The winners of this year's SoBo Photo Contest were announced at a public awards ceremony on July 24 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library on Light Street. Thirteen SoBo photographers entered their work in this year’s contest. The third annual event, sponsored by South Baltimore United, Inc., the nonprofit publisher of the Peninsula Post, focused … Continue reading 2025 SoBo Photo Contest Awards →

(This article originally appeared in the December 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.) By Catherine Harbour Since moving to SoBo in 2002, my family has hosted dozens of overnight visitors in our 12-foot-wide rowhouse: friends, family, even the band Wussy when they played Mums. It’s fun to show out-of-towners the walkable abundance of … Continue reading Joys & Hassles of Hosting Out-of-Town Guests in SoBo →

(This article, originally published in the April 2025 issue of the Peninsula Post, has been updated with two new libraries. – Editor) In a new survey of Little Free Libraries scattered across the SoBo peninsula, we at the Peninsula Post made a surprising discovery: these diminutive sidewalk structures have proliferated, doubling in number since our … Continue reading SoBo Little Free Libraries Continue to Bloom →

Whether you're kayaking or paddleboarding, adventure is just down the street in SoBo. A variety of group paddleboard excursions on the Inner Harbor are offered during summer months, ranging from nighttime "glow in the dark" sessions to the early morning paddle shown here. Photo courtesy Miranda Mowrey. (This article originally appeared in the October 2024 … Continue reading Paddling the Peninsula →

A two-story brick building on S. Charles Street, built in 1871, was part of the original Cross Street Market. (This article originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.) By Robert Hardy South Baltimore’s Cross Street Market is one of America’s oldest continuously operating public markets, opening in 1845. Four … Continue reading A Brief History of Cross Street Market →

SoBo’s City Council representative Zac Blanchard addressed the Federal Hill South Neighborhood Association on January 28. Photo by Mary Braman. (This article originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.) The peninsula’s new representative on the Baltimore City Council, Zac Blanchard, said in a January 21 interview with the Peninsula … Continue reading New Council Rep Shares Vision for City and SoBo →

The first issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post newspaper hit the streets of SoBo on March 12, 2021. Launched mid-pandemic, the paper offered residents a look at their own community: the people, the history, and the many activities that make this part of the city such a vibrant place to call home. To celebrate … Continue reading Our First 4 Years: Highlights from the Peninsula Post →

A fresh crop of concrete amphibians awaits deployment at the "Game of Frogs" headquarters in South Baltimore. Photos by Steve Cole. (This article originally appeared in the December 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.) The Peninsula Post first received reports of the colorful, diminutive amphibians scattered around SoBo this spring. At first, they … Continue reading SoBo’s Mysterious ‘Art Frogs’ Explained →

(This article originally appeared in the December 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.) On December 2, 2024, the Baltimore City Council passed a bill to change the name of Riverside Park Pool to the “Congressman Elijah E. Cummings Community Pool.” Mayor Brandon Scott signed the bill the following day. The bill was introduced … Continue reading Riverside Pool Renamed for Elijah Cummings →

Regular readers of the Peninsula Post know that one of the topics we return to again and again in our pages is the rich history of the South Baltimore peninsula. Starting with our very first issue, we have brought you stories about SoBo’s past, from the 1814 British attack on Fort McHenry to the “road … Continue reading 417 Years of SoBo History: Part One →