Podcasts about Druid Hill Park

After Bill Cole joined Nestor at Kooper's North on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a spring chat on zoo lights, solar power, bad pitching and the real cost of tariffs in industries like his at Cole Roofing and Gordian Energy, it inspired our intrepid host to take the Aparicio family over to Druid Hill Park for the Spring Illuminations. We highly recommend getting back to The Maryland Zoo with your family at sunset soon! The post Bill Cole joins Nestor at Kooper's North for spring chat on Zoo lights, solar power, pitching and tariffs first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

We love the Zoo and you should, too! It's time to turn on the lights of spring at The Maryland Zoo for Spring Illumination in Druid Hill Park. Let Mike Evitts tell you everything about the gem of a place right in the middle of Baltimore and ways to visit and be involved in celebrating these beautiful animals. The post Time to turn the Lights on at the Maryland Zoo for Spring Illuminations in Druid Hill Park first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

This edition of MD. Transit Times is dedicated to AFRAM Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd at Baltimore's Druid Hill Park. Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks Deputy Director of Administration Nicole Green discusses this annual celebration of African American culture, history and art.

People come to Baltimore and fall in love with it and dedicate their lives to making it better,  Rev. Al and I couldn't be more excited to welcome Farmer Chippy a man who John Brothers couldn't stop talking about, so we had to bring him on and we quickly came to the conclusion he's a bigtime diamond in the rough. Farmer Chippy, he's a farmer, he's community organizer, the father of two children and a difference maker in a Community that has been challenged for a too long.  He started coming to Baltimore as a child to visit his grandfather from his home in Trinidad Tabago, he fell in love with the place and laid down his roots coinciding the birth of his first son... If he's not working with kids that don't trust many other than him, he is buildng a reputation as someone that gets things done.  The largest Urban Farm in one of the state's most challenged neighborhood.  Bringing trust, growing a little food and providing "food for the mind" he's created a large following and he's leading his fellow citizens to the light.  Community organizing is his strength and he recently pulled together the Carribean Community, which is prevelant and proud in Park Heights for a celebration of "Carnival" in Druid Hill Park, one of our favorite places.  We got an hour with him, it's a great talk and we quickly realized that this guy is Holy, his work is Holy, and we are lucky to have him as a full fledged advocate for our City...This is what Baltimore does to  people...Rev and I feel the same way as you do Farmer Chippy, Baltimore, "The Greatest City in America" Thanks for joining us and all you are doing for Baltimore. Up Up and away we go...    

With hundreds of acres to exercise, bike, stroll or gather, Druid Hill Park is a green oasis in Baltimore. But getting to the park requires crossing up to ten lanes of traffic. We speak with Monalisa Diallo, who lives in the Mondawmin neighborhood, and John Kwamya, who serves as Green Space Coordinator for the New Auchentoroly Terrace Association. Plus, artist Graham Coreil-Allen is president of the New Auchentoroly Terrace Association and one of the founders of The Access Project for Druid Hill Park. He describes methods for making intersections and crosswalks safer for all.  Links:Short film series: Stories for ChangeMaryland's Crash Data DashboardBaltimore City DOT Druid Park Lake Drive Complete Streets Design EffortBaltimore City's 2022 Complete Streets Annual ReportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hit a high point for Holiness on this day when we welcomed Dr. Frank Lance, the President and CEO of the venerable Parks and People Foundation and Sr. Pastor at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church. We talk about everything Parks and People and the amazing work that this tranformative organization is doing all over Baltimore City.  There's not a neighborhood out there that hasn't been improved by this organization.  Serving thousands of residents and hundreds of kids it is the Parks and People Foundation that is holding our cities Park system together and adding green space for residents all over the city.  Workforce development and training on how to maintain landscapes, Summer camps for hundreds of kids, keeping a sharp focus on improving our City's park system, one of the largest in the country. Frank, the Pastor of the Church right across the street from the new Parks and People HQ at Druid Hill Park had made his way onto the Board and then Board Chair Matt Kostmayer saw the light and approached Frank about filling the open position for CEO.  Matt says its the "Smartest move ever" and the Board agreed and its been 4 great years since he took over.  With a steady hand at the till the Foundation continues it's growth making Baltimore a healthier and greener place for all residents. Frank understood the energy of the Founder the great Sally Michel who was the force behind making this organization happen when Mayor Schaefer challenged a group of supporters to rally around our Parks.  Tune into this great conversation, it's Spring and our People are returning to our Parks, all made better by the great work of this incredible institution. Thanks Frank Lance for stepping up and thanks for all you and your staff are doing to make our Park System the best it can be.   

Reverand Al and I are especially pleased to Welcome the curators of Charm City Blue Grass. Two great entertainment guys, Adam Kirr and Phil Chorney.  Fells Point Festival, check, great success this past fall and now we are in the Spring and that means Charm City Bluegrass and it's 10th Anniversary.. A bunch of musical fanatics we venture into the minds and backgrounds of these two guys and we also entertain the spirtiual aspect of the music in Bluegrass and each of our lives. We bring forward an amazing Bluegrass fact...Baltimore was the first place to mass produce Banjo's and we talk about the banjo and it's journey from Africa to the Appalacian Mountains.  Full of fun conversations we also focus on this great event coming up with weekend at Union Craft Brewery starting Friday and ending after a maraton 12 hour day on Saturday Headlined by the Infamous Stringdusters it's going to be hopping. So many great acts...Twisted Pine, The Honey Dew drops, Grateful dub, Magic Beans...and many more... I have many great memories of the first few Charm City Blue Grass Events at the old Union, off of Union and this Festival keeps growing and growing.  We've been to Druid Hill Park but now back at the Union Collective with a great inside and outside venue. Tons of food trucks this looks to be a real good smash up of Bluegrass fans from all over celebrating this great art and doing it in Union with nature, food, drink and fun times.  It's heavenly work and these guys have it down, there's lots to learn here and Rev and I think you are really going to like it. Thanks to Adam and Phil, always good to have you in, thanks for all of the hard work and the passion for Bluegrass.     

On this month's episode of Future City, Druid Hill Park & The Maryland Zoo are discussed Guests for this month's episode include: Larissa Torres, PLA, ASLA - Landscape Architect - Design Planner II David Bramble - Co-founder of MCB Real Estate Kirby Fowler - President & CEO of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Links for The Maryland Zoo: https://www.marylandzoo.org/about-us/master-plan/ https://www.marylandzoo.org/news-and-updates/headlines/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Original Air Date 8/10/2021 Today we take a look at the mechanisms by which the legacy of White Supremacy is harmful to the health and wellbeing of individuals and society as a whole. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Why Is Our Economy So … White (with Heather McGhee) - How To Citizen with Baratunde - Air Date 4-8-21 This week, author Heather McGhee breaks down the driving force of American economic exclusion via the swimming pool. Baratunde asks Heather about all she has learned traveling across the country to write her book, The Sum of Us. Ch. 2: The Role 'Nice White Parents' Play in School Segregation - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-9-20 Chana Joffe-Walt, producer for This American Life and host of the new podcast Nice White Parents, and Dr. Rachel Lissy, senior Program Officer at Ramapo for Children, talk about investigating the relationship between white parents and segregation Ch. 3: The NFL's Race-Norming Problem Is All Over Medicine - What Next - Air Date 6-7-21 The NFL recently announced it would stop using “race norming” when assessing who would receive a share of their recent $1 billing settlement for former players. The practice assumes Black players started with lower cognitive function. Ch. 4: One Bad Algorithm Advocates Say Facial Recognition Reveals Systemic Racism in AI Technology - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-26-20 Researchers say facial recognition software is up to 100 times more likely to misidentify people of color than white people. This week, Boston voted to end its use in the city. Ch. 5: People Like Us, Education - Hidden Brain - Air Date 6-3-19 Generations of Americans have struggled against segregation. Most of us believe in the ideal of a colorblind society. But what happens when that ideal come up against research that finds colorblindness sometimes leads to worse outcomes? MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 6: Can We Finally End School Segregation? - The New Yorker Radio Hour - Air Date 5-21-21 By many accounts, American schools are as segregated today as they were in the nineteen-sixties, in the years after Brown v. Board of Education. WNYC's podcast “The United States of Anxiety” chronicled the efforts of one small school district. VOICEMAILS Ch. 7: Patriotism and the culture wars - Dave from Olympia, WA FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 8: Final comments on the nature of airing dirty laundry MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent SHOW IMAGE: Description: Color photograph of a corner of an old public pool that has been filled in. Where there was once water is now green grass. The railing of a metal ladder is still intact, but a weed grows around its base. Blue square tiles still edge the concrete corner.  Photo Credit: "The Memorial Pool in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, MD, by artist Joyce J. Scott" by Graham Coreil-Allen (Pool/Park History) | License | Changes: Slightly cropped   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

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The Baltimore 10 Mileris tomorrow. That's a great race that will attract about 3,500 runners. Great course – a little hilly, but it goes through Druid Hill Park and around Lake Montebello, so it's pretty, and it's always got a great vibe. Today on Midday, we are asking runners and people who do any kind of exercise, a simple question that we ask with all due respect, “What hurts, today?” Because, let's face it: whether you're a runner or not, something hurts. And happily, Tom's guest today is a wonderful doctor on the line ready to answer your questions about all things orthopedic.Dr. Miho Tanakais an orthopedic surgeon, the Director of the Women's Sports Medicine Program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and an Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School. She is also the team physician for the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Ballet. Dr. Tanaka joins us on our digital line from Boston... And listeners, you're welcome to join us too…We're inviting your calls, emails and tweets about whatever issue you might be having. The Baltimore 10-Miler launches tomorrow morning from Druid Hill Park. If you're running that race, or if you're into cycling, or soccer or weightlifting or tennis or whatever, give us a call… And this note about free fitness classes every Saturday this month in Patterson Park. Propel Fitness Water has assembled teams of trainers in cities around the country for the workouts. They start tomorrow; to check out the schedule, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Andrew Cosentino wanted to know more about Baltimore's chapter of Negro Leagues baseball history, so we caught up with Ray Banks of the Hubert V Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball, to learn about the Baltimore Elite Giants and The Baltimore Black Sox. And sportswriter Charlie Vascellaro helps us track down a historic ballfield in Druid Hill Park where some of the earliest games were played. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is a stoop story from Alex and Erin about how, with a helping hand, you can conquer mountains. Plus, a stoop story from Elliot Wagenheim (Wagonhyme), about going the extra mile, even at a great altitude, for his son. You can hear more stoop stories at Stoopstorytelling dot com. And tomorrow you can mark Women's Equality Day--we're still in the centennial of women getting the right to vote. In parks across the state, women and their families can celebrate with food, family-friendly festivities, networking, exhibits and information on healthcare, voting rights and the arts scene.  In Baltimore, the event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. It's free.  Bring your own potluck, or buy from women-owned food trucks.  Links: Women's Equality Day Celebration across Maryland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Air Date 8/10/2021 Today we take a look at the mechanisms by which the legacy of White Supremacy is harmful to the health and wellbeing of individuals and society as a whole. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) BestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy! OUR AFFILIATE LINKS: BestOfTheLeft.com/Descript CHECK OUT OUR FANCY PRODUCTION SOFTWARE! BestOfTheLeft.com/Blinkist GET KEY INSIGHTS FROM THOUSANDS OF BOOKS! BestOfTheLeft.com/Bookshop BotL BOOKSTORE BestOfTheLeft.com/Store BotL MERCHANDISE! BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Why Is Our Economy So … White (with Heather McGhee) - How To Citizen with Baratunde - Air Date 4-8-21 This week, author Heather McGhee breaks down the driving force of American economic exclusion via the swimming pool. Baratunde asks Heather about all she has learned traveling across the country to write her book, The Sum of Us. Ch. 2: The Role 'Nice White Parents' Play in School Segregation - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-9-20 Chana Joffe-Walt, producer for This American Life and host of the new podcast Nice White Parents, and Dr. Rachel Lissy, senior Program Officer at Ramapo for Children, talk about investigating the relationship between white parents and segregation Ch. 3: The NFL's Race-Norming Problem Is All Over Medicine - What Next - Air Date 6-7-21 The NFL recently announced it would stop using “race norming” when assessing who would receive a share of their recent $1 billing settlement for former players. The practice assumes Black players started with lower cognitive function. Ch. 4: One Bad Algorithm Advocates Say Facial Recognition Reveals Systemic Racism in AI Technology - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-26-20 Researchers say facial recognition software is up to 100 times more likely to misidentify people of color than white people. This week, Boston voted to end its use in the city. Ch. 5: People Like Us, Education - Hidden Brain - Air Date 6-3-19 Generations of Americans have struggled against segregation. Most of us believe in the ideal of a colorblind society. But what happens when that ideal come up against research that finds colorblindness sometimes leads to worse outcomes? MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 6: Can We Finally End School Segregation? - The New Yorker Radio Hour - Air Date 5-21-21 By many accounts, American schools are as segregated today as they were in the nineteen-sixties, in the years after Brown v. Board of Education. WNYC's podcast “The United States of Anxiety” chronicled the efforts of one small school district. VOICEMAILS Ch. 7: Patriotism and the culture wars - Dave from Olympia, WA FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 8: Final comments on the nature of airing dirty laundry MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent SHOW IMAGE: Description: Color photograph of a corner of an old public pool that has been filled in. Where there was once water is now green grass. The railing of a metal ladder is still intact, but a weed grows around its base. Blue square tiles still edge the concrete corner.  Photo Credit: "The Memorial Pool in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, MD, by artist Joyce J. Scott" by Graham Coreil-Allen (Pool/Park History) | License | Changes: Slightly cropped   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

On today's #DMVDailyDose, we look into a Baltimore Sun article regarding two law enforcement officers shot yesterday in NE Baltimore as they tried apprehending a fugitive with a US Marshal Task Force, who was a former correctional officer; while the Capital Gazette reports on two correctional officers, six inmates and seven outsiders who were charged federally this week for smuggling contraband into the facility in exchange for cash and sex. The Baltimore Brew is reporting on a proposed 79-car parking lot slated for Druid Hill Park that has community leaders outraged, including Councilman Ryan Dorsey and Greater Remington Approvement Association President K.C. Kelleher. Maryland Matters reports on allegations of fraud and abuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants made to groups from the Opiod Operation in Maryland while also reporting on legislation trying to ensure former felons are given access to absentee ballots, being pushed by activist Nicole Hanson-Mundell and Out for Justice members. All this and more found only at: www.dmvdaily.news/dmvdailydose   

Episode 20 includes race Reports from the Charles Street 12 Miler and the Ted 100 Birthday Runs, a preview of late September races, a look into the preparation of one runner for Pemberton 24, part 4 of an ongoing segment on fall marathon training, running routes in Druid Hill Park and Salisbury, Maryland, and an interview with Will Wright, a newcomer to the Baltimore running scene with a background in obstacle course racing.

Today, it’s another edition of Midday in the Neighborhood, a series in which we’ve set out to spotlight the remarkable tapestry of communities that make up the city of Baltimore. According to the group Live Baltimore, there are 278 unique neighborhoods in our city, full of folks working to make their communities, and our city, better. The intention of this series is, over time, to hear from people who actually live in all of the neighborhoods in our diverse and vibrant city, and get their perspectives on what’s right about Baltimore, what can be improved, and what people may not know about our many different communities. Today, Tom is joined by people who are active in three adjacent neighborhoods on the city’s West side: Upton, which includes one of Baltimore’s most historic thoroughfares, Pennsylvania Avenue; Bolton Hill, bordered on its western perimeter by Eutaw Place, and home to the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); and Penn North, just south of Druid Hill Park, a magnificent greenspace designed in 1860 by Howard Daniel, John Latrobe and George Frederick. With Tom in the studio today are: Debbie Ramsey. She is an Open Society Institute Fellow and the founder and executive director of Unified Efforts, a non-profit that serves kids age 5-18 in several neighborhoods on Baltimore’s West Side, including Penn North;Linda Rittelmann serves on the Executive Committee of the Bolton Hill Community Association;And Wanda Best is the executive director of the Upton Planning Committee.We welcome listener calls, emails, Tweets and Facebook comments.This conversation was livestreamed on WYPR's Facebook page, and you can watch the video here.

Baltimore; summer 1966. Tensions between white and black residents. Some women testing expectations. And then: a woman’s decomposed body turns up in Druid Hill Park lake. Laura Lippman latest novel, ----The Lady in the Lake,---- unscrambles multiple mysteries.A week from tonight, Sept. 9, at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Theater, Lippman will speak to the Women’s Daily Post about the novel, followed by discussion, and then a panel of women describing the paths they’ve taken to becoming published authors.The following Saturday, Sept. 14, as part of the Pratt’s Grand Re-Opening Celebration, Lippman will be in conversation with another newspaper-writer-turned-novelist, Sujata Massey, at Wheeler Auditorium.

Baltimore; summer 1966. Tensions between whites and blacks. Some women testing expectations. And then: a woman’s decomposed body turns up in Druid Hill Park lake. Laura Lippman latest novel, The Lady in the Lake, unscrambles multiple mysteries.

One of the best places to see Baltimore’s finest plants and flowers is at the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park. Maryland Transit Times host Ken Berger met with the Executive Director of the Rawlings Conservatory Ann Green to talk about the history of the conservatory, the programs they have and how you can visit them. There is also a farmers market every Wednesday starting in June and runs until September from 3:30 PM to 7:30 pm. You can take LocalLink 82, 83, 85, 91 and CityLink Lime to get to the conservatory. To learn more about the conservatory, visit http://www.rawlingsconservatory.org.

Today, it’s another edition of Midday in the Neighborhood, a series in which we’ve set out to spotlight the remarkable tapestry of communities that make up the city of Baltimore. Tom is joined in Studio A by representatives of three Baltimore communities: Reservoir Hill, located just south of Druid Hill Park, near the city’s geographic center, Overlea, located in the far northeast corner of the city, on the Baltimore County line, and Federal Hill-South, on the southwestern bank of the Inner Harbor in South Baltimore. Joyce Richardson is co-chair of the Board of Directors for the Reservoir Hill Improvement Council. Caitlin Ceryes is president of the Overlea Community Association. And Mark Jaskulski is president of the Federal Hill-South Neighborhood Association.Midday listeners joined the conversation as well, by phone, email, and social media.This program was live-streamed on WYPR's Facebook page, and you can watch the video here. If you're involved in the leadership of your neighborhood, we’d love to hear from you. Send us an e mail with your contact information to midday@wypr.org, and one of our producers will be in touch.

The 7th Annual Charm City Bluegrass Festival returns to its home in Druid Hill Park. This year will be bigger and better than ever. Union Craft Brewing returns as the beer of choice for the festival. Local food and craft vendors will be on hand to provide a variety of affordable options. Join us on Friday, April 26th, 2019 and Saturday, April 27th, 2019 for another amazing weekend of music and festivities in Baltimore! 2019 LINEUP Deer Tick Steep Canyon Rangers Jeff Austin Band & Special Guests Seldom Scene Hawktail Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen Front Country Charm City Junction Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley Jon Stickley Trio Town Mountain Fireside Collective Blue Octane Gangstagrass 19th Street Band Maybe April Blue Train Ultrafaux Wicked Sycamore

Safe shelter, safe streets - we meet two Open Society Institute-Baltimore community fellows who are working to improve city life. Ava Pipitone’s app “Host Home” will quickly find shelter for transgender individuals in distress: And artist Graham Coreil-Allen will work with residents to re-envision access to Druid Hill Park so that pedestrians, cyclists, and people with mobility devices can safely travel to and enjoy this open space.

As the year comes to a close, I’d like to take a moment to look back and remember some important contributors to local cultural and civic life who we lost in 2018. This is by no means an exhaustive list. I simply want to mention a few people I was blessed to know, and who our community was blessed to have. Tom Saunders died in January. He was an accomplished historian of local African American history, who led bus tours of important sites throughout the city. His tours drew thousands of people. He took them to Frederick Douglass’ house, the house where Thurgood Marshall was born, and the “Colored Pool,” that had long been abandoned in Druid Hill Park. He was a masterful story-teller, and having worked at the city Rumor Control office for many years, he knew very well how to separate fact from fiction.Few people knew John Taylor by his given name, but thousands of children knew him as Kinderman. He drove his Kindermobile from his base in Howard County to schools, festivals and conferences around the region, delighting children and their parents with his songs and dances, that he presented gently, lovingly and always with large dollops of audience participation. John passed away last July. In August, Baltimore lost one of its most dynamic, determined, and dedicated citizens. Sally Michel was a force of nature, an irrepressible spirit, and one of the most generous and committed people our city has ever known. She was a trusted advisor to Mayor Donald Schaefer, and a civic powerhouse who transformed Baltimore immeasurably. She established the Parks and People Foundation and the SuperKids Camp. She was an early and ardent supporter of the Baltimore School for the Arts. The Baltimore Sun reported that she served on 57 boards of organizations and institutions large and small, and she was the chair of 19 of them. She was indefatigable, elegant, and selfless. There are many fine people who are doing a lot of great work on behalf of Baltimore. They are not deterred by the depth of the problems we face. But none, in my experience, have explored solutions to those problems with the zeal and imagination and grace of Sally Michel. In September, we lost one of our most effective and experienced advocates for education. For more than three decades, Mike Bowler was a journalist for the Baltimore Sun, and his coverage of education was exemplary. His erudition, his deep concern for the success of students and teachers, his insights and his thorough understanding of the nuances and complexities of what it means to teach and what it means to learn made his work an invaluable resource for citizens and policy makers alike. He also worked at the Department of Education, and he served as a member of the Baltimore County School Board. We’ve heard the phrase, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” Well, if you respect those special people who have made an incalculable difference in classrooms throughout our state, tip your hat to Mike Bowler.Not long after Mike’s passing, we learned of the death of Rashad Ollison, who died of cancer at the age of 41. He was also a reporter for the Sun, who wrote for the major papers in Dallas, Philadelphia and Norfolk, VA, as well. His expertise was in music and pop culture, and he wrote knowingly and compellingly about the ways in which music can uplift, enlighten and engage. His memoir, ----Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues, ---- Coming of Age Through Vinyl,---- is a gem. And so was he.  When Suzanne Cohen passed away last month, lovers of the arts lost one of our community’s most respected and generous philanthropists. It was Sue’s support of the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2005 that allowed the BMA to offer free admission for many of its exhibitions. She was also a generous underwriter of this station, in particular, the program and podcast, Out of the Blocks, which won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick. The contributions that these wonderful people have made to our city comprise some of the greatest blessings Baltimore has ever received. May they rest in peace, and may we build on their invaluable legacies.-- Tom Hall

How can planning with a focus on automobile transportation impact residents of a city? Graham Coreil-Allen, a public artist in Baltimore, dives into the history of Druid Hill Park’s infrastructure and the effect on African-American and Jewish residents. He talks about the lasting effects of the planning in the neighborhood, the need for physical access to the park for people who do not drive, and his efforts to increase that access.

How can planning with a focus on automobile transportation impact residents of a city? Graham Coreil-Allen, a public artist in Baltimore, dives into the history of Druid Hill Park’s infrastructure and the effect on African-American and Jewish residents. He talks about the lasting effects of the planning in the neighborhood, the need for physical access to the park for people who do not drive, and his efforts to increase that access.

Baltimore’s annual festival that celebrates African American art, music and culture, known as AFRAM , takes place tomorrow at Druid Hill Park. The festival is in its 41st year and free to the public. It features performances from local artists, interactive exhibits, children’s activities, as well as job training and health and wellness information. Afra White , the planner of AFRAM festival, joins us on the line from City Hall today. She’s the director of external affairs for the Office of the Mayor . The Baltimore festival is presented this year by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the City of Baltimore with the support of the advisory board and steering committee.

The 12th — and final — episode of our first season, "Glow in the Park," presents a history of Druid Hill Park, the third oldest public urban park in the country. Hear from Kalman "Buzzy" Hettleman and Mitzi Swan, local tennis players who made strides to desegregate the park's tennis courts; renowned artist Joyce Scott, who designed a monument to Pool No. 2, the long-closed "colored pool" at the park; and various Druid Hill community residents at the park's weekly Farmer's Market.

The Baltimore Police think that slowing traffic will deter dirk bikers near Druid Hill Park. Please Steelers' James Harrison striped his kids of non-winning participation trophies and Delegates Cory McCray and Clarence Lam join C4 to talk about comments made by Maryland Housing and Community Development Secretary Ken Holt regarding lead poisoning victims.

This is part 2 of a 2 part interview Chauncey "The Trainer" is a fitness professional who has always been involved in his community. In the last few years, his focus has been on the health of the people within the Baltimore community. He spent three years working for the YMCA of Central Maryland as a fitness coordinator developing and implementing fitness programs for the members.  Chauncey's effort to bring an awareness of health and wellness to the Baltimore community has been documented by the Baltimore Sun (Coming through at crunch time, by Phillip McGowan, December 19, 2004) and the Baltimore Afro American (Druid Hill YMCA fitness instructor Attempts Guinness record, by H. Allen Hurst). Chauncey appears as a fitness guest on local radio and television programs, conducts university workshops and wellness symposiums. In the fall of 2006, he participated in The Tavis Smiley Group Presents the Road to Health Tour.  In the recent months, Chauncey and his "fitness mother," Ms. Ernestine Shepherd- the Guiness Book record holder for the oldest female body builder, have organzied monthly walks in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore with a goal to improve the health and fitness level of the community.   You may contact Chauncey "The Trainer" at www.cdwhealthandwellness.com   Disclaimer:  The information presented is for educational purposes only and is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.  Seek the advice of your health care provider before making any changes to your health.

Chauncey "The Trainer" is a fitness professional who has always been involved in his community. In the last few years, his focus has been on the health of the people within the Baltimore community. He spent three years working for the YMCA of Central Maryland as a fitness coordinator developing and implementing fitness programs for the members.  Chauncey's effort to bring an awareness of health and wellness to the Baltimore community has been documented by the Baltimore Sun (Coming through at crunch time, by Phillip McGowan, December 19, 2004) and the Baltimore Afro American (Druid Hill YMCA fitness instructor Attempts Guinness record, by H. Allen Hurst). Chauncey appears as a fitness guest on local radio and television programs, conducts university workshops and wellness symposiums. In the fall of 2006, he participated in The Tavis Smiley Group Presents the Road to Health Tour.  In the recent months, Chauncey and his "fitness mother," Ms. Ernestine Shepherd- the Guiness Book record holder for the oldest female body builder, have organzied monthly walks in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore with a goal to improve the health and fitness level of the community   You may contact Chauncey "The Trainer" at www.cdwhealthandwellness.com   Disclaimer:  The information presented is for educational purposes only and is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.  Seek the advice of your health care provider before making any changes to your health.

Glass House of Dreams celebrates Baltimore's landmark Victorian glass palace, the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in historic Druid Hill Park. An extensive collection of original lithographic postcards illustrate the history of this 1888 botanical conservatory, the second oldest glass house in America. Photographs by David Simpson capture the elegance of this architectural gem and the beauty of its individual plants and flowers.Margaret "Peggy" Stansbury is founder of the non-profit Baltimore Conservatory Association that worked with the City to bring this Victorian jewel back to life. The original Palm House featuring 175 glass windows, many of them curved, is once again packed with exotic flora from around the world.Recorded On: Sunday, December 12, 2010