Archive for the ‘Baltimore’ Category
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Get ready for Thanksgiving Traffic Madness…
It’s hard to have thoughts of thanks (and giving) when you’re stuck in your cute little two-door, sandwiched between a minivan and a Suburban staring at traffic as far as the eye can see… Not that I’m being specific or anything.
But thanks to lower fuel prices this year, AAA Mid-Atlantic is predicting that 4.6 percent [...] -
Terra Cotta Warriors arrive in D.C. but the fun’s in Baltimore this weekend
If you notice an 8-inch-tall, Asian-influenced statue in what seems like a random spot this weekend — word to the wise: pick it up. It could be your ticket to a free night/getaway weekend in Washington, D.C.
Destination D.C. is unleashing some mini-warriors (think Mini Me) in select cities Friday as part of the arrival of [...] -
Jay Leno Show in Baltimore, desperate to boost ratings
So how bad is Jay Leno’s new show? It’s so bad, a broadcast consultant told me he’s been calling local stations to try and assuage their fears about ratings. (In my story on television news, I wrote about the “Leno Effect” — his show’s poor ratings are hurting the 11 p.m. local television newscasts that [...]
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Jos. A. Bank makes Forbes top 200
Coming in at No. 14, Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank has made Forbes Magazine’s list of America’s top 200 small companies. The ranking is the best its earned and is the fifth consecutive year in a row Jos. A. Bank has been on the Forbes list.
The clothier ranked 44th in 2006, 27th in 2006, 54th in [...] -
A stalking horse is a horse, of course, of course
With all the buzz this week about Magna Entertainment Corp.’s stalking horse bid (being delayed, then pulled altogether), we in the newsroom started wondering where in the heck the term “stalking horse” came from.
In this case with Magna, the term is used to characterize a bid that basically serves at the benchmark bid — it’s [...] -
ARAMARK’s concessionaire contract up for re-bid with Orioles
The company that has been the concessionaire at Oriole Park at Camden Yards since the ballpark opened in 1992 hopes that relationship will continue. But ARAMARK’s contract with the Orioles is up, and the team is considering its options, according to the team’s spokesman.
ARAMARK does not comment on potential bids, but when asked if it [...] -
De Francis: future slots profits at tracks are his ‘undeveloped property right’
A court filing by Joseph De Francis Tuesday painted an interesting analogy for his argument as to why he objects to Magna Entertainment’s attempt to negate a 2002 deal he made with the company when they bought Maryland’s thoroughbred race tracks from his family.
The deal is a profit-sharing agreement Magna agreed to when it bought [...] -
Doing more with less = success for Baltimore Waterfront
I can’t remember all the times I’ve heard the phrase “do more with less” this year…it has officially been filed under my list of Overused Phrases of 2009. But every once and a while the notion actually works.
This spring, four Baltimore tourism entities announced they were pooling their resources (namely, money) to market the Inner [...] -
$5 menu at Ruth’s Chris
I never thought I’d see the day a high-end steak house would have menu items (other than soda) for less than $5. But a recession can make restaurants pull out all the stops.
In a promotion it’s calling $5 Prime Time, Baltimore-area Ruth’s Chris Steak Houses are launching a new menu this week and having a [...] -
Baltimore’s Jamie McCourt’s future with Dodgers in limbo
We often hear in Baltimore about the desire for more local or family ownership (see Tribune/Baltimore Sun, Pimlico Race Course). But family ownership has its problems too.
Last month, Jamie McCourt, a Baltimore native who was CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the highest-ranking woman in baseball, and her husband Frank, announced their seperation. On [...]