2013 ANNUAL REPORT

DEAR FRIENDS, PROGRESS CAN BE MEASURED IN MANY WAYS. You can count the number of new businesses that we’ve opened on Washington Boulevard – eight in 2013. You can see our strength in the number of new Board members we’ve recruited (nine) or the growth of our budget (an increase of more than 300%). But sometimes, progress is less tangible—like the sound of 10,000 screaming fans or the transformation of a public park into a rock venue. No single event demonstrates our progress more than The Shindig. The story of The Shindig dates back to January 2013. 24-7 Entertainment, a respected local concert promoter, had recently completed a successful outdoor music festival in Fell’s Point when they were informed that the venue was no longer available. We reached out and encouraged them to consider Carroll Park, a 145-acre park on our western boundary. Carroll Park is popular among history buffs (for the Mount Clare Museum House) and golfers—it features a nine-hole golf course, but it had never before hosted a rock concert. No matter. Paul Manna, the lead promoter, quickly fell in love with the park, its stunning views of the city skyline and Pigtown’s hospitality. We sprang into action, securing the support of key local public officials and community leaders, ensuring that security was in place and helping to find secure, off street parking nearby. Paul did his part, booking Grammy nominated rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Celtic punk rockers the Dropkick Murphys, whose single “I’m Shipping Off to Boston” was featured in the Oscar-winning film The Departed. The Shindig was a huge hit. 10,000 people from across the country flooded Carroll Park, launching Pigtown onto a national stage. On their way to the park, many of the concertgoers patronized our local businesses, including Café Jovial, Nick’s Rotisserie and Spiritas. Charm City Wings & Waffles, another local merchant, even had their own booth at the show. Visitors and residents alike were impressed. Said one resident: “I live just a few blocks from Carroll Park, so I was really excited to have this literally in my neighborhood. The lineup was great, and the food and drink options were awesome. I really appreciated having some local restaurants and businesses represented.” Nine months after our first meetings, The Shindig was an unqualified success. Events like this don’t happen by accident. They are the result of months of hard work, persistence and advocacy for the Pigtown community and its small businesses. That’s exactly what Pigtown Main Street delivers for our stakeholders—each and every day. Thanks to your support, we can continue our progress in ways large and small. With your help, here’s to an even brighter 2014 for Pigtown! Sincerely,

BEN HYMAN Executive Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BEN HYMAN

DEBBIE ALLY-DICKERSON

Executive Director ([email protected])

Work Printing & Graphics

LAUREN WEBB TOLSTOI President Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts

JONALYN DENLINGER Baltimore Community Foundation

PETER O’MALLEY

MARK MOYER

American Sugar Refining

Vice President and Chair, Design Committee Moyer Photography

JOHN PEZZULLA The Bozzuto Group

KAREN CARRINGTON Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

NICK RUDOLPH Baltimore Main Streets (ret.)

ALEX DIXON

TOM STERNER

Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee Horseshoe Baltimore

Fraternity Federal Savings & Loan Association

CLAUSEN ELY III Chair, Business Development Committee Results 1 Realty

ANDY RUBIN Chair, Promotions Committee 31 Tigers Records

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BON WHITING Visit Baltimore

COMMUNITY GROWTH

DESIGN The Pigtown Main Street Design Committee continued to focus on a cleaner, greener, safer Boulevard in 2013. We introduced the inaugural “Bloom the Boulevard” event in March, bringing together dozens of volunteers to haul dozens of bags of litter and refuse, install flower beds, mulch and more. We’ve invested $25,000 in improvements on Washington Boulevard, thanks to generous in-kind contributions of street trees, flower pots, landscaping beds and on-going maintenance from Ruppert Landscape. Pigtown Main Street also helped improve the look of the commercial corridor and created hundreds of thousands of dollars in economic development through strategic code enforcement, and administration of Baltimore Development Corp’s Façade Improvement Grant program. We also rolled out “Holidays on the Boulevard” decorating contest, encouraging businesses and residents to get into the holiday spirit with lights, garlands, and even a couple light up Santa Pig decorations! And we’ve helped raise the collective voice of the Pigtown community at district and citywide public safety meetings. Through our partnership with the Baltimore Police-Southern District, our efforts have led to arrests, gun and drug seizures.

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Top Left: Wayne Roy, owner of Charm City Wings & Waffles, Top Center: Alvin Eddins, co-owner, Tasty Creations Bakery, Top Right: Pearl Floyd, chef, Tasty Creations Bakery, Middle: Alvin Eddins and Pearl Floyd, Middle Right: Hiywot “Didi” Kassa, owner, Cafe Jovial

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COMMUNITY GROWTH

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT In the past year, we’ve cut the commercial vacancy rate by 57%, and brought eight new businesses to Washington Boulevard, including: • 2 Chic Boutique • Spiritas • Carousel Cleaners • Work Printing and Graphics (signs and banners expansion) • No Limit Communications • Pigtown Express Deli & Grocery • 7-Eleven • Washington Boulevard Injury Center To recruit new businesses, the committee surveyed 100 residents to determine local spending patterns and meet community needs. We’re also committed to supporting our existing small businesses. We’ve mentored dozens of small business owners through one-on-one strategy sessions, committee meetings and counseling through our partner agency, the Small Business and Technology Development Center to develop business plans and marketing strategies.

VOLUNTEER Last year, 81 volunteers contributed more than 1,300 hours to our work. Whether you can donate an hour of your time at a community cleanup, or join one of our three standing committees which meet monthly, we want you to be part of fulfilling Pigtown Main Street’s mission.

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COMMUNITY GROWTH

PROMOTIONS It was a great year to party in Pigtown! We went from one annual festival to three major festivals on Washington Boulevard, and hosted lots of intimate events in between. As always, the Pigtown Festival was the highlight of the year, with thousands of visitors coming out to enjoy “the Squeekness” dozens of vendors, and toe-tapping live music and dozens of vendors, including barbecue, jewelry, and local nonprofits, just to name a few! We were pleased to welcome The Shindig and 10,000 of our closest friends to Carroll Park in September. The all-day music festival featured headliners such as Dropkick Murphys, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Gaslight Anthem and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. We brought more music to Washington Blvd, thanks to the first ever Pigtown Spring Music Festival in June. In November, we hosted Baltimore Development Corporation’s Miracle on Main Street Kick Off at Mobtown Ballroom, and brought back the annual Pigtown Charity Golf Open at Carroll Park Golf Course in July. All these events shine a positive light on the Pigtown community and drive more customers to our small businesses as well as an increased sense of community pride.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

SUPPORT PIGTOWN MAIN STREET As a 501c3 non-profit organization, your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. You can even donate online. Contact [email protected] for more information.

PLATINUM PIG ($25,000-$49,999)

LESS THAN $500

Exit 10 *

Results 1 Realty

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Definitive Title Ellicott Dredges

GOLD PIG ($15,000-$24,999)

Itaberco

Ruppert Landscape *

ASAP Compressors

Goldseker Foundation

Rob LaPin

BRONZE PIG ($5,000-$9,999) 24-7 Entertainment Fraternity Federal Savings & Loan Association City of Baltimore Development Corp. Putnam Crossing, LLC HOG ($2,500-$4,999) Corporate Maintenance Group * Bon Secours Total Health Care, Inc.

Bonita Management, LLC Stadium Properties, LLC Wilfried Goetz Magnum Construction Dave Carre Richard Escalante Senator Catherine Pugh EZ Baltimore Properties Mark Hyman Joseph Wendel Steve Hanssen

BOAR ($1,000-$2,499)

William Dubiel

Small Business Saturday Coalition

Brett Linnenkohl

Baltimore Community Foundation

Delegate Barbara Robinson David Hyman

PIGLET ($500-$999)

Robert Dickerson

Work Printing & Graphics *

Andrea Sommer

Himmelrich Associates

Caroline Speirs

STX

Meghan Gorman

Mark Moyer

Harris Levy

Lauren Webb Tolstoi

Rosa Cruz-Penafiel

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

Austin Lanham Samantha Castronovo

*in-kind donation

Erin Harty Erin Fitzpatrick William Reuter Sarah Schulman Jocelyn Reader

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Jaime Morgan

2013 INCOME & EXPENSES

INCOME Individual 1% Baltimore City 4% Earned 12% Corporate 14% Foundation 26% In-Kind 43%

EXPENSES Salary, Employer Taxes, Employee Healthcare 38% In-Kind 44% Programs 10% Rent, Utilities, and Insurance 6% Other 3%

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TESTIMONY

“WE HAVE FOUND PIGTOWN MAIN STREET TO BE AN INDISPENSABLE ALLY AND SOURCE OF SUPPORT.”

“What we found was a vibrant community and a bare-bones, dilapidated Main Street. Over the next seven years, as we renovated and improved our property, we watched as much of our Main Street followed suit. The support and guidance of Pigtown Main Street has been instrumental in these improvements. As Executive Director of Pigtown Main Street, Ben Hyman has worked tirelessly; his efforts are paying off in everything from new business growth and business retention to donations of landscaping and branding. Pigtown Main Street has helped us build our client base though new connections like Visit Baltimore and has helped us plan for the future by recommending a business consultant from the SBTDC consulting program. As business owners, property owners and residents of Main Street, we have found Pigtown Main Street to be an indispensable ally and source of support.” Debbie Ally-Dickerson, co-owner, Work Printing & Graphics

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TESTIMONY

“I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BEN HYMAN AND THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM FOR RETURNING PIGTOWN TO A VIBRANT COMMUNITY.”

“Over the last year Ben has recruited and brought three new retail businesses to our vacant buildings as well as to several other vacant buildings throughout the community. Ben supports the local businesses at neighborhood functions like the Pigtown Festivals, community meetings and other meetings and events by “buying local” for refreshments and supplies. Whether it is by cleaning sidewalks, planting flowers, bringing back the Pigtown Golf Open, or doing code enforcement, Pigtown Main Street is bringing back Pigtown’s Main Street!” Marc J. Smith, CEO, Magnum Construction

443 908 7038 763 Washington Blvd Baltimore, MD 21230 PigtownMainStreet.org