The Baltimore Office of Sustainability’s Baltimore Green Network and Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts welcome proposals for sculptures and installations to be installed as part of the 2018-2019 season of the Lots Alive outdoor sculpture program. Winning proposals will be eligible…
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Join us for the Annual Sustainability Open House on April 11th!
Please join us for the Baltimore Office of Sustainability’s Annual Open House (formerly called the annual town hall) for a fun night of cool activities, delicious food, free trees, and more! This will be the last opportunity to comment on…
Baltimore Green Network Plan Draft Release & Public Meeting on 3/15/18
Baltimore’s Office of Sustainability and Department of Planning invite you to join us on Thursday, March 15th to learn about the Draft release of the Baltimore Green Network Plan. We will be meeting at Mother Seton Academy (2215 Greenmount Avenue)…
New Stormwater Remediation Fee Regulations
Since 2013, property owners in Baltimore have paid a stormwater fee to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, based on the amount of impervious surface on their land. But did you know that certain non-profits can get the fee waived,…
#EveryStoryCounts – Eric Jackson
I start the narrative with my ancestors, who taught me so much about food. My grandmother taught me about not throwing food away, about never wasting. Not composting, because she didn’t know about composting, but when I learned about it…
#EveryStoryCounts – Daniel Wells
I grew up in Dundalk. It’s very similar to Hampden where you had a bunch of jobs and industry that went away. So when I opened a business here, I immediately related to the community. The people that have lived…
#EveryStoryCounts – Ken Tozzi
I grew up loving baseball. It taught me how to win, how to lose, how to lead, and how to follow. It taught me humility and patience — skills that I wanted my students to understand and build on. So…
#EveryStoryCounts – Inez Robb + Roxane Prettyman
Inez Robb: When the City came to us about creating a Resiliency Hub — where people can go to get what they need in the face of all kinds of hardship — I thought this church would be a perfect place.…
#EveryStoryCounts – Roxane Prettyman
I’m a life-long resident of Sandtown-Winchester, a mother, and a Ravens fan of course! When I was growing up, my mother was always helping our community. So when I had my daughter, I started looking for ways I could do…
#EveryStoryCounts – Inez Robb
Everybody who knows me, knows that I say it like it is. I don’t care if you’re in Roland Park, Canton, Harbor East, or Sandtown-Winchester, you should treat everybody the same. The bottom line is love. We have got to…