by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | 9 hours ago | Baltimore, Community, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
Earlier this week, Barbara Collurafici and Lisa Honick, owners of The Gourmet Girls eatery/catering business in Owings Mills, announced their plans to open a second location in the former Gourmet Again space at 3713 Old Court Rd. in Pikesville. Jmore recently caught... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | 15 hours ago | Community, Community Resources
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg, 16, recently made history by becoming the youngest person to ever be named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year.” Thunberg’s selection indicates the growing awareness and the ongoing international discussion about climate change.... read more
by Peter Arnold | Feb 20, 2020 | Community, Local Politics, Maryland, News
More than 250 community and political activists converged on Annapolis Feb. 18 for Maryland Jewish Advocacy Day, an annual meet-and-greet for state legislators and members of the local Jewish community. The three-and-a-half-hour gathering at the Miller Senate Office... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Feb 19, 2020 | Baltimore, Business, Community, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville
Will it be called Gourmet Again Again? Or the Gourmet Girls Again? This could get a little confusing. The owners of the Owings Mills-based eatery/catering business The Gourmet Girls, Barbara Collurafici and Lisa Honick, recently announced on Facebook that they plan to... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Feb 18, 2020 | Community, Local, News, Pikesville
Nearly five years ago, Ranchleigh resident Louis J. Leder was successful in convincing the Baltimore-based Royal Farms chain to construct a sidewalk in front of its convenience store at Smith Avenue and Old Pimlico Road. “They were very amicable to putting up the... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | Feb 18, 2020 | Community, Family
Over the years, I’ve interviewed a lot of people but never have been told something’s off-the-record until sitting down with Jonathan, Jayne, Sidney and Ivy Havens. Sid, 7, was the first. His big secret? “Daddy always says Sidney Crosby can’t be my favorite [ice... read more
by Linda L. Esterson | Feb 17, 2020 | Community
The Love Issue: Celebrating all of the passion around us Sometimes, love gets a bad rap. It’s been called fickle, flighty, frothy and fleeting, something that tends to fade in a world of grim realities and absolutes. We’re told that we fall in love, akin to... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Feb 12, 2020 | Community, Milestones
When she moved to Pikesville’s North Oaks Senior Living Community nearly two years ago, Carol Friedman didn’t know a single soul there. But her daughter, Lesley Adelman of Pikesville, assured Friedman, a New Yorker-turned-Floridian, that she would meet... read more
by Rochelle C. Eisenberg | Feb 12, 2020 | Community, The Associated
The year was 1936. The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society was one of the early constituent agencies of the Associated Jewish Charities, precursor to The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore. On the cusp of World War II, HIAS staff members were working frantically... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | Feb 11, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Family, Gallery ONLY
Ask any grandparent and they’re bound to tell you that being a grandpa or grandma is the best job in the world. They get all of the benefits of a child’s love and adoration with none of the parental responsibilities. They’re able to say yes to almost... read more
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