Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
TOWSON
Buyer interest in the former Ridge School site in Towson has been high, says developer Marc Munafo, who recently began clearing the 16-acre site to create house lots..
"We're approaching 100 people that we've sent packets to. We put up ...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Twenty poker machines have been removed from a Harford Road business and charges are pending against its owner, police said.
Baltimore County police raided the Let's Play arcade at 8328 Harford Road between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Dec. 7, said Cpl. Mike Hill...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Metro Centre work starts with garage
Crews are expected to begin building a 2,894-space garage Dec. 26 as part of the first phase of the Metro Centre at Owings Mills, a mixed-use project off Painters Mill Road built on the parking lots at the Owings M...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
The County Board of Appeals is scheduled to have a busy day Dec. 21, with the swearing in of a new member and deliberations about two contested cases.
Attorney Wendell Grier is scheduled to be sworn in at 9 a.m. in the appeals board hearing room in th...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
With state-wide elections about a year away, the state Democratic Party kicked off a series of forums designed to generate support and votes among the business community at a breakfast Dec. 15 in Timonium.
"The goals of Democrats in Maryland and the g...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
HUNT VALLEY BUSINESS FORUM
The Facilities, Security, Transportation Roundtable met on Nov. 16 at the Loyola College graduate center. Bill Hughey of the Baltimore County Office of Planning gave us a history and overview of the Walkability Survey conduc...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
The Liberty Road Business Association will next appear Jan. 17.
Dena Jackson is the Executive Director of the Liberty Road Business Association. For more information, call 410-655-7766.
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Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
The holidays usher forth feelings of joy for most of us as we count all of our blessings. Pikesville has been blessed this year with the good fortune of tremendous growth in both the residential and commercial sectors, and we can look forward to additi...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Wednesday, Dec. 21
> The Parkville-Carney Business and Professional Association will hold its December general membership meeting at 8 a.m. at Jerry D's Salon, 7808 Harford Road. Open to the public. Call 410-665 -0100.
Thursday, Jan. 5, 200...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in News
Accounting
> Katz, Abosch, Windesheim, Gershman & Freedman has named Steven Gershman, and Mark Kelly, both of its Towson office, as shareholders-in-charge of the firm's satellite offices in Howard and Harford Counties respectively. In their new...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
About 50 residents got a look this week at the design for the Randallstown Community Center, expected to be the largest such facility ever built by the county.
The planned 59,479-square-foot community center on Liberty Road will include an indoor swim...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Baltimore County Police are seeking information on a man who displayed a handgun during an argument over a parking space in the Towson Town Center parking garage around 4 p.m. Dec. 10.
The man fled on foot and dropped the gun after he was pursued by a...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
The second defendant charged in the Feb. 18 shooting death of St. Paul's School educator William Bassett in a Towson Town Center parking garage has been sentenced to life without parole.
John Kennedy, of Essex, pleaded guilty Dec. 13 in a Baltimore Co...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
A Parkville man who began his career repairing fire engines and rose to oversee the hiring practices of 1,500 employees has retired from the Baltimore County Fire Department after nearly 30 years.
Fire Specialist Isaac Burke, 57, was the third African...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
Baltimore County Police Officer Andy Kauffman wants you to know that thieves, just like bargain-hunters, are looking for a steal this holiday season.
"You have to be prepared," the Franklin Precinct Community Outreach officer warns homeowners and shop...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in Business
He's a personal trainer from Parkville who's written a book about fitness. His stomach is hard and his mind is sharp.
And he's 72 years old.
Steve Michael credits his roots - his mother was a nutritionist - for much of his success.
"As...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in News
Two local high school students - Debrah Babalola, a Towson High senior and Briana Booker, a junior at St. Paul's School for Girls - have won Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Awards from the Bank of America.
The awards are given each year to local no...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in News
Where would the Foundation for the Baltimore County Public Library be without its volunteers?
The answer is nowhere, since all its members, most of whom put in many hours, are volunteers.
It's through the efforts of the foundation and its memb...
Published December 20, 2005 by The Jeffersonian in News
Many people have heard of Doctors Without Borders.
You could say Dr. Steven Haywood and Dr. Myron Kellner are dentists without borders.
Both men, who have practices in Timonium, provide pro bono dental treatment to those who - in more than one...
Published December 21, 2005 by Towson Times in Community
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Published December 21, 2005 by Towson Times in Community
>The Foundation of St. Joseph Medical Center announces the addition of Mindy Geppi as a board member. A native of Baltimore, she has been the secretary of the board of directors for the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland, was honorary chairwoman fo...
Published December 21, 2005 by Towson Times in Community
There's a little bit of everything in the Dellman family's magnificent holiday train garden.
There's a Ferris wheel, a drive-in diner, a McDonald's, a sailboat, skaters moving around a Christmas tree on a frozen pond, a turning carousel with lights an...
Published December 21, 2005 by Towson Times in Education
The $900,000 in federal funds that Goucher College recently has been awarded will benefit the greater community as well as the school in Towson.
About $400,000 of the money, which was secured by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, will be used toward the construct...
Published December 21, 2005 by Towson Times in Education
H. Mebane Turner, the new headmaster of Boys' Latin School, has deep roots in local academia as former president of the University of Baltimore.
Turner, 74, succeeds Scott Gibson III, who resigned Dec. 15 after two years, citing "a philosophical strug...
Published December 21, 2005 by Towson Times in Business
More than two months after its opening, the Hunt Valley Wegmans is still drawing crowds, and local supermarkets and other retailers are still trying to assess the fallout.
"Wegmans has definitely impacted the entire area - people at some of the other ...