NEWS
By Jon Morgan, Andy Knobel and Steven Kivinski | August 7, 1998
* A Steelers fan just punched me in the nose. Where are emergency services?You have several options, none of which, unfortunately, involve punching the fan back or getting Tony Siragusa to come to your aid. Instead, contact the nearest usher or other Ravens representative. For minor medical care, walk to one of the stadium's six first-aid stations. For more serious injuries, roving teams of paramedics will be on hand to come to you. Ambulances also will be positioned around the building on game days beginning at 8 a.m.* Nothing like $4 beers to empty a wallet in a hurry.
SPORTS
December 12, 1997
A story in yesterday's editions incorrectly reported price increases for several categories of tickets for next year's Preakness. The Sun regrets the error. Here are the correct prices:Seat location .......1996 .......1997Infield advance .....$17 .........$20Inf. Preakness day ..$20 .........$25Sports Pal. reserve .$145 ..... .$150Grand. upper reserve $55 ....... .$60Grand. upper box ....$120 .......$130Grand. lower box ....$130 .......$150Grand. concourse ....$40 .........$45Pub Date: 12/12/97
SPORTS
By Kent Baker | December 11, 1997
A story in yesterday's editions incorrectly reported price increases for several categories of tickets for next year's Preakness. The Sun regrets the error. Here are the correct prices:Seat location .......1996 .......1997Infield advance .....$17 .........$20Inf. Preakness day ..$20 .........$25Sports Pal. reserve .$145 ..... .$150Grand. upper reserve $55 ....... .$60Grand. upper box ....$120 .......$130Grand. lower box ....$130 .......$150Grand. concourse ....$40 .........$45The Maryland Racing Commission renewed the licenses of the state's five off-track betting parlors for 1998 yesterday, but attached an amendment that means the sites could be inspected by commission members every three months.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Karen Keys | June 26, 1997
Six years ago, when Perry Farrell and his cohorts launched a traveling musical festival of alternative bands, everyone who didn't watch MTV 10 hours a day responded, "La-la-pah-whatta?" Now the strange word is practically a household name and summer music festivals fill the concert listings of every newspaper. Last year, typical Lollapalooza-goers abandoned ship when the sound turned too heavy, giving it the nickname "metalpalooza." Farrell was also less involved with the planning, and the result was nearly devastating.
SPORTS
By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE | January 19, 1996
MELBOURNE, Australia -- On center court it was business as usual, but just across the concourse on Court 1, strange and hierarchy-rattling things were happening.First to fall was fifth-seeded Kimiko Date of Japan, beaten by a countrywoman, Mana Endo. Next to tumble was Mary Pierce, seeded fourth and the defending champion. She lost to Yelena Likhovtseva of Russia.Finally, it was Boris Becker's turn to test the windswept, hard-court surface. Five sets and plenty of angst later, the German had escaped defeat, but not before having his nerves tested for the second match in a row."
NEWS
By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE | October 27, 1996
NEW YORK -- It was a tall order: to clean and restore the ornate, 100-foot-high, grime-encrusted sky ceiling in the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal without disrupting the flow of the 500,000 people who walk through each day.Armed with cotton rags, buckets of sudsy water and paintbrushes, 10 workers are to spend the next eight months standing on scaffolding and ladders at the 42nd Street station in Manhattan."
SPORTS
By Roch Eric Kubatko | September 7, 1995
If Mike Garrison could only find a way to paint Cal Ripken's likeness on a peanut shell, he would fit in better with the other vendors working at Camden Yards during this week of the breakable streak.Instead, Garrison looks like a man out of the loop as he hawks snacks and sodas along Lee Street outside the stadium, across from two booths offering a multitude of Ripken paraphernalia that drew long lines more than four hours before the first pitch.Business for Garrison remains good, especially from hungry fans leaving the stadium after the game, but the Ripken merchandise continued to attract the biggest crowds yesterday.
NEWS
By Ken Rosenthal | August 2, 1995
A woman handed Cal Ripken her shoe."I'm sorry, I didn't come prepared," she said. "Just sign, 'To Patty.' P-A-T-T-Y."The game had long since ended, but Ripken was still on the field at Camden Yards, signing autographs, posing for photographs, chatting with fans.He does this sporadically now, at home and on the road. The autograph sessions aren't scheduled, and they aren't publicized. But, naturally, word is getting out.A line formed in the concourse in the ninth inning of Monday night's 6-3 loss to Toronto.
SPORTS
By Ken Murray | February 22, 1995
A bill calling for $3 million in state funds for the continued renovation of Memorial Stadium was introduced in the House of Delegates last week by Del. Frank D. Boston, a Baltimore Democrat.The bill was assigned to the Appropriations Committee, and hearings are expected to be held soon. Baltimore Football Club owner Jim Speros said he hopes to meet with Gov. Parris N. Glendening to discuss the improvement project. Speros had sought, but not received, state funds from the William Donald Schaefer administration.
FEATURES
By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE | October 1, 1995
I am traveling to London in mid-October, arriving at Gatwick Airport, then taking a train to northern England. Are there any facilities at Gatwick for a traveler to shower and change clothes?There are unisex shower facilities, indicated by a shower-head symbol, at both terminals at Gatwick airport. Each shower is in a room that can be locked.The south terminal has seven showers. Three are in the Gatwick Village shopping and eating area, which you reach before going through to the departure lounge or after clearing customs on arrival.