Join us in honoring the important work of Fran Flanigan. It’ll be fun – and excellent networking! Scan the QR code or click here to get your tickets. Details~ Date: Thursday, September 10 – Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pm – Location: Pelican Room & Terrace, Whitehall Mill, 3300 Clipper Mill Rd, Baltimore, 21211 – Catering: TrueContinue reading “Jones Falls Champion 2026 – Get Your Tickets Now!”
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“What If We Dreamt Bigger…” Developer Hosts Meeting #3 for Falls Rd. Remake
On July 13, Remington-based developer Seawall hosted another evening follow-up meeting with a self-guided walk around the Potts & Callahan combined sites on Falls Rd. Some 110 attended; double earlier turnouts. Seawall co-founder Thibault Manekin’s opening remarks included asking attendees to introduce themselves to someone new and share why they’d come. He said he wantedContinue reading ““What If We Dreamt Bigger…” Developer Hosts Meeting #3 for Falls Rd. Remake”
River Otter Seen in the Lower Jones Falls
Long before the industrial boom that built the city we know today, the Jones Falls likely supported quite a few families of river otters, a semi-aquatic species, in the tributaries and main stem of the Jones Falls watershed. A recent sighting of an individual swimming near Meadow Mill in Woodberry, beneath the roar of I-83,Continue reading “River Otter Seen in the Lower Jones Falls”
Upcoming Sep. 10: Get Your Tickets Now for This Important, Festive Fundraiser for the Watershed Strategic Plan!
The Jones Falls Champion fundraiser for the community-led Jones Falls Watershed Strategic Plan celebrates Fran Flanigan. Join us to celebrate her impact and legacy. Details Date: September 10 Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pm Location: Whitehall Mill, Pelican Room & Terrace, 3300 Clipper Mill Rd, Baltimore, 21211 Catering: True Chesapeake Oyster – includes beer, wine & Fran’s favoriteContinue reading “Upcoming Sep. 10: Get Your Tickets Now for This Important, Festive Fundraiser for the Watershed Strategic Plan!”
Watershed Strategic Plan – Updates
Shaping the Future of the Jones Falls Watershed- The Jones Falls Stakeholder Digital Survey is now available for those of you who weren’t able to attend one of the Stakeholder meetings this past winter. We need your input by July 31! Also, see information about an important upcoming fundraiser for the Jones Falls Watershed Strategic Plan.Continue reading “Watershed Strategic Plan – Updates”
“What If We Dreamt Bigger…” Meeting #2
On May 4, Remington-based developer Seawall held its second community meeting about reuse of the Potts & Callahan Falls Rd. industrial properties it has under contract, this time drawing about 50 attendees to Beth Am Synagogue in Reservoir Hill. Seawall co-founder Thibault Manekin opened with a recap of the March 24 meeting themes: environmental concerns, development versusContinue reading ““What If We Dreamt Bigger…” Meeting #2″
Lower JFX Removal – “Not If, But When”
On April 25, The Congress for the New Urbanism Mid-Atlantic Chapter convened a panel of urban planning experts — Al Barry, Pavlina Ilieva, Gabriel Kroiz and Marc Wouters — for a symposium on removing the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) along the lower Jones Falls to “daylight” more of the stream. The event came at a time whenContinue reading “Lower JFX Removal – “Not If, But When””
New 65′ or 80′ Tower-Supported Electric Transmission Lines Over the Lower Jones Falls?
From our FJTF FB page on 5/21/26- At the GRIA (Greater Remington Improvement Assoc.) meeting on Wednesday night, May 20, a phalanx of reps from BGE and AMTRAK presented their findings about the need for 80′-monopole- or alternative 65′ H-frame-supported transmission lines crossing the Jones Falls from the DPW Salt Dome, just north of North Ave., toContinue reading “New 65′ or 80′ Tower-Supported Electric Transmission Lines Over the Lower Jones Falls?”
Jones Falls Watershed Strategic Plan Update
Two Important Dates Upcoming– Watershed Stakeholder Digital Survey due by July 31 and Champion of the Jones Fall Celebration on September 10
Juneteenth 2026 – Valley Voices
Briefly Looking Back at African American Life in the Jones Falls Valley Chattolanee – Baltimore County (l) C. Seymour Diggs, Coachman for the Samuel Shoemaker family (late 1800s)(r) C. Seymour Diggs, wife Amanda Figgs Diggs and their daughter Virgina Temple Diggs (early 1900s) (l) Historic African American Green Spring United Methodist Church (1881)((r) Historic African American Gothic Revival housesContinue reading “Juneteenth 2026 – Valley Voices”
Friends of The Jones Falls 