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Downtown Member, Development
and Retail News
We compile the following information for the benefit of Downtown
stakeholders and investors. Any use or reprint of this
information should be credited to Downtown Partnership of
Baltimore.
For a
downloadable pdf of the following information,
click here.
Retail News
Now Open
Agape Driving School, LLC
has moved from its former location inside the Equitable
Building to a street level location in the same building at
119 E. Fayette Street.
Alewife
is now open. This new restaurant, from the owner of
well-known Boston area pubs, will breathe life back into the
old Lucy’s space at 21 N. Eutaw Street. Featuring 40 taps, a
selection of over 100+ bottles, a weekly firkin, wine and
cocktails, and a full kitchen of eclectic items, Alewife
will be a new dinner and late night destination on the
Westside.
Dunkin Donuts is now open
at 200 E. Lexington Street. The new store will bring Dunkin
Donuts famous coffee, donuts, bagels and sandwiches to City
Center.
Flowers by Gina D is still
peddling flowers, but has moved shop from Brown’s Arcade to
a new home just up the street at 330 N. Charles Street.
Funky Buddha is now open at 911 N. Charles Street, below the
restaurant Kumari. This tiny Mt. Vernon establishment offers
a full bar and limited menu, with daily happy hour specials.
Juror’s Courtyard is now open at 110 St. Paul Street next to
the
Quality Inn. The new
breakfast and lunch venue serves a variety of sandwiches and
salads, as well as breakfast food all day.
Tatu is now open at 614
Water Street in Power Plant Live!. This Asian Grill, Sushi
Bar, and Saki lounge, featuring Pan Asian, traditional
Chinese, and Japanese dishes, is now open Thursday through
Saturday for dinner and late night.
If you have
available retail space for lease in Downtown or have recently
signed a new retailer to your location, please contact Mackenzie
Paull at
mpaull@dpob.org.
Development News
City Center
Vandegrift Forwarding Company,
Inc., an import/export company, has expanded its current lease
by 520 SF at 1 N. Charles Street.
Baltimore Health Care Access has taken an additional 7,000 SF at
201 E. Baltimore Street.
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP has expanded at
200 St. Paul Place, taking an additional 3,500 SF.
Year Up, a training and technical skill center for young urban
adults, is opening a chapter in Baltimore. The nonprofit group
has leased 3,200 SF at 201 N. Charles Street.
Mount Vernon
The new John and Frances
Angelos Law Center celebrated its groundbreaking at the end
of August. This 190,000 square foot addition to the University
of Baltimore Law School will make it the sixth largest public
law school in the country. The building, which includes many
environmentally friendly components, is expected to be completed
in 2012.
The Abell Foundation helped
pay for the international design contest for the project.
Adjacent Neighborhoods
Managed Care Services, LLC,
a health care management company, has signed a lease for 13,229
SF at 312 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
Construction of the roads and sidewalks for the Westport
Waterfront development is scheduled to begin in November or
December.
Turner Development Group
plans to begin the first wave of building construction nine
months after the completion of the roads with the first
buildings coming online in 2012.
Member News
Awards/Announcements
The
Maryland Department of Business and
Economic Development's interactive business
website,
www.choosemaryland.org, has
won a 2010 Digital Government Achievement Award from the
Center for Digital Government, a national research and
advisory institute.
RTKL
Associates, Inc. recently received the Grand
Prize at Retail Traffic’s 21st Annual Superior Achievement
in Design & Imaging Awards for its Dolce Vito Tejo project
in Lisbon, Portugal. RTKL also received an award at this
event for a shopping center renovation in Melbourne,
Australia.
Catering
Marie Louise Catering
specializes in delivery catering for professionals and their
offices. Available breakfast through dinner, we provide hot
fare and timely delivery, contributing to a successful event
or meeting. Call or email
marielouisecatering@comcast.net
to arrange an order or for more information. For Downtown
Partnership members, Marie Louise Catering is pleased to
extend a 15% discount on all introductory orders to new
clients. Offer extended until October 15, 2010.
Events
Harborplace & The Gallery,
M&T Bank, and 98 Rock will host a
Ravens pep rally
Thursday, September 23, noon-2 p.m. at the Harborplace
Amphitheater. Crowd favorite and team mascot, Poe the Raven,
will be joined by Ravens cheerleaders and the M&T Bank
mascot, Swipe, to get everyone pumped. Downtown fans are
invited to rally and rouse Ravens spirit, just in time for
the first home game on Sunday, September 26, against the
Cleveland Browns. Harborplace merchants;
Noodles & Co,
Phillips Seafood Restaurant,
M&S Grill and Stadium
Sports will join in the festivities by providing
refreshments and coupons. Visit
www.harborplace.com
for information.
This weekend, head to Mount Vernon for the
Baltimore Book Festival,
September 24-26. The 15th annual Baltimore Book
Festival welcomes more than 225 celebrity, nationally known
and local authors including Holly Robinson Peete, Rodney
Peete, Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Nigel Barker, Ree Drummond,
Michele Norris, Sherri Sheppard, Judge Glenda Hatchett,
Jesse Ventura, Warrent St. John, Amy Dickinson ("Ask Amy")
and Matt & Ted Lee. The Children's Bookstore Stage is once
again packed with your favorite authors and illustrators.
Highlights include: Judith Viorst, Michael Buckley, Peter
Earnest, Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier and Carrie
Ryan. Visit
www.baltimorebookfestival.com
for details.
Join Mayor Rawlings-Blake in celebrating the first city-wide
health initiative,
Healthy City Days,
September 27- October 1. There will be a walk with the Mayor
on September 27 and a yoga session with the Mayor and
Baltimore Raven, Ray Rice on September 28.
Click here for more
information.
On Monday, September 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mount
Vernon Park will be the site for a celebration of the
Designation of Charles Street as a National Scenic Byway.
City, County and State Officials will be among the attendees
at this special event. Representatives from important
landmarks along this twelve mile stretch will be on hand.
Food and fun will be in the mix. For more information on the designation of historic Charles
Street as a National Scenic Byway,
click here.
Join us as we honor 25 years of
Health
Care for the Homeless on Saturday, October 2, 7-10
p.m. at our new clinic and headquarters at 421 Fallsway. The
evening will include an exhibition and auction of artwork by
HCH clients and professional artists, live music by The
Swingin' Swamis, and food by Linwoods Restaurant and
Catering.
Click here for details.
The 10th Anniversary Under Armour
Baltimore Running Festival
is almost here and there is something for everyone! On
Saturday, October 16, run in one of five race distances
along side of 22,000 runners from all 50 states and 14
countries. Or choose to join the party at the M&T Bank
Stadium finish line, volunteer to support the runners, or
cheer from your neighborhood as the race winds through 26.2
miles of Charm City. There are so many ways to get involved!
This event has generated more than $135M in revenue for the
city and state and more than $5M for local charities since
its inception in 2001. Thank you Baltimore! Learn more at
www.TheBaltimoreMarathon.com.
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Transportation
The
Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)
has introduced CharmCard, a “smart” credit card-sized,
electronic, reusable fare card that’s good for travel on
Baltimore’s Metro Subway, Local Bus and Light Rail systems,
as well as on bus and Metrorail services in Washington, DC,
Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and Northern
Virginia. CharmCard offers a convenient, easy and secure way
to pay your fare, check your card balance and add cash value
or a pass product. You can even register it to eliminate
concerns about a lost, damaged or stolen card. It’s
available wherever MTA passes are sold, and at select Giant
and CVS stores throughout the Baltimore area.
For more information about CharmCard, visit
www.mtacharmcard.com.
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