Eddie’s market has been a crucial part of the Charles Village community for more than fifty years. Through donations of goods and services, it has been a strong supporter of many Hopkins projects. They have a commitment to buying local brands and produce. Most crucially, they hire locally, and support their permanent employees with health benefits and pensions. All of their workers are unionized, an increasingly rare thing in the area. Some of their employees have been with Eddie’s since the eighties.
JHU and a developer are currently planning to meet with members of the community to discuss what might be done with the vacant lot at the corner of St. Paul and 33rd. One possibility reportedly under discussion is bringing in a national grocery chain. Were this to happen, this could be very bad news for Eddie’s Market.
If you are concerned about the future of Eddie’s Market and about the more general issue of the kind of development you would like to see in our community, please come to the Charles Village Civic Association General Membership meeting and make your voice heard. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Phillip and James Church, 2801 North Charles Street (basement entrance). You can also write to President Daniels at president@jhu.edu, with copies to Alan Fish, Vice President for Real Estate and Community Services afish6@jhu.edu and Andrew Frank, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Development at andy.frank@jhu.edu.
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