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Edwin F. Hale Sr. is the chairman and chief executive officer of 1st Mariner Bancorp, and president and chief executive officer of Hale Properties, LLC, a commercial real estate, development, leasing, property management and tenant representation company. Under his management, 1st Mariner Bank has become the fastest growing community bank in Maryland with more than $1 billion in assets. Since 2006, Hale has served as chairman of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a nonprofit that works to attract city conventions and boost tourism. Hale was born to working-class parents in Highlandtown, one of seven children, and raised in Edgemere. He graduated from Sparrows Point High...
Edwin F. Hale Sr. is the chairman and chief executive officer of 1st Mariner Bancorp, and president and chief executive officer of Hale Properties, LLC, a commercial real estate, development, leasing, property management and tenant representation company. Under his management, 1st Mariner Bank has become the fastest growing community bank in Maryland with more than $1 billion in assets. Since 2006, Hale has served as chairman of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a nonprofit that works to attract city conventions and boost tourism. Hale was born to working-class parents in Highlandtown, one of seven children, and raised in Edgemere. He graduated from Sparrows Point High School and took some courses at Essex Community College. Hale was hired as a clerk at Atco Trailer Rentals at age 22, and over time rose through the ranks, reaching the position of company vice president. By 1975 he had resigned from his position to pursue various industrial and commercial real estate ventures, including industrial warehouse operations in Baltimore and co-ownership and operation of industrial waterfront properties along the East Coast. Hale is also owner of the Baltimore Blast professional indoor soccer team. Hale is an active member of many humanitarian groups, including the Living Classrooms Foundation, the National Historic Seaport and the Lady Maryland Foundation.
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USS Constellation Historic Ships Museum's 10th Annual BLAST!
Special to the Baltimore SunIf only the original sailors on the Constellation had it as good as the recent crew aboard the former Civil War ship. Raw bars were set up both "fore" and "aft." There were tables featuring mounds of Chinese noodles, seared tuna and shrimp galore. Not a...Tags: Dining and Drinking, USS Constellation, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Chilean flag flies in Canton to hail tall ship Esmeralda
Some callers thought it was a Texas flag. Others just noticed the American flag had been replaced, and they were not happy about it. But Ed Hale, chairman and chief executive of 1st Mariner Bank, said the red, white and blue banner with a single star... -
The least sought-after police job in the city
Baltimore Sun reporterThe police patrol area is called the Central District, implying center of the city, or downtown. But its borders stretch far beyond, north of North Avenue into Reservoir Hill, west of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard past the trendy enclave of Bolton Hill...Tags: Murder, Martin Luther King Jr., John Bailey, Peter G. Angelos, Regional Authority
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1st Mariner loses $3.1 million in quarter
1st Mariner Bancorp said Friday that it lost $3.1 million for the first quarter, or 48 cents per share, as the Baltimore company continued to see deterioration in its real estate loan portfolio. For the corresponding quarter last year, 1st Mariner...Tags: Loans, Mortgages
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Pharmacist 'going to stay' with Hale's 1st Mariner
If all First Mariner Bancorp's shareholders were as loyal as Frank Wesolowski, the company's stock would still be at $10 or $15. Wesolowski is a retired pharmacist from Edgemere, where First Mariner honcho Edwin Hale Sr. grew up and launched a real...Tags: Medical Staff, Loans, Symptoms, Provident Bank, Minority Groups
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1st Mariner says Senator Theatre is 'months' behind on payments
Senator Theatre owner Tom Kiefaber is "months" behind in loan payments to 1st Mariner Bank, the bank's chairman and chief executive confirmed today. And with federal regulators pressuring the bank to get its own fiscal house in order, officials there...Tags: Auction Service, Charles Theatre, Foreclosures, Senator Theatre, Federal Reserve
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Owner closes troubled Senator Theatre
The Senator Theatre stopped selling tickets Sunday night, as owner Tom Kiefaber unexpectedly closed the financially troubled movie house.
Kiefaber said a plan to preserve the building's interior, however well-intentioned, contributed to his decision to...Tags: Auction Service, Foreclosures, Senator Theatre
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Waiting to know fate of the Senator Theatre
For almost two decades, the story of the Senator Theatre has been Baltimore's longest-running cliffhanger. Will owner Tom Kiefaber be able to stare down the multiplexes and continue showing first-run films? Will the theater's creditors call in their...Tags: Charles Theatre, Towson University, Auction Service, Music Theater, Barry Levinson
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City's awash in arena visions
I need to ask the people who've been writing letters to the editor expressing nostalgic affection for the 1st Mariner Arena - and horror at the prospect of that outdated box being torn down and replaced - the following question: When was the last time you...Tags: Natural Science, Jimi Hendrix, M&T Bank Stadium, T. Rowe Price, Sheila Dixon
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Feeling kicked out, Blast owner considers own arena in county
Sun ReporterWith Baltimore possibly building a new arena on the site of his team's home, 1st Mariner Arena, Blast owner Ed Hale will be looking for a new place to play - or he might just build one himself in Baltimore County. "I knew this could eventually happen,"...Tags: 1st Mariner Arena, Towson University
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Melissa DiGiulian's Miss USA diary: April 17
Wednesday, April 12: Finally a day for relaxation -- shopping in beautiful St. Michaels. I know the ladies really enjoyed their first taste of Maryland's famous crabcakes, and to top it off, the desserts were amazing. Following lunch, we all got on a...Tags: 1st Mariner Arena, Easter, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Donald Trump, Clubs and Associations
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Losing the streets
Baltimore Sun reportersA teenager pistol-whips and shoots a light rail passenger in Westport. Young men on a drug corner in Barclay spark a gunfight with police. A motorist involved in a fender bender in Ten Hills tries to run over a patrolman, who opens fire in defense. In...Tags: Law Enforcement, Defense, Government, Martin O'Malley, Gun Control
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