Federal Hill

Harford County Police Blotter

2012-05-22 13:21:00

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Frank Earl Jackson, 48, of the 600 block of South Stepney Road, was arrested on a bench warrant Thursday in a case in which he was charged with trespassing. Christopher John...

Mayor calls St. Patrick's Day violence a "black eye" for city as police ramp up summer deployment

2012-05-19 14:23:00

Visitors to Baltimore's downtown on summer weekends will see up to 50 additional police officers, a show of force aimed at preventing a repeat of St. Patrick's Day, when hundreds of youths battled and a tourist was beaten — scenes the mayor...

Black-Eyed Susans for sale at Preakness 2012

2012-05-19 08:28:00

"Black-Eyed Susans! Get 'em here!" Emanuel Sabedra shouted inside the front gates, above the excited throngs and circling planes and buzzing engines of golf carts zipping by. Sabedra, dressed in maroon and gold jockey shirt, has been hawking the $9...

Preakness 2012 Infield beer waits swell to 30 minutes

2012-05-19 09:39:00

Revelers in the Preakness Infield were jovial Saturday morning, staking out prime spots --� near the track for some, and near concert stages for others. Lines for betting moved quickly, while the wait for those paying $20 extra for a refillable beer...

Dream home: Condo has waterfront view of history

2012-05-16 13:27:00

In July, Joe Zuccaro will celebrate one year of living in a condo in a historic Fells Point tobacco warehouse that he refers to as "a Renaissance bachelor's pad with a million-dollar view." "I have always wanted to live in Baltimore," said the Montgomery...

Police blotter for week of May 14

2012-05-15 13:30:00

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Brandon M. Robinson, 25, of the 900 block of Cambridge Avenue, was arrested on a bench warrant Thursday in a case in which he was charged with possession of a drug other than...

Table Talk: The Museum to open soon in Mount Vernon

2012-05-15 08:51:00

The Brass Elephant could soon be reopening. Well, not the Brass Elephant exactly. A restaurant named The Museum is set to open within weeks at 924 N. Charles St., the elegant Mount Vernon townhouse that the Brass Elephant called home for almost 30 years...

Downtown mobs -- what police call routine others describe as scary

2012-05-15 05:25:00

There is a disconnect sometimes between what police see as normal and routine and what others view as scary. When Denise Kostka and her husband saw a mob forming outside her downtown hotel, she became frightened. She didn't see a lot of police, the young...

Some feel city covered up extent of St. Patrick's Day violence

2012-05-14 18:45:00

On Saturday night, Denise Kostka and her husband, disturbed by loud voices, peered out from their eighth-floor room in the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel and saw at least 100 teens massing on the street below. "I never saw anything like that,...

St. Patrick's Day violence exceeded initial reports, police dispatch tapes show

2012-05-12 12:07:00

As an unseasonably warm St. Patrick's Day drew to a close in Baltimore, teens by the hundreds swarmed downtown, keeping one step ahead of police while battling from corner to corner, mostly with fists, sometimes with knives. As authorities watched from a...

Restaurant review: El Paraiso in Reisterstown

2012-05-11 05:53:00

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Kinetic Sculpture Race participants show mettle with their pedals

2012-05-09 08:43:00

Seven Arbutus Middle School students participated in the 14th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore for the first time May 5 and the school is already making plans for a return. Sunday's event kicked off at Federal Hill in Baltimore with a field...

, Fla. "I always have designer sunglasses and purses. They are the only things I don't lose, or let anyone borrow, which is probably why I don't lose them." Her handbag on this particular night was a tote from the Louis Vuitton store.

2012-05-13 00:00:00

, which she paired with nude patent leather Xappeal pumps from Rack Room Shoes. "I like a trendy style, but with clean lines." She added a brown fold-over envelope clutch from South Moon Under, a Style & Co.

2012-05-13 00:00:00

resident. "This" was a one shoulder turquoise ark & co. dress with a red obi belt. "It's soft and sweet, but a little sassy. I always want a little sassiness [in my outfits]." The red of the belt was reflected in a pair of small red crystal drop earrings, which she also bought at Party Dress.

2012-05-13 00:00:00