NEW COLUMN: “AROUND THE PENINSULA” Welcome to our first “Around the Peninsula” column, a monthly grab bag of short news items of interest happening in South Baltimore. The surprising, the fun, and the random all have a home here. This month’s column utterly failed the “random” requirement. This was not our fault. No theme was … Continue reading The Musical Month of May
Tunnels were cut into the hill and the slopes to the south, all eventually abandoned and forgotten. In 1992, workers renovating Federal Hill Park discovered a network of underground tunnels that were quickly sealed from public view. RK&K photo. Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in our print newspaper edition on March 12, 2021. As … Continue reading Deep Dive into the Tunnels of Federal Hill
South Baltimore Little League’s opening day in Locust Point. (Credit: Mary Braman) The playing fields and waterways of South Baltimore sprang to life this week as athletes of all ages kicked off the spring sports season. From Little League in Locust Point to volleyball at Rash Field and sailing from the Key Highway waterfront, the … Continue reading Spring Sports Kick Off on Peninsula
The upper half of the “g” for the Domino Sugars sign towers over Gable’s senior solutions consultant Jack Lunkenheimer. Next stop: the paint room. The last letter of the iconic Domino Sugars sign over Baltimore’s harbor came down on March 16. Work on the replacement letters continues a month later at Gable, the manufacturing site … Continue reading New Domino Sign Taking Shape
Editor’s Note – This is the second in our “SoBo Made” series about local products and the people who make them on the South Baltimore peninsula. Our part of the city has long been a manufacturing and production hub. Although much of that work vanished years ago, that creative and industrious spirit endures here in … Continue reading New Dessert Baker Delivers the Goodies
Last spring, the residents of South Baltimore – from Sharp-Leadenhall to Locust Point – took to their sidewalks in an explosion of color and creativity during the “Chalk It Up SoBo Sidewalk Chalk Challenge.” The free-form weekend event was so much fun and the chalk art so amazing that the South Baltimore Peninsula Post and … Continue reading ‘Chalk It Up SoBo’ Returns: April 23-25
Tributes from SoBo residents and business owners to those that went above and beyond. Wearing a mask has been a common and heroic act by many in South Baltimore during the pandemic. [Note: This article originally appeared in our print newspaper edition on March 12, 2021.] On March 16, Baltimore reached the one-year mark of … Continue reading Heroes of Our Pandemic Year
The free print edition of the Peninsula Post debuted on Friday, March 12. A special eight-page prototype print edition of the Peninsula Post began free distribution on March 12. The issue, which contains stories that are only available in this newsprint edition, is available free at these businesses scattered across the peninsula: Afters Café (1001 … Continue reading First Newspaper Edition Hits the Streets
Editor’s Note – This is the first in a series of features about products and the people who make them on the South Baltimore peninsula. Our part of the city has long been a manufacturing and production hub. Although much of that work vanished years ago, that creative and industrious spirit endures here in firms … Continue reading SoBo Made: Born to Roast Coffee
Recognize a friend, neighbor, spouse or child who went above and beyond during this unprecedented year. On March 16, Baltimore reaches the one-year mark of living with Covid. As a community, we have been through a lot, from months of social isolation to jobs lost and homes transformed into combined workplaces and schools. Now that … Continue reading Give a Shout-Out to Your ‘Pandemic Hero’
