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Refurbishment of Everyman is a show-stopper
The sight of a newly resplendent Everyman Theatre made me get off a bus the other day as I was heading west on Fayette Street. I had to get a closer look at the city's newest gem. Throughout this year, I've been popping into the entrance of the former...
Tags: Rentals, Arts and Culture, Station North, Planned Parenthood, University of Baltimore
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It doesn't have name, but more move into downtown area
I noticed a moving truck outside the old St. Alphonsus parochial school in the west side of downtown Baltimore on Saratoga Street. Someone was moving into an apartment in this Victorian building, once home to a school that made a a valiant attempt to...Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Bruce Springsteen, Rudy Giuliani, Pratt Street, Bank of America Corp.
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Tremont Plaza Hotel to become apartments
Responding to growing demand for more apartments in downtown Baltimore, owners of the Tremont Plaza Hotel will start converting the all-suites property later this year into a mix of rental units and long-term guest suites, the hotel's developer said...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Charles Street, Economy, Business and Finance, Services and Shopping, Rentals
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Tremont soon to relaunch as Embassy Suites
The prior owner planned to convert a 37-story hotel towering over St. Paul Street into apartment and long-term stay suites, but a new owner decided to invest $14 million in a renovation and keep it a hotel. The Tremont Plaza Hotel, which has been called...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Human Interest, St. Paul Street
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New farmers' markets for Hampden and Pratt Street
The Baltimore SunBaltimore is getting two new weekly farmers’ markets. Starting June 7, Woodberry Kitchen will host Union Graze, a Friday night farmers' market at Union Mill behind Artifact Coffee. The debut Union Graze market has been postponed until June 14...Tags: Breads, Pratt Street, Hampden
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A downtown building not built
For a city whose last Fortune 500 company was about to be acquired by an out-of-town corporation, there was not just consolation but actual excitement over one of the deal sweeteners: Chicago-based Exelon Corp. promised to build a new downtown office...Tags: Investments, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Economy, Business and Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Arts and Culture
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Exelon lays out plans for new Baltimore headquarters
Exelon Corp.'s new headquarters in Baltimore is designed to be a glassy, 22-story skyscraper, similar in style to the Legg Mason tower, which would be a neighbor on the Harbor East waterfront, according to preliminary designs revealed Wednesday.
The...Tags: McCormick & Company Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Baltimore City Community College, Business, Companies and Corporations
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Soft-shell crab specials, Birroteca chef moves to Fork & Wrench
Some dozen Baltimore restaurants will be adding soft-shell crab specials to their menus for Baltimore's fifth annual Soft-Shell Crab Celebration. The restaurant promotion, sponsored by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, will run May 24 through June...Tags: New York City, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Phillips Seafood, Bars and Clubs
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Baltimore's new downtown
Harbor East is moving farther east with baker-cum-developer John Paterakis Sr.'s announcement Friday that he will break ground this summer on a new, mega-Whole Foods and later on a new residential/retail building across Central Avenue from the...
Tags: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Rentals, Fells Point, Harbor East
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H&S development plans could hasten efforts for bustling Central Avenue corridor
John Paterakis Sr. didn't believe it when Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke told him nearly two decades ago that Harbor East's Marriott Waterfront Hotel would spur revitalization from the Inner Harbor to Canton. The city had picked Paterakis' H&S Properties...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Kirby Fowler, Laureate Education Inc., Baltimore Development Corporation, Harbor East
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A better way for Towson to get around
Downtown Towson is on the cusp of a building boom that will transform this suburban county seat into one of the most dynamic, cosmopolitan communities in Maryland. All the elements are in place for this transformation. Towson has two institutions of...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Towson University, St. Joseph Medical Center, Maryland Transit Administration, Colleges and Universities
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City Council approves tax break for new apartments
Developers converting older office buildings into apartments or building new complexes could get a significant tax break under a measure the Baltimore City Council approved Monday. The legislation is aimed at addressing a glut of vacancies in office...
Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Credit and Debt, Rentals, Lobbying, Kirby Fowler
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