Friday, May 17, 2013
Main Street will be closed from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company will celebrate its 100th Anniversary with a parade down Main Street Saturday morning. Main Street between Chartley Drive and the Reisterstown Village Shopping Center – where Food Lion is located – will be closed from about 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., said Calvin Reter, a member of the fire company. Although there was a possibility of cancelling the parade after the company lost firefighter Gene Kirchner earlier this month because of injuries sustained in a fire, the Kirchner family insisted the parade go on as planned, Reter said. Approximately 40 apparatuses will be joining the fire company during the celebration, according to the RVFC’s website.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Community wonders why longtime Main Street business closed its doors.
During lunchtime at Tonino’s on Thursday, there was no smell of freshly baked pizza or pasta, no chatter of locals on their lunch breaks. A sign taped inside the entrance in the back of the building simply read “Sorry Closed.” The longtime Main Street restaurant had quietly closed its doors. A block south on Main Street, two workers were fixing up Memphis on Main Street, which closed after a two-alarm fire on Sept. 16, 2011. They deferred comments to Jesse Issa, who owns Tonino’s and Memphis on Main Street, and was not available Thursday. Local residents reacted to the news with mixed reviews. Some said they blame the economy, others didn't like the food and some were truly upset. "This breaks my heart [because] in my opinion, there is …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Volunteers from Reisterstown’s Main Street Committee started a monthly Main Street cleanup in May as part of its effort to beautify and revitalize Reisterstown’s historic district.
Reisterstown’s Main Street Committee recently kicked off a monthly effort to clean up the area. On Saturday, May 4, about 40 volunteers filled more than an entire dumpster with trash. “We expected at least 20-25 people and we ended up getting 40-45, so that was awesome,” said Kinsey Gill. She is a member of the Clean, Safe, and Green subcommittee, one of five groups in the Main Street Committee. The volunteers spent three hours picking up trash and pulling weeds on Main Street from Chartley Drive to Butler Road. Materials for the cleanup effort were donated by Furguson Enterprises, HD Supply, Northeastern Supply and Live Green Landscape Associates. The effort will continue on every first Saturday through September, and Gill hopes to …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Bloomin' Artfest, Reisterstown's annual spring festival, took over the grounds at Franklin Middle on Saturday, May 11.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Reisterstown’s Main Street will hold a farmers market on Sundays in June through October.
Reisterstown residents will be able to purchase farm-fresh goods in town starting in June. Vegetables, fruit, flowers, eggs, meat and other homegrown and homemade foods will be available at the market. It will be held on Sundays, starting June 2 and running until October 6, in the parking lot between Compassionate Tax Service and Hailey’s Hair Studio (360 and 356 Main Street). Vendors and their products include: The market will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and is sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Living Central MD in cooperation with the Reisterstown Improvement Association, the Main Street Committee and the ROMG Chamber of Commerce.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Art, music and community groups take over the grounds at Franklin Middle School for Reisterstown’s spring art festival.
After last year’s festival was cancelled, Bloomin’ Artfest is back on Saturday. Reisterstown annual spring art festival will bring artists and crafters, live music, food vendors community groups and more to Franklin Middle School from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The free festival features music by The Reisterstown Jazz Ensemble, Lyle & Cat Montanye and Heads Up, the official Ravens Walk. The festival will also be raffling an autographed Joe Flacco football. In addition to the music and art, there will be flowers, vegetables and herbs for sale, a children’s area, non-profits and community groups. There will also be tours of the historic Reisterstown Community Cemetery. For more information, email bloominartfest@gmail.com. Read more:
Friday, March 8, 2013
A 17-year-old was charged with burglary after stealing the cash register from a Main Street tanning salon in Reisterstown.
A teen was sent to Hickey School after he stole the cash register Thursday from a tanning salon in Reisterstown. The 17-year-old male was arrested in the afternoon on Thursday, March 7, and charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree assault and petty theft, according to Lt. Stephen Doarnberger, assistant commander of the Baltimore County Police’s Franklin Precinct. Police were called to Tropical Tan in the 700 block of Main Street at 9:20 a.m. Thursday for a report of a break-in. An employee arrived to find the rear door open and the cash register missing. A security camera showed the teen inside the business stealing the register at 1:11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, when the business was closed due to snow, a police report said. At…
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Main Street Committee in Reisterstown will hold a public meeting to get community members involved in earning this distinction on March 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Read the latest in Reisterstown's efforts to revitalize Historic Main Street.
Monday, February 25, 2013
A Baltimore man was charged with attempted robbery after he tried to steal money from the Main Street Citgo.
A 27-year-old Baltimore man is charged with attempted robbery after he demanded money at the Citgo on Main Street in Reisterstown on Feb. 20. Temitope Olowolayemo, of the 3300 block of Dudley Avenue, entered the Citgo, at 525 Main Street, with his hand hidden in his waist band and demanded money. The clerk did not comply, and Olowolayemo left as other patrons entered the store, according to a police report. Olowolayemo was identified through investigation and arrested later that day, according to Lt. Stephen Doarnberger, assistant commander at the Baltimore County Police Franklin Precinct. Two men robbed the Citgo in December, stealing money that was on a shelf below the register.
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8:52 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Stop crime, I support the fire stations every time they request donations, so my complaint is with getting the news out there. You must live where there are multiple streets to get somewhere. Unfortunately I live on a street where the only way out is Main Street. And like I said, I very rarely drive up towards the fire house. And it's pretty sad I know of every yard sale in the area, but not when… more ›