Brooklyn

Diablo Doughnuts Closes Federal Hill Shop, Relocating to Brooklyn and Launching Food Truck
Diablo Doughnuts announced this week it has closed its Federal Hill shop at 1035 Light St. in Federal Hill and will be relocating its operations to 3432 S. Hanover St. in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn location is also the home of The Smoking Swine, and Dizzy Cow Pizzeria.

Boys & Girls Clubs in Brooklyn and Westport Selected as Comcast “Lift Zones”
Comcast announced plans to equip various locations in Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Virginia with free internet including Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore’s (BGCMB) four Clubs.

Compass Health Services Purchases 12,500 sq. ft. Building in Brooklyn for Its New Facility
Compass Health Services recently purchased 3530 S. Hanover St. in the South Baltimore neighborhood of Brooklyn. The building will become the new facility for Compass Health Services, which is currently located at 100 E. Patapsco Ave.

Plan to Add Billboards Along Baltimore Interstates Stalls after Community Opposition
Council Bill #20-0570, which could create the right of way for up to 28 new billboards along I-95, I-695, and I-895 on CSX land, has been “pulled back” by Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott. The plan had letters of opposition from many groups along this corridor including the Riverside Neighborhood Association, Locust Point Civic Association, Citizens of Pigotwn, Pigtown Main Street, Friends of Garrett Park, and South Baltimore Gateway Partnership.

South Baltimore Business Roundup
South Baltimore restaurants named in The Sun’s ‘Baltimore’s Best Food and Drinks 2020,’ a new restaurant opens in Brooklyn, a new barber shop opens in Federal Hill, a new salon opens in Riverside, and a local store celebrates 25 years.

Commercial Spotlight: Available Properties in South Baltimore
Gold and Company is offering eight properties across South Baltimore including office, industrial, and flex spaces, as well as development parcels.

Commercial Spotlight: 6,000 sq. ft. of Eco-Friendly, Loft Office Space Available in South Baltimore
Nicely-appointed office space with vertical gardens, green roofing, workstations, natural light, and free parking just south of the Hanover Street Bridge. Ideal for an office tenant that wants to be in Baltimore City with access to main interstates, but not pay the current Central Business District rental rates.

South Baltimore Business Roundup
A new skyscraper planned for the Inner Harbor, a new mural in Brooklyn, a food truck restaurant coming soon to Brooklyn, LaxCon returning to Baltimore next year, and a JP Morgan Chase donation to South Baltimore.

Improvements Coming to Garrett Park in Brooklyn
Improvements are coming to Garrett Park in Brooklyn thanks to $830,000 in grants from public and private sources. These improvements are being coordinated by the Greater Baybrook Alliance (GBA), a community development corporation that looks to revitalize Brooklyn, Brooklyn Park, and Curtis Bay; along with Concerned Citizens for a Better Brookyn (CCBB), and Friends of Garrett Park.

Efforts Underway to Connect the BWI Trail to the Gwynns Falls Trail
MedStar Harbor Hospital, Greater Baybrook Alliance (GBA), and South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP) are teaming up on an effort to connect the BWI Trail in Anne Arundel County to the Gwynns Falls Trail in Baltimore City. The Gwynns Falls Trail currently ends just south of MedStar Harbor Hospital’s Cherry Hill Campus and a spur of the BWI Trail currently ends at W. Maple Rd. near N. Camp Mead Rd. in Linthicum Heights.

South Baltimore Business Roundup
A Federal Hill business is closing, a Jamaican restaurant opens, a key rail project is now fully funded, a prime Federal Hill property is for lease, new murals added to Hollins Market, a brewery is now open on Thursdays, a presidential campaign office closes in South Baltimore, and a local shop owner is on the cover of Food & Beverage Magazine.

New Neighborhood Signs Installed in Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s two neighborhood signs on the northern and southern end of the neighborhood have been replaced. The project was spearheaded by the Greater Baybrook Alliance (GBA), a community development corporation that looks to revitalize Brooklyn, Brooklyn Park, and Curtis Bay, and neighborhood association Concerned Citizens for a Better Brooklyn (CCBB).

Commercial Spotlight: South Baltimore Industrial/Contractors Buildings Available
Gold and Company provides commercial real estate brokerage and development services to buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Locally owned and operated with strong, local market knowledge.The following Industrial/Contractors buildings in South Baltimore area available with Gold and Company.

Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge to Close This Weekend for Drawbridge Repairs
DOT’s contractor is doing mechanical equipment upgrades to the bridge which includes replacing the center and tail locks on the drawbridge. The bridge will close this weekend and five additional upcoming weekends.

Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge to Close this Friday Night, Saturday, and Monday for Repairs
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists that temporary closures of the Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge are scheduled to occur this weekend for repair work.

South Baltimore Business Roundup
A Locust Point restaurant closes, new LED signs in Port Covington, a business is leaving Brooklyn, Peyton Manning stops by Nick’s Fish House, an award for Masonville Cove, a furniture store closes on Baltimore St., and a Pigtown business changes its name.

Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge to Close this Weekend for Repairs
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists that the Hanover Street Bridge/Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge will temporarily close this weekend for repair work. Get info on the hours it will be closed and the detours.