tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552Sun, 04 May 2008 18:50:46 +0000http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/Canton Community AssociationBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-2893485889114817116Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:08:00 +00002008-04-30T10:18:23.981-04:00Following up on our previous post about the proposal to convert Canton Middle School into a city-wide charter school for grades 6-12, the Canton Connection Online has learned that there will be a meeting to discuss the proposal on Thursday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. at United Evangelical Church (Batz's Church), 3200 Dillon Street. Canton residents are invited to attend the meeting to find out more http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/04/community-meeting-planned-for-canton.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-7128174673236100255Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:03:00 +00002008-04-29T08:59:40.224-04:00Councilman Kraft has contacted the Canton Community Association with news about Canton Middle School #230, at 801 South Highland Avenue. CCA had learned that the school was originally scheduled to close at the end of the current school year, but that the closure date had been extended to the end of the 2008/2009 school year. At that time, the building would be surplussed by the City of Baltimorehttp://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/04/councilman-kraft-seeks-comments-on.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-8717072205637524418Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:04:00 +00002008-04-20T12:05:22.443-04:00Tuesday's standing-room only meeting at the Southeast District police headquarters -- the largest such meeting in the District's history -- was an opportunity for residents and police officers alike to share concerns and exchange the latest information. Despite the atmosphere of grave concern, community residents and police alike expressed a sense of partnership to end violent crime in the http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/04/public-safety-meeting-report.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-663934754444869397Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:58:00 +00002008-04-13T13:11:58.488-04:00Responding to concerns expressed by local residents over public safety in Canton and surrounding neighborhoods, the Southeast District of the Baltimore City Police Department will be holding a community meeting to address the issue. Residents are invited to attend and voice their concerns. The meeting will be held in the Roll Call Room of the Southeast Police District Headquarters, 5710 Eastern http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/04/district-police-meeting-to-address.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-8464150726223385576Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:59:00 +00002008-04-05T13:22:56.873-04:00Baltimore residents can join the fight against cancer by participating in the annual Relay For Life® event to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those who have been lost, and to help raise money for cancer research. This year's relay will take place on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3 at the Clarence "Du" Burns Arena, 1301 S. Ellwood Avenue. It begins at 6:30 p.m. and continues overnight until 7:http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/04/american-cancer-societys-relay-for-life.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-161997189446005510Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:36:00 +00002008-03-22T13:48:24.555-04:00As reported previously on the Canton Connection Online, the Hanover Company is currently working on a two-year construction project to build an apartment complex on the site of the old Tulkoff Food Products/Gunther Brewery buildings on S. Conkling between Toone and Elliot Streets. Each month, the Hanover Company's project manager, Robert Hooten, issues a progress report to the Canton Community http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/03/2008-conkling-street-construction.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-5073464298204627364Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:53:00 +00002008-03-20T20:44:18.540-04:00The Canton Community Association has announced that next week's public meeting will focus on public safety and Baltimore City services, which are among the most frequently requested subjects by Canton residents. The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 25 at the United Evangelical Church, 3200 Dillon Street at the corner of S. East, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for food and http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/03/cca-public-meeting-to-address-safety.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-5059946034913580889Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:27:00 +00002008-03-15T16:52:33.437-04:00This year's annual BikeJam Cycling Festival might still be a couple of months away, but the Friends of Patterson Park are already busy preparing for it. This year's event takes place all day Saturday, May 24, at the Park. The festival has activities for casual riders, bike enthusiasts, and families alike. There's a recreational ride around Baltimore, a kid's pavilion (and opportunities for kids http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/03/friends-of-patterson-park-prepare-for.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-5023730134819074948Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-03-05T16:40:47.290-05:00Cantonites have a reputation for being do-it-yourselfers, but even the handiest of us, from time to time, have probably wished we could just turn it all over to Ty Pennington and the team from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Well, now you might just get that wish fulfilled. The producers of ABC’s popular reality show are looking for families to feature in the upcoming season. You can nominate http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/03/extreme-makeover-comes-to-baltimore.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-3503479848970814793Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:34:00 +00002008-02-18T21:17:02.086-05:00According to Melissa Techentin of the SEDP-CRC, the Southeastern District of the Baltimore City Police Department will be sponsoring a Community Night Out on Thursday, February 21. Taking place in all 16 communities in the Southeast District, the event will feature police officers on foot patrol between 4:00-12:00 p.m. -- two officers per community. The officers will be stopping at designated "http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/02/sedp-to-sponsor-community-night-out-in.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-1183085828892489775Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:32:00 +00002008-02-03T12:55:48.519-05:00According to the Maryland SPCA, more Pit Bulls are abandoned at Baltimore area animal shelters than any other breed of dogs. The reason is simple: more Pit Bulls are being bred each year by owners who don't spay or neuter them. To help address this problem, the Maryland SPCA has launched Pit-Fix, a month-long campaign to "help break the breeding cycle and focus on lifesaving," according to the http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/02/maryland-spca-offers-pit-bull.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-4670323885829207966Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:03:00 +00002008-01-29T21:18:38.900-05:00Baltimore's first language immersion charter school is seeking students for the 2008-09 school year, and invites parents and children to visit the school to learn more about its unique mission. The Baltimore International Academy, located in northeast Baltimore, hopes to recruit children from all over the city to take their choice of instruction in Spanish, French, Russian or Chinese. The schoolhttp://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/01/language-immersion-charter-school-opens.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-1637106915927948170Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:35:00 +00002008-01-29T19:58:02.484-05:00Avast, maties -- here's your chance to win a chartered cruise for you and up to 48 of your friends and family on Baltimore's newest tourist attraction, the Pirate Quest pirate ship. According to their website, Pirate Quest was formed by "three Baltimore moms who felt the need to 'release their pirates within.'" Thanks to them, Baltimore now has its very own pirate ship. But the ship needs a namehttp://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/01/yo-ho-ho-and-chartered-cruise.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-7868285113845637315Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:18:00 +00002008-01-21T13:50:42.623-05:00Baltimore dog owners, rejoice! The Canton Dog Park -- the first of its kind in the city -- may soon be joined by a new dog park in Locust Point. The Locust Point Dog Park Committee is hoping to open a new campus for cavorting canines this Spring. The Committee invites Canton residents to join them in a toast to success of the new pooch playground at the second annual Yappy Hour fundraiser at thehttp://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/01/help-launch-baltimores-next-dog-park.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-1796252405742510173Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:01:00 +00002008-01-10T14:55:51.423-05:00The Friends of Canton Dog Park announced this week that they have received a grant from the Abell Foundation that will ensure that the park can continue to serve the growing number of pets and people who use the popular facility. The $5,000 community development grant from the Baltimore-based foundation will be supplemented by an additional $500 provided by the Friends, says Gina Schwind, http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/01/cdp-receives-abell-foundation-grant.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-7462237190938247788Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:33:00 +00002008-01-10T14:00:14.611-05:00If you weren't one of the lucky few who snagged a yellow recycling bin when they were introduced back in mid-December, here's another chance. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works has announced that it has received more 18- and 25-gallon bins. They are available for purchase at the Kane Street Yard (111 Kane Street, across from Patterson High School) between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/01/dpw-has-more-recycling-bins.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-5734747338065814523Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-01-03T20:07:17.450-05:00Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon will be hosting a community discussion on ways residents can protect themselves from foreclosure as a result of abusive lending practices. The meeting will be on Wednesday, January 30 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at City Hall, 4th Floor, Curran Room. A photo ID will be required to enter City Hall. Representatives from the Baltimore Homeownership Preservation http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2008/01/mayor-to-host-discussion-on-home.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-3053000820217385686Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:49:00 +00002007-12-14T11:03:39.088-05:00A little over 20 years ago, Dolly Craig, a Philadelphia mother-in-law of a slain police officer, put a blue light in her window during the Christmas season in his memory. Since then, Dolly's inspiration has grown into Project Blue Light, a national campaign to honor fallen officers as well as those who still serve their communities. In Baltimore, the Project Blue Light effort is being http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/12/project-blue-light-honors-fallen-police.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-1814162615567075398Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:27:00 +00002007-11-28T18:51:44.932-05:00The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced that, starting on January 8, it will pick up all recycling on the same day. For Canton, recycling pickups will be on the second and fourth Fridays of every month. Cardboard and paper, glass and plastic bottles, and cans can be placed in a single container. DPW says that items should not be placed in plastic bags, as they will no http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/11/dpw-to-launch-single-stream-recycling.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-3528017355711234437Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:14:00 +00002007-11-15T20:18:50.129-05:00Lombard Street between Abermarle and President Streets will experience temporary lane closures on Saturday, November 17 between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. According to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, the closures are the result of "milling operations."http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/11/lombard-street-lane-closures-on.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-1368308281508511526Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:31:00 +00002007-11-07T19:40:23.747-05:00The Maryland Transit Administration, in conjunction with the Baltimore City Department of Planning, is holding a series of meetings on the proposed Red Line transit plans. City residents are invited to attend, find out the latest information and plans, and ask questions of city and state planning officials. Meeting details: November 7, 2007, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Woodlawn High School 1801 Woodlawn http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/11/red-line-meetings-announced.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-2386570214273895639Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:09:00 +00002007-10-26T15:29:35.478-04:00We finally get rain -- and it has to be on a weekend with so much going on! The Canton Connection Online will be listing cancellations, rain locations, and reschedulings as we receive them. So please bookmark this entry and check back regularly for updates. BARCStoberfest/Howl-o-Ween Postponed The rain date is Sunday, October 28, same time and place. Patterson Park Tree Team Volunteer Day http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/10/rain-date-announcements.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-2775910439339613059Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:06:00 +00002007-10-26T12:17:09.939-04:00Fall is a great time to plant trees, and the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks will be giving away free Willow Oak and Flowering Dogwood trees to Baltimore residents to plant in their front and back yards, as part of its annual Shape Up Parks Day. Plus, Baltimore's City Arborist, Rebecca Feldberg, will be available to answer your questions about how to plant and care for trees. http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/10/bcdrp-announces-free-tree-giveaway.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-1106529553247217301Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:54:00 +00002007-10-23T15:04:31.171-04:00The Historic Districts Council of Baltimore has confirmed that the City Council has scheduled a hearing on the effectiveness of the city's Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) on Wednesday, October 24, at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, 100 N. Holliday St. You can read more details in this post. Lance Humphries of HDC asks that concerned residents who are planning to attend tohttp://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/10/hdc-confirms-chap-hearing-schedule.htmlCanton Community Associationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29072552.post-7057440425385395098Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:17:00 +00002007-10-22T18:33:19.345-04:00This is a reprint of a previous article from the Canton Connection Online. It will be periodically reprinted with continuing updates on the construction project. As reported previously on the Canton Connection Online, the Hanover Company recently began a two-year construction project to build an apartment complex on the site of the old Tulkoff Food Products/Gunther Brewery buildings on S. http://www.cantoncommunity.org/blog/2007/10/more-conkling-street-construction.htmlCanton Community Association