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by Ethan McLeod | Jul 2, 2019 | Baltimore, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Local, Maryland, News
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... read more
by PressBox | Jun 6, 2019 | Baseball, FROM OUR PARTNERS, News, Orioles, Sports
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... read more
by Jeff Seidel | Apr 30, 2019 | Baltimore, Football, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Local, Maryland, News, Sports
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... read more
by Brandon Weigel | Mar 15, 2019 | Business, FROM OUR PARTNERS, News
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... read more
by Ethan McLeod | Feb 27, 2019 | Baltimore, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Local, News
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... read more
by Ethan McLeod | Dec 28, 2018 | Business, FROM OUR PARTNERS, News
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... read more
by Brandon Weigel | Dec 27, 2018 | Baltimore, Business, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Local, News
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... read more
by Ethan McLeod | Nov 15, 2018 | Baltimore, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Local, Maryland, News
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... read more
by Baltimore FishBowl | Oct 26, 2018 | Arts & Life, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Music
By Will Kirsch As a member of the Baltimore band Horse Lords, saxophonist and composer Andrew Bernstein hopes to bridge the gap between the experimental and approachable. The group, which also features guitarist Owen Gardner, bassist Max Eilbacher and drummer Sam... read more
by Ethan McLeod | Oct 3, 2018 | Baltimore, Business, FROM OUR PARTNERS, Local, Maryland, News
The city has scrapped an old plan to redevelop the 236-year-old Lexington Market in favor of a new arrangement with building rehab specialists Seawall Development, which officials say would retain the market’s main building while saving as much $20 million in... read more
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