Coffee Notes
UNVEILING INJUSTICE: Building in the “Black Butterfly”
An open letter on the crisis at Chester and Oliver Street. Read how a multi-million dollar “monster construction” project is suffocating the Broadway East community, creating environmental hazards, and ignoring the voices of legacy residents.
[Read the Full Letter Here]
Coffee Notes 2
UNVEILING INJUSTICE: Spring in the “Black Butterfly”
A reflection on how seasonal renewal contrasts with daily survival in Broadway East. Read how environmental neglect, hard-money development, and institutional silence continue to challenge legacy residents in Baltimore’s Black Butterfly.
[Read the Full Letter Here]
Coffee Notes 3
UNVEILING INJUSTICE: Winds of March in the “Black Butterfly”
A community reflection on the Chester & Oliver “Dragon” project and its environmental impact. Read how public tax dollars are fueling development in Broadway East while legacy residents face toxic hazards, unanswered complaints, and questions of leadership accountability.
Coffee Notes 4
April’s warmth brings renewal, yet Broadway East faces a different kind of rising — a structure praised as a “Blessing from God” while quietly polluting the air we breathe. This Coffee Note questions the purpose behind the Chester Street Monster and draws haunting parallels to the Tuskegee Experiment, reminding us how profit and praise can mask harm.
It’s a call for awareness, transparency, and community voice — urging residents to demand development that heals, not harms. Because when we breathe together, the Monster trembles.
Coffee Notes 5
In Broadway East, the conversation around the Chester Street structure continues to grow. Residents of the Black Butterfly are raising urgent questions about development, transparency, and the real impact of the new “Wellness Center.” As concerns rise about property damage, environmental harm, and community displacement, this Coffee Note invites neighbors to reflect, stay informed, and explore the options available to protect their homes and their voices.