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Back Story: 2003 blizzard caused B&O roof collapse
The Presidents' Day storm of 2003 that swept into Maryland and dumped 26.8 inches of snow on Baltimore — a record-breaker — caused a partial collapse of the B&O Railroad Museum roof on Feb. 17, wreaking havoc on its collection of historic...
Tags: Snow Storms, Architecture, Technology, Pratt Street, Car Engine Repair
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Couples reaffirm choice of a lifetime at Valentine's Vow Renewal
They've been married just over two years, but Andy and Seanne Herbick have already exchanged vows three times, most recently Sunday morning at their alma mater, Loyola University Maryland, with about 160 other steadfast lovebirds. Standing in the same...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland
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SMG again wins bid to operate 1st Mariner Arena
Current operator SMG is the winning bidder for a new five-year contract to run 1st Mariner Arena and oversee its potential renaming, according to a memo from the city's top purchasing agent. SMG's proposal awaits approval by the Baltimore Board of...
Tags: AEG, 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore Convention Center, Companies and Corporations, Baltimore Blast
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Sports Business Lunch: Links and thoughts from Baltimore and beyond
Every now and then we'll offer a lunch-time gathering of news and links related to sports business: Jack Lambert of the Baltimore Business Journal wrote last week that the Ravens quietly unveiled a $250,000 makeover of the general concession stand...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Baltimore Business Journal, Baltimore Orioles, College Baseball, Baseball
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1st Mariner Arena turns 50 amid calls for its replacement
The Baltimore Civic Center opened on Oct. 23, 1962, with the hometown debut of the Baltimore Clippers hockey team. This week, it celebrates the beginning of its 50th year with nine performances of "Disney on Ice." In between, the arena has hosted the...
Tags: AEG, 1st Mariner Arena, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Visit Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Baltimore casino names general manager, avoids legal issue
Baltimore's casino gained a leader and overcame an obstacle Tuesday. Chad Barnhill, an 18-year veteran of the gambling industry, was named general manager of Harrah's Baltimore at a news conference at the planned site of the casino on Russell Street near...Tags: Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel, Casino and Gambling Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Low-profile Obama donor has deep pockets
When President Barack Obama comes to Baltimore for a large fundraiser Tuesday at an Inner Harbor hotel, he'll first stop at the home of an Owings Mills developer who has kept a remarkably low profile despite having poured hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Eric Cantor, Inner Harbor, Benjamin L. Cardin, Pikesville, Federal Housing Administration
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Construction of Kaiser Permanente medical center ahead of schedule
After breaking ground on a Kaiser Permanente medical center in spring 2011, construction crews have worked ahead of schedule and the Lansdowne facility is expected to open several months early. Original estimates projected the 130,00-square-foot facility...
Tags: Tom Quirk, Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Companies and Corporations
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City raises stakes, questions in convention race
If you want to win an arms race, minor escalation is not the way to go. Only after President Ronald Reagan started developing a wildly expensive and impractical system to shoot down enemy missiles did the Soviet Union give up the Cold War.
The $900...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, 1st Mariner Arena, Inner Harbor, Finance, John Paterakis Sr.
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Competing for conventions
If Baltimore manages to build the $900 million convention center expansion and arena proposed for the Inner Harbor, business and civic leaders say, the city will join a growing list of destinations competing to woo lucrative convention business with...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Management Change, Inner Harbor, Baltimore Convention Center, Anirban Basu
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Henry P. 'Doc' Zetlin, pharmacist
Henry P. "Doc" Zetlin, a pharmacist who later became a kosher events caterer at a Baltimore hotel, died Monday of multiple organ failure at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. He was 96.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Jewish...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland), Inner Harbor, Baltimore Hotels, Dunkin' Donuts
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Baltimore Sun donation allows New Year's Eve fireworks to go forward
Fireworks will light the sky over the Inner Harbor on New Year's Eve after a donation from The Baltimore Sun allowed organizers to meet their fundraising goal for putting on the annual display.
The Sun will serve as presenting sponsor for the 34-year-...Tags: Entertainment Events, Inner Harbor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore Hotels, WJZ-TV
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