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October 9, 2008
OTHER PICKS Mystery Writers The Anthony Boucher Memorial Mystery Convention, or Bouchercon, offers a place for mystery writers and fans to gather. Hundreds of writers, including local writer and guest of honor Laura Lippman, Lawrence Block, Peter Robinson, Carolyn Hart and Andrew Gross, will be in attendance. There will be whodunit workshops and awards. The convention starts today and runs through Sunday at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, 101 W. Fayette St. Go to charmedtodeath.
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By Meredith Cohn | August 21, 2008
Mantle author is on deck Books Sportswriter Fred Glueckstein will discuss his new book, Mickey Mantle: Rookie in Pinstripes, at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards on Sunday before the Orioles home game against the New York Yankees. The book chronicles the life of Hall of Famer Mantle from his childhood through his 1951 rookie season with the Yankees. Glueckstein explores his relationships with his father, teammates and coaches who helped shape his career. Mantle played his entire 18-year career for the Yankees and still holds several records.
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By Jacques Kelly | May 10, 2008
Inge J. Cohn, who fled Nazi Germany and worked alongside her husband at their kosher bakery for more than 50 years, died of multiple organ failure April 30 at Northwest Hospital Center. The Reisterstown resident was 80. "She was a very independent person," said her daughter, Leah Cohn Wander, who now owns and operates the business with her brother. "She loved the work she did, but most of all she loved being alongside Daddy at the shop." Born Inge J. Falkenstein in Wuppertal, Germany, she completed four grades of elementary schooling before the German government cut off education to Jewish students.
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By Mercury News | September 23, 2007
Are there any countries where the dollar is doing well and travel is still a good value? Despite the dollar's loss in value, especially against the euro and the British pound, there are a few places where our currency still has muscle. Experts at hot wire.com and orbitz.com agree on these two destinations, where exchange rates are favorable and prices are low: Thailand and Argentina. Barbara Messing, Hotwire's travel expert, says you can still get a $12 steak dinner and an $8 bottle of wine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a cosmopolitan city that often reminds visitors of Paris - there are long boulevards, scenic parks and great shopping.
NEWS
August 28, 2006
Robert W. Beery, a longtime engineer for Westinghouse whom neighbors affectionately called the "Mayor of Walther Avenue," died of cancer Aug. 21 at Good Samaritan Hospital. The 70-year resident of that street in the Hamilton neighborhood of Baltimore was 83. Born and raised in Baltimore, Mr. Beery graduated from Polytechnic Institute. He received his bachelor's degree in engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in 1943. He earned a master's degree in liberal arts from Johns Hopkins in 1967.
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By JACQUES KELLY | July 19, 2006
Fred B. "Fritz" Cohn, a kosher baker who created the recipe for the coffeecake his children still make and sell, died Saturday of a heart blockage at Northwest Hospital Center. The Reisterstown resident was 82. Born in Leipzig, Germany, Mr. Cohn had wanted to follow his father and become a physician. But the Nazis had come to power and forbade Jews from entering medical school. His children said Mr. Cohn became an apprentice to a baker whose business was on the ground floor of the building where they lived -- and that he never forgot the training.
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July 17, 2006
On July 15, 2006, FRED B.; beloved husband of Inge J. Cohn (nee Falkenstein); devoted father of Max Louis Cohn, of Baltimore, MD, Ruth Avrahami and Leah Cohn Wander, both of Reisterstown, MD; loving father-in-law of Meir Avrahami and Harold Wander; beloved brother of Ingeborg Weinberger and the late Ulrich Cohn, Gerta Lindler, Reni Cohn and Eva Saalfeld; loving grandfather of Golani Avraham, Tali and Yani Avrahami; loving great-grandfather of Noa Avraham....
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By PETER SCHMUCK | May 12, 2006
Michael Cohn is a Los Angeles psychologist who needs his head examined. In the unlikely case that you weren't already convinced the world has become too litigious, Cohn is the guy who sued the Los Angeles Angels because he didn't get a Mother's Day gift from the team last year. The sex and age discrimination lawsuit contends that every male over the age of 18 and every non-adult fan who attended the Mother's Day game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim is entitled to $4,000 to compensate for the discrimination inherent in a tote-bag giveaway targeted at women age 18 or older.
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By RAY FRAGER | May 12, 2006
Where, oh where did Linda Cohn go? It used to seem that you couldn't turn on ESPN without seeing her smiling face and hearing her New York tones. Then, like a pitch served up by Orioles middle relief, she was gone. What happened was that last year, after 13 years as a SportsCenter anchor, she had had enough of the grind. The glamour of getting home to her husband and two children at 3:30 a.m. had worn off. She asked to do something else at ESPN. And so she has, popping up on ESPNews' interview show The Hot List, reporting from pro golf tournaments and hosting the X Games.
NEWS
April 14, 2006
June Pointer, 52, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters - known for the '70s and '80s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire" and "Slow Hand" - died of cancer Tuesday at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. The four sisters grew up singing in the choir of an Oakland church where their parents were ministers. Bonnie and June formed a singing duo and began performing in clubs around the San Francisco Bay area. Anita and Ruth later joined the group. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1973, and the song "Yes We Can Can" became their first hit. They followed up with "That's A Plenty," which featured an eclectic mix of musical styles ranging from jazz to country and pop. They won a Grammy Award in 1974 for best country vocal performance by a group for the song "Fairytale."