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Merchants welcome reopening of Light Street
When construction crews arrived on Light Street to repair a broken water main July 16, Department of Public Works officials told the public they’d be done in three weeks.
Maryland Live! Casino to open on June 6
Maryland Live! Casino, the $500 million slots destination in Hanover developed by the Baltimore-based Cordish Cos., will open at 10 p.m. on June 6, pending approval from the Maryland State Lottery Agency, it was announced on Thursday. The casino’s first phase will open with approximately 3,200 Las Vegas-style slot machines and electronic table games. In […]
City says Hollywood Diner wasn’t complying with lease
The city terminated its lease with the Hollywood Diner and the Chesapeake Center for Youth Development because the nonprofit organization was not complying with all of the terms of the agreement, Baltimore’s comptroller said Tuesday. Joan M. Pratt said that CCYD, which has run the landmark eatery for more than 20 years, using it as […]
Red Rocks in Colorado hosts 1st winter show
DENVER — Over the decades, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, U2 and hundreds of other acts have played the legendary outdoor stage at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, nestled between two 300-foot sandstone monoliths in the Rocky Mountains foothills outside Denver. On Jan. 27, thanks largely to a seasoned concert producer and a growing Denver-based […]
Retail employees lash out at early Black Friday openings
MINNEAPOLIS — Count your blessings, then get to work. That may be Thanksgiving for more retail workers this year, as stores desperate to pull in buyers on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season push their openings earlier and earlier. Unhappy workers who say it ruins their Thanksgiving celebrations are trying to persuade companies […]
Baltimore International College seeks to stay open
Baltimore International College made an 11th hour bid Wednesday to hold on to its accreditation, seeking to maintain that key stamp of approval to start the fall semester and keep its acquisition by a for-profit university on track. The troubled culinary and hospitality school urged a U.S. District Court judge to intervene before its accreditation […]
Historic House chamber set to open in Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS — Starting this summer, visitors to the State House will be able to transport themselves to the Victorian Era in Annapolis in the old House of Delegates chamber — complete with ornate paintings, luxurious furnishings and intricate carpeting. The long-planned re-creation of the chamber as it appeared in the late 1800s is nearly complete. […]
For 1st time in 5 years, Maryland Zoo open during winter
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is finding success in keeping its doors open during the winter months for the first time in five years. The zoo has faced financial obstacles and the threat of losing its accreditation over the past few years. But after board members and staff agreed to keep the attraction open in […]
