The CCA will hold its annual Board Elections on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, during the virtual CCA Public Meeting which begins at 6:30 p.m.

There is no way to sugarcoat it, 2020 was a brutal year. Many families in our community, my own included, suffered devastating losses. Many others faced employment and food insecurity, struggling to create a semblance of the holiday spirit for their families. But there were silver linings; moments of true community, selflessness, caring for one’s neighbors, and acts of sheer empathy that reverberated throughout southeast Baltimore and beyond.

The CCA will hold its annual Board Elections on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, during the virtual CCA Public Meeting which begins at 6:30 p.m. Board terms are for 2 years, and members attend monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, except December.

The Can Company is approaching 100% leased with the signing of four new tenants. The new uses will comprise of over 9,000 square feet of space including a restaurant, barbershop, electronics repair store and a primary care medical office, all new to Baltimore City.

A new pub, The Canton Local, is now open in the former QuarterHouse Tavern location at 801 S. Decker Ave. The restaurant features Irish food with a twist including Fish & Chip Eggrolls, Grilled Salmon BLT, Reuben Pit Beef, Irish Sloppy Joes, and more.

When Anthony Nastasi Jr. launched Mr. Nice Guy Cocktails in March, he figured it would be a temporary concept. Little did he know he would create the local role model for contactless dining (and drinking) during a global pandemic. Let’s go behind the pineapple to learn more about this “Nice Guy”.

Bring comfort and joy to families in need by donating to Elves on the Square.

Support Canton businesses this holiday season by shopping small and local.

The CCA and the Exchange Club of Highlandtown-Canton are partnering for a Day of Giving in Canton. Stop by O’Donnell Square Park on Saturday, December 12 from 10:00 am-2:00 pm to donate new, unwrapped toys and nonperishable food items to help us “Fill the Square”. (Diapers, wipes, formula, pet food accepted, too.)

Mark Edelson. President, welcomed everyone to the meeting. It is now on Canton Neighbors instead of the CCA page. There is a note letting folks know this.