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FALL 2005
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO, WHERE TO STAY, WHERE TO LIVE & PLAY
CITYPEEK INSIDER NEWS:
WHAT TO DO: Delaware Beach, WHERE TO EAT DELAWARE
WHAT TO DO REHOBETH BEACH, WHERE TO EAT REHOBETH, DEWEY BEACH FUN,
WHAT TO DO OUTSIDE DC, WHERE TO EAT in DC
WHAT TO DO Baltimore, WHERE TO EAT BALTIMORE, FINE DINING BALTIMORE or DC
WHAT TO DO Washington, DC, FINE DINING DC
SNOW BIRD FLORIDA RESORT idea, HOTELS IN South Florida, What To DO in Ocean City Maryland.
National TRAVEL & HOTEL NEWS:
The Hilton Family of Hotels proudly announces its official sponsorship of the United States Olympic Team. Founder, Conrad N. Hilton, strongly believed that world peace could be achieved through international travel. The Olympic Movement strives to achieve the same through sport.
Two development groups have responded to the Baltimore Development Corp.’s and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts request for proposals on how to renovate or redevelop the Pier Six Concert Pavilion at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. One proposal would move the tent-enclosed concert venue and replace it with residential units and retail space.
BACVA hires 2 OUT OF STATE COMPANIES for BRANDING and MARKETING CAMPAIGN. The Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association has hired two firms to conduct a branding campaign, ending an eight-month search for agencies that can give the city an identity that the association hopes will lure more tourists. Toronto firm Longwoods International to conduct market research on the travel habits of Baltimore's visitors while New York-based Landor Associates will develop a creative strategy for their branding campaign. $500,000 is expected to be spent in major drive feeder markets from the Baltimore area. The primary target audience will be the 30 million to 40 million business and leisure travelers who live within a four to five-hour drive of the city. (Source: Baltimore Business Journal Story 8/26/2005).
RESTAURANTS Are CHARITABLE
In celebration of joining the Baltimore community, The Capital Grille has donated $5,000 to the Living Classrooms Foundation with money raised from wine sale proceeds during their pre-opening week. “As newcomers to the Baltimore dining scene, we are pleased to support an organization, like the Living Classrooms Foundation, that does so much for children in the local community,” said The Capital Grille’s Managing Partner Jim Kinney.
Find The Capital Grille at 500 East Pratt Street. The award winning steakhouse is recognized nationally for dry aging steaks on premises, professional service and an extensive wine list featuring over 400 selections. Reservations recommended, but not required but it is always booming when CITYPEEK.com is there. Find them @ http://www.citypeek.com/CPBALT.htm.
REHOBETH BEACH, BEST OF DELAWARE RESTAURANT HIGHLIGHT:
Sydney’s Blues and Jazz Restaurant, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware invites you to join them in their 18th year. There is always a party atmosphere and the music is fantastic. This place is not to be missed! Great place to people watch. If you like live jazz, great food, Sydney’s delivers.
"Local Secrets, Big Finds" – Travelocity
"A DIAMOND in the Sand" – Baltimore Sun
"One of the Top 100 Nightclubs in America!" – Jazziz Magazine
"Best Upcale Nightclub at the Beach" – Best of Delaware, Delaware Today
http://www.citypeek.com/CPDELBEACH.htm
CITYPEEK’s Patti Neumann, in foreground, Mark & John, Gian Marco Menswear, Gary, Guest Informant, Kim B, Joy America Cafe, Chris Hanna of Legal Sea Foods, Richard, Concierge @ Marriott Waterfront Baltimore enjoy crabs @ Get-Away Sailing HQ in Canton, Maryland.
Photo Courtesy of Jeri Concierge Renaissance Hotel Inner Habor
CITYPEEK SNOWBIRD RESORT RECOMMENDATION:
MIAMI HOTEL, AVENTURA HOTEL, WHERE TO STAY in MIAMI? MIAMI, South Florida, Aventura
SPA HIGHLIGHT: Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club
Located on the shores of the North Miami coast is Florida's exclusive enclave of Aventura, this 300-acre Mediterranean-style resort is a haven for letting go of life's daily stresses. The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club creates a home away from home. Over 392 oversized rooms and suites, all with private balconies, spacious marble bathrooms featuring whirlpool tubs and separate glass-enclosed shower, Frette linens, and lots of luxurious little touches. Named "The Best Rooms in the South" by U.S. Zagat's Hotel, Resort & Spa Survey, most rooms have Mediterranean terra-cotta floors, plush Oriental area rugs, armoires Italian red marble, overstuffed sofas complete the sitting area. French doors open to spectacular views of the manicured fairways or pool gardens. The concierges are terrific, headed by Clefs D’Or concierge Miami Thonos Vafiadis.
Ahhh, is this paradise or what? And let’s discuss the spa @ Willow Stream created by famous spa designed Tag Galyean of Hershey Pa Spa, Pebble Beach the Greenbrian and Broadmoar. Tag Gaylean is the Spa designer to stars and is in the middle of all at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, Miami. The spa has elements of water & light everywhere. All 26 treatment rooms are individually decorated. Excellent massage and workout facilities were tested by CITYPEEK.com. Great meeting and conference hotel in Miami with over 40,000 SF of space. Turnberry boasts a great country club to which hotel guests instantly become members with tennis club, 2 Robert Trent Jones Miami golf courses, a par 70 and one 72 and spa facilities with a physician on-call. Oh, there is a 117 slip marina, shuttle every 5 minutes to its sister Ocean Club, a fabulous view and great beach in Aventura! Check them out @ http://www.citypeek.com/CPMiami.htm .
LOCAL BALTIMORE NEWS:
SPIRITS OF MT. VERNON is open in the former MacGillvray’s Pharmacy.. 900 N. Charles St. M-F 11 AM- 8 PM, Sat 12-9 PM
DUE in Owings Mills is closed, but open for private events or parties. Linwoods is still a winner next door.
BIG HOSPITALITY BIRTHDAYS:
PORT OF BALTIMORE is celebrating its 300th Anniversary in 2006!
BALTIMORE RENT-A-TOUR turned 30 and then sold to American Limousines of Baltimore & DC!
HARBORPLACE at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is 25
HARD ROCK CAFÉ, Baltimore, one of the Baltimore’s best live music outdoor venues, is 8th.
SOTTO SOPRA is 10
IXIA of Mount Vernon is 4
CORKS Restaurant is 8.5
WISP RESORT, Garrett County’s premier venue, celebrates 50 years.
SYDNEY’s JAZZ CLUB & RESTAURANT, Rehobeth Beach is 18.
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FUN Baltimore, DC, Mid-Atlantic, Maryland Beach EVENTS-
Mark your calendars or refer back as all e-news are posted on www.citypeek.com
Sunday, September 11, 3 PM Baltimore museum executive (and squash lover), Dr. Arnold Lehman, returns to Baltimore:The Case for Museum Doors: Half Open or Half Closed—Community, Diversity and the American Art Museum. Dr. Lehman, director of the Brooklyn Museum, discusses the role of museums in public outreach and community involvement. 4th Annual Renée May Lecture honors the Walters docent killed during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St, Baltimore, Free, pre-registration required 410-547-9000, ext. 237.
10th Annual Baltimore Book Festival - September 23-25, Friday 5-9 PM, Saturday & Sunday 11 AM-7 PM. Mid-Atlantic’s premier celebration of the literary arts offers well-known authors, local bookstores, publishers, children's writers, storytellers, author signings, crafts, food & entertainment, Mount Vernon Pl., 600 blk of N. Charles St.
Sept. 23rd-Wine Tasting @ Little Italy’s, Venetian-style, La Tavola. Enjoy 6 wines, fish carving station, great nibbles. $45, 410-685-1859. See them on the Baltimore page of www.citypeek.com. La Tavola offers 1⁄2 price wines under $50 Weds thru September.
Baltimore Summer Antiques Fair-September 2, 3, 4, 2005, Fri. 12-9pm Sat: 11 A – 7 PSun: 11 A-5 P, Convention Center, W. Pratt St. entrance, 410-649-7396.
Join PHILLIPS SEAFOOD Saturday, September 17 at Harbor Point in Baltimore, Maryland for their 1st Annual Baltimore Crab & Beer Festival. All you can eat crabs, fried chicken, corn, salads and much more! All you can drink: beer, water & soda!. LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG. A portion of the proceeds benefit Angelman Syndrome www.angelman.org. Tickets: $40 in advance/$50 at the gate. Order tickets at www.mdcrabfest.com
A Monumental Occasion - Baltimore’s aglow for the holiday season with the official lighting of the Washington Monument which features entertainment, fireworks and refreshments, Thursday, December 1, 7 PM, Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of N. Charles St.
DC EVENTS, DC HAPPENINGS, WHAT TO DO DC in the FALL—
DC BEST FINE DINING RESTAURANT HIGHLIGHT:
EQUINOX RESTAURANT, DC
Friday, September 30th-Premier of Chef’s A Field & Reception: 7pm, Dinner: 8 PM-$100.00 (not incl. Tax & Grat)
Come welcome the autumn harvest at Equinox in DC. As the approaching winds cool the air and the freshest mid Atlantic products arrive on the farm trucks, Chef Gray and his staff gear up for a stellar season. Dinner features the debut of the James Beard award wining culinary series Chefs A’ Field. This first appearance presents Chef Todd Gray with veteran “waterman” Beatrice Taylor on a boating adventure in the Chesapeake Bay to catch one of his favorite ingredients – soft shell crabs. No doubt the canapé reception will start with “softies”
Jim Poris, a former chef and the current senior food editor for Food Arts Magazine will be Equinox’s guest chef.
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CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART: 2-FOR-1 Admission Now-Aug. 31ST, Wed.-Sun. 10AM – 5 PM, Thurs. 10 AM-9 PM
500 17TH ST. NW Washington, DC
08/30 and 09/01-Doggie Happy Hour-5:00-8:00PM—BOGART and I loved this Doggy Happy Hour in DC.
480 King St, Alexandria, Old Town Holiday Inn Select Courtyard for a happy hour that welcomes pets. Free hors d'ouevres and drink specials for both dog and their owners!
BLACK FAMILY REUNION, 15th Street at Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington- 09/10: 12:00PM-8:00PM
A massive gathering that takes place on the National Mall at summer's end, the Black Family Reunion was conceived of by legendary civil rights activist Dorothy Height in the early 1980s to show the world the positive side of black life in America. The 2-day reunion is a mix of informative booths and musical performances.
Up to Speed on Wine Series (Washington, DC), $195: Tuesdays, Sept 20 & 27, Oct 4 & 11, 2005. If you really love wine, then the Up to Speed on Wine is the perfect overall concept wine course for you. Michael Franz, wine columnist from the Washington Post, created this course consisting of 4 freestanding classes providing a working knowledge of all the ABC’s of wine, attend a single or all sessions. 7 PM, Wyndham Washington DC Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW (Thomas Circle, DC)
WHAT TO DO in and around Anne Arundel County? MARYLAND FESTIVALS
MARYLAND STATE FAIR IS IN Full gear as of August 26!
Anne Arundel County Fair: Sept 14-18, 2005--5 great days of family entertainment, exhibits, livestock, contest, carnival rides, games, pig races and attractions. www.aacountyfair.org
MARYLAND Renaissance Festival is a great, fun Maryland/DC festival in the Now thru October.
Fall Craft Show - October 1 & 2 and the Garden & Antique Tractor Pull on October 1st.
Halloween Happening - Haunted Barn & Hayride - Starts October 14th
WHAT TO DO IN DELAWARE BEACH, What To Do LEWES, FUN EVENTS NJ and Delaware:
• Aug. 30–31-Art & Crafts Festival, Cape May, NJ Historic Cold Spring Village, 609 898-2300
• Sept. 6-27th Annual Bottle & Cork 10-Mile Run and 5K Run, Walk, Dewey Beach, DE, Bottle & Cork,
• 8 AM, 302-654-6400 www.races2run.com
• Sept. 18–21 Annual Boardwalk Classic Car Show,Wildwood, NJ-Boardwalk & Convention Center
8 AM, (609) 523-8051 www.njhra.com
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