Preston Street

On May 24, 2007, MAMIE STEVENSON, beloved wife of the late Burnell Stevenson; also survived by brother, Lawrence Carter (Nannie); nephew, Lawrence (Sonny) Carter, Jr,; niece, Gwendolyn Carter and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the WYLIE FUNERAL HOME OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road on Tuesday from 6 to 8 P.M. Service Wednesday at Greater Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, 2525 E. Preston Street, 10:30 A.M. Wake, 11:00 A.M. Funeral. Interment following. Inquiries www.wyliefuneralhome.

On April 20, 2007, "LINDA", beloved mother of Sharice (Angel) and a close companion of David Brown. Visitation at the Calvin B.Scruggs Funeral Home. 1412 E. Preston Street on Wed, April 25th from 2-7 pm. Family will receive friends on Thursday from 10 - 10:30 am at which time funeral service will begin.

On December 1, 2007. Devoted and beloved husband of Ruby R. Winfield. Mr. Winfield is also survived by his mother, Bessie Winfield; on daughter, Takirra A. Winfield; two sons, George and Tamory Winfield; four granddaughters, Tatyana, Arianna, Alanna and Breeyana; five brothers, James, Carl, Wilbur, Chestine and Vincent; two sisters, Adelle Corpening and Christine Morgan and a host of other loving relatives and friends. On Saturday, services will be held at Israel Baptist Church, Washington and Preston Street where the family will receive friends from 10-11 A.M., with services to follow.

An East Baltimore neighborhood group is challenging plans to move Our Daily Bread from downtown, believing that the Archdiocese of Baltimore and Associated Catholic Charities Inc. are trying to turn their community into a dumping ground for undesirables.Alice M. Coe and other Brentwood Village residents -- in the area bounded by Preston Street, Greenmount Avenue, the Fallsway and Madison Street -- huddled this week at St. Frances Academy to vent frustrations and map a strategy against the move.

Four children died in a house fire down the street three years ago. A red awning announces the drug recovery house at the other end of the block. Planks of wood have replaced the windows and doors on adjacent row homes now abandoned.Yet the residents in this aching East Baltimore neighborhood have a message for downtown business owners who want to ship into their midst the 900 poor men, women and children fed daily by the Our Daily Bread soup kitchen.We'll take them.The woes of the Johnston Square neighborhood east of the Jones Falls Expressway and north of the state penitentiary are so bad that plans announced Tuesday to move the city's largest downtown soup kitchen into the area are being viewed as a possible catalyst for renewal.

Two bomb threats triggered the evacuation of 6,000 state employees in four Baltimore state office buildings yesterday, but no explosive devices were found, authorities said.Police were investigating the anonymous threats, which were phoned in early yesterday to the Maryland Department of General Services, in a building it shares with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at 201 W. Preston St., and later to the Department of Human Resources, 311 W. Saratoga St.As a precaution, officials emptied those buildings and state-owned complexes at 300 and 301 W. Preston.

Responding to a shooting report, police found an unidentified man who had been shot in the head and body about 9: 45 last night in the 1300 block of N. Spring St. near Preston Street in the Greenmount East community. He was pronounced dead by the crew of a Fire Department ambulance.

IT IS DECEMBER, AND I want to believe that throughout the Baltimore area, kindly souls are nestled in their homes making eggnog. This is probably not an accurate depiction of the local mood. I suspect that a more realistic view would be that, in December, harried shoppers are rushing through fast-food restaurants and are "beeping" what passes for supper in microwaves.But I am a romantic, at least, during this, the eggnog season. Romantics rarely see the world clearly, especially if they have been sampling the nog. I cling to the view, however ill-focused, that the masses crave eggnog in December.

IN FEBRUARY, members of Baltimore's historic Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation were looking for an angel.They ended up with two of them -- and their name in Greek means angel.Georgia Angelos, whose grandfather was a founding member of the congregation, and her husband, Peter, owner of the Baltimore Orioles, have arranged to buy and donate to the parish a parking lot that was for sale across the street.Leaders of the cathedral, at West Preston Street and Maryland Avenue, had wondered how they might be able to raise enough money to secure the lot so parishioners could park nearby.

One of two men suspected of shooting a man during a robbery in East Baltimore Monday night was arrested early yesterday after heavily armed tactical officers swarmed a vacant rowhouse and found him hiding in a basement.A second suspect was shot in the back Monday night during one of two simultaneous foot chases by police on streets north of the state prison complex.The incident began about 8: 30 p.m. Monday when Alvin Holmes, 43, was robbed of money and shot in the leg in the 1100 block of Forrest St. A witness notified three officers, who confronted two armed suspects.

On August 24, 2009, WARREN A.; beloved husband of Denise S. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 A.M. The family will receive friends at Greater Gethsemane Baptist Church, 2525 E. Preston Street on Friday 10 A.M. Funeral ser

On August 7, 2009, ESTHER; beloved mother of Dana Coward, Porter Baker, III, Angel Coward, Charles Coward and Sacha Coward. Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street, on Monday, August 17 from 2 to 7 P.M. Family will receive friends on Tuesday from 10 to 10:30 A.M at which time funeral will begin. Interment Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

On July 27, 2009, James Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street on Monday, August 3rd from 2 to 7p.m. Family will receive friends on Tuesday at Israel Baptist Church, 1220 N. Chester Street from 10 to 10:30a.m. at which time funeral will begin.

On July 23, 2009, MONROE; beloved father of Jackie; grandfather of Tiffany Gabbin and Troy. Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street, on Thursday, July 30th from 2 to 7 P.M. Family will receive friends on Friday from 10 to 10:30 A.M. at which time funeral will begin. Interment Arbutus Memorial Park.

On July 23, 2009, MONROE, beloved father of Jackie; grandfather of Tiffany Gabbin and Troy. Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street, on Thursday, July 30th from 2 to 7 P.M. Family will receive friends on Friday from 10 to 10:30 A.M. at which time funeral will begin. Interment Arbutus Memorial Park.

On May 24, 2009, Andre; Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street, on Sunday, May 31st from 2:30 to 6 p.m a.m.

On Feb. 23, 2009, Frank Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street on Saturday, February 28th from 9:30 - 10:30 A.M. Family will receive friends the same day from 10:30-11 A.M. at which time funeral will begin.

On February 1, 2009 Carroll, Visitation at Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home, 1412 E. Preston Street on Sunday, February 8th from 2-5 P.M. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday at Faith Baptist Church, 833 North Bond Street, from 10 to 10:30 A.M. at which time service will begin. Interment Garrison Forest Veteran Cemetery.

On February 5, 2009, A thena A Trisagion Service will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Rd. (beltway exit 26), on Sunday at 7:30 P.M. Mrs. Boulmetis will lie-in-state at the Chapel of the Holy Resurrection on Monday from 10:30 until 11:00 A.M. at which time a Funeral Service will be held. Interment at the Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 24 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 or Alzheimer's Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093.

On December 23, 2008, LILLIE MAE GROSS; devoted wife of Harrison Gross. Friends may visit the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME, WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Monday after 8:30 a.m. The family will receive friends on Tuesday at the Israel Baptist Church, Baltimore City, 1220 N. Chester Street at E. Preston Street, at 10:00 a.m. followed by Funeral at 10:30.