Arts District Gets Busy

The Station North Arts & Entertainment District is looking considerably better now, thanks to a mid-week cleanup organized by local artists along with a handful of community groups. Together, they filled five 30-foot dumpsters and 9 trucks with debris, and removed over 200 tires from vacant lots and alleys.

All day November 13th, well over 100 folks fanned out and tackled nearly 2 dozen target areas on the East side of the district, removing tall weeds and re-boarding the most derelict properties where possible. The "Massive Cleanup" is one of several recently undertaken in the Arts District, with previous outings offering hotdogs for participating neighborhood youth.

This week's was noteworthy for it's scale. Co-sponsors included the Jones Falls Watershed Association, New Greenmount West Community Association, the Greater Homewood Community Association, New Second Missionary Baptist Church, Greenmount West CDC, and an slew of volunteers from the National Civilian Conservation Corps. Our own Bureau of Solid Waste was out to join them on a day's notice to help with dumpsters and a bulldozer. Much thanks to all involved, Baltimore is better for it.