Highlandtown

Aspirational asparagus

2012-05-22 07:49:00

Overcooking is what kills asparagus for most people. Memories of gray, limp and pungent spears follow wary eaters like ghosts from a nightmare. But when treated right, asparagus is a versatile and complex vegetable. Its flavor profile can switch from...

Lunch for $10 or Less: Corned Beef Factory

2012-05-20 12:33:34

The Corned Beef Factory in Highlandtown is just over two years old, a mere infant compared to the revered decades old corned beef establishments that have made Lombard Street in downtown Baltimore a destination for generations of corned beef and...

City cops testing new automatic rifle

2012-05-15 07:09:00

The Baltimore Sun's Gus Sentementes reports today on a Highlandtown company building a possible replacement rifle for the M4. The new gun could be used by the Army, as well as by municipal police in Baltimore. While most Baltimore police officers carry...

Baltimore firm develops automatic rifle for military, SWAT

2012-05-14 17:07:00

The Army's next-generation carbine may come out of a Highlandtown machine shop best known for making high-volume bottling equipment for major drink makers. Adcor Industries Inc. learned this month that it was among a handful of weapons makers selected to...

Bromo Tower arts and entertainment district proposal moves forward

2012-05-06 15:38:00

A large swath of downtown Baltimore's west side would become the city's third state-designated arts and entertainment district, and the state's 20th, if Maryland economic development officials approve a city application designed to strengthen the area....

Another arts district?

2012-05-08 11:02:00

Any effort that promises to attract new residents and businesses to a historic Baltimore neighborhood could do a lot worse than make the arts a magnet for bringing people together. That's why we can't see any down side to a city proposal to create a third...

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...

Sarah Littleton, nurse and business owner

2012-04-30 14:19:07

Sarah "Virginia" Littleton, a retired nurse and part owner of a Baltimore County pharmacy and nursing home, died Thursday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of renal failure complicated by a stroke. She was 83. Mrs. Littleton, born Sarah Meyer in...

Owner repositioning Green Spring shopping center for 'national tenants'

2012-05-07 06:45:00

The relocation of the Rotunda Mall Giant gives a big boost to Green Spring Tower Square, a small, family-owned shopping center in the Hampden area. Mark Manzo isn't stopping there. In email interviews conducted in the past two weeks, Manzo, a partner...

Milton A. Kruse, foreman

2012-05-03 13:00:10

Milton A. Kruse, a retired foreman and decorated World War II veteran, died Sunday of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 93. Born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown, Mr. Kruse attended city public schools. During World War...

Sister Loretta Schultz, teacher

2012-04-26 13:27:15

Sister Loretta Marie Schultz, a teacher for five decades, died of a heart attack Sunday at her order's Maria Health Care Center in Baltimore. She was 90. Born Loretta Marie Schultz in Camden, N.J., she entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame in...

New apartment project comes to old Epstein's department store building

2012-04-27 17:36:39

I looked once, then twice at a Light Street building across from the Cross Street Market in Federal Hill. Was the old Epstein's department store returning to Baltimore? The answer came from its developer, Arsh Mirmiran. His new 93-unit apartment...

The corned beef sandwich at the Corned Beef Factory in Highlandtown.

2012-05-18 00:00:00

The corned beef sandwich at the Corned Beef Factory in Highlandtown

2012-05-18 00:00:00

After a postponementlast month because of rain, the fest is finally here, featuring wine samplings and a competition for amateur winemakers. 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Our Lady of Pompei Church, 3600 Claremont St. $20-$25. highlandtownwinefest.com

2012-05-17 10:30:00