Friday, May 24, 2013
A popular vote will determine the winner in a national contest sponsored by Johnsonville.
Greater Dundalk residents—and fans from around the region—have known for 37 years what a great community celebration Heritage Fair is. Now they have the chance to tell the entire country that the festival created to celebrate the country's Bicentennial is the best in the land. Thanks to St. Helena resident Dolores Bell, Dundalk's Heritage Fair has been named one of the nation's top 20 community celebrations in Johnsonville's nationwide search for the "Best of US." "We called on America to share with us the inspiring stories about the events and festivals that make our country great, and we received so many amazing entries—one of which was for Dundalk Heritage Fair," Johnsonville officials said in a letter to Bell. "It was hard to narrow …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Essex Patch presents its Photo of the Day.
Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode captured this image of a red-breasted merganser seemingly sunning, or perhaps looking for dinner, from a perfectly placed rock. He took in the scene while at Cox's Point Park in Essex. View other Essex Patch photos of the day here. Do you have a photo you'd like featured as the Essex Patch Photo of the Day? Send it to marge.neal@patch.com. While it seems there are many birdwatchers in Essex, photos can be pretty much of anything (keeping in mind this is a family-oriented publication, of course!). School performances, award presentations, flower and vegetable gardens, town scenery, architecture, people, dogs, cats—use your imagination! Follow Essex-Middle River Patch on Facebook & Twitter. Also, sign up for …
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Sparrows Point advisory group stresses most of the jobs are at least 10 years away from reality.
A partnership created by Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, in unveiling its vision for the future of the industrial Sparows Point peninsula, says an expansion of the Port of Baltimore could bring more than 10,000 jobs back to the area. The Sparrows Point Partnership, a business advisory group established by the county after the former RG Steel mill closed in May 2012, announced its proposal at a press conference Friday. Chaired by Dan Gunderson, executive director of the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development, the partnership includes representatives from the Port of Baltimore and commercial, real estate, manufacturing, logistics and distribution entities in the region. The committee identified four major area of …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Dundalk-area road will be closed this weekend between Holabird Avenue and Dunhill Road.
Dundalk area motorists should prepare for some driving inconveniences this weekend if their travels include Broening Highway. A portion of the road will be closed April 26-29 for utility construction work, according to Baltimore City Department of Transportation officials. Broening Highway will be closed between Holabird Avenue and Dunhill Road from 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. Local traffic patterns will be maintained for area businesses. All motorists in the area should be on the watch for changing traffic patterns and are encouraged to use alternate routes, according to the statement. The most recent project update can be viewed on the Orange Cone Project website. A map of this weekend's closure is included in a PDF in the media …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
De. John Olszewski Jr. writes about the gas tax, death penalty, gun control and more in this wrap-up piece about the 2013 Maryland State Assembly session.
With the 2013 Legislative Session now officially drawn to a close, I am pleased to provide you with my End of Session Report. This overview covers some of the major developments of the session, though space considerations prevent it from covering every issue discussed. As always, my office would be happy to review the issues covered here in further detail, or to discuss any other piece of legislation that you may have an interest in. Please do not hesitate to contact me anytime at my district office (410-282-1733), Annapolis office (410-841-3458), or by email at delegateolszewski@gmail.com. State Operating Budget: After years of struggling to overcome a stubborn structural deficit, the Fiscal Year 2014 state operating budget continues …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Dundalk restaurant wins bragging rights in Fox 45's best hamburger tournament.
Even with the power of its location (Oriole Park at Camden Yards) and the crowds of the Baltimore Orioles' home-opening weekend series, Dempsey's Brew Pub and restaurant was no match for Donna's Tavern and Restaurant of Dundalk. The Pine Avenue's Crabby Patty defeated Dempsey's and its Dempsey Burger—described as a freshly ground chuck burger topped with sharp cheddar cheese, smoked bacon, red onions, lettuce and tomato—in the finals of the Fox 45-TV Burger Bracket contest to name Baltimore's Best Burger. "I'm still amazed that we won," Heather Sekora, manager of Donna's, said in a phone interview Monday with Patch. "To win against Dempsey's on Opening Day is really something else." Dempsey's is named for former Orioles catcher—and current…
Monday, April 1, 2013
Donna's Tavern and Restaurant faces an uphill battle against Dempsey's Brew Pub just as baseball season kicks off.
There's good news and bad news for Donna's Tavern and Restaurant as it pursues its claim to being the home of Baltimore's best hamburger. The Pine Avenue eatery has advanced to the final round of Fox 45's Burger Bracket competition to name the metropolitan area's best burger. In voting that ended Sunday night, Donna's defeated the Greene Turtle of Hunt Valley. But the restaurant's next opponent, Dempsey's Brew Pub and Restaurant, has a distinct home field advantage this week as the final round of voting takes place. The pub, named for former Baltimore Orioles catcher Rick Dempsey, is located at Oriole Park at Camden Yards where, of course, the baseball season begins this week. With the Orioles' home opener scheduled for Friday, Dempsey's …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Mark Bray and the Steel Soul Cowboys perform at Pop's Tavern Friday night.
Thursday The Pietasters, Big D & The Kids Table, Bumpin’ Uglies and Kill Lincoln The Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard Street, Baltimore Doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30 p.m. $13 My Son Bison, Ms. Fridrich, Raindeer, Monteclair Bohemian Coffee House, 1821 N. Charles Street, Baltimore 8 p.m., $5 Friday Cris Jacobs and The Band of Johns, Garrett Anderson The 8x10, 10 E. Cross Street, Baltimore Doors at 8 p.m. $12 Mark Bray and the Steel Soul Cowboys Pop’s Tavern, 4343 North Point Blvd, Dundalk 9:30 p.m., no cover Saturday Muddy River Blues Band The Tidewater Grille, 300F Franklin Street, Havre de Grace 8 p.m., No cover Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band City View Bar and Grill, 6700 Security Blvd, Gwynn Oak 9 p.m., no cover Full disclosure: Owings …
Saturday, March 23, 2013
No one won the top prize of $260 million in the multi-state game Wednesday night, driving the top prize even higher.
Though two tickets worth $1 million each were sold in Maryland this week for the March 20 Powerball drawing, no one won the top prize of $260 million. A Dundalk man and a Westminster couple each won $1 million as second-tier winners in the March 20 drawing, which means their tickets matched all five white balls but not the gold Powerball number. The Dundalk man, a 68-year-old retiree who has claimed his prize but chooses to remain anonymous, bought his ticket at the Giant grocery store on Merritt Boulevard, according to Maryland Lottery officials. Thanks to the rollover of Wednesday's jackpot, ticket buyers for tonight's drawing can dream about what they would do with $320 million. Tickets can be bought at any retail center offering …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Baltimore-area Patch readers speak their minds.
Pikesville: “Thanks to the gerrymandered districts, it's all but impossible for Republicans to win. So no, I don't really like our representatives.” – Holly Hosler via Facebook on Marylanders Concerned about Sequestration Effects on State, National Economy Lutherville-Timonium: “OMG. What will I do without my guilty pleasure, a half rack of dry rub ribs and fries? Crying.” – Sandy Black via Facebook on Charred Rib To Serve Its Last Customers Towson: "Gee, it's getting so a person can't even walk around drunk any more! What is this world coming to?" - M. Sullivan on 3 Robbers Attack Intoxicated Man Perry Hall: "Really? The entire country is on the verge of shut down, schools are falling down around kids ears (literally) there are no books, …
kevin
9:52 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Sorry that last point was about NPGC, the point can be saved if they can make exclusions so Organized Crime can money launder and expand port they can change specs and open bids without enviromental Bogeyman they put in original bid.Manufacturing will bid if an honest spec is put out . truth is jobs that port will Create will be 12-18.00 an hour at most for majority .However a manufacturing … more ›