters who either live or work outside the city. The majority of traffic on Boston St. during rush hours is commuters from Baltimore County and beyond. Why would they use the Red Line? It would not be convenient for these commuters; they will continue to travel by motor vehicle. I was born and raised in Highlandtown. I currently reside in the Brewer’s Hill neighborhood in a house that has been in our family for over 30 years. I can attest first-hand to certain traf-fic light timing that has not changed in 20 years. I know how inadequate the public transpor-tation system is, and I doubt the Red Line will be any better. I worked in Washington, DC, for three year relying on various modes of public transportation—the MARC train, DC Metro, DC Bus, and of course walking. The DC public transportation is excellent. However, I discov-ered quickly how a train or metro delay could affect your entire schedule. For that reason, I do not anticipate regular ridership from working citizens who have families. Baltimore is striving to be a top, urban city. The Red Line is not the answer. It simply is a distraction of the declining bus system and ignored traffic problems. When the Red Line fails, what will Baltimore try next?Robert Sacamento, Brewers Hill

We want the Red Line!To the Editor:I write in response to Cathy Thornton’s Dec. 9 letter regarding the Red Line, in which asked “who in East Baltimore really wants this thing?” My husband and I do! We live in Canton and are eager to use the Red Line to visit Fell’s Point and Inner Harbor for farmers markets, shopping, movies and restaurants without the hassle and expense of parking. We would love to walk out our front door, connect to MARC via the Red Line, and enjoy a day in Washington, D.C.Transit is the way of the future—people are increasingly choosing to live in walkable and transit-oriented neighborhoods, and I know that our property values will increase with prox-imity to frequent rail service. We chose to buy our home here because Canton is a very walk-able area, and a new transit link will make Canton even more attractive. Improved public infrastructure, from transit to water systems to parks, means a better Baltimore. Sommer Gentry, Canton

We appreciate your Letters to the Editor. The Red Line has certainly been a hot topic; please see page 15 for an additional letter.

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Canciones, rimas, cuentos, y juegos, para los niños (0-3 años) y los padres o cuidadores. Thursdays, 11 a.m., through Feb 27. Southeast Anchor Branch, Enoch Pratt Library, 3601 Eastern Ave. Info: 410-396-1580.Manly Makers Craft Night: Baltimore Threadquarters is hosting a men’s craft night on Dec. 19 with manly beverages from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at 518 South Conkling St. Info: 443-759-9627.Friday, December 20Audubon Tiny Tots: What Does It Mean to Be Wild? Get ready for some wild adventures in the park. Meet at the picnic tables on Dec. 20 from 10 -11 a.m. on the northeastern shore of the Boat Lake. Ages: 2-5. A five-dollar donation per child, with an adult, is suggested. Tiny Tots is an early childhood environmental educationprogram where kids make a craft, play a game, and read a nature-themed story. Join Audubon to discover Patterson Park as an outdoor classroom. Please register in advance: [email protected] or 410-558-2473Caroling…and Cocktails: An annual Patterson Park Neighborhood Association tradition. All are welcome. Meet at the

Wednesday, December 18Mother Goose Baby Steps: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. Interactive nursery rhyming with music and movement. Patterson Park Branch, Enoch 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.Boot Camp: Get ready to sweat at Patterson Park Utz Field Monday and Wednesday at 6 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. for a high-intensity, hour-long workout with ACE-certified trainer Jeff Morton. $100 for eight sessions (one session per week) or $180 for 16 sessions. Contact [email protected] or 410-878-0563 to sign up.Thursday, December 19Buena Casa, Buena Brasa: The popular Mother Goose Baby Steps program in Spanish.

Whispering Winds, 2711 E. Fayette St., at 6 p.m. for hot toddies, spiked hot chocolate, and mulled wine. Collect sheet music and regale the neighborhood with your beautiful singing voices. If you want us to stop by your house, email [email protected] or post on Facebook. Posada: The Creative Alliance has held several pinata-making workshops, which, in accordance with Latino tradition, culminate in a procession from the Creative Alliance to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. The event, which commemorate’s Mary and Joseph’s search for vacancy in the inns of Bethlehem, is open to the public. Meet at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Creative Alliance, Eastern and East avenues.PNC Festive Friday: Join PNC and the Waterfront Partnership at Santa’s House, located at the Harborplace Amphitheater, on Dec. 20 from 4-7 p.m. This free family-friendly event features live holiday music by Junkyard Saints, strolling entertainment, light fare catered by M&S Grill, gourmet hot cocoa, gingerbread cookies, and more.Saturday, December 21Train Garden: The Highlandtown Train Garden will be open from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on

Dec. 21 at 520 S. Conkling St. It’s the only train garden with a replica of the Patterson Park Pagoda, the Natty Boh Tower, and other local landmarks. For a full and updated schedule, visit www.highlandtowntraingarden.com.Audubon Tiny Tots: What Does It Mean to Be Wild? Get ready for some wild adventures in the park. Meet at the picnic tables on Dec. 21 from 10 -11 a.m. on the northeastern shore of the Boat Lake. Ages: 2-5. A five-dollar donation per child, with an adult, is suggested. Tiny Tots is an early childhood environmental educationprogram where kids make a craft, play a game, and read a nature-themed story. Join Audubon to discover Patterson Park as an outdoor classroom. Please register in advance: [email protected] or 410-558-2473Audubon Bird Watching: Audubon experts will lead participants in search of feathered friends on Dec. 21 from 8 – 9:30 a.m. Meet at the fountain. There is no need to RSVP for this event. To borrow binoculars, contact [email protected] or 410-558-2473.

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Sunday, December 22Train Garden: The Highlandtown Train Garden will be open from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on Dec. 22 at 520 S. Conkling St. For a full and updated schedule, visit www.highlandtown traingarden.com.Baltimore Farmers’ Market Final Week: Located on Saratoga St. between Holliday and Gay streets, underneath the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX), the Baltimore Farmers’ Market remains open Sundays through Dec. 22, from 7 a.m. to sell out, approximately noon. The market will reopen April 6, 2014. Monday, December 23Boot Camp: Get ready to sweat at Patterson Park Utz Field Monday and Wednesday at 6 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. for a high-intensity, hour-long workout with ACE-certified trainer Jeff Morton. $100 for eight sessions (one session per week) or $180 for 16 sessions. Contact [email protected] or 410-878-0563 to sign up.Train Garden: The Highlandtown Train Garden will be open from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on Dec. 23 at 520 S. Conkling St. For a full and updated schedule, visit www.highlandtown traingarden.com.

Tuesday, December 24Train Garden: The Highlandtown Train Garden will be open from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on Dec. 24 at 520 S. Conkling St. For a full and updated schedule, visit www.highlandtown traingarden.com.Community NotebookHoliday Light Show Spectacular: The Power Plant Holiday Light Show Spectacular--a display of synchronized lights, brilliant lasers, and state-of-the-art video mapping projections, all choreographed to music and set to the backdrop of The Power Plant-- runs through the end of the month with several shows a day. Visit http://waterfrontpartnership.org for a schedule.Picture Windows: “The Painted Screens of Baltimore and Beyond” marks the centennial of Baltimore’s tradition of painting vivid images on row house screens. The exhibition is on view through March 16 in MICA’s Fox Building’s Meyerhoff Gallery, 1303 W. Mount Royal Ave. A comprehensive look at the history of screen painting. Info: www.mica.edu.Free Adult Education Classes: Patterson Park Public Charter School offers the following classes: beginner Spanish Mon/

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Maryland, and a “pie safe” from the 1850s. The last object is a wooden piece of furniture with tin sides. Small holes are punched in the tin.

“Back then, they had flies,” explained Frank. “The holes in the tin kept them out, and also let the air out. They told me I was crazy when I bought it. Now they’re telling me I’m crazy because I’m selling it.”

Frank said that he has acquired most of his items from estate sales and auctions; he doesn’t buy antiques “off the street.”

“I was doing that, and I got caught up in some stuff one time,” he explained, shaking his head with a knowing smile. “I had to call the police and ended up losing about seven grand.”

Also in Frank’s store is an 1850s barber chair, complete with raising and lowering mechanism. Before he got into antiques, Frank was a barber himself. He attended barber school between trips with the Merchant Marine, which he joined at age 16, when he left his Chapel St. home.

“I used to ship out a little bit, come back, and go to school,” he said. “Then I would ship out again, come back and go to school. It was how I got my time in.”

Two factors brought an end to Frank’s barbering career.

The first: “The Beatles came to town, so everybody was letting their hair grow long.”

That was in the late 1960s. The second: Frank discovered he was a

natural merchant. “I needed some furniture so I went to an

auction up in Pennsylvania,” he said. “I bought some furniture and refinished it. Some friends of mine wanted to buy it, so I sold it to them. Then I went up and bought some more.”

Frank said that he’ll miss certain aspects of the antiques business, but he is looking forward to spending more time with his family: his wife and business partner Charlotte, their three children, and seven grandchildren.

“You work seven days a week, you’d be surprised what you miss,” said Frank.

As a longtime antiques seller in Fell’s Point, and holder of three business licenses, 68-year-old Joe Frank was simply amused when he discovered he needed to purchase a license to go out of business.

“Beautiful,” he chuckled.Another Period in Time, the antique store

Frank owns with his wife Charlotte at 1708 Fleet St., will be closing its doors for good on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

It is at least his fourth antiques establish-ment. Frank owned stores at 611 S. Broadway and 1711 Aliceanna St., for about seven or eight years each. He started with a 10-foot-by-10-foot space on Broadway near Fleet St.

“I danced around a little bit,” he said.Clearly, Frank has seen Fell’s Point

through ups and downs. “Now you’ve got $500,000 houses, which

I never thought I’d see in Fell’s Point,” he said. “That’s a big, big change.”

The presence of antique stores is a barometer for the state of a neighborhood, he added.

“We [antique dealers] are usually the first ones in when it’s running down, and when it’s coming up, we’re the first ones out,” he said.

At one point, there were 40 antique stores in the Fell’s Point area, according to Frank. Now, there are about six. His store was and is the home of the area’s Antique Dealers Association.

“We used to have a map of stores that we handed out to customers,” he said.

The customers were one of the most interesting aspects of the business, especially in Fell’s Point, Frank added.

“People are pretty good around here; I’ve always liked the people,” he said, “You get to meet people from Germany, France...They all come down here for Hopkins, quite a few of them.”

Of course, antique stores are noted for the curious objects inside. Last week, Another Period in Time had a clock from around 1910, a china cabinet from the same time, a stand-up desk from the Grand Lodge of


The sword - the Thomas Boyle Award - was presented to antiques dealer Joe Frank in 1999 for his contributions to marketing and tourism in Fell’s Point. Right: Frank says that Another Period in Time is located in a building - 1708 Fleet St. - that has changed hands less than 10 times since it was deeded in 1798. Below: “Everybody likes dolls,” says Frank, “all the girls, anyway, I guess.”” | Photos by Erik Zygmont


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with sweets—and the destruction of evil.Aldana discovered the tradition through

Mis Raices, a Latino mothers’ group at Patterson Park Public Charter School. She met Rosa Vasquez, “piñata master” at el Dia Del Niño, an annual children’s event in Patterson Park. “She’s the most impressive artist I’ve met this year,” says Aldana, who has met many artists, “because she’s so humble, and so joyful when she works.”

The Creative Alliance held a few piñata-making and decorating workshops on recent weekends, attracting a strong turnout of neighborhood people, Latinos and others. Artists, such as Vasquez and fellow master Maria Guadalupe Lopez, originally from Mexico City, shared both their knowledge of the tradition and their practical hands-on expertise.

Aldana says that about 100 people have dipped their hands in engrudo—a natural binder made from flour, water, oil, vinegar and sugar—and created their own paper mache piñatas.

“I’ve never made a piñata before, but it’s a way for me to learn about my heritage,” says

Taking a swing at Garfield, SpongeBob or maybe Bart Simpson, and then chowing down on even more sugar—post birthday cake. For most Americans, that’s the childhood scene invoked by the word “piñata.”

For some Latinos, it’s a lot more serious than that.

“The Christmas piñata has a lot of symbolism for Latin American Catholics,” says the Creative Alliance’s Maria Aldana, who is charged with finding, learning from and presenting artists of southeast Baltimore.

In Mexico, the piñata is part of the Christmas celebration. The object itself represents evil; traditional Mexican Christmas piñatas have seven cones on them, representing the seven deadly sins. The hidden sweets—in-season fruits such as limes and peanuts, traditionally—represent temptation. The bat is faith, and swinging it blindfolded acknowledges that true faith is blind. But a good hard swing is rewarded


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Clockwise from top left: Patricia Cruz shares a laugh with her mother, Araceli Cruz. Symera Hawkins, 6, dips her fi nger in engrudo. Gabriel Kirk and Gabriel Kirk Jr. put on the fi nishing touches. | Photos by Erik Zygmont

Michelle Gomez, a participant and student studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art for a master’s degree in curatorial practice. “It’s very fun and meditative. I never get to do hands-on activities like this.”

Sculptor Lisa Krause, one of several apprenticed artists studying the Latino piñata tradition, says that while she has used paper mache before, she has never made a piñata.

“I love the fact that it’s going to be destroyed,” she said. “It’s cathartic.”

On Friday, Dec. 20, the workshops culminate in a procession from the Creative Alliance, Eastern and East avenues, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Fleet and Conkling streets.

The procession—or posada—which is open to the public, represents the journey of Joseph and Mary as they tried to find a room in Bethlehem just before the birth of Jesus.

“Piñatas Navideñas y Posada,” the program series including the procession and piñata-making workshops, is supported by a grant from Maryland Traditions, part of the State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Aldana says.

“The director of Maryland Traditions, Cliff Murphy, was interested in doing more Latino traditions,” she explains. “He got so excited about it, it got me motivated to spend a lot of time learning where the piñata comes from.”

For those interested in joining the posada, the procession will start in the lobby of the Creative Alliance, Eastern and East avenues, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. Participants will hold candles and sing as they walk to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church with Alexandra and Octavio Gonzalez, who will be dressed as Mary and Joseph. At the church, participants will split into two groups—the lodgers and those asking for lodging. Once Mary and Joseph find their place to stay for the night, the party starts. Aldana says that the evening will include the screening of a documentary about the tradition, as well as traditional foods.

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The passenger loading zone space is 20 feet long, enough for one car or SUV to parallel park. Neighbors who live near the new zone claim the installation came out of nowhere.

“For a block party to be scheduled on our block, the city requires notification [of neighbors],” Ritter claims. “Why not [for]the elimination of two spots? A simple letter would have gone a long way.”

Ritter says neighbors have a right to be notified.

But according to Councilman Jim Kraft’s Office and the Parking Authority of Baltimore City, they do not.

“There are no notification requirements,” says Kristyn Oldendorf, Kraft’s chief of staff.

Jennifer Leonard, parking planner for the city, confirms this, and says to her knowledge,

“it’s always been that way.”Leonard says any business can request a

passenger loading zone, and the Parking Authority and the Department of Transportation determine the need for it and its placement, not the community.

The PLZs are essentially for businesses, she notes.

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loading zones are not just for the business’s convenience—but also help improve traffic flow and reduce double-parking, which leads to decreased visibility and other traffic hazards.

Several factors go into determining if a PLZ application is approved, she says, including “the kind of operation, the hours the business is in operation, the adjacent block face, and others--including parking in the area.”

However, while only a business can request a PLZ, the PLZ does not “belong” to the business, and anyone—customer or not—can use it. The law, and the PLZ application itself, state that the zone “may be used by anyone actively loading or unloading a vehicle.”

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1Loading zone: Innkeepers open to compromise

In parking-plagued Canton, 20 feet of curb space is prime real estate.. | Photo by Danielle Sweeney


The owners of the inn, Warren Munroe and David Rohrbaugh, say that they did notify their neighbors of their request to have a PLZ on Elliott St.—not directly, but via the local community associations.

“We chose to first solicit the input of our neighborhood by reaching out to the CCA [Canton Community Association], the Canton Square HOA, and James Kraft, all of whom, as you know, supported our request,” the innkeepers say.

Oldendorf acknowledges Kraft’s office was aware of the inn’s request.

She says when their request was approved by the Parking Authority, their office followed procedure “making sure that the request was followed through on. There was a bit of a delay for the Parking Authority to follow-up with the owners of the inn, so our office did check in occasionally on the status of the request--as we would do for any request to a City agency,” she explains.

And, while support from a community group is not required for the PLZ, Darryl Jurkiewicz, president of the Canton Community Association, acknowledges that the organization gave their “support”—but only for a space on Elliott St. at the end of the parking spaces—not an actual parking space.

“We were not informed of any plans on S. Curley St., which we would not have supported,” he says.

Jurkiewicz adds that the PLZ request was not announced to the CCA members or community because “it would have had no impact [on] anyone if placed in front of the inn on Elliott St.”

Munroe and Rohrbaugh say it was the Parking Authority that determined that the zone needed to be located on Curley St.—not them.

“The city official who came to mark and to assess the placement of the signs both before and after the installation, indicated that the sign post closest to the corner is, in fact, the closest a legal space can be to the corner due to its proximity to the cross walks and to the storm drain. This is also apparently true on Elliott, directly in front of our inn,” they say.

Ritter wants to know why, after 13 years, the inn needs a PLZ at all.

“What has changed in the last 13 years that required the loading zone now?”

The innkeepers say they chose to request it only after an increase in parking was made available by the change to angle parking.

The PLZ is “a service gesture to our guests, who contribute significantly to the local economy. We felt our guests visiting..Canton...deserve the same courtesy extended at major hotels and other businesses.”

Longo, who owns a restaurant in Fell’s Point, says she doesn’t blame business owners for wanting a PLZ, “but there needs to be a discussion.”

Leonard confirmed on Monday that the CCA has already asked the Parking Authority to reconsider the placement of zone.

Jurkiewicz told the Guide on Monday evening that he spoke with Michelle Berry, on-street parking specialist at the Parking Authority, and with the owners of the inn.

In an email he says that both are amenable to moving the PLZ from Curley St. to an angle parking space on Elliott, in front of 2922—if the property owner at 2922 Elliott agrees to it.

He says he also asked the owners of the inn to reconsider the amount of time the PLZ would be in effect each day.

“If we could get the time adjusted, that would help: say from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.,” he says.

Leonard notes that all PLZ requests are handled on a case-by-case basis.

“Not all are in effect for 24 hours, seven days a week,” he says.

The owners of the inn emphasize that they never specifically requested the Curley St. space for their business’s loading zone, as that determination is normally left to the Parking Authority.

Asked whether the city’s law on establishing a PLZ should be changed, Jurkiewicz offers: “There should be a stipulation to contact the neighbors, at least.”

Longo says that neighbors need to be part of the process. “If we need a mediator, we’ll get a mediator.”

Ritter, who says he’ll continue to recommend the inn to out of town guests, adds:

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A visitor from the Arctic has come down to Baltimore for the holiday season, and he’s not bringing gifts for all the good girls and boys.

The Snowy Owl, whose habitat includes Russia and Canada but only breeds in the far, far northern regions of the globe, has for some reason decided to come and check out Charm City.

“It happens every five years or so,” says Tim Carney, 30, a Canton resident who has been pathologically interested in birds since age 9.

Carney has been simultaneously chasing the Snowy Owl himself and soliciting others’ sightings on the Internet. Responses to a Facebook query by Carney reveal that the bird has visited Saint Paul St. downtown (photo evidence) and Patterson Park, near the Utz Twardowicz Memorial Field.

Carney himself has spotted them within city limits at Fort McHenry State Park, and just beyond in North Point State Park. In fact, when reached by phone by the Guide, Carney was on his way home from Aberdeen, where he checked off another sighting.

“There were maybe 10 birders there already when I pulled up,” he says. “They told me exactly where to look.”

According to Wikipedia, the Snowy Owl ranges in size from 3-and-1/2 to 6-and-1/2 pounds, and can have a 5-foot wingspan. It is a whitish bird with black, speckle-like markings.

Carney says that the bird of prey’s arrival is part of a cyclic pattern of population size called irruption.

“It’s probably best described as related to food supply,” says David Curson, director of bird conservation for Audubon Maryland-DC.

Both Carney and Curson note that lemmings, a major food source for the owls in their Arctic habitat, tend to build up their population in large numbers before crashing suddenly—not from following each other off the edge of a cliff, but from starvation.

Curson adds that particularly snowy or stormy conditions in the Arctic can simply make the lemmings harder to find, regardless of their numbers.

Here in Baltimore, Snowy Owls are eating “pigeons, gulls, doves, rats—whatever they can find,” says Carney.

Whatever the reason for the owls’ visit, “It’s tremendously exciting to see a bird that’s so connected with the high Arctic here in Baltimore,” says Curson.

Carney is excited too. “It’s a really cool phenomenon that’s

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Carney’s been interested in birds since he studied morning doves for a project in elementary school. He learned what they eat, but it in a bird feeder, and the doves showed up, confirming the order of the universe.

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As the year winds down, Carney is hoping to tick off sightings of 300 different bird species within Maryland, as well as 200 species in various counties.

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“It’s really crazy and really addictive,” says Carney of his hobby.

The Patterson Park Audubon Center regularly offers free bird-watching walks in the park. More information is available at pattersonpark.audubon.org. The Baltimore Bird Club, baltimorebirdclub.org, also offers programs for youth and adults.

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In early December, the Baltimore Orioles traded away one of their top players in closer Jim Johnson. Johnson had led the American League in saves each of the last two years, racking up an impressive 101 saves during that span. Unfortunately for Johnson and the O’s, he also led the league in blown saves in 2013, with nine.

In return, Baltimore received 26-year-old second baseman Jemile Weeks from the Oakland Athletics. Weeks was the 12th overall pick in the 2008 amateur draft and played well during his 2011 rookie cam-paign. During that season, Weeks played in 97 games and batted .303 with 50 runs and 22 stolen bases. Since then, however, things haven’t gone as planned for Weeks.

2012 was a rough year for Weeks as he played in 118 games but batted only .221, and in 2013 Weeks batted .111 in only nine at-bats after spending almost all season in AAA Sacramento where he hit .271. Hopefully, for Baltimore, Weeks can regain his 2011 form where he hit .303 in the pros and .321 in AAA.

One question: Will Baltimore retain Brian Roberts for another year? Since signing his four-year deal, Roberts has dealt with a slew of injuries that have prevented him from

spending time on the field. Roberts is a team leader and has been an Oriole his whole career, so it will be tough to imaging him going elsewhere, or potentially retiring. If not Roberts, then perhaps either Weeks or Ryan Flaherty will assume the role at sec-ond base.

The other question revolves around their closer role. Will they fill that spot internally with Tommy Hunter or Darren O’Day? Or will they look elsewhere?

Right now, it looks like Baltimore is in talks with closer Grant Balfour. Initially, the O’s offered Balfour a two year deal, but, according to the Boston Herald, have since upped it to three years plus an option at a lower average annual value.

One thing remains the same: The O’s need another big arm in their rotation. There have been talks about going after 37-year-old A.J. Burnett, but personally I would prefer more of a reliable pitcher.

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The 2014 season is still a few months away, but if the O’s can fill those openings on their roster, they should be improving on their 2013.

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A new program comes to the Hatton Center, starting Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10:30 a.m. Having the courage to move on after a loss can be one of the most difficult challenges for any person to face. That loss may be a sudden decline in health and abilities, retirement from a long-term career, leaving a home, giving up driving, or the death of someone close. Because these changes can lead to isolation and depression, it is important to educate yourself about available resources. Throughout 2014, the Health Department will offer 12 topics in 14 senior centers to assist seniors, their friends and their families in addressing challenges head-on and learning to take proper STEPS in life. Don’t forget to pay 2014 dues and bring a friend. The Hatton Senior Center is closed Dec. 25, Jan. 1, and Jan. 20.Monday, Jan. 6, 13 and 27: Video walk at 9 a.m. Massage by appointment

The center, located in the Casino building in Patterson Park, is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. There are a variety of programs, including:Pinochle club, forming now. Games at 1 p.m. on Monday and/or Wednesday, depending on interest.The Billiards Club meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Stained glass and mosaics classes are on Thursday afternoons. Painted screen classes are held on Thursday morning. Exercise classes are Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Pokeno is every Tuesday, 12:30-3 p.m. Bingo is on Fridays, 12:15-3 p.m.

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Mural: Will Baltimore become national art destination?

Yes, it’s a another mural in southeast Baltimore. This one, painted by Stefan Ways, 26, of Station North, features a classic Fell’s Point red tugboat with a twist: the portion of the boat normally hidden under the water is actually a giant rockfish. It’s a fusion of fish and machine, patrolling the waters off Fell’s Point.

Ways learned right away that if he was going to paint a giant fish on the side of tackle shop, it had better clearly represent a definite species.

“People were being pretty picky about whether it was a bass or a striped bass, so I had to add a few details to make it more specific,” laughs Ways.

The artist has painted about nine or 10 murals this year.

“I primarily do all murals,” he says.The Tochterman’s mural, which took

Ways just a few days to complete, is part of American Express’s “Shop Small”

campaign, aimed at increasing local traffic to brick-and-mortar shops. Ways ended up in the project through a friend, Chicago-based mural artist Hebru, with whom he had painted in Miami.

“Basically, he curated the project, because he knew me and knew my work,” says Ways. “Everything unfolded in a matter of three weeks.”

An active muralist, Ways is a participating artist in the Wall Hunters project, launched to bring awareness to negligent owners of vacant properties. He was also a curator of Baltimore: Articulate, a mural initiative on N. Howard St. near the intersections of W. Mulberry and W. Franklin streets.

Ways is participating in a public art conference that he hopes will contribute to Baltimore’s future status as “sort of a premier destination on the East Coast for public art and murals.”

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Gusryan St., 300 block, Dec. 13, 12:10 p.m. A third party called in a robbery that involved three men grabbing another man and taking his five dollars. The caller stated that he told the suspects he was calling the police, and the suspects then threw the victim’s money and ran. The victim was found after an area canvass. He advised that he had been walking through the park with his girlfriend when three men approached and asked if he had the time or a cell phone. When he said no, he was grabbed. The report ends here.

Bonsal St., 400 block, Dec. 13, 9:20 p.m. One of the victims went outside to sell some of his medication, and when he reached his home, the suspects approached. One of them produced a gun and grabbed him. One of the suspects told him to take them inside the home. The victim complied. Once inside, he

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E. Baltimore St., 1700 block, Dec. 9, 2:16 a.m. A man told police he was walking when three men in their early 20s approached. One of them asked for a quarter. As the victim reached for a quarter, one of the suspects produced a silver handgun and told him “Kick it out; you know what time it is.” The suspects stole a cell phone and an iPhone, both unactivated, as well as 75 cents.

E. Baltimore St., 2900 block, Dec. 9, 8:13 p.m. A woman said that she was walking when three suspects—two men and a woman—approached her from behind. One of the men grabbed her phone while the other man grabbed her around the head. The woman took her purse. The suspects fled.

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was thrown to the ground and assaulted by the suspects, who reportedly robbed or attempted to rob two more people in the house.

Newkirk St., 400 block, Dec. 14, 12:10 a.m. The victim was walking when a man in a ski mask approached. The victim ran, and another suspect approached and demanded his phone. At this point, the victim took out his wallet and iPhone and handed them over while one of the suspects pointed a gun at him. Burglary

Fortview Way, 6100 block, Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m. The victim was at home and asleep when he heard a loud noise downstairs. He went to investigate and observed somebody kicking in his front door. The unknown suspect fled. No property was taken.

Eastern Ave., 3700 block, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. The victim returned to find that someone had opened the front door to his apartment and took electronics, money and clothing, worth a total of $6,359.

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E. Baltimore St., 3400 block, Dec. 13, 1 a.m. A woman told police that someone gained entry into the room she rents and took about 13 $100 bills from her dresser drawer. She said that she had locked her door prior to leaving.

N. Decker Ave., 100 block, Dec. 13, 5 p.m. A business reported that someone accessed the key box at the vacant dwelling and took about 20 feet of 3/4 copper piping, the removal of which caused flooding in the basement.

Eastern Ave., 3300 block, Dec. 9, 4:47 a.m. The business owner responded to an alarm call and found that someone had thrown a rock through the front window of his business and stole 160 packs of Newport cigarettes and $1,110.26 in cash.

E. Fayette St., 2500 block, Dec. 12, 9 a.m. The victim said that someone entered through the front window and took various electronics.

S. Chapel St., 400 block, Dec. 12, 9:30 a.m. The victim returned to find that someone had forced open the rear door, took an iPad and watch, went out to the shed, took a bike, and fled.

N. Potomac St., unit block, Dec. 12, 11 p.m. The contractor left the location secured and returned to find that someone had taken a furnace, air-conditioning unit and cased coil by accessing one of a number of doors found unsecured at the scene.

Fleet St., 2000 block, Dec. 13, 7:30 a.m. A woman told police that someone pried open the rear door to the residence and took laptops, money, a wallet and a camera.

Claremont Ave., 3700 block, Dec. 13, 8:45 a.m. A neighbor reported that a man entered a nearby dwelling—while a female waited outside—and left carrying nothing.

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

BALTIMORE BC81308253 BR/ 2 full and 2 hafl BA! Large rooms. Roof only 6 mo., CAC 2 years old. Large deck, shed, backs up to woods. Lrg master BR with full bath and walk-in closet. Finished LL w/wood burning fp and sliders to deck.

BALTIMORE BA8145652MUST SEE LISTING IN CANTON! 3 Story, 3 BR, 1.5 BA, 2 car garage. Updated kitchen & BA. Main level all hardwood, stainless appliances, granite, garage roof top deck great for outdoor entertaining.

BALTIMORE BC80126123 BR, 3 BA Cape Cod with nice lot. Currently tenant occupied. Subject to third party approval. Sold as is. Buyer reponsible for verifying ground rent. If ground rent exists,

seller will not redeem. Sold subject to existing lease.

BALTIMORE BA80916294 BR, 2.5 BA Cape Cod, corner lot on quiet street. Close to everything. Updated kitchen and baths. Lovely detailed moldings,

woodwork, hardwoods, fi nished LL. Lovely back yard. This is a must see! Buyer to verify ground rent amount.

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BALTIMORE CITY BA8184224This is a lovely 3 bedroom home with large living room and 1/2 bath on main level with large yard. This home is a must see.

BALTIMORE BC8192305This is a beautiful 3 bedroom 1 full 2 half bath home with fi nished lower level with fi re place. 2 great decks overlooking the woods, eat in kitchen with formal dining room. This is a true must see.

BALTIMORE BC8203558This 3 bedroom end of group townhome has hard wood fl oors throughout recently replaced windows and heating and a/c. Needs some work but is in generally good condition. Sold as is.

BALTIMORE BC8210660Beautiful 2 bedroom home with hardwood fl oor in living room and bedrooms. Ceramic tiles in kitchen

BALTIMORE CITY BA8196155 Own for less than rent. Brick front TH, covered porch near Bayview Hospital. New windows, storm doors, entrance doors, water heater, roof. Concrete back yard w/option for parking pad area for 2+ cars.

BALTIMORE BA7962220Nice 4 BR, 1.5 BA townhouse. As-is. Seller will make no repairs. Needs a little work, but shows well. Buyer responsible for verifying ground rent.If ground rent exists, seller will not redeem. Subject to third party approval.

BALTIMORE BA8175955This is a lovely 3 bedroom home with a fi nished lower level. 1.5 bath. Close to Bayview, shopping, schools and belt way.

BALTIMORE BC8168881This is a true fi xer upper with great potential. Beautiful porch front community.

GLEN BURNIE AA8147278Split foyer w/tons of potential.4 BR/2.5 BA. Lg. kitchen w/island. 3 BR on the main level. Finished LL w/FR, BR, 1/2 BA & bonus room. Master BR w/BA. Lg. yard

w/pool. Subject to third party approval.

BALTIMORE BC8210647This is actually 2 parcels sale it is tax I’d # 04040407059840 and Id # 04041600003965 located on Piney Grove Rd. This home has

3 fi replaces and overlooks a beautifully wooded lot. Property also has a creek running through part of it.

BALTIMORE BC7992547 Beautiful Cape Cod bungalow style home with 3 BR and 3 FULL BS, fi nished 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.

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Delegate Pete HammenAuthority: Friends of Pete Hammen, Andrew Aleshire, Treasurer

APPLICATIONSNOW AVAILABLE!

OPENINGWINTER 2013

1 BEDROOM RENT: $617 2 BEDROOM RENT: $7333 BEDROOM RENT: $844

*MINIMUM ANNUAL INCOME REQUIRED1 BEDROOM $20,360… 2 BEDROOM $23,750

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APPLICATIONSNOW AVAILABLE!

At Our Temporary Leasing O�ce Located at:6349 Boston St., Baltimore, MD 21224

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OPENINGWINTER 2013

1 BEDROOM RENT: $617 2 BEDROOM RENT: $7333 BEDROOM RENT: $844

*MINIMUM ANNUAL INCOME REQUIRED1 BEDROOM $20,360… 2 BEDROOM $23,750

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