No Idea Excited about the Orioles
No Idea Tavern owner Jason Zink has been known for his out-of-the-box specials and promotions and it appears he has another cool idea for this afternoon/evening. Per Facebook:
No Idea Tavern will be giving away 100 FREE tickets this Tuesday night for this Tuesday night’s game at Camden Yards.
The first place Orioles will be playing the Texas Rangers this Tuesday night at 7pm. No Idea will open it’s doors at 3pm and the first 100 people to buy a drink will receive a FREE ticket to the Orioles game that night. We will be leaving No Idea Tavern at 6:00pm and walk to Camden Yards. Please get there by 6:00pm to receive your tickets.
Drink specials include:
$3 Wells, wines, and beers til 7pm
All you can drink Yuengling draft til 8pm for $7!!!
$5 cheesesteaks all night long
$5 Orange Kool Aid drinks!!!
Great promotion – I’m hoping it will be a summer full of Orioles spirit!
Blue Agave Closes for Renovations
Federal Hill-staple Blue Agave was recently purchased by two new owners with a lot of experience in the Ocean City bar world and they are now closing their new restaurant for 10 days for renovations. Here is a message from their Facebook page:
We are officially under construction! We will be renovating for the next 10 days! We’ll keep you posted on our progress through out our journey! Thanks for your patience!
We look forward to checking out the new look of Blue Agave!
Phillips Cutting Locust Point Plant
You never like to hear about job cuts and it appears that the closing of the Phillips manufacturing and distribution facility will hit home for many South Baltimore residents. Baltimore Business Journal is reporting that the closure will result in the loss of 100 local jobs. SouthBMore.com reported this from the Locust Point Civic Association’s March meeting:
The headquarter of Phillips Seafood on Fort Ave. will be moving their offices from the front of their complex to a back building currently used for storage. Phillips is putting their front building up for lease and hoping to attract a new business. The building is already zoned for offices, but the community did voice concern over a potential zoning change at the location.
Here is a statement from Phillips from the BBJ Article:
“We moved into our current plant in 2002 in hopes of growing our company, but given the difficult economic conditions and industry dynamics, we have not grown as we anticipated,” Phillips spokeswoman Caroline Tippett said in a statement. “Our Baltimore plant is simply too big, and we don’t have the capacity to fill the space.”
So it appears the changes will affect many jobs. We will keep an eye on what they do with the space. The facility is right next door to McHenry Row and every inch of South Baltimore property has become prime real estate for redevelopment lately.
Nice Looking Trailer for 1901 South Charles Street
Two months ago Jon Mayers of Chesapeake Realty Partners came to the SBNA meeting looking for approval for a leasing trailer across the street at 1900 S. Charles St. This is the spot of the Thompson Pratt Co. warehouse,which doesn’t have the greatest curb appeal, so there wasn’t much resistance from SBNA to add the trailer to the site. The trailer is now installed and is a nice improvement to the site. They have landscaped the area around it and added a wood ramp leading up to the trailer – it definitely looks better than anything that has ever been at 1900 S. Charles St. Chesapeake is also lobbying to get the Charm City Circulator down to Wells St… we hope they are successful!
