Mount Washington

No charges in fatal police shooting at city's Select Lounge

2011-08-04 17:25:00

Baltimore State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein said Thursday that no one will face criminal charges in the fatal shooting by police officers of a plainclothes colleague, whom they mistook for a gunman, moving authorities a step closer to closing one of the...

Organizer marches Fourth, despite husband's death

2011-07-04 12:51:00

Chris and Caroline Tufts were always the life of the party at the Spirit of Mount Washington Independence Day Parade. She would organize the annual parade, which traditionally began in their spacious front yard. He, the more gregarious, played master of...

Committee to consider dog park in Medfield

2011-07-05 15:42:00

Baltimore City's Buena Vista Park could someday be home to a dog park. The Medfield Community Association is forming a "discovery committee" to conduct a feasibility study for a dog-dedicated area of the park, located at Buena Vista Avenue and 40th...

Has Harry Potter's magic worn off?

2011-07-12 15:48:00

They dragged it out as long as humanly — or wizardly — possible: seven books and eight movies over 13 years, the last book published in 2007 and broken into two movies. Now, after 400 million books sold and $2 billion at the box office, the...

On the French Fourth of July: 'It's a big party'

2011-07-05 15:38:00

Following closely on the heels of the Fourth of July comes Bastille Day July 14, often referred to as the French Independence Day. And local French restaurants, crepe makers, bakers and chocolate sellers are playing up that holiday for all it's worth....

North Baltimore City to Baltimore County Traffic Snarl

2011-05-28 04:55:00

Ice cream events at Taharka Bros. and Admiral Fell Inn

2011-08-11 08:40:00

Taharka Bros. is hosting an old-fashioned ice cream social on Aug. 11 at its Mount Washington store. The Aug. 11 ice cream social at Taharka Bros. will feature live music and hot dogs and tons of socializing. Did you all know that the Mount Washington...

Wine event helps raise money for Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

2011-07-05 15:43:00

As I write, the sun is shining and it's a beautiful day in Guilford. Schools are recessed, the summer solstice has passed, and vacations are on the horizon. We look forward to the delights that the season provides. Held on a Sunday afternoon in June, the...

Roland Park Civic League supports beer and wine sales at S'ghetti Eddie's

2011-08-08 12:05:00

The Roland Park Civic League has given its blessing to a restaurateur to sell beer and wine at S'ghetti Eddie's. Eddie Dopkin is seeking the approval of the Baltimore City liquor board to buy a Class B license from Crepe du Jour in Mount Washington...

MTA administrator disavows curbs on photography

2011-06-01 17:56:50

Two photographers who were detained by Maryland Transit Administration police this year and told they were forbidden to take pictures of MTA facilities expressed relief Wednesday after the head of the agency flatly repudiated the officers' actions....

High-end consignment shops draw frugal shoppers

2011-07-18 17:35:00

Nancy Kline learned all about retail during a three-decade career at South Moon Under, the trendy boutique chain where, she jokes, she held just about every job except president. Now, she and daughter Emily Schramm, who also worked at South Moon Under,...

Anthony Francis 'Tony' Bufano, greeting card executive, dies

2011-07-19 13:49:35

Anthony Francis "Tony" Bufano, a retired greeting card executive and fisherman, died July 8 of heart failure at his Lochearn home. He was 83. The son of Italian immigrant parents, Mr. Bufano was born and raised in Scranton, Pa., where he graduated from...

The hotter it gets, the more you want to sit inside. The more you sit inside, the more you feel cooped up and want to go out. It's a vicious cycle. And yet, in the middle of the sweltering Baltimore summer, there is one reprieve: outdoor bars.

2011-07-11 00:00:00

. Decorated like the set in "Golden Girls," the bar is painted in SpongeBob yellow and cluttered with wicker chairs and potted plants. I would not have been surprised to see Blanche and Dorothy among the crowd there on the Saturday night I went.

2011-07-07 00:00:00

Annie, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniard, is crowned by Luiza Morgan, 7, from Mount Washington .

2011-07-04 00:00:00