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Securing your home
The recent rash of home break-ins in the community over the last two months has many neighbors talking about options and strategies to secure their homes. Here are some resources suggested by neighbors and public safety officials. Tracking break-ins: A neighbor created this spreadsheet to document the burglaries. Lights: Online retailers have many options for… Read…
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Corner store rezoning, committee hearing this Wednesday October 5!
This coming Wednesday the Baltimore City Council Land Use and Transportation Committee will be reviewing Ordinance 16-0734 to rezone 12 historic corner store properties in Remington from residential to business zoning. The ordinance was approved by the Baltimore City Planning Commission on September 15, 2016. This Wednesday’s hearing marks an important next step in reducing… Read…
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Community Cleanup – Saturday, September 24!
Saturday, September 24 Please join GRIA for a community-wide clean up! Contact us if you can help lead or want to join a volunteer project (e-mail info@griaonline.org or call (443) 620-GRIA to sign up)! 9-11 am, dumpster at Huntingdon and 26th Bring your bulk items for disposal. Call Bill at (443) 799-7446 for assistance with pickup… Read…
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GRIA Announces Neighborhood Hiring Initiative!
The Greater Remington Improvement Association is partnering with Seawall Development to announce employment opportunities at the new developments and to assist neighborhood residents in applying for open positions. Retailers and food vendors are hiring for upcoming grand openings at Remington Row (apartments and retail building on the 2700 block of Remington ave) and R. House… Read…
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Cornerstore Ordinance Update, July 2016
Since 2008, the Greater Remington Improvement Association (GRIA) has been working with Remington residents to address the challenges of our vacant corner stores. The collaborative master planing process from 2008-2013 engaged hundreds of community members in dozens of meetings, planning sessions, and workshops—and our neighbors overwhelmingly stated a desire to see corner stores back in… Read…
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GRIA urges City Council to pass Transform Baltimore
The GRIA Board submitted a letter to Baltimore’s City Council members urging them to take action to pass the zoning code rewrite, last updated in 1971. The rewrite has been years in the making and has gone through numerous public review processes. GRIA and Remington residents have worked diligently to submit proposals and edits to the… Read…