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For Baltimore’s Ben Levin, Fighting in Octagon a Link to Great-Grandfather
By Dean Smith As a young boy in East Baltimore, Phillip Levin got to know his grandfather, Benny Levin. Sometimes Benny, a cab driver who could barely make ends meet, would give his grandson a cigar band or a pull tab and tell him it was a ring. “Stop giving him...
WJZ Reporter Ron Matz is Retiring — Baltimore Fishbowl
For more than two decades, Ron Matz has appeared down in Fells Point bright and early every week, hosting guests and strangers belting out the Bangles’ “Manic Monday” live on-air for WJZ-TV. But July 1 marked the final edition of the zany weekly segment, with the...
Orioles Pitching Prospect Dean Kremer Appreciates Support Of Baltimore Jewish Community — PressBox
By Jordan Gold Orioles pitching prospect Dean Kremer, a right-hander with the Double-A Bowie Baysox, has a background that is quite rare to find in a professional baseball player. Kremer, who holds U.S.-Israeli dual citizenship, was the first Israeli to ever be...
Gino Marchetti, Former Baltimore Colt, Dies At 92 — PressBox
Gino Marchetti, one of the most dominant and feared defensive linemen in the NFL when he played for the Baltimore Colts during the 1950s and ’60s, has died at the age of 92. One of his nicknames was “Gino The Giant.” He was a 6-foot-4, 245-pound...
Seawall Unveils Initial Designs for Revamped Lexington Market — Baltimore Fishbowl
Featuring a central hip and pent hip roof spanning the length of the pavilion, the new Lexington Market would look a lot like the old sheds that served as the market’s home until a fire destroyed the structure in 1949. Only, it would be newer and sleeker, with slatted...
City Unveils Plan for Investment in 4 Zones, Including Park Heights — Baltimore Fishbowl
With an array of new funding sources and a Department of Housing and Community Development that’s now independent of the Housing Authority, the city plans to work with communities to fulfill their visions for short-term growth. Mayor Catherine Pugh and Housing...
Roland Park’s Tuxedo Pharmacy to Close After 82 Years — Baltimore Fishbowl
Tuxedo Pharmacy on Roland Avenue has been serving customers from around Baltimore since 1936. Harold Davidov, 79, and his brother, Arnold, have spent their lives there, even growing up in the apartments located above the storefront. On Jan. 8, they’ll be closing up...
Greetings & Readings to Close Next Month — Baltimore Fishbowl
Greetings & Readings, the local bookstore and gift shop with a 49-year history in the Baltimore area, will close on Jan. 20, the shop announced on Facebook. In a note, the families who own the store, the Baums and Spunds, wrote the decision “was exceptionally hard...
Police ID Man Who Shouted at ‘Fiddler,’ Say He Was Intoxicated — Baltimore Fishbowl
A man who stood up during intermission Nov. 14 at the performance of “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Hippodrome Theater downtown was escorted out of the building, and was permitted to walk away free after police made contact with him. The incident, reported by The...Upcoming Events
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