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• BARCS proposed move to Cherry Hill gets city's OK

  11-04-2018 18:00
  Cats and dogs are soon to make way for a destination golfing range.The city's Board of Estimates Wednesday voted to allow use of a city-owned property on Giles Road in Cherry Hill for a new and expanded Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, freeing up a key parcel of land in South Baltimore where the shelter is now located for Topgolf.The spending panel offered no discussion on the plan, hatched by the Baltimore Development Corp. after another site identified in Westport for the new shelter&
  
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• 8 things to know: MARC service to be disrupted by construction

  15-04-2024 12:45
  Good morning readers, and welcome to a new week.Congratulations to Scottie Scheffler, New Jersey native, for winning his second Masters yesterday. Scheffler's two wins by age 27 make him one of the more successful Garden Staters of my lifetime, alongside Bruce Springsteen, Meryl Streep and the author of this newsletter.Enough golf talk — let's get to the news.The multi-year improvement plan for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is beginning, and the construction will impact multiple MARC train&h
  
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• Potomac law firm to open Baltimore office after poaching three lawyers

  15-04-2024 12:20
  The firm is looking to set up an office in South Baltimore. Here's more on its growth plans in the region.
  
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• National retailer sets opening date for downtown location

  15-04-2024 12:20
  Is retail starting to return to downtown? One national retailer will open soon in a long-vacant space while another longtime retailer has renewed its lease.
  
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• Ocean City hotels receive big renovations ahead of summer season

  15-04-2024 12:19
  Blue Water Development is also making smaller renovations to a Dewey Beach, Delaware, hotel.
  
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• Spirit Airlines adds service to two California cities from BWI

  12-04-2024 17:54
  The second largest carrier at BWI Airport has added more West Coast service ahead of the summer surge. Here are Baltimore's newest destinations.
  
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• Brewery closes after two years in Hampden

  12-04-2024 17:46
  The West Coast brewery opened a location in Baltimore two years ago.
  
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• How employee benefits plans can help construction firms keep workers

  12-04-2024 12:30
  Construction business owners need to be aware of several obstacles when working to get the most from their employee benefits plans, writes Renee Collins of Ellin & Tucker.
  
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• Centuries-old tavern in Annapolis sells for $4.1M

  12-04-2024 12:29
  The Colonial-era bar and restaurant has had many uses over the centuries. Here's what to come for its next act.
  
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• Plans for 165-unit senior apartment tower at Center\West move ahead

  12-04-2024 12:27
  The tower will be U-shaped and cost about $80 million. Read on for more on the latest addition to the Poppleton redevelopment.
  
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• Food service company's abrupt shutdown leaves restaurants in limbo

  12-04-2024 12:26
  The company connected large corporations to local restaurants for catering orders. The closure leaves restaurants scrambling to get paid.
  
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• 8 things to know: Hagerstown's new baseball stadium preps for debut

  12-04-2024 12:23
  Good morning and TGIF!
  Jackson Holliday's debut on the Baltimore Orioles roster is getting lots of folks excited — and making tonight's game against the Milwaukee Brewers a hot destination.
  The 20-year-old infielder — called up from the farm system on Wednesday — will take the field for the first time at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Those who can't make the game in person will have to have an Apple TV+ subscription to view it.
  Meanwhile, Holliday drew a huge audience for his fi
  
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• Johns Hopkins plans for massive AI institute lambasted by city panel

  11-04-2024 20:54
  “It looks completely random, almost borderline amateur,” Pavlina Ilieva, the panel's chair said of the presented designs.
  
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• Recently closed movie theater to reopen under new brand

  11-04-2024 20:42
  The theater closed down just days ago. Now, a new national chain has stepped in to fill the space.
  
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• Cal Ripken Jr., Calvin Butler partner to open STEM centers nationwide

  11-04-2024 20:41
  Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. and Exelon Corp. CEO Calvin Butler are partnering to build STEM centers for kids in Baltimore and across the country.
  
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• Downtown Baltimore still adapting to 'new reality,' report finds

  10-04-2024 14:42
  The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore's annual State of Downtown report details the highs and lows of 2023. Here's what it found.
  
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• 8 things to know: Demolition moves fast on vacant downtown building

  10-04-2024 12:40
  Good morning readers and welcome to Wednesday.We begin today on the shores of my home state, New Jersey. The environmental group Clean Ocean Action has released its annual report that runs down a list of items both typical and bizarre the group plucked off the sand in the past year.The AP reports a list: voodoo dolls, whoopie cushions, zip ties, denture powder, cigarettes, a 50-pound bag of rice and a Baby Yoda doll.That 50-pound bag of rice? That was mine. As for the other items, I can't vouch&
  
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• 'Trench warfare': Food companies fight for customers amid port closure

  10-04-2024 12:15
  Baltimore food companies have revamped how they import and export goods in the wake of the bridge collapse and port closure. From soybean farmers to coffee importers, here's how companies are adapting.
  
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• Baltimore County estate lists for $5.2M after major overhaul (Photos)

  10-04-2024 12:15
  After more than $1 million in renovations, the century old manor is hitting the market. Here's why the owners poured money into the overhaul.
  
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• Wine-focused event to return to Inner Harbor

  09-04-2024 19:59
  The operators of the annual Inner Harbor Christmas Village started the event last year. Here's what's on tap for the event's second year.
  
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• Annapolis Town Center signs three new retailers

  09-04-2024 19:57
  Annapolis Town Center has added a number of large and small retailers to its offering in recent years. Here are the latest signings.
  
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• Harford County movie theater closes

  09-04-2024 18:56
  The theater's closing leaves Harford County without an AMC theater.
  
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• 8 things to know: Maryland coastal town named one of South's prettiest

  09-04-2024 12:48
  Good morning readers.I hope you got a good look at the eclipse yesterday (with proper eyewear, of course). We won't be getting another until 2044, by which point we may all be living in outer space or underwater.If you purchased glasses to watch the event, chances are that they were made by American Paper Optics in Tennessee. Our sister paper, the Memphis Business Journal, has the scoop on how the once tiny company came to dominate the eclipse glasses market. Here's a view from Hampden yesterday
  
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• Steak and frites chain set to open second Baltimore-area location

  09-04-2024 12:20
  The owner of the Washington, D.C.-based restaurant says there's been a lot of anticipation for the new Howard County location. Read more about his expansion plans.
  
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• Baltimore jewelry exec tapped to lead national watch retailer

  09-04-2024 12:20
  The jewelry and watch company has more than 20 locations across the country, including the three stores it added when it bought Baltimore-area jeweler Radcliffe Jewelers last year. Here's what's next for the growing firm and its new CEO.
  
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• Baltimore company lands 'Shark Tank' deal with Mark Cuban

  08-04-2024 20:55
  Richualist CEO Dawn Myers won over the Shark Tank panel of celebrity investors with her hair care device focused on the needs of Black women. Here's more on the deal.
  
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• Longtime Mt. Vernon firm to sell some of its historic properties

  08-04-2024 20:03
  The firm has been located in Mt. Vernon for three decades and currently has 500 U.S. employees, most based in Baltimore. Here's why it's looking to sell off its properties and which buildings might be in play.
  
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• 8 things to know: Hotel adds local bakery, ice cream brand as vendors

  08-04-2024 13:00
  Good morning readers, and welcome to a new week.We're due for some rain this week, but things will finally warm up. Temps in the low 70s are expected for the weekend, just in time for an Orioles home stand and one of the greatest golf events in the world.
  The Baltimore Farmer's Market is also back, so go show local vendors some love next weekend if you missed them yesterday.Now let's get to the news.Johns Hopkins University's startup development program will now bear the name of Pava LaPere,&hel
  
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• Italian restaurant debuts near Inner Harbor (PHOTOS)

  08-04-2024 12:21
  The restaurant's owner hopes it becomes the neighborhood spot.
  
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• Entrepreneurs clubhouse opens in Fells Point

  08-04-2024 12:20
  The Entrepreneurs' Organization has over 200 chapters across the world. The nonprofit is now opening its first event space in Baltimore.
  
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