Celebrating over a century of screen painting, colorful new window screens are being installed all over Highlandtown, at the very heart of the neighborhoods where this summertime tradition began and flourished. Scroll down to see some of our new screens! Honoring the beautiful work done in the past, new artists are engaging in this vibrant… Continue reading To see Highlandtown’s Painted Screens simply look up!
“There were grocery stores all over the neighborhood.” Every time a Highlandtown old-timer has a conversation, this sentence is uttered at least once. The standard reaction is “Huh,” or “Oh yeah?” but think about it. The humble corner grocer factors heavily into Baltimore lore. A Czech grocer named William Oktavec painted the screens of his… Continue reading Highlandtown emerges as food oasis
“Artists like to explain their work, but this is a piece of work very, very easy to understand,” said Ciro Márquez, describing the new piece next to the Creative Alliance on S. East Ave. Márquez—who is part of mmmm…—a Madrid-based artist collective that also includes Eva Salmerón, Alberto Alarcón and Emilio Alarcón—was speaking about what… Continue reading Highlandtown’s BUS garners international attention
It started out being about the wine, but now it’s about the neighborhood, but still about the wine, and about how the wine is part of the neighborhood, which is worthy of a toast made with thousands of glasses of homemade wine. The Highlandtown Wine Festival began 11 years ago, when Joe DiPasquale, owner of… Continue reading The Highlandtown Wine Festival: a day of emptying barrels and shattering wine glasses
In Highlandtown, they take piñatas seriously. Since the papier-mâché vessels of sweetness are part of a centuries-old tradition, perhaps they should. ProcessionOn Dec. 20, over 100 people walked in a procession from the Creative Alliance at Eastern and East avenues to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, four blocks over and one block south, at Fleet… Continue reading Latino holidays take root in Highlandtown
