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Article: Maryland District Court in Towson's cell phone rule sparks sideline for restaurant owners
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- The Daily Record (Baltimore)
- Article date:
- April 27, 2009
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Steve Fox calls the look "priceless," although he charges $3 to
get rid of it.
The look is one of panic he sees periodically on the face of
someone leaving Maryland District Court in Towson. The person has a
cell phone -- an illegal device for most courthouse visitors. Ground-
level offices directly across the street on Chesapeake Avenue have
signs indicating they will not hold cell phones for courthouse
visitors.
The person heads down Chesapeake toward York Road, maybe looking
for a bush or an exterior building crack to stash the phone, finally
noticing The French Press Cafe, where Fox is a co-owner.
"They'll come over here and say, 'Can I ask you a question?'" he
said. "And we already ...