Red Emma's

Red Emma's
Red Emma's Cathedral Street location
39°19′37.2″N 76°36′34.5″W / 39.327000°N 76.609583°W / 39.327000; -76.609583
LocationBaltimore, Maryland, United States
TypeBookstore, Vegan Restaurant
Established2004
Other information
Websiteredemmas.org
Red Emma's previous location on North Ave
Former exterior of Red Emma's

Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse is a radical infoshop in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Run by a worker-owner collective, Red Emma's sells fair trade coffee, vegan foods and books. It also provides free computer access to the Baltimore community, wireless internet and film screenings, political teach-ins, and community events.

History

Named for anarchist Emma Goldman, Red Emma's was formed in 2004 by a collective that included Johns Hopkins University graduate students John Duda and Kate Khatib and bookseller Cullen Nawalkowsky, who had closed a Fells Point district infoshop, Black Planet Books, the previous year due to declining business.

Red Emma's first location was at 800 St. Paul Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. In 2013, it formed a relationship with Thread, a year-old coffeehouse, and moved to 30 W. North Avenue in the Station North neighborhood. In 2018, it moved to 1225 Cathedral Street in the Midtown neighborhood. In April 2021, it was announced that they would purchase and move into two buildings in the Waverly neighborhood of Baltimore, at 415 E. 32nd Street and 3128 Greenmount Avenue. The Waverly location opened in October 2022.

2640

In March 2007, Red Emma's joined St. John's United Methodist Church to form 2640, "a noncommercial, cooperatively managed space for radical politics and grassroots culture." The organization manages the church at 2640 Saint Paul Street in the Charles Village neighborhood. In addition to Sunday services, the facility is used as a community space.

References

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  4. ↑ "Radical Baltimore bookstore Red Emma's plans expansion". WTOP. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. 1 2 McCauley, Mary Carole (June 1, 2018). "Red Emma's restaurant and bookstore is moving to Mid-Town Belvedere". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ October 2019, Ron Cassie | (October 8, 2019). "Radical Growth". Baltimore Magazine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Red Emma's announces move to Station North - City Paper Blogs". City Paper Blogs. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (April 28, 2021). "Radical Books: Red Emma's". BmoreArt. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ Tkacik, Christina (April 23, 2021). "Baltimore's Red Emma's is moving again, this time to a 'forever home' of its own in Waverly". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Red Emma's move is seen as a boost for Greenmount Avenue and Waverly". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ Gunts, Ed (October 21, 2022). "Red Emma's officially opens at its new location in Waverly". Baltimore Fishbowl. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "What is 2640?". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Church, anarchists come to each other's rescue". Baltimore Sun (November 27, 2007)

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