July/August 2025 Newsletter
In This Issue
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Support Tuscany-Canterbury
Tuscany-Canterbury is a beautiful and safe neighborhood. TCNA supports various efforts to keep our neighborhood a Baltimore treasure. TCNA is stronger with you as a member! We’d ❤️ to have you join us or renew your dues for 2025-2026. If you are a member, you will receive an email in the month when your dues need to be renewed.
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TCNA President's Message
Yard Sale: Canterbury/Cloverhill Alley
Neighborhood Committees
- Public Safety Tips & Crime Data
- Greens Committee
- Neighborhood Gardens: 39th Street Update
- Tree Canopy
- Streets Committee Updates
- Stony Run Project
- Tuscany and Canterbury
- Charles and Highfield
- Calvert School
- Calvert Liaison Committee Updates
- Calendar for August and September
News In and Around Tuscany-Canterbury
- Birds
- Street Lights
- Tuscan Hills: Issues and Updates
- NEW Speed Cameras on the Johns Falls Expressway
- Residential Permit Parking
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TCNA Spotlight: People, Places, Events
Johns Hopkins University: Construction Updates
- Early Learning Center
- Student Center
- SNF Agora Institute
- Data, Science and A.I. Institute
Restaurants In Tuscany-Canterbury
- Hopkins Market: Lots of special discounts this summer
- Cypriana: Happy Hour Every Night
- One World Cafe: New Happy Hours
- Alizee Bistro: Now Open for Breakfast and Dinner
- Ambassador Dining Room: Discount for On-line Orders
Home & Condo Sale Prices, Active and Sold Listings
Events In and Around Tuscany-Canterbury
TCNA Summer Photo Gallery
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Charles Street 12K Race
August 30
Charles Street CLOSED
7AM to 1PM
More information at end of newsletter
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Tuscany-Canterbury
September 17, 7PM TCNA Board Meeting
September 20
9AM -1PM Neighborhood Yard Sale
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Yard Sale
Alley between Cloverhill and Canterbury from 39th Street to Highfield
Saturday, September 20
RAIN DATE: September 27
9am - 1pm
| | | If you'd like to participate, please text Kathy at 443-802-5450. They are organizing spaces for neighbors who don't directly face the alley. More TCNA households welcome! | | If there are other neighbors who are interested in organizing a yard sale in your block or condo or apartment building, let us know and TCNA will include that information in the regular TCNA updates and newsletters. If you are in a condo or apartment building you will have to coordinate with the management of your building. | | |
TCNA President's Message
Amy MacDonald
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Dear Neighbors,
It’s an honor and a joy to step into the role of President of the Tuscany Canterbury Neighborhood Association. I’m deeply grateful to Pat Hawthorne for her generous leadership and mentorship, and to our current and past Board members for their steadfast care and support.
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As I write this from Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire—a place I’ve visited since childhood—I’m serenaded by the haunting call of loons, a beloved signature of the northwoods. Back home in Tuscany-Canterbury, the birdsong is no less magical—on recent walks with my dog Suki, I’ve spotted cardinals, herons, mourning doves, robins, crows, and even an owl. What a gift to live in a neighborhood so full of beauty and life.
Whether you’re enjoying the summer right here at home or off on adventures of your own, I hope the season brings you peace, joy, and connection.
With warmest regards,
Amy MacDonald
President, TCNA
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The TCNA June Picnic was a huge success!
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped and neighbors who brought side dishes and drinks to share. About 80 neighbors came and State Delegates, Elizabeth Embry and Regina Boyce, joined the fun.
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Special thanks to Calvert School for allowing TCNA to use the middle school area for the general meeting and picnic.
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Tuscany-Canterbury Public Safety Updates
Garth Thompson, Chair of TCNA Public Safety Committee
Jack Boyson
| | Tuscany-Canterbury (with 4000 residents and 1800 homes and condo/ apartments) is one of the safest neighborhoods in Baltimore. | | |
Northern District Police
Summer Safety Suggestions and Tips
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Keep outdoor lights on outside your condos and on your porches throughout the night even if you are not home. This discourages crime from happening.
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Check your car doors to make sure they are locked (even if you park in a condo or apartment building garage). Don't leave any valuables visible in your car.
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If you are going away even for a few days, tell a neighbor who can keep an eye and ear out for anything unusual and check for mail and/or, newspapers daily even if you have them on hold.
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If you see something suspicious happening, call 911 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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Streets Committee
Brandon Eilertson, Committee Chair
CLICK HERE to contact Streets Committee or visit TCNA Website for information about all the Streets Committee's On-Going Projects
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TCNA Streets Committee Report
Summer 2025
Brandon Eilertson, Committee Chair
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Stony Run Path along Linkwood Road
We are working with the Friends of Stony Run, Parks & People Foundation and Baltimore City Rec and Parks to complete the Stony Run path along Linkwood Rd. The hope is that state funds will be available in the near future to spend on design. Before contracts can be signed, a variety of documents need to pass between the state, the city and Friends of Stony Run. Additional funding may be needed, since there has been significant inflation in the years since the funds were allocated.
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Improve Pedestrian Safety in the Neighborhood
A city DOT engineer and a representative from Councilwoman Ramos' office made a preliminary visit in June to observe traffic on Canterbury Road and Tuscany Road. We await a formal traffic study in the fall. We hope to continue preliminary discussions with the Guilford Association about improving the safety for pedestrians crossing Charles St. at Highfield Rd.
We remain vigilant for potholes that need to be filled, non-functional or damaged lighting and any other issues related to streets.
Please contact me at beilerts@gmail.com if you see something that is in need of attention.
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Greens Committee
Eric Elton and Patrick Mutch, Committee Co-Chairs
Board Member of Friends of Stony Run: Eric Elton
| | | | TCNA has adopted public spaces and created four neighborhood gardens. With the help of TCNA volunteers and contracted services with Mark Pratt, routine weeding and mulching of the four neighborhood gardens was done in the spring. Work on the gardens continued in the summer. Periodically, the TCNA Greens Committee will replant, refresh, and water the gardens. | | Many neighbors walk around our beautiful neighborhood. The location of the four gardens that TCNA maintains are listed by the pictures of the gardens below. Enjoy your strolls this summer. | | The 39th Street Garden is located at the northwest intersection of 39th Street and Canterbury Road. It is the first public area that TCNA 'adopted', and in 2012 after the roundabout was built a larger garden space was created. Water continues to be a challenge. In 2019, new shrubbery was planted that requires less water. | | The Ridgemede Elbow is on Ridgemede Road where it takes a sharp 90 degree turn. | | The Tuscany Oval is at the intersection of Tuscany and Ridgemede. | | Stony Run Pedestrian Bridge gardens are near Linkwood Road and Stoneyford. | |
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Tuscany-Canterbury
Tree Stewards
GOAL: Keep Tuscany-Canterbury Green and Tree-healthy
| | | | Baltimore's goal is to reach a 40% tree canopy by 2037. We’ve already achieved that in Tuscany-Canterbury at 40.6%. We can still do better to plant and save more trees. | | | |
Calvert School
- Calvert Liaison Report, Amy Mutch, Chair
- Calvert School: Summer
- New Fence Around Lower School Field
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Calvert Liaison Committee Report, July 2025
Happy Summer! I hope everyone is enjoying the quiet respite of summer to refuel and finding the perfect books to read. This includes ALL educators who understand this as dedicated teachers. We have email contact over the summer with Calvert and recently reported the large tree branch downed by a recent storm on Tuscany. Please feel free to email me with any issues that require notification to Calvert School.
I would like to express my thanks to Ned Lewison who is stepping down from the liaison committee after serving for many years. The committee has a total of five members from TCNA, and we make efforts to identify residents who live in close proximity to Calvert to serve. I am pleased to announce we have two new members. Kathleen Robinson lives in the Gardens of Guilford and Steve Frazier resides at the intersection of Tuscany and Canterbury. Current members Arna Margolis of The Tuscany and Ferd Latrobe of Canterbury Road have offered to remain on the committee.
Amy Mutch
Calvert Liaison Committee Chair
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Calvert School Calendar
August 27, Lower School Drop-In Morning/Fifth Grade Orientation
August 28, Classes begin at 8:00 AM
September 1, School Closed – Labor Day
September 9, Parents' Night Lower School 6:30 pm-8:00 PM
September 11, Parents' Night Lower School 6:30 pm-8:00 PM
September 18, Parents' Night Middle School 6:30 pm-8:00 PM
September 23, Tuesday School Closed – Rosh Hashana
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In and Around Tuscany-Canterbury
Questions, Comments, Messages
If you see a problem, have a question, or want to help, let TCNA know.
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| | Birdwatching has many mental health benefits. | | |
Michael who lives on Cloverhill Road saw the picture and video of the robin in the last newsletter and offered to share some of the bird pictures that he took in the neighborhood during the past winter 2025.
You can identify the birds you see or hear with the free Merlin Bird ID app. It has free global bird guide with photos, sounds, maps, and more.
If you have bird photos in the neighborhood or bird watching tips that you would like to share, please email presidentTCNA@gmail.com
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STREET LIGHTS: July Updates
If you see a street light that is out, call 311 as soon as possible. If it doesn't get repaired within a few days, email TCNA with the confirmation number. Click here
Special thanks to neighbor, John Hopkins, who follows up with BGE until each street light problem is resolved.
| | Lamppost on the 100 block Tuscany Road fell down in March 2025. It was replaced in July 2025. | | | | In Baltimore City, it's the law to immediately remove dog feces from both private and public property. This includes streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public areas. Fines for failing to do so can range from $100 to $1,000. | | |
There are trash containers throughout the neighborhood that are available for neighbors to use or TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU.
- 39th and Charles Street, provided by Baltimore City DPW
- 39th and Stony Run near the entrance of the Woodcliff Manor
- Linkwood Road, Ridgemede Alley and near Tuscany, provided by the Ridgemede/Ridgewood Condos
- Linkwood Road near Overhill, provided by Baltimore City Parks and Rec
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Tuscan Hills Apartments: Issues
The trash problem has been resolved for the past month. Hopefully the area will continue to be cleaned on a regular basis. Special thanks to Councilwoman Odette Ramos and the City Code Enforcement office for their continued efforts to solve the issue.
The abandoned cars still are still an issue on the lot. Cars without tags or current car registration are not permitted on their parking lot. Odette continues to work on this issue.
| | May 30, 2025 : This is the area where the dumpster was removed. | | July 2025: Old overflowing dumpster with furniture, tires, and trash on the ground. | | Even though the apartments are not in Tuscany-Canterbury neighborhood but are adjacent to us, TCNA has taken an active role in fixing these problems. | | Speed Cameras on Jones Falls Expressway | | |
Currently, speed cameras are installed at the following locations along the JFX:
- Northbound Jones Falls Expressway / I-83 at Smith Avenue
- Southbound Jones Falls Expressway / I-83 at W. North Avenue
BCDOT will be reinstalling two speed cameras near 41st Street to improve speed compliance along the corridor.
These cameras will go live on August 4, 2025.
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Residential Permit Parking (RPP)
Sharon Dlhosh, new TCNA Coordinator
Any Problems with the RPP Computer System?
Sharon is the TCNA liaison to the Baltimore City Parking Authority. If you had any problems with the renewal system, please let Sharon know. She will take your concerns to the meetings held every other month beginning in September. Hopefully they can be corrected by the next renewal time.
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VOLUNTEER NEEDED: Website Administrator
Julie Watson has been the website administrator for the past 4 years and has set-up an awesome TCNA website. She has moved out of the neighborhood but still remains the TCNA volunteer administrator. Volunteers continue to upload new content to the website but we need someone who is the administrator. The website uses a Word Press format, and TCNA has a professional who set up the site in 2018 and can be contacted if there are any problems.
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September 27
Tuscany & Linkwood
October 11
Tuscany & Canterbury
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Baltimore City Pitch-in Neighborhood Dumpster Available
Baltimore City allows each neighborhood to schedule a dumpster four times each year. Anyone in the neighborhood may use the dumpster.
It is delivered in the morning and is available for four hours. Please place your materials inside the dumpster.
Sam Park is the TCNA neighbor who coordinates this effort. Thank you, Sam
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ALLOWED
- Household trash
- Furniture
- Cans
- Glass
- Plastics
- Cardboard
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NOT ALLOWED
- No paint, solvents, gasoline, pesticides
- No yard waste (i.e. trees, tree parts, etc.)
- No mercury thermometers, florescent light bulbs
- No propane tanks, fire extinguishers, helium tanks
- No construction debris: wood, flooring, cement, bricks, sheetrock, wall materials, concrete, roofing
- No refrigerators, freezers, ovens, washing machines
- No hazardous substance
- No metal
- No motorized or non-motorized vehicles, automotive waste or parts (i.e. mopeds, bicycles, or motorcycles
| | The items that are not allowed in the neighborhood dumpster can be taken to the 2840 Sisson Street site Monday to Saturday. Hazardous Waste Collection is the first weekend of each month till October. | | |
Spotlight:
TCNA Neighbors, Places, Events
Let us know about anything that should be featured. Email: PresidentTCNA@gmail.com
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John Waters: Baltigore
He joins the cast of "Baltigore: Maryland Horror Anthology," a film featuring ‘peculiar’ stories all taking place in Baltimore. Baltigore is one of several projects..
Waters has also been cast in an audio comedy series called StanLand, which will release the first of five episodes on July 29. He will play Winky the Sea Creature in the series, which is set “in a Narnia-like world overrun by knock-off brands and corporate greed."
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- Early Learning Center (2024-2026)
- The Student Union (2021-2025)
- SNF Agora Institute (2021-2025)
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Data Science and Artifical Intelligence Institute (2024-2029)
| | | Updates: The construction started in 2024 and now the expected completion date is summer 2026. | | |
Current Site Happenings:
- Excavate soil from playground area and from site
- Installation of new 12” water main
- Excavation for foundations
- Concrete and rebar installation for foundations
- Install crushed stone columns to strengthen the soil for foundations
- Tree removal
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Johns Hopkins University Student Center
The wait is almost over.
Date to open: August 2025
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Groundbreaking for the center was in 2021. The Hopkins Student Center will open its doors—and open up new possibilities for students to socialize, connect, create, and relax. But this is more than a building. It’s a place designed for connection, creativity, and community.
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The new building is located directly next to the Wyman Park Building on the Homewood campus and will serve as a portal for the community to connect with the institute. It will be LEED-certified and landscaped to reflect the natural environment of the mid-Atlantic region. Designed by world-renowned architecture firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the SNF Agora’s new building will pay homage to the ancient Athenian agora by creating a space for civic engagement and informed, inclusive dialogue in the modern era.
Work started in the summer of 2021 and it will open Fall of 2025.
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JHU Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute
The preliminary site work will be followed by excavation of the site and then construction of the new buildings, which will be “coming out of the ground” in mid-2026 with anticipated completion by 2029.
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Restaurants
In and Around
Tuscany-Canterbury
Maureen LaPorta, TCNA Restaurant Liaison
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One World Cafe Wednesday-Friday, 10- 8
Saturday, 9- 8
Sunday, 9-4
Happy Hour every weekday 3-6PM with discounted beer and mixed drinks
| | | Specials: Wednesdays: Bean quesadilla or burritos $9.09. Soup and burger specials every day. Brunch specials: every Saturday and Sunday. | | |
A diverse menu with options for breakfast, small plates, and entrees are available.
Breakfast menu includes classic items like Egg Benedict and Crab Benedict, alongside more unique offerings like Maryland Crab Omelet and Alizee French Toast.
Small plates range from Rockfish Tacos to Short Rib Poutine, while entrees feature dishes like Fish and Chips, Braised Short Ribs, and a variety of seafood and steak options.
Hours Daily: 7-10:00 AM and 5-10 PM
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EVERY DAY
Lunch 11AM - 2:30 PM
Dinner 5 - 10 PM
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Orders Online
20% off for on-line orders
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Happy Hour 5-6 PM: Every Night
Summer Hours: Closed Monday & Tuesday
| | Cypriana now has a birthday special. Go to the website and register on line for a free chefs choice dessert when you dine at Cypriana for your birthday. | | |
Hours; 8:00 - 5:00
Closed Tuesdays
| | | Coconut cake is a speciality that is available on occasion. Tiramisu and almond croissants are their most popular items. 443-708-8108. | | | |
Hopkins Market
Limited time offers with coupons that are in their circular. Circulars are available at the Hopkins Market.
- 15% Mix N’ Match any 6 bottles of wine
- 10% off any spirit, wine or beer
- Large two topping pizza for $13.99
- $4.00 off any 2 pastas
- $11.99 Sub Combo: Any 10” signature sub, order of crispy French fries, and 12oz can of soda
- Medium two topping pizza for $10.99. $21.99 Double Deal
- Two large 2 topping each pizza for $21.99
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Tuscany Canterbury Homes & Condos
Sold Prices, Active Listings, Under Contract
Active means currently on the market. .
Closed means the property has sold and no longer for sale.
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Thanks to TCNA member, neighbor, and realtor, Julia Frazier, who provides this information.
Note: The information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
Source: This information is gathered from BRIGHT MLS, Inc and is provided courtesy of Julia Martin Frazier of Monument Sotheby's International Realty, Realtor for the Sales, 42 Village Square, MD, Cell: (410) 908-1760; Office: (443)708-7074 email: julia@monumentsothebysrealty.com
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Events In and Around
Tuscany-Canterbury
If you have an event that you would like included in the newsletter, send information to presidentTCNA@gmail.com the month before the event.
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2025 Hazardous Waste Collection
2840 Sisson Street
August 1 and 2, 9AM to 7PM
September 5 and 6, 9AM to 5PM
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Rotunda Farmer’s Market
3 to 7 p.m. Every Tuesday
May 6 through October 28
A favorite tradition at The Rotunda is the Rotunda Farmers Market including more than a dozen merchants selling fresh produce, baked goods, herbs, prepared foods, and more seasonal goodies. Live music at every market features an acoustic performer or band to entertain you while you shop.
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32nd Street Farmers Market
7am–12 noon
Every Saturday, year round
Intersection of 32nd and Barclay Streets in Waverly
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6 to 9 PM Every Friday
May 2 through October 3
Rotunda Rocks returns for its third year of rockin’ fun! These Friday night neighborhood street festivals on the plaza at The Rotunda feature live music from Baltimore’s top Indie, folk, blues, rock, Latin, and reggae bands along with food, drinks, games and vendors.
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Black Earth Rising
Named by The New York Times and Essence magazine as a must-see exhibition!
On view through September 21
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Black Earth Rising brings together artists exploring questions of history, power, climate change, and social and environmental justice ... [these artists are] doing so through artworks of powerful insight and great resonance and beauty.
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Baltimore Heritage: 5 minute History Video
Farmers' Markets
The history of farmers markets and how we got them here in Baltimore.
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Charles Street 12K Race
Charles Street CLOSED
Saturday, August 30
7AM to 1PM
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When TCNA receives more information about the 2025 race, information will be sent out. | | |
Information about the 2025 race is not yet available. This is what happened in 2024
- Charles Street (both sides) and intersections will be closed during the race, 7 AM to 11 AM.
- Race starts at 7:30 AM in Towson.
- Most racers will be in Tuscany-Canterbury area between 8:05 and 9:00 AM.
- Once the last runner passes, the road will reopen.
- No Parking on either side of Charles Street from 12AM to 12 PM.
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Baltimore Book Festival
September 13 and 14
More information on the festival's website here
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2025-2026 TCNA Officers and Board Members
- President: Amy MacDonald (Ridgemede Road)
- Vice President: Garth Thompson (Ridgemede Road)
- Past President:Pat Hawthorne (Gardens of Guilford, Stony Run Lane)
- Treasurer: Bill Bass (Cloverhill Road)
- Secretary: Bonnie Boland (The Colonnade, Canterbury Road)
Board Members:
- Jack Boyson (Tuscany/Lombardy)
- Josh Cohen (Cloverhill Road)
- Sharon Dlhosh (Cloverhill Road)
- Brandon Eilertson (Cloverhill Road)
- Eric Elton (Cloverhill Road)
- Maureen LaPorta (Ridgemede Road)
- Rosalyn Mansouri (Winthrop House, Charles Street)
- Amy Mutch (Tuscany Road)
- Jo-Ann Orlinsky (St. James Condo, Charles Street)
- Salli Ward (St. James Condo, Charles Street)
Other neighbors who volunteer for specific tasks but not on the board
- Newsletter Coordinator: Linda Eberhart (Tuscany Road)
- Neighborhood Pitch-In Program (Neighborhood Dumpster): Sam Parks (Tuscany Court)
- Street Lights Out: John Hopkins (Ridgemede Condo)
- Website Administrator (Temporary): Julie Watson
- Photographer: John Robinson (Highfield Road)
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