Claudia Jolin is the first executive director of the Baltimore Peninsula Community Benefits District who oversees the “public realm” of the new SoBo development. Photo by Mary Braman. [This story originally appeared in the June-July 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.] The still-developing Baltimore Peninsula neighborhood along SoBo’s southern shore now has a … Continue reading Balt Pen’s Public Spaces Get Official Advocate →

Australian Jeff Osborne moved back to Baltimore to launch M8 Beer in the brewery originally operated by Checkerspot Brewing Co. M8 Beer opened in September 2023. Photos by Mary Braman. [This article originally appeared in the June 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.] It didn’t take long for the peninsula’s newest craft brewery, … Continue reading Down Under Flavors Thrive at New S. Sharp Street Brewery →

While sidewalk lights have sprouted in other parts of the city through neighborhood initiatives, in SoBo they have largely been the work of individuals inspired to create a comfortable nighttime gathering space outside their homes. Photo by Mary Braman. [This story originally appeared in the June 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.] Café … Continue reading Neighbors Brighten the Night with Sidewalk Café Lights →

Jackson Fisher (center left) cuts the ribbon at the new basketball court as Mayor Brandon Scott (center right) and others look on. Photos by Mary Braman. Even before the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the renovation of Riverside Park on Tuesday, June 18, children were dashing about on the multi-purpose field and chasing each other through … Continue reading Renovated Riverside Park Opens for Play →

Since April 1983, The 8x10 on E. Cross Street has been a showcase for national acts, up-and-coming bands, and Baltimore-based groups like Electric Love Machine (above). Photo by Liz Pappas, Barley Moon Photography. (This article originally appeared in the February 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post newspaper.) By day, it’s a nondescript pair … Continue reading SoBo’s Live Music Survivor: The 8×10 at 40 →

Three hundred years ago, the actions of one English settler prevented SoBo from becoming the heart of Baltimore City. Early Baltimore grew from the harbor in every direction except onto our peninsula. This digital recreation of the city in 1815, showing Fort McHenry at the upper left and Federal Hill to the right of center, … Continue reading The Man Who Made Us South Baltimore →

First Place winner of the SoBo Photo Show & Contest, Cozette Conrad (second from left), is shown accepting her award from celebrity judge Janet Jeffers Little (right) on April 27 at the “I Love SoBo Day” community celebration. Photo by Mary Braman. The second SoBo Photo Show & Contest was a big draw at this … Continue reading SoBo Photo Show 2024 Top Pics →

Rye Street Tavern, which has been closed for the past three years, is scheduled to reopen this summer under new management and with a new outdoor dining area, now under construction. Photo by Steve Cole (4/23/2024) (This article originally appeared in the February 2024 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post. Changes have been made … Continue reading What’s Ahead for Baltimore Peninsula’s Breakout Year →

Friends and neighbors all around the South Baltimore peninsula will be outside on Earth Day weekend (April 20-21) cleaning and greening their streets and alleys. Why not join them and help keep SoBo looking sharp! Volunteers are needed for a variety of activities all over SoBo. Below is a list for ways you can get … Continue reading Keeping SoBo Green and Clean: Earth Day 2024 →

Will Phillips cofounded Sandtown Furniture in 2010 out of a pile of timber and rubble during a Habitat for Humanity volunteer event in West Baltimore. The company now creates a wide variety of products from salvaged wood. from residential furnishings to commercial products such as conference tables and restaurant benches. Photos by Mary Braman. (This … Continue reading SoBo Sawmill Reclaims Wood for Custom Furniture →