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Exclusive: Jimmy's Restaurant in Fells Point is...

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Jimmy’s Restaurant, a local culinary landmark at the foot of Broadway in Fells Point that has attracted politicians, celebrities, athletes and everyday folks to its lunch counter since 1946, is about to change hands. Owner Nick Filipidis said Monday he has signed a contract to sell the restaurant and hopes to close on the deal by the end of the month. “We’re in the process of selling it,” said Filipidis, whose family has owned and operated the restaurant for 70 years. Filipidis decline to name…

The 'Trump Effect': How Baltimore-area stocks have...

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After stock market analysts spent the lead-up to the election concerned over a win by Republican Donald Trump, markets have actually embraced the president-elect. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite all set record highs last week, mainly relying on a boost in banking and manufacturing. The Dow, for one, is roaring toward 20,000 points. Initially, many experts had predicted the market could fall by as much as 7 percent in the immediate aftermath of a Trump victory. While…

CareFirst awards $575,000 to support West...

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield awarded $575,000 to five nonprofits at an event Monday morning in West Baltimore, adding to previous donations the insurer has made to the community since last year’s unrest. The funds will support organizations CareFirst has worked with previously, such as Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Health Care for the Homeless, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation and the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation. The money will be used to help fund the nonprofits’ services in West…

Here's an updated look at what's going up at the...

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A new rendering has been released of a new apartment project going up at the site of the former Haussner’s Restaurant site in Highlandtown. Developer Peter Z. Garver is a few months in to his redevelopment of the site into a 65-unit building at 3244 Eastern Ave. The legendary restaurant closed its doors in 1999, ending a multi-generational affinity for its homemade pies and German fare served in a dining room lined with original art. The building was sold to Garver in 2015, days before it was…

Here all the companies pre-approved to sell...

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Montgomery County is poised to have the greatest number of medical marijuana sellers in the state. The county leads the way among all jurisdictions in Maryland to have companies pre-approved by the state’s medical cannabis commission. The Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission on Friday released the names of the 102 companies that it had recommended as dispensaries in November. Of those, 16 of them have been approved to operate in Montgomery County. State regulations require that no more…

Reservoir Hill green space could soon be called...

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A well-landscaped parcel of historic Reservoir Hill could soon be known as Lady Baltimore Park. City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young and two new members of the council, Robert Stokes Sr. and Leon F. Pinkett III, on Thursday introduced a bill to lend the name to the park at 1900-2100 Mount Royal Terrace near North Avenue. Stokes said on Friday the new name was requested by members of the community. The parcel of land was previously known as Mount Royal Terrace, he said. It is a well-traveled…

Baltimore-area home sales, prices stay hot in...

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Colder temperatures didn’t cool the Baltimore-area housing market in November, as home sales reached their highest level for the month in a decade. Closed sales reached 2,863 in November, up 20.6 percent compared to November 2015, according to data provided by ShowingTime RBI based on listing activity from MRIS. At the same time, the Baltimore-area median sales price rose 4.3 percent to $240,000, the highest November level since 2007. The average percentage of original list price received at sale…

Red Star Bar & Grill opening second location in...

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The Red Star Bar & Grill, a popular Fells Point restaurant, is opening a second location next summer as part of the new Nine East 33rd Street apartment and retail development in Charles Village. Developers Armada Hoffler Properties and Beatty Development Group announced Red Star would be joining a lineup of retail and restaurants in the development, including Spike Gjerde’s Bird in Hand, Baltimore’s first honeygrow and the fourth THB Bagels & Deli. The location is easily accessible by Johns Hopkins…

Why just order food? Tree Me-Baltimore delivers...

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There’s a Norman Rockwell aspect of driving out to a farm to pick out the perfect Christmas tree. It makes for great memories — and even better photos on Facebook. Having grown up in a household that was just as excited to lug the fake tree down from the attic, such a trek has never really been high on my traditions list. My Christmas geek of a husband convinced me that a real tree is the only way to go — and I enjoy its lovely scent and presence almost as much as our cat does. But time —…

As Trump takes aim at unions, labor's clout has...

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Labor unions have been among the most vocal critics of Donald Trump and his expanding team of economic advisers, sounding warnings over the president-elect’s positions on a range of issues and promising to stymie his policy agenda when warranted. Alas, federal data indicate the influence of labor unions — at least when it comes to membership — is waning. A recent analysis by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that union membership as a percentage of the entire labor force declined in 24 states…