Charles Village

Table Talk: Dining team getting Maryland Live ready for visitors

2012-05-22 07:30:00

The Maryland Live Casino is getting closer.The Cordish Cos.have announced June 6 as the opening date for its $500 million gaming and entertainment complex. The food and beverage team at Maryland Live has been in place for months, preparing for the...

GreenMount problem-solving team to compete in Tennessee

2012-05-21 18:09:00

Seven students from the private GreenMount School in Charles Village will travel Tuesday to Knoxville, Tenn., to compete in an international problem-solving competition. The team – dubbed Soul Seven – participates in Destination Imagination,...

Donna's closes in Columbia after a 10-year run

2012-05-21 10:55:00

Word got out on area blogs over the weekend, and it's true. The Donna’s on Snowden River Parkway in Columbia closed Sunday after a 10-year run. “It’s been tough,” onwer Alan Hirsch said about the closing. ““It was a...

Mixed signals on robberies mar downward trend in Northern District crime stats

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Year-to-date crime in the Northern District is continuing its downward trend in most categories compared to last year, although new robbery statistics are contradictory, the police district's commander told a citizens' advisory group Wednesday. Overall,...

Where to find Prigel's ice cream

2012-05-16 04:57:00

If you can't get to the Prigel Family Creamery, here are some stores that carry Prigel's ice cream: Graul's Markets in Annapolis, Cape St. Claire, Hereford, Mays Chapel and Ruxton Eddies of Roland Park and Charles Village markets Gunpowder Bison...

Current events: Hampden students release tiny trout into Stony Run

2012-05-12 08:32:00

"Our fish will be leaving the building," came the announcement over the public address system at Hampden Elementary/Middle School on May 3. Minutes later, 15 seventh-graders would rush 204 trout tykes in an ice cooler full of water to Roland Park to be...

County Executive to lead Charles Village Pub re-opening ceremony

2012-05-09 08:04:00

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz will be at the rebuilt Charles Village Pub on Thursday, May 10, to celebrate the restaurant's re-opening. A ceremony, which begins at 11:30 a.m. at 19 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Towson, will celebrate the work done to rebuild...

Kamenetz joins celebration of reopened Charles Village Pub

2012-05-10 10:29:00

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz joined Charles Village Pub owners Rick Bielksi, Melony and Eric Wagner Thursday morning to celebrate the official reopening of the Towson hot spot after a fire destroyed the old building in January 2011. "I think it's an...

Support grows for innovation hub in Baltimore

2012-04-30 13:57:29

A survey by the Innovation Alliance found that a vast majority of participants in Baltimore's technology community are interested in a "hub" — akin to similar spaces in New York City and San Diego — that could be used for meetings, conferences...

Sister's ex-boyfriend charged with murder in Phylicia Barnes case

2012-04-26 18:00:00

For nearly a decade, Michael Maurice Johnson dated the half-sister of Phylicia Barnes. He went along on family trips, and played basketball with their brother. He was like family, and considered Phylicia a "little sister," relatives say. He was also...

Police, COP units join forces for a quiet TigerFest night in Towson

2012-04-30 11:07:49

Everywhere members of the Towson Area Citizens on Patrol went on Friday night, they made a difference. If nothing else, the spinning orange light on top of their vehicle caused the throngs of college students who were walking to their next stop on Friday...

Q&A: Jenn Wasner on Flock of Dimes, Wye Oak's future and falling back in love with Baltimore

2012-04-18 08:59:00

Walk around Baltimore today and you could see Jenn Wasner's big eyes staring up at you. Wasner, who plays guitar and sings in Wye Oak and now by herself as Flock of Dimes, is the cover star for b's latest "10 to Watch Under 30" issue. In 2011, Wasner, an...

On Thursday, May 10, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, center, joined Charles Village Pub owners Rick Bielksi, Melony and Eric Wagner, as well as Towson Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nancy Hafford and others, to celebrate the reopening of CVP.

2012-05-10 00:00:00

"Here I am wearing some of the real pelts that will keep our actors warm and sweaty on stage" � Britt Olsen-Ecker IF YOU GO: "Valhella: The The Ragnar�kkoperetta" Opens Friday, runs through May 20 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays The Autograph Playhouse, 9 W. 25th St.

2012-05-09 11:10:00

If the Baltimore Rock Opera Society's third original opera is, as they bill it, "the first sign of the apocalypse," we're totally on board. Why? Could be that it's a Norse-inspired tale paired with a face-melting metal soundtrack.

2012-05-09 00:00:00