They'll take the mattress for sure, just based on my experience it can't be in a vehicle that looks commercial (has words on the side)

I'm glad it worked for you! It was such an obnoxious experience. We ended up writing to our councilperson

We were denied access to both the Sission Street Dump and Northwest Transfer Station when doing this. Apparently it qualifies as a commercial vehicle and wasn't allowed for having writing on the side at Sission and wasn't allowed at Northwest for us not having a small haulers permit. We had to hire someone to take it.

Mission Fit may be a helpful resource depending on your audience and the exact location. It's not exactly west, but offers free fitness classes and gym access for youth. They also have affordably priced drop in classes for those outside of the age range they serve.

I would second Sniff Spot! We use one in Linthicum called "Urban Oasis"which has been wonderful! Totally private, large fence, and it's turf and has agility equipment available. Good luck with your pup!

Second Soul Love!

There's one at Guilford Hall Brewing on February 26th. I've also been to them in the past at Waverly and Pariah. I follow local breweries on Instagram to find out about these kinds of events generally.

Volunteer, join board game groups/meet ups (check out No Land Beyond and Canton Games for some of those). Basically any sort of hobby-based activity! I moved to Baltimore in 2016 and have made a great community of friends from primarily volunteering and running groups, basically anything that gets you out doing things with other people.

Nonprofits in the area frequently hire grant writers, though they may typically want some experience in grant writing. Definitely an option to consider (a lot of those jobs will be under development departments, which isn't the most obvious language for labeling that type of department from a lay perspective).

Tio G's just opened a second location at R House too!

I second Peabody Heights. Had my most recent birthday party there and ordered outside food for guests. It was a great venue for it, great beer, and the staff are awesome to work with

I third the Y! I usually go to the Weinberg Y in Waverly and it really is an all ages kind of place, there are kids in the daycare, teens, and adults all the way through seniors!

I'll throw in the Baltimore Community ToolBank! They help hundreds of nonprofits a year by loaning out tools at a tiny tiny price and do some capacity building and other sustainability work as well.

I run in the early mornings and probably see 1-2 a week! Mostly in the Hampden/Roland Park area