Mario Armstrong
Aaron Meyers
Bobbi Macdonald
Mario Armstrong, technology correspondent for NPR and radio host for WPYR and WEAA, is working with Bobbi Macdonald, founder of City Neighbors Charter School in Northeast Baltimore, and Aaron Meyers, philanthropic services coordinator at the Baltimore Community Foundation.
photo by Jason Okutake
The Great Baltimore Treasure Hunt
The latitude is 39°21'13.30" N. The longitude is 76°40'58.91" W.
When was last time you went on a treasure hunt?
In the summer of 1974, Mayor William Donald Schaefer launched the first citywide treasure hunt, an attempt to mint the phrase "Charm City" and inspire Baltimoreans to visit local tourist attractions. By following the maps, participants would discover charms-both literal and figurative. Now, instead of maps, we have Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. Instead of treasure hunts, we have geocaching.
