Friday, February 28, 2020

Another former Little Italy restaurant is slated to become apartments

The close-knit, historic community will soon get 40 more apartments.



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Podcast: Marc Weller on how he met Kevin Plank, took on massive Port Covington development project

Marc Weller first met Kevin Plank through a mutual friend, when Weller was a high schooler in Maryland. The two kept in touch as their lives and careers progressed — Plank famously went on to found Baltimore sportswear maker Under Armour, and Weller went into the real estate development business. Eventually, they reconnected to form a business partnership. Now Weller’s development company is leading a $5.5 billion, 235-acre project initially envisioned by Plank, known as the Port Covington project.…



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The Takeaway: South Baltimore Learning Center is building new career bridges for adult learners

The 30-year-old nonprofit offers about 70 classes at levels from kindergarten through 12th grade, serving some 700 adult learners annually.



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Letter to the Editor: Leave the ascot at home, theatergoers

Letter to the Editor: I would love to invite you to a play here at Baltimore Center Stage, where we encourage patrons to come as they are. We believe that old stodgy norms of formal dress at the theater reinforce cultural barriers that we wish to eliminate. On opening nights you might find some of us on the dressy side, but for the most part we would never support the notion that theater dress should be formal or intimidating. Patrons dressed in the attire that you list in your article as prohibited…



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List Extra: Proposals in Md. legislature would allow physician assistants to prescribe cannabis

Twin bills would would change state law to allow a physician assistant with an “active, unrestricted license to practice” to become a certifying provider of medical cannabis in Maryland.



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Help Desk: What to know if you want to start planning events

Some questions to ask yourself, plus a couple online tools you can use to begin planning events for your business.



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A new era on The Avenue: This West Baltimore thoroughfare is primed for rejuvenation as a Black Arts District

A community plots a turnaround with a new black tourism district on Pennsylvania Avenue.



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