Fells Point

From 'Middle East' to 'Eager Park,' a community is rebranded

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Hundreds of residents have been relocated and dozens of homes cleared from Baltimore's Middle East neighborhood in recent years. Now the area just north of Johns Hopkins Hospital may be losing something more: its name. As an ambitious redevelopment...

City patrol officer retires after nearly 40 years on the beat

2013-05-22 17:18:00

During a career spanning four decades, Baltimore police Officer Ron Starr says, he never really considered leaving the department's Southeastern District and moving up the chain of command. "I never wanted to," Starr said, a longtime foot patrol...

Joy Umansky, baker

2013-05-23 15:06:30

Joy Umansky, chief baker at the Dorothea's Breads business she co-owned for a decade, died May 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of complications from a fractured hip. She was 85 and lived in Pikesville. Born Margaret Joy Ward-Walker in Birmingham, England,...

Great Baltimore Cocktails, The Red Star Martini at Red Star

2013-05-21 11:16:00

Tucked away on a side street in Fells Point is one of the area's sometimes unnoticed but well appointed establishments, Red Star Bar and Grill, a spacious eatery with walls that could tell a million stories if given voice. Manager Matt Straub gives a...

City board approves $107 million Harbor Point TIF

2013-05-20 18:28:00

Meeting behind closed doors, the city's Board of Finance on Monday approved more than $100 million in taxpayer assistance to help fund a massive, waterfront development project that will host energy giant Exelon Corp.'s regional headquarters. After...

Plays by Pinter, Mamet get vibrant stagings

2013-05-21 10:39:00

In Harold Pinter’s “The Caretaker,” men who seem to have empty centers where their hearts should be engage in a strange dance involving intimidation and entitlement. In David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross,” which the...

Wedded: Jamie Crumpler and Chris Kalck

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Wedding date: April 6, 2013 Her story: Jamie Crumpler, 33, grew up in Bel Air. She is an executive assistant for Constellation Energy in Baltimore. Her father, James, works for BGE and her mother, Teresa, is a stay-at-home mom. His story: Chris Kalck,...

Spring brings new chefs at Salt, B&O Brasserie and B, a Bolton Hill Bistro

2013-05-07 00:00:00

After seven years running his own kitchen at Salt, his Upper Fells Point restaurant that put duck-fat fries, Wagyu sliders and changing menus on Baltimore's food map, Jason Ambrose is stepping aside. Ambrose is turning over Salt's day-to-day kitchen...

Bring the Preakness to your party with these recipes

2013-05-10 20:25:21

If you won't be in the Grandstand at Pimlico, you can still celebrate the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes in style with a black-and-gold party. Black and gold — the colors of the Calvert family — pop up everywhere at the Preakness, from...

Fells Point house tour includes recently renovated 1790 home

2013-05-11 00:00:00

The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fells Point hosts its annual home and garden tour on Mother's Day, May 12. The tour will include, as usual, some of the well-known sites in the neighborhood such as the Robert Long House (circa 1765)...

Owings Mills-area farmers markets offer more than produce

2013-05-08 06:06:00

The idea came to her in a dream. Yes, a dream. Cathy Shapiro dreamed about coffee-flavored ice pops, strange as that sounds, and then the Pikesville resident spent 18 months turning the dream into reality. This summer, the public can taste the results...

Diner Days: A timeline of the Hollywood Diner

2013-05-08 07:30:00

The Hollywood Diner has had a turbulent history in Baltimore. Here's a look back. 1981 — Location scouting begins for the MGM production “Diner,” which is to be filmed in and around Baltimore. The Hilltop Diner, the northwest...

Admiral's Cup in Fells Point.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Exterior view of The Admiral's Cup in Fells Point.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Twenty-five-year-old Ralph Passarella has a classic sense of style. When we spotted the CEO of Reify Health at work in Federal Hill, his outfit was comprised of crisp, clean lines, and classic colors.

2013-05-02 00:00:00