The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) back issues from July 2005:
Bank of America will buy MBNA for $35 billion.
Jul 01, 2005
Bank of America's acquisition of MBNA is a big deal to Delaware.
Jul 02, 2005
Omnicare still a long way from hostile takeover of NeighborCare.
Jul 02, 2005
Cities, states court biotech industry.
Jul 03, 2005
The Baltimore Sun Eileen Ambrose column.
Jul 05, 2005
Cell phone users may benefit from technology, pilotless plane.
Jul 05, 2005
Suffolk University and Weston Associates to develop 20 Somerset
Jul 05, 2005; ... SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, WORKING with Weston Associates, will develop the former Metropolitan District Commission building at 20 Somerset Street. The Department of Capital Asset Management chose Weston as the developer from a field of three on June 24, according to Kevin Flanigan, a deputy director ...
MBTA chooses high bid despite lack of community support
Jul 05, 2005; ... Some observers say that money and political connections won and the neighborhoods lost in a decision last week by the staff of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority in which it chose two developers for two Bulfinch Triangle parcels of vacant land freed up by burying the Central Artery and the ...
Antiques store says goodbye
Jul 05, 2005; ... Charles River Antiques at 45 River Street will close its doors at the end of July after fifteen years on Beacon Hill. The shop's owner Madeline Gens is leaving the antique business in order to devote her attention to her interior decorating business, Charles River Design, which she ...
Adams Gallery hits a home run with Red Sox exhibit
Jul 05, 2005; ... THE ADAMS GALLERY, LOCATED at 120 Tremont Street on the first floor of Suffolk University's law school, is currently housing a collection of Boston Red Sox photographs and memorabilia. Items date from the team's beginnings in the early 1900s to its dramatic World Series triumph in 2004. It's an ...
Talanian ponders parking garage
Jul 05, 2005 ... Talanian Realty, thwarted for now in their attempt to build condominiums on the Grampy's Gulf site, is considering other options, including a parking garage with retail at street level, said Don Megathlin, Talanian's vice president. "There's a huge parking deficiency," he said. "But we ...
Garden club elects leaders
Jul 05, 2005 ... KAY FLYNN OF OTIS PLACE has been tapped to serve as president of the Beacon Hill Garden Club for the second year in a row. Other officers are Vice President Betsy Madsen of Beacon Street, Clerk Trudy Fondren of Joy Street, Corresponding Secretary Rachel Claflin of Mount Vernon Street and ...
VIEWPOINT; Police help women defend themselves
Jul 05, 2005; ... "A SELF-DEFENSE COURSE SOUNDS essential for all women walking alone on Beacon Hill, a no brainer. Let me know the details," said one Brimmer Street resident recently. The details are simple. The Boston Police Department offers to teach the Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.) to ...
A fob of keys is a weapon
Jul 05, 2005 ... An everyday set of keys on a fob, found in the pockets or purses of most Beacon Hill residents, can easily be used as a weapon to ward off individuals threatening to rob or assault. Self-defense instructor Michael Charbonnier recommends carrying the fob of keys in one's hand when walking ...
Red Line/Blue Line connection would help Beacon Hill
Jul 05, 2005 ... State officials recently recommended dropping the Red Line/Blue Line Connection that for years had been proposed at the Charles/MGH T station. This is regrettable. This connection has benefits for our neighborhood and the workers who come to it every day. It would help relieve ...
For traffic enforcement officer, Charles Street is easy street
Jul 05, 2005; ... IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT attack on a Boston parking enforcement officer, a Beacon Hill Times reporter spent an afternoon on Charles Street following an officer on duty. After three hours of observation, the reporter did not witness any verbal or physical abuse of the officer and noticed that ...
Residents look for ways to calm River Street traffic
Jul 05, 2005; ... Some River Street residents, fed up with taxis and other speeding vehicles cutting through their narrow street to avoid Charles Street signal lights, thought reversing the flow of traffic would put an end to it. So, Monday night they brought their proposal to a meeting of neighbors sponsored by ...
Massage therapist adds animal work to repertoire
Jul 05, 2005; ... FOR LIBBY, A GOLDEN RETRIEVER living on Garden Street, life is getting a little sweeter with age. The dog has been added to the client list of a 10-year massage therapy veteran who has worked with Senator John Kerry, the Radio City Rockettes and a host of professional ...
NATURE IN THE CITY
Jul 05, 2005; ... Although the bird nesting season is most likely behind us how, three exceptions should be kept in mind: robin, waxwing and goldfinch. You might discover active nests of the first two anytime from now until early September. Goldfinches usually wait 'til August. Anyone can find a robin nest, of ...
New lingerie store to open on the Hill
Jul 05, 2005; ... A NEW LINGERIE STORE AT 49 River Street will open in late summer. The boutique, French Dressing, will offer a variety of upper-end brand lingerie as well as cashmere robes and jewelry. Owner and Anderson Street resident Brenna Graham is excited about opening her first ...
From our State Rep; Why we should not reinstate the death penalty
Jul 05, 2005; ... The state legislature is again considering whether to reinstate capital punishment in Massachusetts. The legislature's Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week on Governor Romney's death penalty proposal. Under the Governor's proposal, a jury may impose the death penalty for ...
VIEWPOINT; PERSPECTIVES ON OUR COMMUNITY; Beacon Hill women fight back
Jul 05, 2005 ... We are thirteen women from Beacon Hill. Most of us are wives and mothers, some even grandmothers. Individually, we are a lawyer, an accountant, an editor, a college professor, an author, a nurse and two retired executives. We are tennis and golf players, runners and walkers, rowers and ...
Keeping fit can keep you safe
Jul 05, 2005; ... SELF DEFENSE CLASSES TEACH YOU how to get away from a bad situation. Weight resistance training helps you do it well. So says Officer Michael Charbonnier of Area A-l Boston Police Department, who recently taught a R.A.D. defense training program for Beacon Hill women. He practices ...
House Tour: 63 Pinckney Street
Jul 05, 2005; ... IF MARTIN SCORSESE NEEDED A typical Beacon Hill house for the movie he is currently filming in Boston, he would have had to look no further than 63 Pinckney Street. Starting at the entrance, shaded by mature trees, and continuing through the dining room to the kitchen, it doesn't get more ...
Buyers and sellers benefit from new real estate agency regulations
Jul 05, 2005; ... EFFECTIVE JULY 1, THE STATE LAW governing the relationship of real estate agents to their buyer and seller clients changed. The changes are consistent with those already in effect in over half of the other states and are designed to permit real estate agents to serve their clients better and to ...
Stand up to bully bosses, experts say.
Jul 06, 2005
Glen Burnie, Md., hospital changes its name, unveils expansion plans.
Jul 06, 2005
Omnicare in talks to buy Baltimore pharmaceutical company.
Jul 06, 2005
The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock column.
Jul 06, 2005
Facade of Baltimore theater gets redesign as first step toward revitalization.
Jul 06, 2005
Baltimore-based Legg Mason purchases 80 percent stake in investment firm.
Jul 06, 2005
Home builders pay fines for failing to protect customers' deposits.
Jul 07, 2005
Developer will give Baltimore shopping center a $70 million overhaul.
Jul 07, 2005
Hedge fund amasses shares of Baltimore-based mortgage-backed securities firm.
Jul 08, 2005
Omnicare buys Baltimore-based NeighborCare.
Jul 08, 2005
U.S. stock markets shrug off terrorist attacks in London.
Jul 08, 2005
Experts don't expect London terror attacks to deter travelers to Europe.
Jul 08, 2005
CORRECTION: U.S. stock markets shrug off terrorist attacks in London.
Jul 08, 2005
The Baltimore Sun Bill Atkinson column.
Jul 08, 2005
Legg Mason brokers enjoy bidding war for their services.
Jul 09, 2005
Baltimore companies partner with schools in mentor program.
Jul 09, 2005
Health insurer steps up community spending.
Jul 10, 2005
The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock column.
Jul 11, 2005
Average sales prices of Baltimore-area homes hits $309,000.
Jul 12, 2005
Organization was most active early investor in top U.S. venture-capital firms.
Jul 12, 2005
The Baltimore Sun Bill Atkinson column.
Jul 12, 2005
City budget passed 12 to 1; Hill will see benefits
Jul 12, 2005; ... THE CITY BUDGET WAS PASSED ON time and almost unanimously, and Hill residents will directly benefit from some of the line items, said City Councilor Mike Ross, who is the chair of the ways and means committee. "It was voted off 12 to 1. I was very proud of that," said Ross. The council ...
Suffolk to propose 31-story dorm
Jul 12, 2005 ... SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, working with the developer Weston Associates, plans to build a 31-story dorm with approximately 800 beds on the site of the old Metropolitan District Commission building at 20 Somerset Street, said Michael Feeley, project counsel at Suffolk University. The dorm would double ...
Political Waters: The Long, Dirty, Contentious, Incredibly Expensive but Eventually Triumphant History of Boston Harbor - A Unique Environmental Success Story
Jul 12, 2005; ... Amherst/Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, $34.95 This book may tell you more than you want to know about the history of the flow of human excrement and other sewage into the shallow waters of Boston Harbor over the last 350-plus years. But if Political Waters reads at times ...
Tai Chi teacher's new home gym good for Hill's tight spaces
Jul 12, 2005; ... DORRI Li PLAYS AN IMPORTANT role in educating many Beacon Hill residents on health and fitness. Originally from Boston, she is now in her third year of teaching Tai Chi at the Mount Vernon Street firehouse and has run a Kung Fu studio with her husband Yao for many years in the Back Bay and the ...
Please be a responsible dog owner
Jul 12, 2005 ... It's July - hot, humid and smelly. Everyone is outside, enjoying the heat or getting cranky over it. It's time once again to remind dog owners of good, neighborly behavior. Please don't let your dog pee on the sidewalk or a tree pit. Put him or her into the gutter between cars where ...
Light Boston continues to shine
Jul 12, 2005; ... IT'S DIFFICULT NOT TO NOTICE the floodlights brightly shimmering on top of the State House's, hallmark dome. Pedestrians and drivers inevitably find themselves staring skyward to take in the golden, structure but they might not immediately realize that more and more illuminated landmarks are ...
Things are looking up on Bowdoin Street
Jul 12, 2005; ... "WHEN WE OPENED, THEY scoffed," said Scott Herritt, owner of Grotto Restaurant at 37 Bowdoin Street which this month celebrates its two-year anniversary. "They told me I couldn't make any money at it. When I came, the Bowdoin Place project was going on, fences closed off part of Bowdoin ...
Walz's first six months
Jul 12, 2005; ... Beacon Hill's newly elected state representative is not so new anymore. After six months in office we asked Representative Marty Walz to share her triumphs and tribulations with us. Although Walz said she wished the days could be longer, she has found time to make headway she is proud ...
Beacon Hill not immune to air pollution
Jul 12, 2005; ... FOR BEACON HILL RESIDENTS who thought their neighborhood wasn't susceptible to the environmental problems that plague other urban areas, they're in for an unpleasant awakening. "If you thought you were escaping pollution by living on Beacon Hill, au contraire, you're not," said George ...
Edward Notosoehardjo - entrepreneur brings Asian cuisine to Boston
Jul 12, 2005; ... Whittier Place resident Edward Notosoehardjo started New England Herbal Foods and Spaa Cuisine products in 2004 because he wanted to bring high-quality Thai food to Yankees' kitchens. A native of Indonesia, Notosoehardjo came to the United States from South Asia to attend school at ...
HOT ON THE HILL; LIVE ON YOUR OWN HOUSEBOAT - AT LEAST FOR A NIGHT
Jul 12, 2005 ... An ocean breeze. A gentle rocking. The sound of waves lapping at the dock. It's a romantic picture that people without a boat - which is most of us - couldn't take advantage of. Until now. The Constitution Marina in Charlestown just across the North Washington Street Bridge has three ...
PAST TIMES; Beacon Street's great front lawn
Jul 12, 2005; ... On Charles Bulfinch's drawing board, sparsely inhabited Beacon Hill was transformed into an enclave of gracious, freestanding houses, surrounded by trees and gardens, and interspersed with the little parks and squares which the architect had so admired in London. A splendid concept, agreed the ...
Founder of Maryland-based AmeriDebt files for bankruptcy protection.
Jul 13, 2005
Baltimore-area motorists see high frequency of gas-price hikes.
Jul 13, 2005
Dress code allows Baltimore-area workers to mix comfort, professional style.
Jul 13, 2005
Comcast accuses Baltimore Orioles' owner of blocking Washington National games.
Jul 13, 2005
Baltimore County, Md., leads region as employment hub.
Jul 13, 2005
Maryland bridal discounter's plan to file bankruptcy raises customer panic.
Jul 13, 2005
Baltimore industrial area gets first residential development.
Jul 15, 2005