Govans

Pietro 'Pete' Rugolo, owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern

2013-05-12 15:35:23

Pietro "Pete" Rugolo, the popular owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern on York Road in Govans, died May 8 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of pancreatic cancer. The Lutherville resident was 75. Mr. Rugolo grew up in Enna, Sicily, where he stopped attending...

Action in Maturity to mark 40th anniversary

2013-05-01 05:35:00

Esther Bonnet, 100, is always thinking about new plans for Action in Maturity — as she has since she co-founded the transportation service for seniors more than 40 years ago. During a recent visit from Elizabeth Briscoe, AIM's executive director,...

City presents latest plans for upgrading Waverly Library

2013-04-12 06:55:00

The Waverly library would be about 2,000 square feet bigger than it is now, with a wall of glass, more computers, modernized equipment and separate areas for children and teens, as planned in a $6 million renovation project, Baltimore City library...

Want to make work better? Bring a dog

2013-04-08 07:53:00

Bonnie Bessor's job can take its toll after a while. As executive director of Rebuilding Together, she's responsible for finding ways to help low-income Baltimore residents with home repair, maintenance projects and money to pay for the heat. But when...

Man and woman shot in separate Baltimore incidents

2013-02-23 07:04:00

A man and a woman were shot in Baltimore overnight Friday in two separate incidents, according to police. The first shooting happened a little before 9:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of York Road on the border of the Radnor-Winston and Winston-Govans...

Senator Theatre restoration moving along

2013-02-08 14:29:00

The sight of a few ladders outside the Senator Theatre did not prepare me for the scope of the restoration project that is transforming this Govans-Belvedere Square landmark, a Baltimore treasure being taken apart and reassembled. There will be three...

Mary Alma Lears, Walters docent

2013-01-28 14:47:58

Mary Alma O'Connor Lears, a former Walters Art Museum volunteer guide whose keen eyes alerted officials to a $1 million theft later linked to a gallery security guard, died of lung disease Jan. 24 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Towson and former Roland...

Edward V.C. Nicol, SSA employee

2013-01-25 15:10:06

Edward V.C. Nicol, a retired Social Security Administration public affairs representative who earned the name of "Mr. Meals on Wheels" for his more than three decades of volunteer work, died Jan. 13 of pneumonia at the Presbyterian Home of Maryland in...

Elsie M. Hegwood, churchwoman

2013-01-25 12:17:50

Elsie M. Hegwood, a former elementary school educator and cafeteria manager who was an active member of Govans Presbyterian Church, died Jan. 16 at a daughter's Elizabethtown, Pa., home from complications of a stroke she suffered two years ago. The...

Sandy Hook tragedy prompts added safety precautions at Rodgers Forge Elementary

2013-01-16 06:24:00

The safety of our students and the security of our schools has always been a priority but the Sandy Hook incident has certainly put all schools on high alert. To that end, Mrs. Missy Fenshaw, principal of Rodgers Forge Elementary School, has told...

Reducing utility costs, hospital visits

2013-01-01 17:28:00

The first winter after Danielle Smith bought her house in North Baltimore, the 35-year-old schoolteacher wondered if it even had a furnace, it was so cold and drafty. Now, with almost all new windows and several other energy-efficiency retrofits, Smith...

Anne D. Bendann, interior designer

2013-01-12 11:38:33

Anne D. Bendann, a retired interior designer and community volunteer who was active in women's issues and church affairs, died Jan. 4 from pancreatic cancer at her Homeland residence. She was 65. The former Anne Duffy, the daughter of an investment...

The Western Maryland district-level, high school oratorical scholarship contest was held Feb. 23 in Woodsboro, Md., at American Legion Post 282. Attiya Latif placed first and advances to the state-level contest at Towson University.

2013-03-03 21:09:00

Baltimore, MD - 2/3/13 - Cheering at the bar at Swallow in the Hollow on York Road in Govans are Danielle Judge, Dale Warram (back to camera) and Steve Barrick, all of Baltmore. They were watching the Ravens-49ers Super Bowl at . Amy Davis /Baltimore Sun - #8632

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Toss special pizza ($12.00), made with Italian sausage, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, pepperoni, ham, and mozzarella and provolone cheeses in a homemade tomato sauce, at Toss in Govans.

2012-10-02 12:34:00