Baltimore City

Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2025

December 26th, 2024

Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2025 will be happening through February 7, 2025. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works posted on their website : "...residents can place trees out with their weekly trash collections until Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. The trees must be placed at the exact location where your trash is collected. Before [...]

Halloween in Baltimore 2024

October 16th, 2024

The weeks before Halloween in Baltimore are often filled with fun activities and good times. **Please note that plans can change, and you should check with the organizations to ensure their events are happening as planned.** If you hear of any events not on this list, please let me know so I can add them! [...]

Maryland Homestead Tax Credit Update 2024

July 10th, 2024

The Maryland Homestead Tax Credit is a credit to a homeowner who lives in their Maryland home. As of 2023, you can apply for the Homestead Tax Credit online on the Maryland OneStop website. To be eligible for the Homestead Tax Credit, it must be on your principal residence. You must fill out an application, [...]

Baltimore Memorial Day 2024

May 17th, 2024

Baltimore Memorial Day weekend showcases a number of events and activities to enjoy, as well as a few to remember and honor those who sacrificed their lives for our country.     Brew at the Zoo is Saturday and Sunday at the Baltimore Zoo. The event showcases beer and wine samples, a kids play area, [...]

Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2024

December 29th, 2023

Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2024 will be happening through February 9, 2024. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works finally posted on their website. From last year, they posted on their website: "For residents who cannot bring their trees for mulching, DPW will offer curbside tree collection starting Tuesday, December 27, 2022." From past years' [...]

Halloween in Baltimore 2023

October 11th, 2023

The weeks before Halloween in Baltimore are often filled with fun activities and good times. **Please note that plans can change, and you should check with the organizations to ensure their events are happening as planned.** If you hear of any events not on this list, please let me know so I can add them! [...]

Baltimore City Property Tax Reduction Initiative – Renew Baltimore

September 29th, 2023

Baltimore City property taxes are very high, and there is an initiative called "Renew Baltimore" to try to get those property tax rates reduced over the next 10 years. Currently, the Baltimore City property tax rate is 2.248%, which is more than double Baltimore County’s rate of 1.100%. Renew Baltimore has a plan that would [...]

HonFest 2023

May 30th, 2023

Honfest 2023 is scheduled for June 10-11. This year marks the 30th HonFest. Honfest's hours are: Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 12-6pm. So, what is Honfest? Honfest is a fun event with live music, vendors, food, beer, shopping and activities. There are multiple stages with live entertainment going on throughout both days. There are contests for "Best [...]

Baltimore City Lien Certificate Delay 2023

March 10th, 2023

Baltimore City lien certificates have been delayed in early 2023. The issue began in Fall 2022, and has not cleared up by the beginning of March 2023. The Baltimore Sun reported on the issue in February. There is currently a backlog of lien sheet requests, which has made the historically two-week turn around time bloom [...]

Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2023

December 26th, 2022

Baltimore City Christmas Tree Pickup 2023 will be happening December 27, 2022-February 4, 2023. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works posted on their website: "For residents who cannot bring their trees for mulching, DPW will offer curbside tree collection starting Tuesday, December 27, 2022." From past years' posts: Trees should be set out on [...]

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