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Aaron Margolis, attorney
Aaron Margolis, an attorney active in Zionist organizations, died of complications of a pituitary adenoma Feb. 10 at the North Oaks Retirement Community. The former Northwest Baltimore resident was 87.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Minnie and...Tags: U.S. Congress, Charles Street, Judaism, University of Baltimore, Church and State Relations
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Panel approves preliminary design of Exelon's proposed Harbor East headquarters
Energy giant Exelon Corp.'s regional headquarters in Harbor Point would rise 23 stories and 350 feet, reshaping Baltimore's skyline with a futuristic glass tower, under a preliminary design approved Thursday by a city advisory panel. Approval of the...
Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Harbor East, Architecture, David S. Brown Enterprises Ltd., Constellation Energy Group
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In memory of John Johansen, architect of the Mechanic
John Johansen died on October 25. His name is virtually unknown in Baltimore, but his legacy is not. He was the architect of our Morris Mechanic Theater. Johansen was one of the Harvard Five, a group of young post World War II architects that included...Tags: Germany, World War II (1939-1945)
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Mayor says City Council should review ethics director
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday the City Council should take the lead on evaluating the performance of the city's ethics director — not an oversight board on which she sits that hasn't met in years. "I really believe the City...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Values, Local Government, University of Baltimore, Baltimore County
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Ethics oversight board hasn't met in years
Baltimore's ethics director is in charge of advising elected officials and fielding constituent complaints about them. It's unclear, however, if anyone is overseeing him. A seven-member oversight panel, the Board of Legislative Reference, is...Tags: Values, Sheila Dixon, University of Baltimore, Cordish Cos., Ethics
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John Travolta shares memories of 'Hairspray,' 'Pulp Fiction' and other films
A slimmed-down Edna Turnblad shared the stage with her creator, John Waters, last night, much to the delight of scores of star-crazed fans. Well, it wasn't exactly Edna, the zaftig stage mom from Waters' "Hairspray," who took to the stage at the Maryland...
Tags: John Travolta, Movies, Music, V (tv program), Festive Events
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When it comes to Baltimore, Travolta does it his way
John Travolta knew what he wanted to do with the role of Edna Turnblad, the zaftig housewife at the center of "Hairspray." The movie's producers, however, weren't so sure. Especially when he insisted on using a Bawlamer accent. "I got fought on it, by...
Tags: John Travolta, Highlandtown, Barry Levinson, Anna Nicole Smith, Movies
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Common Cause questions city ethics director's fitness for job
Common Cause Maryland questioned Friday whether the city's ethics board director is fit for the job after he acknowledged that he was performing legal work on behalf of developers with business interests in Baltimore. "This raises questions about his...Tags: Cathy Bevins, Judges, Johns Hopkins University, Values, Vicki Almond
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City ethics director does legal work on county zoning battle
The director of Baltimore's ethics board — a full-time city employee — is performing legal work on behalf of developers embroiled in a zoning battle in Baltimore County. Avery Aisenstark, who is paid $94,000 as director of the city's...Tags: Judges, Cathy Bevins, Vicki Almond, Values, Local Government
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Panel gives thumbs down on demolition of Mechanic Theatre
Baltimore's historical preservation commission on Tuesday officially disapproved of demolishing the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre. The vote by the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, or CHAP, means the city's Department of Housing...
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Preservation panel declines to vote on ouster of top director
Baltimore's Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation decided not to vote on the ouster of the commission's executive director Monday. During a closed-door meeting, the commission opted not to take a vote on the removal of Kathleen Kotarba...Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Elections, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Brian Sher's determined journey from the William Morris mailroom to 'Boss'
The Baltimore SunA decade after graduating from Baltimore’s Gilman School, some alumni might be vaulting up the ladder in careers as executives or politicians. But Brian Sher, Class of ‘86, was looking at the lowest rung — starting out as a trainee in...Tags: Media Industry, Chicago Mayor, Memorial Day, Tony Randall, Jeremy Piven
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