Ninth Edition October 2013

Remington named Baltimore's best 'Up and Coming Neighborhood'

It’s bats, boos and things that go bump in the night!

Hauntingdon—Spooky fun for the whole family! Right here in Remington is Baltimore's premier fam-ily-friendly Halloween block party extravaganza! A community driven event, Hauntingdon provides a fun, free, and safe place for children of all ages to enjoy Halloween. Dozens of decorated porches pro-vide fun trick-or-treating spots for kids to engage in activities, there will be live music, a parade and more!

It takes place Saturday, October 26, 2013, from 5 pm to 8 pm, on the 2900 block of Huntingdon Ave. with the whole block closed off for the fun!

Remington History featured

On October 10, Remington resident, Kathleen Ambrose, will be presenting a lecture for the Odyssey program entitled Remington: Its History, Its Heart and Its Soul.

It will run from 6:30-8:30 pm, and will also include a tour of Greater Remington on October 12 from 3-4:00pm (after the Marathoners have hopefully fin-ished). The cost is $47. For more information logon to www.odyssey.jhu.edu.

The September 18th edition of City Paper was the Best of Baltimore issue, where readers and the pa-per's staff decide the winners in hundreds of catego-ries. This year, City Paper told its readers something that most people in Remington already know: that Rem-ington is a really great place to live. We were named the 'Best Up and Coming Neighborhood' for 2013. The article cites our affordable housing, cool busi-nesses and new development, including the Tire Shop and the Remington Main Street proposal. In addition, Remington businesses won in eight other categories. Here are the winners: Best Wings - The Dizz Best Atmosphere - WC Harlan Best Remington Bar -3 Miles House Best Bartender - Lane at WC Harlan Best Underground Venue - BFF Best Cheap Restaurant - The Dizz Best Late Night Dining - Paper Moon Best Place to Hear Rock Music - The Ottobar

Congratulations!

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Remington Community Newsletter

This newsletter is produced and distributed to the residents and business located in the neighborhood of Remington with the col-laboration of the following partners: Episcopal Housing Corpora-tion, G.R.I.A., The Church of the Guardian Angel, and the Greater Homewood Community Corporation. Everyone is welcome to contribute information about activities and events in the Remington Neighborhood. Contact Betsy at 410-366-6200.

Community Events In Remington

Held at Guardian Angel Church 335 W. 27th Street In Kromer Hall

Porch art

Tuesday at 6:30pm arts and fun for children and adults. Bring a kid, help a kid, and enjoy yourself! Food Pantry

Wednesday from 9am-9:45am the food pantry is open at Kromer Hall (335 W. 27th St.) Please bring proof of residence in the 21211 zip code. Community Dinner

Wednesday at 5:30 pm free community dinner is of-fered.

Yoga classes

Saturday at 2 pm classes for all levels of practice.

Join the Greater Remington Improvement Association!

October 21st at 7 pm

Temporary location - Miller’s Court

2601 Howard Street, Downstairs, side entrance

Visit www.griaonline.org for more information and to view coming events, blogs, and past newsletters.

Stony Run Clean up

On October 19, Friends of Stony Run will be conducting a clean up of the Run through Wyman Park (all day) and invite the commu-nity to join them in their efforts. This event was a great success last year. Come join and make our neighborhood cleaner and safer. Go to http://stonyrun.org/calendar-events/ for more information.

Keep Winter out this year!

On November 2nd between 10 am and 2 pm neighborhood volunteers will be working with Al-pha Phi Omega, a local JHU fraternity prepping homes for winter.

This is a free service, so please, call and register for participation. Appointments will be set up for that date and a time that is convenient for you. Participants are required to be at the house at the appointed times.

The APO fraternity will do work that includes in-stalling plastic on windows to keep out drafts, pre-paring pipes to prevent freezing and other steps that will help lower heating bills and keep the house warmer when the temperatures drop.

Please contact Betsy Childs at 410-366-6200 to register.

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Remington Business Showcase

Hayles and Howe

Hayles and Howe, located at 2700 Sisson Street, is an international company specializing in ornamental plas-terwork and scagliola, which are architectural elements that resemble stone. The company was founded in Bris-tol, England in 1978, and expanded to the United States in 1992. Their Remington office is the headquar-ters for Hayles and Howe's U.S. operations. Vice Presi-dent Graham Banks is in charge of the Remington of-fice.

Hayles and Howe has completed restoration projects on a number of high-profile buildings in both England and the United States. They have worked on Bucking-ham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Royal Opera House. Here in the U.S. they have done restoration on Grand Central Station in NYC and in Baltimore, their projects include the Lyric Opera House, the Hippo-drome Theater and the Tremont Grand Ballroom on Charles Street.

Remington Neighborhood Plan Meeting Wednesday October 23rd at 6 pm Miller’s Court, 2601 Howard Street

St. Mary’s Outreach Center

3900 Roland Avenue 410-366-3106

Dangers of Diabetes Join us for an educational seminar on diabetes DATE: Thursday, October 3rd TIME: 1:00 – 2:00 pm WHERE: 3939 Roland Avenue – Social Room FALL HARVEST LUNCHEON DATE: Monday, October 7th TIME: 11:30 am WHERE: St. Mary’s Outreach Center’s Hall COST: Donations to the Hampden Food Pantry We have a speaker on Medicare & Medicare D from the Balti-

more City Health Department’s Office of Aging and Care Services.

Back in April and May, after five years of work and dozens of community workshops, the first draft of the Remington Neighborhood Plan was revealed to the community. Several dozen comments about the Plan were received. Now, a final draft of the Plan has been prepared that incorporates many of the comments received, and is ready to be reviewed by the public. Come see the future of Remington that you and your neighbors have helped create.

For more information contact Andre Stone at 443-602-2871 or andrestone@gmail.com

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RICKY La RICCI

Roofing and Home Services

410-404-0162

2921 Huntingdon Ave. Remington, MD

Reliable Services Free Estimates

All types of Roof and Home Repair Handling Remington homes for 37 years

Licensed and Insured MHIC#98703

Torch-down rubber Hot asphalt Gutters

Downspouts Drywall, Painting New Decks and siding

Long John’s Pub

398 W. 29th Street 410-235-2426

Supporting Our Community Of REMINGTON

Join us for Karaoke fun on Tuesday and Wednesday nights!

With our new Touchtunes music/karaoke/photo jukebox from 10 pm to 1 am