Ramblewood

Baltimore is filled with many unassuming neighborhoods - ones that are rarely mentioned in the news, but that decade after decade offer an affordable, stable way of life. Ramblewood is one of those neighborhoods. Situated between Loch Raven Boulevard and The Alameda, just south of Northern Parkway, Ramblewood has well-maintained rowhouses in a location close to shopping, major colleges, a golf course, an ice rink, private schools, the historic Senator Theatre and ball fields. "Basically, it's a small area on the map, but I think the location and quality of housing is attractive to people," said John Meninger, with First Home Selling Assistance, a real estate brokerage on Harford Road.

Ramblewood in Darlington has hosted a broad variety of events over the years, ranging from marching band camps to nudist conventions. The latest booking, however, may be the most unusual yet for the secluded 200-acre facility near the Conowingo Dam. This one, scheduled for Oct. 22, is a 5K race in which faux-zombies chase the participants over and around a dozen obstacles. And the inaugural event is being organized by a local company, Reed Street Productions LLC, started specifically to put on this race.

Six people, including a toddler, were taken to area hospitals yesterday morning after firefighters removed them from a house in North Baltimore that was filled with carbon monoxide gas leaking from a malfunctioning water heater and furnace. Firefighters were called to the house in the 2000 block of Ramblewood Road in the city's Ramblewood neighborhood about 9:30 a.m., said department spokesman Chief Kevin Cartwright. Someone inside the house used a cell phone to call 911, he said. The victims, who ranged in age from 33 years to 17 months, were expected to survive, even though they had high levels of carbon monoxide in their blood systems at the time of their rescue, Cartwright said.

Six people, including a toddler, were taken to area hospitals yesterday morning after firefighters removed them from a house in North Baltimore that was filled with carbon monoxide gas leaking from a malfunctioning water heater and furnace. Firefighters were called to the house in the 2000 block of Ramblewood Road in the city's Ramblewood neighborhood about 9:30 a.m., said department spokesman Chief Kevin Cartwright. Someone inside the house used a cell phone to call 911, he said. The victims, who ranged in age from 33 years to 17 months, were expected to survive, even though they had high levels of carbon monoxide in their blood systems at the time of their rescue, Cartwright said.

For years, traffic in the 1190 block of Ramblewood Drive in Cape St. Claire was two-way, with a steep hill that limited visibility.After a minor head-on collision in 1994 at the crest of the hill and complaints from neighbors, the block was made one-way northbound.Now, the one-block stretch between Sea Green and Chestnut Tree drives may be changed to one-way southbound because of several complaints about the inconvenience of having to circle the block to leave the community."I don't want to hear that garbage," said Phyllis Gordon, a 22-year resident of Ramblewood Drive who opposes the change.

Jacqueline Blanton says her son's life revolved around basketball - at Baltimore's Northern High, where he made the varsity team as a freshman last year, and after school on a makeshift court near his home. But gunfire Saturday night ended any dream that 15-year-old Derrick A. Blanton had about basketball. He died at Maryland Shock Trauma Center shortly after he and two others were shot on the neighborhood court, in an alley where they often played under the streetlights. "He loved basketball," his mother said last night, distraught, barely able to utter the words.

A 17-year-old was gunned down last night on a street in the Ramblewood community in Northeast Baltimore after securing his 2-year-old nephew in the back seat of his car, city police said. The victim, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The child was not injured and was in the care of his mother, who lives near the scene of the shooting, according to police. Police knew of no motive for the attack and had made no arrest. The victim was shot several times in the upper body about 6:30 p.m. as he stood near the driver's door of the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis, parked in the 1200 block of Ramblewood Road, said Agent Donny Moses, a police spokesman.

The City of Baltimore together with the Fannie Mae Foundation and the Live Baltimore Marketing Center will offer a free home fair and trolley tour of Northeast Baltimore Saturday.The first 20 tour participants who purchase a home in the region within 90 days will receive a $3,000 grant from the city toward closing costs or down payment.The fair, fourth in the series on the city's five regions, will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Hamilton Elementary School No. 236 at 6101 Old Harford Road.

A Baltimore County woman who said she was abducted in the Old Court area was found locked in the trunk of her car early yesterday after using her cell phone to call police, authorities reported.Sheila King, 35, told county police she was attacked by two men early Saturday morning and hit over the head with a handgun in the first block of Breton Hill Road. King said she was forced into her silver 1988 Subaru and driven to an area near her apartment in the 4300 block of Old Court Road before being locked in the trunk.

While campaigning in the predominantly black middle-class neighborhood of Ramblewood in the 3rd District, Maegertha "Mary" Whitaker tells voters that redistricting has altered the political landscape of Northeast Baltimore."

Today's word is polyamory. Don't go to the dictionary, because even with three full pages of "poly" words, from polygraph to polyunsaturated, polyamory isn't there. But if the group that met for a conference this past weekend in the woods of Harford County has anything to say about it - and they certainly seem to - it might someday be: Polyamory - (noun) the practice of having more than one loving, intimate relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners involved.

A 17-year-old was gunned down last night on a street in the Ramblewood community in Northeast Baltimore after securing his 2-year-old nephew in the back seat of his car, city police said. The victim, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The child was not injured and was in the care of his mother, who lives near the scene of the shooting, according to police. Police knew of no motive for the attack and had made no arrest. The victim was shot several times in the upper body about 6:30 p.m. as he stood near the driver's door of the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis, parked in the 1200 block of Ramblewood Road, said Agent Donny Moses, a police spokesman.

Baltimore is filled with many unassuming neighborhoods - ones that are rarely mentioned in the news, but that decade after decade offer an affordable, stable way of life. Ramblewood is one of those neighborhoods. Situated between Loch Raven Boulevard and The Alameda, just south of Northern Parkway, Ramblewood has well-maintained rowhouses in a location close to shopping, major colleges, a golf course, an ice rink, private schools, the historic Senator Theatre and ball fields. "Basically, it's a small area on the map, but I think the location and quality of housing is attractive to people," said John Meninger, with First Home Selling Assistance, a real estate brokerage on Harford Road.

Jacqueline Blanton says her son's life revolved around basketball - at Baltimore's Northern High, where he made the varsity team as a freshman last year, and after school on a makeshift court near his home. But gunfire Saturday night ended any dream that 15-year-old Derrick A. Blanton had about basketball. He died at Maryland Shock Trauma Center shortly after he and two others were shot on the neighborhood court, in an alley where they often played under the streetlights. "He loved basketball," his mother said last night, distraught, barely able to utter the words.

The City of Baltimore together with the Fannie Mae Foundation and the Live Baltimore Marketing Center will offer a free home fair and trolley tour of Northeast Baltimore Saturday.The first 20 tour participants who purchase a home in the region within 90 days will receive a $3,000 grant from the city toward closing costs or down payment.The fair, fourth in the series on the city's five regions, will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Hamilton Elementary School No. 236 at 6101 Old Harford Road.

A Baltimore County woman who said she was abducted in the Old Court area was found locked in the trunk of her car early yesterday after using her cell phone to call police, authorities reported.Sheila King, 35, told county police she was attacked by two men early Saturday morning and hit over the head with a handgun in the first block of Breton Hill Road. King said she was forced into her silver 1988 Subaru and driven to an area near her apartment in the 4300 block of Old Court Road before being locked in the trunk.

Today's word is polyamory. Don't go to the dictionary, because even with three full pages of "poly" words, from polygraph to polyunsaturated, polyamory isn't there. But if the group that met for a conference this past weekend in the woods of Harford County has anything to say about it - and they certainly seem to - it might someday be: Polyamory - (noun) the practice of having more than one loving, intimate relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners involved.

Baltimore CitySHOOTING: Eastern District -- Police reported that a 26-year-old man was shot after he was stopped by a man in the 1200 block of N. Bond St. who asked him for a "joint." Police said Tom Greene, of the 200 block of N. Colvin St., was walking shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday when he was stopped by a man who asked for a "joint," a slang word for a marijuana cigarette. Greene told police the men then pulled out a handgun and pointed it at him. Greene told police he said to the gunman, "I don't have a joint, so I guess you'll have to shoot me."

For years, traffic in the 1190 block of Ramblewood Drive in Cape St. Claire was two-way, with a steep hill that limited visibility.After a minor head-on collision in 1994 at the crest of the hill and complaints from neighbors, the block was made one-way northbound.Now, the one-block stretch between Sea Green and Chestnut Tree drives may be changed to one-way southbound because of several complaints about the inconvenience of having to circle the block to leave the community."I don't want to hear that garbage," said Phyllis Gordon, a 22-year resident of Ramblewood Drive who opposes the change.

While campaigning in the predominantly black middle-class neighborhood of Ramblewood in the 3rd District, Maegertha "Mary" Whitaker tells voters that redistricting has altered the political landscape of Northeast Baltimore."