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Baltimore's Charles Street Needs This Trolley - Jump On Board!

I've held my breath and crossed my fingers over the past couple of years hoping that Phase I of the Trolley Study would go well. According to a June 10th press release from the Charles Street Development Corporation, it did. It went very well.

Visit their handsome, new website and you can view the proposed route map, other animations and more.

There are two public meetings this month where you can learn more about this vital project:

Thursday, the 21st, at the Baltimore Convention Center, 6PM.

And Monday, the 25th at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 6PM.

Get on board with the project and tell everyone that you support a fixed rail system to connect the Inner Harbor with Johns Hopkins and all points in between.

Ya' Work in Downtown Baltimore, Hon? Next Week is YOUR Week!

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, along with lots of co-sponsors, is gearing up for Employee Appreciation Week. And, it's going to be a whole lot more than just an ice cream social.

This week-long event is for all employees - of all companies - who work in downtown Baltimore.

The full schedule and full credits are available from DPOB's website. And, personally, I think Thursday evening looks like a hot ticket. Thanks to MEX Restaurant for the free buffet.

And, of course to all of the other sponsors: Well done!

A special Shout-out goes to Baltimore's Peanut Shoppe. The Peanut Shoppe has had to move once due to city center construction. Looks like they will have to move again due to the rebuild of the old Morris Mechanic Theatre and surrounding area. We're hoping, as reported in the Balitmore Business Journal, that they'll move to North Charles Street. Sometimes a person just needs the PS's FRESH, WARM CASHEWS close at hand.

Charles Center Plaza - Official Opening: June 15th

This Friday, June 15th, 12 Noon. 14-months and 7.4 million dollars in the making. The opening of the new Plaza at Charles Center, Baltimore.

Dignitaries. Speeches. Music, eats and other treats.

Over the weekend we wondered if the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and the construction company could pull off the opening on schedule. It looked like there was still a long way to go. Here's how the project looked mid-morning today.

By noon all of the sod had been laid and work was progressing on the historic marker. Still, there's quite a lot of work to complete. The clock's ticking. 3.5-days and counting.