The state of Maryland is now distributing COVID-19 vaccines.

The Canton branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library at 1030 S. Ellwood Avenue opens to the public on Monday, March 8. The allowed capacity will be 25% with safety measures in place.

A video of the Canton Community Association’s Public Meeting on Tuesday, February 16.

Mark Edelson, President, welcomed everyone to the meeting. He said the association tries to make things better in Canton and surrounding neighborhoods and to feel neighborly. We have an action-packed and full agenda tonight. Board elections are being held. Everyone who is a member can vote.

Have you noticed an increase in café lights strung throughout the neighborhood? Beautiful, right? Well, they’re not just there to be pretty, but to also supplement the streetlights to increase safety as part of an initiative launched by the CCA called “Get Lit Canton.”

One way to support our neighbors of color is to shop and dine at Black-owned businesses. Our friend Simone at Charm City Table has started a social media campaign asking people to share food photos in support of Baltimore City restaurants during Black History Month.

CCA President Mark Edelson joined forces with the Southeast Youth & Families Engagement Organization to distribute food boxes from the Maryland Food Bank. The event, held at the Banner Neighborhoods office, was organized by 2020 CCA Volunteer of the Year and SYFEO President, Tray Smith.

Join local amateur historian Raymond D. Bahr, MD, of the Canton History Project, on Saturday, February 6 from 12:00-1:30pm as he presents his research into the Harris Creek watershed and the Canton Company.

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.