How Alfie Himmelrich went from a family chemical business to owning Stone Mill Bakery.
It’s dinnertime at Stone Mill Bakery in Lutherville, and owner Alfie Himmelrich is working the room, doling out granola cookies at every table, schmoozing with customers, and filling a vat with the cafe’s signature nonfat vegetable soup.
When a customer requests shrimp chopped salad, Himmelrich apologizes. “Sorry, we’re all out for tonight,” he says. But several seconds later, he has a change of...
Two senators—and cancer survivors—take their case to the state legislature.
Last year, when the Maryland State Senate took up a bill that would legalize medical use of marijuana, it had one sponsor with a powerful personal connection to the issue.
Sen. David Brinkley, the conservative Republican from Frederick who cosponsored the bill with Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery), has survived two bouts with cancer and spoke passionately about the debilitating side effects he...
The Incredibly True Adventures of the Baltimore Bachelorette
If video killed the radio star, has the Internet killed the fairy tale?
Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-off land called Baltimore, there lived a young maiden. The maiden would go out each evening and pick apples, always checking carefully to spot any rotten ones. Then, one day, as the maiden was on her nightly walk, a handsome prince stumbled upon her. Captivated by her and feeling the need to...
The Incredibly True Adventures of the Baltimore Bachelorette
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A single girl walks into a bar. . . . Okay, so what happens next? Well, I’m going to tell you, because that’s my life, and that’s what this column is all about. No, the column won’t only be about the bar scene (I do other things, too . . . well, sometimes), but it will definitely focus on being single, particularly in Baltimore. In my opinion, being single...
Phil Wiser’s dramatic and unlikely ascent has taken him from Hammerjacks to Silicon Valley.
Phil Wiser was a senior at Eastern Vo-Tech and something of a science geek in 1984. But Wiser wasn’t your typical nerd, with his long hair and confident swagger. In fact, he was class president and bassist in Child’s Play, a popular metal band that played local clubs. It’s a rare trait, being the nerd and the cool kid, but it’s a combination that’s served Wiser well and distinguished him from his...
University of Maryland’s telemedicine department extends physicians’ reach.
Deborah Kiel lives in Centreville, the county seat of Queen Anne’s County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It’s a lovely town, with a population of just under 2,000 people, but not necessarily a hotbed of specialized medical care.
Living in such a remote locale might have been a problem for Kiel, who suffers from ulcerative colitis, a chronic intestinal disease that requires constant attention...
The up-and-coming artist on keeping it real, flexing in the mirror, and resembling a certain Muppet.
Baltimore’s own Abdi Farah, a graduate of the Carver Center for Arts and Technology, won the first season of Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. His prize? A solo exhibit at the famed Brooklyn Museum—and a sit-down for the Baltimore Grill.
Who is your favorite Baltimorean, living or dead?Most definitely my grandmother, Cleo Stewart, but Ray Lewis is a close second.
What is the best...
Towson author is the unassuming bestseller next door.
In March of 2009, when Mary Claire Helldorfer first learned that her book Kissed by an Angel had hit USA Today’s Top 150 Books, she was working as a 10th-grade English teacher at Friends School of Baltimore.
“An editor from another company had called to talk to me about an idea I had submitted for an adult book,” recalls the 56-year-old Helldorfer, who uses the nom de plume Elizabeth Chandler for...
Will Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler’s bold moves take him all the way to the governor’s mansion?
It’s Friday morning, four days before the Democratic primary for Attorney General, and the last thing on Doug Gansler’s mind is his reelection campaign. Instead, as he sits in his office on the 20th floor of a high-rise in downtown Baltimore, he recounts the latest stories of catching a phony campaign treasurer in Prince George’s County and putting an end to child prostitution on Craigslist.
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After 25 years in the fitness business, nothing—not even a major health scare—can slow Lynne Brick down.
On a warm day in early September, 50 Brick Bodies club staffers sit inside the dark conference room of the fitness club’s Reisterstown location. One by one, they present the company’s marketing strategies, corporate membership numbers, and retention statistics.
After an hour or so, there’s a short break, but sensing that the energy has been sucked out of an otherwise energetic group, Lynne Brick—...
