Hand-painted skateboards will be up for auction soon to help pay for a new skate park under construction at Rash Field in Baltimore. There s some that have been signed by John Waters, Joey Jett did one, said Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore volunteer Claire Broido Johnson. Skateboards that have been painted by local artists, by students at our local public schools and private schools and by artists all over the country. Residents in Federal Hill are working with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore to get the park opened by the end of the year. It is named after a local boy who loved nothing more than to be on his skateboard. Jake s Skate Park was named after Jake Owen who was 5 years old and lived in Federal Hill, and he was killed in a distracted driver accident in 2011, Johnson said. Jake s Skate Park is the first of a two-phase multiyear plan to make better use of the space at Rash Field. There will be a new soccer field, there will be a 400-meter-long track, a nat
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Maryland may ban plastic carryout bags at retail shops
By MADISON HUNT
SILVER SPRING, Md. A Maryland House committee on Friday voted to approve a bill prohibiting all retail establishments from distributing a plastic carryout bag at the point of sale.
HB314, the Plastic Bag Reduction Act, cross-filled with SB223 in the state Senate, would tackle the plastic pollution problem in the state, advocates said.
Advocates for the bill said reusable bags create less waste, reduce the state’s carbon footprint and will better the environment long term.
“Every step that we can take to reduce our society’s reliance on single-use plastics is a nod to our children’s future,” said Del. Brooke Lierman, D-Baltimore. “We want them to be able to go to the beach where their only concern is jellyfish, not plastic bags.”
Domino Sugar replacing its massive neon sign in Baltimore: ‘I can’t even imagine the city without it’
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 03, 2021
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The “Domino Sugars” sign, a Baltimore fixture that has cast its red neon glow across the Inner Harbor since 1951, will be retired March 1.
At sunset that day, the refinery’s rooftop will darken, but only for four months. Crew will remove and replace the 120-by-70-foot sign, one of the last, most visible vestiges of Baltimore’s once-mighty industrial past.
If the $2 million project goes as planned, an LED-powered sign will light up on the Fourth of July and the sugar importer hopes no one notices the difference. The new sign will be more durable and environmentally friendly, but it is designed to match the look of the original.