Business

‘Detour Dave’ Sandler’s Contract Not Renewed by Baltimore Radio Stations

by Jeff Seidel | Jul 19, 2017 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Maryland, News

A staple on local radio airwaves for more than three decades, traffic reporter “Detour Dave” Sandler said his contract with WBAL News Radio 1090 and 98 Rock (WIYY) — both of which are owned by the Hearst Corp. — has not been renewed. Sandler started at the...

Manischewitz to Close Newark Plant, Lay off 169 Workers

by JTA | Jul 17, 2017 | Business, National, News

(JTA) — The Manischewitz Co. said it will close its plant in Newark, New Jersey, cutting the jobs of 169 workers. The kosher food manufacturer’s announcement last week came in the form of a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN notice, that it would...

New ‘Old-School’ Deli to Open In Pikesville

by Jeff Seidel | Jun 20, 2017 | Baltimore, Business, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville

Neil Parish loves food. In fact, the Randallstown native has served food – particularly that of the corned beef and knish varieties — for the better part of his 52 years. In late August, Parish plans to open The Kibitz Room, an old-school, New York-style deli at...

Israeli Startup to Launch U.S. Headquarters in Baltimore-D.C. Region

by Peter Arnold | Jun 5, 2017 | Business, News

Maryland frequently competes with Silicon Valley, Massachusetts and other regions around the country for new high-technology and cyber-technology companies. The Maryland/Israel Development Center, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore,...

Worthy Threads Outfits Stylish Kids

by Aliza Friedlander | May 3, 2017 | Business, News

Visit Lily Brown’s Bolton Hill home almost any afternoon and you’re sure to find her sitting at a sewing machine making children’s clothes. You also may find Jessica Chappel Kremen there, preparing to ship those clothes to the duo’s newest customers. It’s all in a...

Edmart’s Shelley Kelly Offers Service with a Smile

by Hannah M. Heller | Apr 26, 2017 | Business, News

In a world full of uncertainties and unknowns, some things are reassuringly consistent. Like a visit to the Edmart Delicatessen, at 1427 Reisterstown Road in “downtown” Pikesville. Walk through the front door of the 900-square-foot deli and gourmet and specialty foods...

MIDC Celebrates 25th Anniversary

by Adam Stone | Apr 26, 2017 | Business, News

The Maryland/Israel Development Center (MIDC) will mark its 25th anniversary on May 7 with a celebration at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Gov. Larry Hogan is slated to speak at the gala. A nonprofit membership organization, MIDC works to promote trade deals and...

Makeup Artist Helps People with Disfiguring Conditions

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Mar 2, 2017 | Business, Maryland, News, Pikesville

Makeup artist Linda Seidel grew up in a family where she was taught never to use words like “beautiful” or “ugly” to describe someone’s appearance. “My father always said one of the greatest injustices was judging a person on the way they looked,” she recalls. Still,...

Simply Beautiful Lives Up To Its Name

by Shira Zeliger | Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Local, News

In an era when virtually anything can be ordered online, Simply Beautiful Flowers and Gifts strives to provide an authentic shopping experience that’s personal and “made with love,” says Rennie Friedlander. Friedlander co-owns and manages the store, at 1400 Clarkview...

Chocolatier Enjoys Sweet Labor Of Love

by Carol Sorgen | Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Local

There’s a delicious little bit of magic happening on the corner of the Stevenson Village shopping center. Inside a small storefront, Ruthie Carliner, aka “The Velvet Chocolatier,” is churning out bite-sized pieces of sheer decadence. A 55-year-old Owings Mills...