Revival at Inner Harbor blooms
The Inner Harbor’s revival is starting to come to fruition as the curtain lifts on the biggest changes at the Light Street Pavilion since it opened three decades ago. Several new restaurants and attractions will open in the pavilion this summer, and some, like Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and Johnny Rockets, already have. The changes […]
Report reflects rebound in Baltimore’s office properties market
On Falls Road, near the intersection with Lake Avenue, sits a development that has the best functioning garage in Baltimore. Gone is the traditional carport. The place is now a high-class hotdog heaven. The quaint Victorian that sits next door, home of Bonjour French Bakery and Cafe, is often overrun with those seeking a $5 […]
Phillips opening at Power Plant this fall
Initial plans for a new Phillips Seafood Restaurant at the historic Power Plant building were approved Thursday by Baltimore’s Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel. The approval is the first step in a process to bring the restaurant, which is expected to open in the fall, to the former ESPN Zone site. To make changes […]
Founder of Phillips restaurants dies
Brice Phillips Sr., who with his wife, Shirley, founded Phillips Seafood Restaurants, died Friday at the age of 90. The couple, both of whom were natives of Hooper’s Island, on the Chesapeake Bay, started Phillips Crab House in Ocean City in 1956. The “crab shack” grew with the beach town into a restaurant that seated […]
Week in review: 6/16/11
Convention center project continues Overshadowed by plans for an expansion and a new hotel and arena, a $24.4 million renovation of the Baltimore Convention Center continues. The upgrade includes features to make it more energy- and water-efficient. Interior changes include new carpets and paint, and improved restrooms. Baltimore money for study The Maryland Stadium Authority wants […]
Phillips Seafood, a Harborplace original, is moving out
Phillips Seafood Restaurant, which has perfumed the air around Harborplace with the scent of Old Bay as an original tenant in the 31-year-old landmark, will not renew its lease and plans to shut down its crab pots there on Sept. 30. A source close to the negotiations said Phillips could be eyeing a move into […]