Greektown

Section of brick facade falls off troubled NIH building in Baltimore

2013-04-11 15:22:00

A large section of brick facade fell off a National Institutes of Health research facility on the Southeast Baltimore campus of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, reviving concerns about a building that opened two years late because of other problems....

Baltimore Greek Week starts Monday

2013-03-18 10:01:00

The third annual Baltimore Greek Week starts Monday and culminates on Sunday with the Maryland Greek Independence Day parade in Greektown at 2 p.m. Along the way, Greek-owned establishments, including restaurants in Baltimore City and Baltimore County,...

Bigger is better at new Ikaros

2013-01-19 00:00:00

It didn't move far — just one block up Eastern Avenue — but the new Ikaros is a world apart from the original, which the Kohilas brothers opened in 1969. Sometimes bigger is better. The new Ikaros, which opened last summer, has things the...

Yasou Greek Bistro gives an authentic flavor even outside Greektown

2013-01-08 15:14:00

In Greek, "Yasou" means "health to you." It's used as a greeting and a toast, like "Cheers!" At Yasou Greek Bistro, there's plenty of reason to toast. With simple, nicely cooked takes on Greek specialties and friendly service, the busy Hunt Valley...

Woman, 94, assaulted, robbed as unpaid taxes scam continues

2012-08-18 18:23:51

Baltimore police continued to warn against a scam targeting the elderly for robberies, saying new incidents were reported Saturday. In one incident, police said, a 94-year-old woman in Locust Point was assaulted and robbed of $1,000 after falling for the...

Table Talk: Ikaros settles into new home

2012-08-14 09:47:00

Ikaros is in its new home. The new location opened very quietly on Aug. 3, according to Xenophon Kohilas, who co-owns the restaurant with his brother. Ikaros didn't have far to move — just one block up Eastern Avenue. But because the Kohilas family...

Man charged in stabbing, robbery of 60-year-old woman in Patterson Park neighborhood

2012-11-19 14:53:00

A 20-year-old East Baltimore man has been charged in the stabbing and robbery of a 60-year-old woman in the Patterson Park neighborhood earlier this month, police confirmed. The robbery was among a rash of such incidents reported recently in the...

Transformation seen in Brewers Hill

2012-10-26 14:37:20

There's a transformation taking place this fall that is obvious from the former National Brewery in Brewers Hill. On a terrace just below the iconic Mr. Boh sign, I observed a construction army at work along Conkling and Dean streets. Over the summer,...

Police see pattern to recent Canton robberies

2012-10-18 09:09:00

Baltimore police say they are making progress after identifying a recent pattern of robberies in the Canton area.� In the past few days, there have been at least three robberies there, including a woman who had a gun placed to her head while unloading...

Olive oil's evolution

2012-09-19 04:51:00

It's been years since Maggie Lebherz lived in sunny Spain as a college exchange student. Yet just one taste of fresh olive oil takes her back in spirit. "In 2007, I lived with a family in Salamanca, and my host mother cooked everything in olive oil, in a...

Five arrested in home invasion scheme

2012-08-21 15:47:35

Baltimore police have arrested two women and three men accused of posing as city tax collectors and violently robbing elderly people in their homes. Tierra McCoy and Vaneka Powers, both of Baltimore, have been charged with robbery, conspiracy and...

Police investigate home-invasion robbery schemes

2012-08-19 07:29:11

Baltimore police said Sunday morning that they were continuing to investigate several home invasion robbery schemes committed against senior citizens in the city's Greektown and Locust Point areas. Victims have received calls from a person posing as a...

Edward Odicho, of Skokie, hails a cab after his sport utility vehicle started smoking when he drove though a flooded off-ramp on his way to work on the Kennedy Expressway at the Addison Street accident investigation site in Chicago.

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Athena Square, in Greektown, is a housing development that was started years ago. New homes are still being built. Most of the residents of Athena Square are new to Baltimore, according to the community's sales agent.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Ha ha. Suckers. Just kidding, don't panic, you're not the first people to buy a house. You'll still get to dine out, every once in a while.

2013-02-12 06:11:00