NEWS
By JACQUES KELLY | May 23, 2009
In a crumbling old city where so many houses look as if they could use a coat of paint, the arrival of a new neighborhood hardware store is a cause for rejoicing. So when I was walking up Old York Road a few weeks ago and spotted a nuts-and-bolts inventory being moved into a building fronting Homestead Street, I felt as if old Waverly had turned a corner. It's the not-so-little-amenities that make a neighborhood - good grocery stores, a friendly pub, a cozy restaurant. Actually, the Ace Hardware that opened this week is part of a steady Waverly revival.
BUSINESS
By Susan Chandler and Susan Chandler,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | April 21, 2002
It wouldn't be a weekend for Jay Swanson if there weren't some tinkering to do around the house. The building engineer from Wauconda, Ill., gets satisfaction from jobs that strike fear in others' hearts. His idea of a good time is resetting a toilet or installing some closet bolts. When Swanson tackles a task, he usually makes a run to a nearby Sears Hardware Store or Ace Hardware. He isn't crazy about either one. The prices strike him as high, the selections aren't huge and the service is just so-so.
NEWS
By TAMARA IKENBERG and TAMARA IKENBERG,SUN STAFF | May 21, 2000
Calvin Klein may have a way with slick fashion. But he has a more domestic side too, and his new spring bed and bath line reflects that. The Down and Feather Collection includes sumptuously soft pillows, comforters and mattress pads with the famous label. The Khaki Collection has an even wider selection of sheets, shams and duvet covers in playful plaids, indigos and more. Prices range from $17.50 for a bath towel to $500 for a queen down comforter. Call 1-800-294-7978 for store locations.
SPORTS
By Mike Preston and Jamison Hensley and Mike Preston and Jamison Hensley,SUN STAFF | April 30, 2000
Ravens veteran special teams performer Bennie Thompson agreed to a one-year contract yesterday and began practicing with the team. Thompson may be the final addition of consequence until the free-agency period virtually re-opens June 1. Thompson, 37, has played in the league nine seasons. He has led the Ravens in special teams tackles three of the four years the team has been in Baltimore, including 24 tackles last season. Thompson was named to the AFC Pro Bowl team in 1998 and named an alternate last season.
NEWS
By Mike Farabaugh and Mike Farabaugh,Sun Staff Writer | July 20, 1994
Fire caused by lightning Monday night destroyed an Edgewood landmark, a family-operated Ace Hardware store in the 400 block of Edgewood Road, fire authorities said yesterday.Damage to the store and its contents in a one-story concrete block building was estimated at $500,000, said W. Faron Taylor, a deputy state fire marshal.The lightning "came in on the power line, blew out a junction box in the center of the store and just wiped out everything" from that point forward, he said.Leroy M. Love, 66, of Bel Air, who owns the store with his wife, Shirley, said he had left the office in the center of the store and locked up about 15 minutes before the lightning struck.
NEWS
By PAT BRODOWSKI | July 7, 1993
It takes vision to create Eden on a parking lot.Greg Bookhultz has the vision -- and a green thumb. Thanks to him, the Robert's Field Shopping Center is an oasis of colorful flowers."