September 2022 Newsletter

Newsletters are now posted on the TCNA Website

In This Issue

President's Message

Neighborhood Committees

• Public Safety Carjacking Prevention Tips
• Calvert School Project Committee Updates: New Addition Behind Lower School
• Events Committee: Fall Happenings
• Streets Committee: Work on University Parkway
• Greens Committee: Great Work on Gardens 
• Membership Committee: Good News
• Calvert School Liaison- Report on August 2022 Meeting

Neighborhood News

• Yard Sale Linkwood & Ridgemede October 1
• Broken Street Light Tuscany and Stoney Ford
• Abandoned Truck on Highfield
• Sofa discarded on 39th Street Median
• High School Tutors Needed
• Recycling Pick-up Dates
• Councilwoman Odette Ramos Update 

Johns Hopkins University

• Message about the Johns Hopkins Police Department and dates of Town Meetings

Neighborhood Restaurants Updates

Home & Condo Current Sale Prices 

Events In and Around Tuscany-Canterbury

• September 18: Dumpster Available
• October 1: Tuscany Canterbury Fall Festival and Picnic
• October 1:  Ridgemede & Ridgewood Condo Yard Sale

TCNA: Are you a member? We’d ❤️ to have you join us!

CLICK HERE to join or renew your TCNA dues.

September 2022 photos in Tuscany-Canterbury

Picture of deer in front of the Ridgewood Condos on Ridgemede Road.  Thanks to a neighbor for the great picture.  And John Robinson who always provide great pictures for our newsletter.  

President's Message

Julia Frazier

Hello my Tuscany Canterbury neighbors!

School is back in session, temperatures will soon begin to drop, and we are orienting ourselves - as we transition from the lazy days of summer into the new fall season. Time to shake the sand out of the bottom of the bag, switch out swimming suits for sweaters, cinch up the bootstraps, and get focused. 

One summer activity that I enjoyed greatly was learning to play Pickleball - the court sport that is sweeping the nation like wildfire. You may have taken it up yourself, or know people who have gotten caught up in the obsession. You may also have read an article published lately in the New York Times about the growing number of reported injuries that are happening to devoted players, and the newly converted - mostly over the age of 50. Well, I am lucky enough to be counted as a statistic in this illustrious study set. This past weekend, while crushing my opponent in an intense doubles match, I leapt into the air to deliver a victorious and unreturnable smash, and my return to earth was less than elegant. I rolled my ankle, sustaining three fractures in my left foot. Ouch. 

I've really had to force myself to slow my roll, in these first weeks of healing. My sweet dog Ivy still hasn't gotten the message that walks just aren't happening, with me at least. It's not in my nature to slow down, but I'm trying. I am so fortunate to have tons of support, and friends and neighbors have been so thoughtful and helpful. For this I'm deeply grateful. I'll survive.

Meanwhile the activity of the neighborhood continues. Calvert School's new athletic facility project is all but complete. The start of the new year brings more life to the neighborhood - the sounds of children's voices, the fields alive with sports and recess, and yes, the increase in traffic and parking. Thanks to our Calvert Liaison, Amy Mutch, the neighborhood's needs are being communicated, and she is doing a wonderful job staying in frequent and direct contact with the school. I especially applaud her efforts to make sure the Tuscany Road grassy hillside is maintained, and kept looking manicured. I appreciate all her efforts to ensure our relationship with Calvert remains strong, open and positive.  

As always, this newsletter has so much useful and interesting information. Please read all the updates, and keep informed about the goings-on around us, and about the efforts of our good neighbors who work so hard for the benefit of us all. Our website at www.TuscanyCanterbury.org is also being overhauled, and much information can be found there as well. Thank you to our neighborhood writers and editors who make that happen - great job! 

I hope you're off to a great start of the fall season. And for the love of Pete, if you're out on the Pickleball court - do yourself a favor, and get yourself some proper court shoes. 

Be well,

Julia

Tuscany-Canterbury Crime Updates

Tuscany-Canterbury is one of the safest neighborhoods in Baltimore. Tuscany-Canterbury is home to 3800 people in 1700 homes, condos, and apartments.

Thanks to everyone who looks out for anything suspicious. And the large number of neighbors who walk through the neighborhood daily also discourages crime from happening.

There are no updates available for the past month.

Carjacking has not been an issue in Tuscany-Canterbury but it has increased through out Maryland. This information is worth reading to prevent a problem where ever you are.

Current Websites for Reliable COVID Information

When you have, how you know you are no longer contagious

CLICK HERE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE

If you have health insurance through an employer or Marketplace, your insurance will pay you back for 8 at-⁠home tests each month for each person on your plan.

• CLICK HERE for Information about Insurance Reimbursement for At-⁠Home Tests

Where to get tested in Baltimore (Daily updates) CLICK HERE



Maryland COVID cases, vaccinations and other metrics. For updated data and graphics CLICK HERE

September 2022 Updates

Construction has wrapped up on the athletic field and we expect that the Middle School students will begin to use the field some time in October.  The athletic center in front of the Middle School is complete and students will begin using it this week.

Calvert has shared the new plan for camouflaging the cooling tower (located at the western corner of the field on Tuscany Road) with the Project Committee. The plan is to replace the chain link fence around the cooling unit with a wood fence. The wood fence will be same height as the unit andwill be painted the same color as the retaining wall. Additional (and larger) evergreen trees will be planted in locations around the fence that, in time, will pretty much camouflage the fence itself. Since it will take a couple of years for the trees to reach maturity, Calvert feels that the wooden fence will be the most immediate and effective way to completely camouflage the unit.

Unfortunately, during the hot summer months, a number of the newly-planted trees/shrubs on campus and along Tuscany Road suffered due to inadequate watering. These trees will be replaced when the new trees are planted around the cooling tower. Calvert has re-assigned responsibility for watering the trees/shrubs to their general contractor and has assured us that the plan for watering will be adequate going forward.

Some of the new trees are thriving. Some neighbors are watering them.

Article above explains what Calvert is doing about the dying trees.

Events Committee

Ann Christopher, Chair

Roz Mansouri, First Friday Coordinator

Josh Cohen, Tuscany-Canterbury 100th Anniversary Coordinator

Neighborhood Fall Festival and Picnic

• October 1,  12-3
• Cookout
• Lots of games and activities for all
• More details will be sent

Streets Committee

Brian ten Siethoff, Committee Chair

CLICK HERE to contact Streets Committee or Visit TCNA Website for information about all the Streets On-Going Projects

University Parkway: Let Us Know What You Think

By the time this newsletter is published, you may already see new pavement and paint on University Parkway. After some prep work and minor fixes to sidewalks and curbs, crews are at the final stages of the resurfacing project, part of the City's routine maintenance program. 

We want to know what you think about the changes so we can pass along the community's feedback to Baltimore City Department of Transportation. Send your feedback to TCNAStreets@gmail.com, and. PLEASE include your name, phone number and email address so we know who's submitting the feedback and so can get back to you.

We're still working with our neighboring community associations and business groups to think about a longer-term vision for University Parkway. Let's keep what we like and improve on the design elements that don't work.

Click here for details about the work on University Parkway

Maryland Transit Administration Seeking Input on Major North-South Transit Corridor Study

As a complement to the East-West Corridor Study (formerly the Red Line Rail project), Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is considering options for a high-capacity transit service connecting Downtown Baltimore to Towson. 

MTA, in partnership with Baltimore City and Baltimore County, has spent the last year studying various routes and modes, and they've settled on a short list of 7 alternatives for public comment. Many of the alternatives involve a station at 33rd and Greenmount, and some include a station at Cold Spring and York Road. All would involve significant station area planning and rezoning to attract new development to the corridor 

To learn more and submit your feedback, go to https://rtpcorridors.com/northsouth

Greens Committee

Bonnie Boland, Committee Chair

Committee Members: Alison Moliterno, Pat Hawthorne, Pat Mutch, Pat Loker, Fred Chalfant, Will Snyder, Chris Whitaker

Membership Committee

Pat Hawthorne, Chair



Committee Members: Ann Christopher, Nancy LaMotte, Mary Loker, Sam Park, Mat Leffler-Schulman

Thanks to all the folks who have renewed their memberships since July 1st and to those who are new members. We are pleased that we have had a 73% membership renewal rate and have 12 new memberships since July 1st, thanks to the efforts of the membership committee who reached out during July and August to new residents and to those who hadn’t renewed in 2021-2022. 

Membership dues help support the updated TCNA web site, our excellent newsletter, and maintenance of our community gardens, along with other important activities. We encourage all residents to support our wonderful community.

If you are interested in joining the Membership Committee. It is a great way to help and meet neighbors at the same time.  CLICK HERE. 

Calvert Liaison Committee

Amy Mutch, Chair

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Committee Members: Ferd Latrobe (Canterbury Road), Ned Lewison (Gardens of Guilford), Arna Margolis (Tuscany/Lombardy)

September 2022 Updates

The committee met in person with Andrew Holmgren, headmaster and Tom Travers, Director of Finance, on August 24^th.  The agenda covered landscaping and grounds maintenance, carpool lines, pedestrian safely, sidewalk repairs on Stoney Ford, and the replacement of the streetlight at Tuscany and Stoney Ford.  

TCNA has volunteers that monitor the am and pm traffic on Tuscany during critical hours of drop off and pick up. If compliance concerns are raised, a representative from TCNA and Calvert will jointly monitor the traffic for 10 consecutive days.

Landscaping remains a work in progress and any large dead trees will require city approval for removal as part of the reforesting of the woods. Newly planted trees have a 1 year guarantee. 

Sidewalks are to be repaired along Stoney Ford. The streetlight replacement request has been submitted to the electric division of BGE and awaits replacement parts. 

Discussion of options to slow down traffic on Tuscany were presented and Calvert will support any and all measures TCNA proposes. The board will explore a variety of solutions allowing for future discussion and input from the TCNA membership.

The new addition will extend out to the smaller gym on the left, and it not as tall as our primary gym on the right.

Calendar Events for Calvert School

• September 22: Middle School Parent Night  6:30 PM to 9:00 PM Middle School Lobby and Homerooms
• September 25: School is closed
• October 7: Founders' Day Festival  3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Luetkemeyer Athletic Center
• October 5: School is closed
• October 31: School is closed half day for professional development

Neighborhood News 

Your Questions, Comments, or Messages

The Ridgemede and Ridgewood Condos

Tuscany-Canterbury

Yard Sale

Multiple Condos

October 1

9 am - noon

Linkwood at Ridgemede

John Sinnigen is a new TCNA member and has requested that we include this request for volunteers.

I have been tutoring with AL since 2015. It is a wonderful organization.

ISO: Once-a-Week Volunteer Tutors 

ABOUT US: 

¡Adelante Latina!, a three-year, after-school, college access program for high-achieving, 10^th-12^th grades Baltimore City Latina girls, is searching for volunteers to tutor once a week – on either Tuesdays or Thursdays -- during the school year. The program’s focus is to improve student vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing skills, as well as helping them with SAT preparation.

NO SPANISH NEEDED.

For more information see: https://adelantelatinabaltimore.org

and contact Ellen Spokes ellen@adelantelatina.com

John Sinnigen

Prof. Emeritus of Spanish and Intercultural Communication

Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication

UMBC

sinnigen@umbc.edu

Why are there more cars parked on Linkwood Road?

Harvey Construction began the repair to the retaining wall that runs in front of the parking lot in the back of the Ridgewood Condos at 310.   Traffic will not be impacted but the 30 residents with parking spaces will not be able to use them during construction, which could last into December of this year. They will use available on-street parking until the work is finished.

A sofa was dumped in the median of 39th Street. What can be done?

TCNA immediately reported the problem to 311 on Thursday, September 9. We were advised that it might take up to a week to have it removed. Any resident can and should call 311 when you see this type of issue. This type of problem can and should be resolved quickly. Otherwise more items will be dumped. UPDATE: It's gone.

Baltimore City's Policy about Abandoned Cars

Residents who suspect an abandoned or illegally parked vehicle in their community should contact 311. 

Derelict vehicles on public or private property can be reported to the city’s one-call center, and the complaint will be investigated. Residents are encouraged to include as much information as possible when reporting an abandoned vehicle, such as the exact address/location of the vehicle, make/model, color, tag number and condition (flat tires, broken windshield, etc.). The submission of vehicle photos is also encouraged to assist field personnel with the investigation. 



Once an abandoned vehicle service request is received, inspectors from either BCDOT or Code Enforcement from the Housing Authority of Baltimore City will conduct an investigation. Vehicles that are found to be in violation will be cited and could be removed within several days. 

Tuscany-Canterbury Curbside Recycling Schedule

September 29, October 13 and 27

EVERY OTHER WEEK

Go to the DPW website:for the latest information about the schedule.

Baltimore officials still don't know when weekly recycling will resume.  Read article in The Baltimore Banner

Messages from

Councilwoman Odette Ramos

The Johns Hopkins University will be releasing the draft MOU between the Baltimore Police Department and the Johns Hopkins University to establish their police department.  On September 12, 2022, I introduced a resolution for a hearing regarding the draft MOU between the Baltimore Police Department and the Johns Hopkins University to establish the JHUPD.  

The City Council gets a chance to comment, but has no authority to vote on the MOU. This resolution is to require a hearing on this matter, so the members of the Council can have the full information to make their comments. You can learn more here.

In my first year here, I have heard clearly that members of our community want to be and feel safe, want to know that their voices are heard, and seek to have an impact in shaping the development of the JHPD and our entire public safety operation. Through continual community dialogue and accountability,

I know we can create a campus that is safer and at the same time welcoming to all. That is my commitment, and I look forward to working together to make it a reality.

Sincerely,

Branville Bard Jr. 

Vice President for Public Safety 

Johns Hopkins University and Medicine

Three town hall meetings will be held for our community to learn more about the MOU and to answer any questions you may have about the JHPD:

• September 22, 6 p.m. – Homewood/Peabody town hall at JHU Shriver Hall 
• September 29, 7 p.m. – East Baltimore town hall at JHM Turner Auditorium 
• September 30, 1 p.m. – Virtual town hall via livestream

All town halls will be live streamed online at https://publicsafety.jhu.edu/updates-and-events/virtual-events/

Also for ease of reference here is a link to the maps of the campuses where we are currently planning to implement the JHPD, which is only within our Homewood, Peabody, and East Baltimore campus area boundaries: https://publicsafety.jhu.edu/community-safety/jhpd/jurisdiction-boundaries/

Neighborhood Restaurants Updates

Call or check website (listed below) for LATEST information

This space is provided free for our neighborhood restaurants.

Special thanks to Amy Mutch who have been updating the newsletter with the latest restaurant information for the past two years and now is the TCNA Chair of the Calvert Liaison Committee.

TCNA members, Kathryn Gallagher and Lois Schenck, have volunteered to provide updates about the TCNA restaurants throughout the year. Lois wrote the Desperate Gourmet, and was a restaurant critic in San Francisco. She will occasionally share her favorite meals from our neighborhood restaurants and maybe will convince the chefs to share a recipe with us. Kathryn will keep us informed about what's happening and the latest changes in the restaurants each month.

Latest Information about Our

Neighborhood Restaurants

Kathryn Gallagher

Tuscany Canterbury is a unique place – a beautiful “pocket” neighborhood with a variety of restaurants. While local eateries have been challenged in the wake of the pandemic, September brings with it a note of cautious optimism. 

One World Café, everyone’s favorite vegan restaurant, is busy scheduling Fall events including a bingo night, as well as a bourbon tasting. Call 410.235.5777, or follow their Facebook page for more information. 

Alizee is looking forward to sharing updates soon, as is the former Hopkins Deli space – stay tuned! 

Looking for a space for a business, or know someone who is? The former Sam’s Café space, in the Ambassador Apartment Building, is available to rent. For more information, or to schedule a tour, contact Diane at the Ambassador, 410.366.1484.

Recent Sale Prices of Homes & Condos

in Tuscany Canterbury

Events & Happenings

In and Around

Tuscany-Canterbury

2022 TCNA Neighborhood Dumpster Dates

September 17 Location: Linkwood/Tuscany



October 1: Location: Canterbury/Highfield

No set time for dumpster to be delivered but it comes between 8 and 12. Once delivered it will be here for 4 hours.

Special thanks to TCNA Board Member, Sam Park who coordinates with Baltimore City for this neighborhood service.

Charter Amendment- QUESTION H FOR LOCAL CONTROL OF BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT

See Fly Dates

On November 8, 2022, Baltimore City voters will have the opportunity to vote FOR or AGAINST Charter Amendment Question “H” to make the Baltimore Police Department a city agency instead of a state agency. Join the representatives of the Local Control Advisory Board for a series of in-person community meetings to learn more about the local control Question "H" Charter Amendment.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

October 7 & 8 (last one until Spring)

Residents may drop off household hazardous material at the Northwest Citizens' Convenience Center, 2840 Sisson Street, from 9:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. on both days.

This is an opportunity for Baltimore City residents to drop off items such as oil-based paints, pesticides, herbicides, car and household batteries, drain cleaners, pool chemicals, and more. Latex paint is NOT hazardous waste, it can be dried up and the cans put out for regular trash collection.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Season runs from April to October and generally occurs on the first Friday and Saturday of the month. 

Community Concerts at Second

WORLD-CLASS CONCERTS, FREE TO ALL

4200 St. Paul Street

For More Concert Information 

SEASON AT-A-GLANCE

Oct 9, 2022, 3:30pm Ulysses Quartet

Oct 23, 2022, 7:30pm Chamber Music by Candlelight

Nov 13, 2022, 3:30pm Poulenc Trio

Jan 8, 2023, 7:30pm Chamber Music by Candlelight

Jan 22, 2023, 3:30pm Berta Rojas, guitar

Feb 5, 2023, 7:30pm Chamber Music by Candlelight

Feb 19, 2023, 3:30pm Morgan State University Choir

Mar 5, 2023, 3:30pm Seraph Brass

Mar 26, 2023, 7:30pm Chamber Music by Candlelight

Apr 16, 2023, 3:30pm Wynona Wang, Piano

Apr 23, 2023, 7:30pm Chamber Music by Candlelight

May 7, 2023, 3:30pm Wonderlic Competition Vocal Recital

May 21, 2023, 3:30pm Sean Jones, Trumpet

Jun 4, 2023, 7:30pm Chamber Music by Candlelight

A Movement in Every Direction Opens This Fall

The Great Migration saw more than six million Black Americans leave the South for destinations across the U.S. at the start of the 20th century. This incredible dispersal of people transformed nearly every aspect of Black life and culture.

Opening October 30, A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration will explore the impact of the Great Migration through newly commissioned works by 12 acclaimed artists: Akea Brionne, Mark Bradford, Zoë Charlton, Larry W. Cook, Torkwase Dyson, Theaster Gates Jr., Allison Janae Hamilton, Leslie Hewitt, Steffani Jemison, Robert Pruitt, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, and Carrie Mae Weems. 

Baltimore Heritage 5 minute Video

Civil Rights & the Clay Courts Druid Hill Park

Druid Hill is a short distance from our Tuscany Canterbury neighborhood and we thought that this would interest neighbors.

On July 11, 1948, black and white tennis players gathered at the clay courts in Druid Hill Park to play an interracial tennis match—a now nationally famous protest of the park’s segregated and unequal amenities. The Five Minute Histories video to learn about the important men and women who fought for Civil Rights at the Clay Courts in Druid Hill Park! 

TCNA Officers and Board Members

President: Julia Frazier (Canterbury Road)

Vice President: Garth Thompson  (Ridgemede Road)

Past Presidents: Andrew and Luciene Parsley  (Tuscany Road)

Treasurer: Bill Bass (Cloverhill Road)

Secretary: Sam Park (Tuscany Court)

Board Members:

• Bonnie Boland (The Colonnade, Canterbury Road)
• Ann Christopher (Tuscany Court)
• Josh Cohen (Cloverhill Road)
• Linda Eberhart (Tuscany Road)
• Paul Gallo  (Tuscany Court) 
• Gard Jones (Tuscany-Lombardy Co-Op, Stony Run Lane)
• Pat Hawthorne (Gardens of Guilford Condo, Stony Run Lane)
• Nancy Lamotte (Ridgemede/Ridgewood Condo, Linkwood Road)
• Mat Leffler-Schulman (Cloverhill Road)
• Rosalyn Mansouri (Winthrop House Condo, Charles Street)
• Amy Mutch (Tuscany Road)
• Jo-Ann Orlinsky (St. James Condo Charles Street) 
• Brian ten Siethoff (Cloverhill Road)
• Lauren Urbanek (Tuscany Road)