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Baltimore City Proposes New Motorsports Agreement
Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the details of a proposed 5-year agreement with Race On, LLC, a company contracted with Andretti Sports Marketing, who will run all... Read More
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Best Buy Closing Hunt Valley & Inner Harbor and 49 others May 12, Bubba Gump opening
Best Buy Closing Hunt Valley & Inner Harbor...
I just opened my mail to be greeted by a letter from the store I bought my new laptop and lots of insurance from GEEK Squad. Sadly, they are closing and now, the nearest store... Read More
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Is that Spencer from ILLUSIONS Auditioning for America's Got Talent?
Is that my friend, Spencer Horsman, Federal Hill Baltimore neighbor and fellow The Park School alumni in the audition show of America's Got Talent? I watched it a number of times... Read More
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InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel changing to Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel
InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel changing...
Something is brewing at Harbor Court Hotel and it's not just their in-room coffee machines. CITYPEEK has confirmed that the Hotel currently run by InterContinental is being taken... Read More
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Baltimore's Urban Trolley, Charm City Circulator exapnds in S. Baltimore
Baltimore's Urban Trolley, Charm City Circulator...
Today, U.S. Congressman John P. Sarbanes joined Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and former Senator Paul S. Sarbanes to announce that Baltimore's urban trolley, Charm City Circulator... Read More
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Some CITYPEEK Peeking, er Pecking - Favorite Things
Some CITYPEEK Peeking, er Pecking - Favorite...
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2012 Restaurant Association of Maryland 2012 Industry Award Winners
The Restaurant Association of Maryland unveiled the winners of the awards bestowed at the 58th Annual McCormick & Company Stars of the Industry Awards Gala this week. The Gala... Read More
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Regi's Bistro Fire & Rouge Fires Up with John Walsh Hire
Regi's Bistro Fire & Rouge Fires Up with...
Regi's Bistro is sad to report that due to an electrical fire in is Walk-In Freezer early Tuesday AM. It will be closed for up to three. weeks. "We will open with a fabulous renovation... Read More
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Belvedere 13th Floor closes,  Facebook Crash Class for Hospitality & Biz, Wine Event takes over Restaurant
Chaa cha cha changes: The 13th Floor- CLOSED? Yes, tis true, but they tell me the closure is not for good,but for better.  Big changes are in store at the historic Belvedere... Read More
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Taking Your Hotel Restaurant on the road, A FOOD-TEL
Food trucks and temporary pop-up restaurants have become a mainstay up and down Main Street USA. And with social media making it easy to follow anyone's whereabouts, real-time. The... Read More
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Chef Acconcia leaves 13.5% Wine Bar climbing up Kettle Hill
Chef Acconcia leaves 13.5% Wine Bar climbing...
I am just back from having coffee with Chef Sarah Acconcia who connected with me to discuss her new venture, heading the kitchen at KETTLE HILL. Currently being built-out... Read More
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BRIO Tuscan Grill brings its concept to the Inner Harbor
BRIO Tuscan Grill brings its concept to...
BRIO Tuscan Grill opened a new location in Baltimore, MD on Pratt and Calvert streets in downtown on Friday, March 2, 2012. The restaurant is the first BRIO Tuscan Grille to hit the... Read More
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Maryland gets another local Craft Brewery- Evolution Beer
Evolution Craft Brewery Comes to Salisbury-EVO founder Tom Knorr and brother John Knorr gives CITYPEEK a look at the new Evolution Craft Brewery tasting room and restaurant before... Read More
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Celebrate JOE SQUARED'S DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES PREMIERE Live
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, hosted by New York Times best-selling cookbook author and restaurateur Guy Fieri, highlights the best casual eateries around the nation, and has been one... Read More
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Ripley's Believe It or Not to join McCormick Spice &  Bubba Gump in new Harborplace Offerings
Harborplace & The Gallery, Baltimore’s number one attraction for shopping, dining and entertainment, announced today the expansion of their current retail mix with the addition... Read More
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CLEO's Fine Oils & Vinegars & West End Grill 2 Annapolis Businesses, wow-
I had the most delightful find when treating myself to an afternoon in Annapolis at what  call, the catalogue mall, Annapolis Towne Center. I found both a dive bar with an... Read More
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Baltimore Bartenders' Guilds first charitable fundraiser
Award-winning mixologist, Brendan Dorr writes to remind locals of a great event this Sunday. Baltimore Bartenders' Guild's BBG's "Rye's Up Against Cystic Fibrosis" is the... Read More
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Lotus  HVM Racing hits streets of Baltimore  unveiling  2012 #78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy Lotus-
Lotus HVM Racing hit the streets of Baltimore yesterday for the unveiling of the 2012 #78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy Lotus-powered DW12 IndyCar and I was invited to participate in... Read More
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Baltimore Mayor announces City's plan to continue its GRAND PRIX in 2012 -2016
Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the details of a new 5-year agreement with Downforce Racing, a motorsports promoter, to conduct racing events on the streets of downtown... Read More
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Restaurant Association of Maryland announces the finalists for the  Annual Awards Gala
The Restaurant Association of Maryland announces the finalists for the highly anticipated Annual Awards Gala sponsored by McCormick and Company.  The awards honor the Maryland... Read More