Miracle on 34th Street Lighting on Saturday Nov 25th at 6pm!

One of the greatest parts about the Holidays in our district, and frankly the entire city, is the Miracle on 34th Street! All are welcome to enjoy this amazing display of holiday lights! We thank the residents of the block for bringing so much joy to our City for the holidays! The lighting of the block will take place this coming Saturday, November 25th at 6pm! The lights will be on each evening until New Years Day. I hope you get a chance to see the lights that bring so much joy to our city!

Shop Small Business Saturday - November 25

I cannot honestly believe we're already in November and the holidays are around the corner. Small Business Saturday is November 25th and all of our shops are ready for you! Hampden Village Merchants will be sponsoring a passport program with prizes, Waverly Main Street has activities, R. House and Waverly Market will have a makers market, and more! Don't forget that our restaurants have gift cards for great gifts as well!

Waverly Main Street - Small Business Saturday!

Join Waverly Main Street at Peabody Heights for Small Business Saturday! The hours will be from 12pm to 4pm this Saturday, November 25th! There will also be food vendors to enjoy while shopping!

Hampden Merchants Celebrate Small Business Saturday - November 25th

Hampden Village Merchants invite you to Small Business Saturday! On November 25th, stop by Cotton Duck Title on 921 W. 36th Street to pick up your passport and other goodies, then visit the shops on the passport for prizes! The shops on The Avenue in Hampden are ready to greet you for your holiday shopping needs! See you then!

R. House Small Business Saturday Market - November 25th

R. House is sponsoring their mini Small Business Saturday Market featuring local makers. The event is on Saturday, November 25th. It's a perfect way to get lunch and then keep shopping! Don't forget to visit other shops in Remington including Greedy Reads just across the street!

Waverly 32nd Street Market - Small Business Saturday!

Stop by the Waverly Market for the vendors you rely on each Saturday, and featured makers ready to fill your holiday shopping needs! It is also the beginning of the Winter Market so some vendors may have moved around a bit, but the ones you depend on will be there! See you then!

Mill Center Artist host Shop Small Art Crawl

Small Business Saturday!

The Mill Center artists have their art waiting for you to buy during Small Business Saturday! The Mill Center is located at the southern end of Chestnut Avenue on Mill Road and Darby Street in Hampden! A variety of artists have their studios there, including Juliet Ames who invented the Salt Box Art, and our own Robert McClintock! See you there!

50th Annual Mayor's Christmas Parade - December 3rd!

The Mayor's Christmas Parade is December 3rd and we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary! It's so exciting! Please consider marching with our group that day, you can sign up by clicking here! Pets and children are welcome to march with us! The parade begins at 1pm and we will be toward the front. Bonus this year - the Morgan Magnificent Marching Machine will be headlining the parade!

Food Drive at The Waverly Y

Please consider donating personal hygiene products, canned goods and other pantry staples to The Waverly Y's Food Drive. Stop in any time between today and this Wednesday, November 23.

Winter Shelter is in Effect

The weather is getting colder! If you or someone you know is in need of shelter please call our city's hotline at 443-984-9540 to find shelter during this winter season.

VBN Awareness Campaign

The Department of Housing and Community Development and our office launched a campaign to educate potential homebuyers, realtors, and title companies to do some research to determine if the property still has a vacant building notice on it before buying the property.

Despite my bill 21-0078 that requires sellers to disclose if a property still has a Vacant Building Notice, more and more complaints have come in that new homebuyers discover problems with their homes or citations. To avoid purchasing a fully renovated home that has a vacant building notice, we are asking homebuyers and realtors to ask themselves "Does this building have a vacant building notice?" and to look on Codemap to make that determination.

Check out the campaign on our website and this fact sheet. You can take a look at our video campaign here.

BIT Center Weekly Food Distribution!

If you are in need of food, please visit the BIT center on Tuesdays at 11:30am. The BIT center is located on Vineyard Lane across from The Book Thing. Please spread the word! Learn more here.

Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Welcome Guide 2023

The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs publishes a Welcome Guide for newly arrived residents who need guidance on housing, resources, city services and more. Paper copies in various languages are available by request. The online copies can be found here.

Baltimore City Council Update

The Baltimore City Council meets this evening. You can check out the agenda and details on how to participate on the City Council calendar page here.

Committee meetings are hybrid but in person participation is encouraged. You can join us in City Council Chambers, Charm TV, or on Webex online. The details are on the Calendar page here. This is a very busy week for our committees:

 - There are no committee meetings scheduled for this week.

As a reminder, I serve on the following committees: Economic and Community Development, Public Safety and Government Operations, and Rules and Legislative Oversight. I attend every Ways and Means Committee meeting I can. A new committee was added - the Finance and Performance Committee. I am not a member but will be participating. All members of the City Council are members of the Committee of the Whole.

Feature Photo of the Week!

Councilwoman Ramos received the Legislator of the Year Award from the Baltimore Family Alliance this past weekend.

Team District 14 is here for you

Please feel free to contact our office at any time.

Our number is 410-396-4814, and email for Odette Ramos is [email protected].

Please keep up with regular updates on our website on www.odetteramos.com  or on Facebook, X and Instagram.

You can also contact our fabulous team:

Yaslin Machuca [email protected] is our Chief of Staff who can be contacted regarding social media and communications, matters relating to Latino community, and scheduling meetings or event with me or anyone in our office.

Linda Richardson [email protected] can be reached regarding constituent services, older adult services, and general information.

Carissa Mattern [email protected] is our Legislative Director who will assist me with our ambitious legislative agenda. She will also be working on public safety issues and DOT related items.

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