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The Bird Walk for Recovery: September 2, 2017

September is National Recovery Month which shines a light on the taboo subject of addiction and the road to recovery, and the support services and professionals who aid in the process. “No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.” – Patrick J. Kennedy Addiction is non-discriminant in […]

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Holiday Baking

Every year my birthday (Hint: 12/12)  marks the beginning of Holiday Baking at Our Urban Eden. Last year I was too busy working on our Holiday Baking Guide to offer baked goods for sale. This year there will be lots of goodies for sale until they are sold out. If you have special requests or […]

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September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and I wanted to take a moment to shine some light on my friend Nikia Vaughn who is doing big things for the Sickle Cell Community.  I am grateful to call her a friend for more years than I would like to admit. She is an awesome human being […]

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Women of the Future: The Link Up

Intelligent, creative, vivacious, and on the move. That is the quintessential definitinion of today’s woman, and these young women have it all going on. Meet the ladies of the sensationally funny podcast, The Link Up.  Ka’Lyn, Jazzmin, and Amber comprise the dynamic threesome headlining this period perfect podcast.  “Being outspoken is needed in a world where being silenced […]

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Pack a Backpack: School Supply Drive

Our Urban Eden is collecting school supplies for deserving students. No donation is too small. Please consider making a monetary donation online  or call 410-929-4682 to schedule a pickup location.  If you or someone you know needs help with school supplies please use the form below to provide contact information and grade of the student. […]

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The Good: #TheSmileInitiative

#TheSmileInitiative  The Smile Initiative is people doing good things for other people for the sole reason of getting them to smile. According to its creator, Terry Missouri, it started as just an idea,  sparked by an online video of a man doing a good thing for a homeless person just to make him happy with nothing […]

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I have lived in Baltimore my entire life. I love my city but the news media and portrayal of our city in movies like “The Corner” and “The Wire” would make you believe that’s all there is to Baltimore. That is not the case. Of course there are areas that are bad and there are […]