Archive for the ‘Economy’ Category
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$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 [...] -
Giant Food = giant discounts?
If you shop at Giant Food, you may be in store for a pleasant surprise this weekend — more little red-and-yellow discount tags.
The grocer launched a new initiative Friday that it says will double the number of sale items available to shoppers who are members of the company’s loyalty program. Along with new shelf [...] -
Finally - more business dining on North Charles Street
I had lunch yesterday at the B&O American Brasserie, the restaurant in the Hotel Monaco, which opened late last month. As the 1 p.m. hour rolled around, my fellow diners and I watched as the white tablecloth establishment filled up with people in suits and ties, demonstrating a need that was being filled: North Charles [...]
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Sticker shock on finance bailout
$23.7 trillion is a lot of money.
But before you get all upset about the potential price TARP cop Neil Barofsky said it could cost the federal government to bailout the financial system, you’ve got to see the conditions it would take to reach that sky-high cost.
Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief [...] -
Ravens sell out regular season tickets
The Ravens held their single-game ticket sales Friday morning and immediately sold out all eight regular season games, according to the team.
Fewer than 1,000 tickets remain for each of the Ravens’ two preseason games at M&T Bank Stadium: Aug. 13 against the Washington Redskins and Aug. 24 vs. the New York Jets (also a Monday [...] -
Checking in with Morton’s co-founder Klaus Fritsch
Klaus Fritsch, co-founder of Morton’s The Steakhouse, was in Baltimore and Annapolis this week promoting the restaurant’s new cookbook, and I had a chance to speak with him Thursday.
Although this is the second Morton’s cookbook in three years, Fritsch, who is the author, said it will likely be the last. Or at least as long [...] -
Are Baltimore and Washington baseball doomed?
Let’s face it — I don’t care how loyal you are or how much you love the history of baseball in this region, it’s not a good week to be an Orioles or Nationals fan.
Let’s start with the O’s: on Tuesday, Sports Illustrated came out with its best and worst owners list and guess who [...] -
Tourism matters?
Minus the question mark, that’s the theme of this year’s National Tourism Week that began Monday. So I spoke to Nancy Hinds, the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association vice president of public affairs, this morning about why tourism matters in Baltimore.
Hinds pointed out that the backlash corporations that got stimulus money — such as [...] -
Retail sales still sour
It appears consumers are still a little gun shy.
I received two press releases this morning about spending habits and both had the same message: Just because the jobless rate has slowed and the Dow Jones has been climbing from an early March low of 6,550, doesn’t mean spending will suddenly rebound.
According to the National Retail [...] -
Fun blitz begins in Baltimore Saturday
Looking for a good time? Carnival Cruise Lines, which launches officially on Monday (and yes, we’ll be covering it), is bringing the fun in a big way to downtown Baltimore this weekend.
The event will raise funds for the Maryland Special Olympics and features a ton of free events and activities like a world record giant [...]