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Born in 1915 Baltimore, Holiday grew up during the prominence of Jazz legends Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and the growth of Swing Jazz. With a haunting voice at once filled with Jazz cool and melancholy, Billie Holiday was beautiful in her music, and exemplified the harsh state of racial [...]

Get professional advice from experts in the fields of small business.  This event is free and open to the public and made possible by M&T Bank. Every 3rd Friday 9:30 - 11am.  See flyer below for more details.

So many exciting things happening in our communities! We have some amazing business resource workshops coming up as well as "Holiday on Main Street".   Event details can be found below.  Hope to see you on the avenue

The 4th Annual Billie Holiday Music and Arts Festival will occur on October 8, 2022, from 12 pm – 8 pm at the Robert C. Marshall Field, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, MD  21217. This family-oriented event will feature locally owned small businesses, community partners, art displays and live music. Join [...]

The Main Street Manager will manage the Pennsylvania Avenue Main Street Program, a collaborative effort of West Baltimore businesses, property owners, and stakeholders, to revitalize, market, and promote the commercial corridor. The Main Street program follows the state’s Main Street model which is based on a four-point strategy of [...]