Filed under: Eco-Shopping, Events | Tags: Baltimore Antique Stores, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore Summer Antiques Show
Baltimore Antique Show-
A True Green Shopping Event
Baltimore Summer Antique Show
September 2 – 5, 2010
Baltimore Convention Center
Downtown at the Inner Harbor
One West Pratt Street
2 main entrances:
West Pratt Street Lobby
Charles Street Lobby
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Thursday
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Sept. 2
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12 pm – 8pm
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Friday
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Sept. 3
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11 am – 7 pm
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Saturday
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Sept. 4
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11 am – 7 pm
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Sunday
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Sept. 5
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11 am – 6 pm
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The Baltimore Summer Antique Show at the Baltimore Convention Center is the area’s largest antique show. In recent years, the show has grown to over 500 dealers and if you plan on going, make sure to give yourself several hours of browsing time. If you don’t have a chunk of time to spare in one day, consider stopping by over a couple of evenings for cocktails and visit the show in sections.
The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show has something for everyone with items ranging from reasonable to extravagant. Dealers come from all over, but you’ll find many locals here too.
The only act of shopping that could truly be considered environmentally friendly is buying merchandise that already exists, such as antiques, vintage fashion and used and traded goods. Buying from your local antique dealer not only protects the environment, but it also supports small business and creates jobs. For more information about the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, CLICK HERE.
Filed under: Baltimore Gardens And Parks, Birding In Baltimore | Tags: Baltimore Birding, Female Goldfinch, Helianthus, Native Plants, Urban Gardening
Lady Goldfinch On A Binge In A Baltimore City Garden
Filed under: Green Building, News | Tags: Baltimore Green Building Statndards, University of Baltimore, USGBC LEED Gold
Unv. Of Baltimore Expects Gold, Seeks Platinum For New Law Center
From the Baltimore Business Journal:
The University of Baltimore will break ground Thursday on the $107 million John and Frances Angelos Law Center at the corner of Charles Street and Mount Royal Avenue.
The 12-story building will be 190,000 square feet and feature a 300-seat mock courtroom and event space, 15 classrooms, 29 study spaces and a 32,000 square-foot library.
UB expects the construction will support 1,231 jobs and generate more than $174 million in economic activity.
The university is seeking a minimum U.S. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold rating and hopes to push that rating to platinum. The building is slated and open August 2012.
Filed under: Events, Green Building | Tags: Baltimore Green Building, Baltimore Wyman Park, Dry Stone Wall Conservancy
Celebrate Restoration Of Wyman Park Dry Stone Wall With The Masons
Celebrate New Dry Stone Wall
Thursday, August 26, 2010
From 5 – 7:30pm in Wyman Park
29th/Charles St/Art Museum Drive
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The Friends of Wyman Park Dell invite you to a reception on Thursday, August 26 for the restoration of a 100 yr old dry stone wall in Wyman Park. This is a wonderful example of green building in Baltimore and you can meet the stone masons who are restoring the stone wall. Come to the reception, learn about their ancient craft, and see the progress to date. Many of the dry stone masons were trained at the Dry Stone Conservancy in Lexington, Kentucky.
From the Baltimore Messenger:
The original retaining wall is 1,400 feet long and 2 to 3 feet high. It was made using a drystone process, also known as “dry-stack,” in which the stones are fitted together by hand so that water won’t collect in the wall and erode it.
But the wall, which dates to 1904, is showing its age.
“It’s been patched and repaired. It’s crumbling from tree roots,” said Sarah Fawcett-Lee, president of the group Friends of Wyman Park Dell.
That’s why a 10-member crew, led by a master mason from the Louisville, Ky.-based Dry Stone Conservancy, arrived earlier this month. They’re building a replacement wall by using Butler stone from Baltimore County.
The Dry Stone Conservancy’s mission is “to preserve historic drystone structures, to advance the drystone masonry craft, and to create a center for training and expertise nationwide”.
For the article about the dry stone wall in the Baltimore Messenger, CLICK HERE.
To learn more about dry stone walls at the Dry Stone Conservatory and its masons, CLICK HERE.
Filed under: Baltimore Green Jobs, Biking In Baltimore | Tags: Baltimore Bike Planner, Baltimore Green Jobs, Nate Evans
Baltimore Green Job – Bike Planner
Baltimore City Bike Planner
Position Type: Part Time/ 20 hrs Week
The qualified applicant will:
- Have a basic civil engineering background, specifically signing & marking plans.
- Have experience with CAD (preferably MicroStation) and ArcGIS.
- Be an advanced (“pioneer”) cyclist and have firm grasp of safe cycling practices.
- Be able to represent the City of Baltimore and Department of Transportation in a professional and responsible manner.
- Have a strong work ethic & be a fast learner!
Duties will include
1. Performing feasibility studies for bicycle infrastructure including but not limited to evaluating pavement conditions, vehicular traffic data, active transportation traffic data and existing roadway design while providing support and assistance to engineering staff.
2. Preparing engineering plans, specifications and cost estimates of on-road bicycle facilities. Reviewing constructions documents for bicycle accommodations.
3. Coordinating the expansion of bike parking across the city, designing bike parking facilities when necessary
4. Working with governmental and community groups to maximize bicycle facility potential
5. Utilizing GIS database to identify areas of improvement within the bicycle network and updating facilites as they are installed.
If this sounds like you, please send your resume and references to Nate Evans at nate.evans@baltimorecity.gov
Filed under: Events | Tags: Comptroller, Governor, Hampden Candidate's Night Out, Maryland Candidates, State Senator, US House of Representatives, US Senator
You’re Invited: Candidate’s Night Out
Hampden, Tues. August 24th
Image Courtesy Of George L Peters Jr
Hampden is hosting a Candidate’s Night Out on Tuesday, August 24th 2010 and residents will have the opportunity to meet, greet and question the candidates for the election of Governor, Comptroller, US Senator, US House of Representatives, State Senator and Representative of the Maryland House of Delegates for our district. 65 candidates were invited to the event.
Hampden Candidate’s Night Out
Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 6:30 pm
Roosevelt Recreation Center
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- Governor Martin O’Malley will send a represetative.
- Candidates for governor Ralph Jaffee (Democrat), and Susan Gaztanaga (Libertarian).
- Comptroller hopefuls William Henry Campbell, Armand Girard and Brendan Madigan.
- District 40 incumbent delegates Shawn Tarrant, Barbara Robinson and Jill Carter (Democrats) and Republican challenger Mark Ehrlichmann.
- U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, D-3rd District, and Republicans Thomas Defibaugh, Greg Bartosz, Thomas “Pinkston” Harris and Jim Wilhelm.
- 7th District U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings; his Democratic primary challenger, Charles Ulysses Smith, and Republicans Ray Bly and Michael Vallerie.
- District 40 state Senator Catherine Pugh.
- U.S. Senate candidates Lih Young and Christopher Garner (Democrats); Barry Asbury, Neil Cohen, Stephens Dempsey, Gregory Kump, Daniel McAndrew and Jim Rutledge (Republicans); Natasha Pettigrew (Green Party), and Richard Shawver (Constitution Party). All are running to unseat Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
In addition to the typical topics of crime, education, taxes and health care, the proposed 25th Street Station will also likely be discussed.
Filed under: Eco-Shopping, Events | Tags: Baltimore Consignment, Baltimore Eco-shopping, Myrtle Dove Vintage, Roland Park Vintage Clothing
Grand Opening For New Vintage Store In Baltimore
Myrtle Dove Vintage Grand Opening Party!
Where: Myrtle Dove Vintage
When: Saturday, August 21 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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| Place | Myrtle Dove Vintage 5006 Lawndale Avenue Baltimore, MD, MAP IT |
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| More Info | Celebrate the launch of Baltimore’s latest vintage store; Myrtle Dove Vintage in Roland Park. Myrtle Dove offers clothing and accessories for men, women and children and retro housewares. The Grand Opening Party will take place on Saturday, August 21st from 5pm – 9pm. Enjoy Hors d’ouvres and refreshments, door prizes.
*Wear your favorite retro outfit or come as you are! The best vintage dressed guy and gal will each win a gift certificate to the shop! |
Filed under: Green Building, News, Remington 25th Street Station | Tags: 25th Street Station, Baltimore City Department of Planning Commission, Baltimore City Green Building Code, Baltimore Sustainability Plan, Walmart Remington
It Is Green If They Say It’s Green
Is Baltimore’s Green Building Code Just A Bunch Of Hot Air?
Baltimore’s new building code states -
From July 1, 2009: All buildings (City-owned, City-subsidized, and private) applying for a building permit after this date must be equivalent to a LEED “Silver” level.
LEED “Silver” is a minimum national standard set by the United States Green Building Council for sustainable development.
Baltimore’s Green Building Code sounds like a promising step forward, but residents learned in a recent Baltimore City Planning Commission hearing, that there will be no enforcement of the new code.
At the highly attended hearing on August 5th for the proposed controversial Walmart complex in Remington, developers, city officials, community groups and residents had the opportunity to weigh in on the “25th Street Station” big box project. In the four hour + hearing, many concerns were raised, ranging from traffic, to parking, to sustainability and beyond.
During community testimony at the hearing, the Planning Commission was presented with concern that the developers were not applying for LEED “Silver” certification for the project and that the proposed development appears to be failing in its method for waste water management of the site. Despite the developer’s assertions, the project may, in fact, be ineligible for LEED “Silver” standards set by the city.
So, how did the commission respond?
They said there was nothing they could do. Wilbur Cunningham, the Baltimore Planning Commission chairman, explained that the city is not requiring certification under the newly “imposed” Green Building Standards.
From the “Green Building Requirements FAQ’s” on the Baltimore Planning/Office of Sustainability site:
Will covered buildings be expected to earn certification from the U.S. Green Building Council?
No. The new Baltimore City Green Building Standards are intended to require that covered buildings be designed and built to a certain energy and environmental standard. While it is not necessary for buildings to go through the U.S. Green Building Council’s official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Project Certification process for the Baltimore requirements, this is a step that building owners may want to pursue. For more information on the LEED Project Certification process, visit the U.S. Green Building Council’s website at www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=64
In other words, if the developers say it is green, then it is green -at least according to Baltimore City government. Since 2007, Baltimore City officials have been working on the new Baltimore Green Building Standards. The result, it appears, is that for the past several years (on taxpayer dollars) the city has worked to craft and tweak and retweak a plan that, in the end, has no enforcement.
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What can you do in regards to the proposed 25th Street Station project?
Contact your Baltimore City Council Member and demand an amendment to the 25th Street Station PUD (Planned Unit Development) that includes a LEED “Silver” Certification requirement for the project. This will not be a big concession for the developers -if the project meets the Baltimore Green Building Standards as they say it does.
If this is a matter of great importance to you, consider explaining to your city council person how this could affect your support for them in the upcoming election. To do a search for your city council person, CLICK HERE.
To learn more about efforts to include a Community Benefits Agreement in the 25th Street Station PUD, CLICK HERE.
