Author Archives: Lowell Larsson

Mayor’s 2012 Spring Clean-up

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Lowell Larsson

On Saturday April 21, 2012 over thirty volunteers started at 8:00 AM to clean up a number of lots in our community. We began at the vacant city-owned lot on the northwest corner of Greenmount Ave and E. North Ave. … Continue reading →

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November 2011 Barclay Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Tuesday November 29, 2011 at 9:30AM Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joined with other government representatives, business leaders, non-profit agency leaders, community leaders and residents to celebrate the revitalization of the Barclay and Old Goucher communities. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was in … Continue reading →

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2011 Turkey Distribution

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Tuesday November 22, 2011 GGCA distributed 70 turkeys to individuals and families in need in Barclay and East Baltimore/Midway. We distributed the turkeys from two locations: Cecil Elementary School and Dallas F. Nicholas, Sr. Elementary School. In addition, when … Continue reading →

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November 17 MTA Bus Demo and Walk-About

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On November 17, 2011 the MTA held a bus demo and walk-about for Kirk Project Focus Group members and community residents. The Focus Group consists of stakeholders who were actively recruited by the MTA to provide input on: design development … Continue reading →

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November 2011 Community Meeting

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

For our November meeting we met on the 15th – the third Tuesday – since General Elections were held on the second Tuesday. Our guests were developers and businesses that are doing work in our community. So, to start off … Continue reading →

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October 2011 Community Meeting

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

Our Community Meeting in October was held on the second Tuesday of the month, October 11th, after meeting on the third Tuesday in September because of the Primary Election. In November because of the General Election, we will again be … Continue reading →

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Fall 2011 Flea Market

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Saturday October 8, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM the Greater Greenmount Community Association held a flea market to increase our presence along our Association’s northern boundary and to raise funds. The Flea Market was coordinated by Ms. … Continue reading →

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Boone St. Farm Hoop House Progress

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Thursday October 6, 2011 and again on Saturday October 8 additional work was done on the hoop house located on the farm portion of the Boone St. Community Garden and Farm. The work crews continued digging holes for the … Continue reading →

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HTA Development, LLC Presentation

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Thursday September 29, 2011 Meg Manley from HTA Development, LLC made her second presentation to the GGCA board concerning HTA’s plans for the development of a 47-unit apartment building at the northeast corner of Calvert St and 24th St. … Continue reading →

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Johns Hopkins President’s Day of Service at Boone St. Community Garden & Farm

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Saturday September 24, 2011 over 1,000 Johns Hopkins students, faculty, staff and alumni lent a helping hand to local nonprofit organizations. Sixteen of those volunteers spent Saturday afternoon at the Boone St. Community Garden and Farm working with neighborhood … Continue reading →

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September 2011 Newsletter

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

During our September 20, 2011 community meeting Linda Johnson, board member and newsletter editor, distributed GGCA’s first newsletter. Our plan is to distribute a newsletter three times per year. If you have comments or would like to submit an article … Continue reading →

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September 2011 Community Meeting

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

After our July and August recess we resumed our general meetings on September 20, 2011. We normally have meetings on the second Tuesday of the month but for September and this coming November we have rescheduled our meetings to the … Continue reading →

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Implementing Angle Parking

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Tuesday August 9, 2011 a crew from the Department of Transportation implemented angle parking in the 200 block of E 22nd St. This was the culmination of work done by the Community Parking Task Force. The Task Force first … Continue reading →

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Community Celebration

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Saturday August 6, 2011 the Greater Greenmount Community Association with the support of the Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge (BNEC) had a community celebration in the 2100 block of Boone St. We selected this block because it is the site … Continue reading →

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National Night Out – 2011

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Lowell Larsson

On Tuesday August 2, 2011 the Greater Greenmount Community Association, with the support of the Eastern District Police Department, sponsored a National Night Out event in East Baltimore/Midway. The residents in the 900 block of Bonaparte Ave. coordinated the event, … Continue reading →

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