1st Mariner Arena

First Mariner Bancorp decides not to bid for arena naming rights

2013-05-14 16:15:00

For a decade, 1st Mariner's name adorned the Baltimore arena, but now the bank's parent company says it does not plan to bid for naming rights that expired last year. The bank's parent company has talked about the price for naming rights with Legends...

Capitals will play Bruins in next Baltimore Hockey Classic

2013-04-26 15:11:00

1st Mariner Arena will host the second Baltimore Hockey Classic next fall when the Washington Capitals play the Boston Bruins in an NHL preseason game on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. "The Bruins coming to town makes this a special event," said Frank Remesch,...

Rihanna brings hit after hit to Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena

2013-04-25 05:20:00

A little more than a month after postponing her Diamond World Tour concert in Baltimore, Rihanna delivered a stellar performance last night at 1st Mariner Arena. The rescheduled performance appeared to have little effect on her screaming fans. The pop...

Barry Manilow has hits and awards, but he's focused on music class

2013-04-19 08:40:00

Eight years ago, Barry Manilow was shocked to hear that a friend's daughter was futilely searching for a saxophone. The student wanted to try something new, but her school didn't have the instrument. Manilow, the veteran singer and composer with more...

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-04-18 10:00:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

With first female bout, Shogun Fights is ready to rumble

2013-04-12 05:11:00

For years, mixed martial art has been a man's world. But 2013 is shaping up to be the year women take the spotlight. Ronda Rousey beat Liz Carmouche in February, during Ultimate Fighting Championship's first female bout. And this weekend, Shogun...

Rihanna, Chris Brown and why we can't look away

2013-03-12 08:01:00

Last month, on the night Rihanna won her seventh Grammy award, the 25-year-old singer performed "Stay," a sparsely arranged ballad from her latest album, "Unapologetic." Often known for bombastic performances of uptempo dance songs, Rihanna instead...

Downtown traffic will take back seat to pachyderm procession

2013-04-02 11:06:00

A number of downtown city streets will be temporarily closed mid-day Wednesday to accommodate the circus elephant walk from 1st Mariner Arena to Lexington Market. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants will leave 1st Mariner Arena at...

Lil Wayne's 'America's Most Wanted' tour comes to Baltimore in July

2013-03-28 12:46:00

UPDATE (March 28): Meaghan McCracken, 1st Mariner Arena's public relations manager, confirmed today that Lil Wayne's "America's Most Wanted" tour will take stop at the arena on July 17. The presale for CITI Card members begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. Tickets...

Rihanna reschedules 1st Mariner Arena show for April

2013-03-20 07:11:00

Rihanna, who postponed her Baltimore concert scheduled for March 12 due to illness, will now perform at 1st Mariner Arena on April 24, Live Nation announced this morning. Tickets for the March show will be honored at the door. Tickets are still on...

Blast win MISL championship with 8-6 win over Missouri Comets

2013-03-16 20:43:00

It took a half Saturday night for the Blast to play the top-notch style of indoor soccer it had displayed throughout the 2012-13 Major Indoor Soccer League season, but it was worth the wait for the home team. Overcoming a shaky start, the Blast...

Donatelli's hat trick gives Blast lead in MISL title series

2013-03-14 20:54:00

Led by Tony Donatelli's hat trick, the Blast earned a victory Thursday night over the Missouri Comets in Game 1 of the MISL championship series. Ptah Myers, Adauto Neto and Machel Millwood added two goals each for the Blast, and goalkeeper William...

Baltimore, MD - 5/19/13-WORKING IN TANDEM- Danielle Gray, foreground left, and Wandesa (cq) Whitley, right, work the last stages of the clean up in the infield at Pimlico Race Track the day after the Preakness. In the background at left is lead supervisor with First Mariner Arena, Berlean Thorne.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

This charred piece of carved stone is a relic of the Sun Iron Building, one of more than 1,500 structures that went up in flames as fire destroyed some 140 acres of downtown Baltimore on Feb. 7-8, 1904.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Rihanna performs at 1st Mariner Arena

2013-04-24 00:00:00