La Cuchara Owners Opening New Seafood Restaurant, Minnow, In South Baltimore

La Cuchara, a Basque-inspired restaurant, opened on Clipper Mill Road in spring 2015 in Woodberry, with great success and two years later, the Lefenfeld brothers are ready to open yet another restaurant in South Baltimore. Minnow will open the first week of May on the first floor of the 2 East Wells apartment building. The…

Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects’ Plans To Interlink Baltimore’s Signature Parks May Soon Become A Reality

Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. was deemed the first American landscape architect, but did not begin building on his career until his 30s. When Olmsted retired in 1895, his son and stepson founded the Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects, which became a family business. The landscape architects of the Olmsted family works include the Biltmore Estate gardens,…

New Restaurant, Canners Row, Opening On Canton’s Waterfront In Baltimore

From a major cannery industry to a restaurant and bar, Canners Row is the creation of Robert “Bobby” Alipanah, previous owner of the now-closed Robert Oliver Seafood in Mount Vernon. After a year and a half, Alipanah will finally open his red-roofed restaurant next week on Wednesday or Thursday.

5,000 Pieces Of Visionary Art In A House On Baltimore City Park Land

A wood-shingled house, located in northeast Baltimore lay vacant for two decades until 2011, when by Brian Dowdall, 69 and his partner, Alison Spiesman, two idiosyncratic artists, moved in and called it their own. A mapping error makes it nearly impossible to locate the house, utilizing a GPS navigation device, because it has two physical…

Johns Hopkins University Looking For Alternatives To Replace Animal Testing

A team at the Johns Hopkins University is questioning the usefulness of testing on mice, dogs and other animals. The team aims to determine just how useful animal testing is in predicting whether chemicals and drugs are toxic to humans. Many advocates are pushing to end animal testing, saying the method is unethical and impractical….

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III Pushes Back Against Governor’s Proposal To Increase Funding For Private School Vouchers

County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III joined Maryland State Educators Association on February 28 to oppose Governor Larry Hogan’s proposal to increase funding for private school vouchers, County Executive Rushern Baker joined former NAACP President Ben Jealous, Maryland PTA, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and ACLU of Maryland to urge the General Assembly to get…

Cask & Grain Kitchen Opens On O’Donnell Square In Canton

Cask & Grain Kitchen opened its doors on January 7, 2017 in Canton. Owners, Steve Roop and chef Paul Jajewski, also own the Portside Tavern, which is located next door to the new restaurant. The dinner menu focuses mainly on simple dishes, derived from local sources. Patrons will have a variety of entrees to choose…

Juvenile In The Victor Cullen Center Will Have Access To Online Courses

Juveniles detained inside of Victor Cullen Center will have the opportunity to partake in online college courses. This is one of the state’s highest-security detention centers that houses male juveniles. The Maryland State Department of Education has made an agreement with the Frederick Community College to make this possible.

Under Armour Unveils Its First New Sagamore Water Taxi

Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour recently announced his plan to purchase Baltimore Water Taxi. He immediately went to work, hiring boat designers to upgrade its fleet. The group of designers took an hour-and-a-half tour to St. Michaels to see the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on the Eastern Shore. There, they were able to do…