Eutaw Street

Eutaw Street between Saratoga and Fayette streets near Lexington Market will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today for a parade of elephants performing at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The elephants will leave 1st Mariner Arena at 11:30 a.m. and return by 1 p.m. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

THE PROBLEM -- A sign hanging from a construction fence at the site of the new Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel seems to encourage motorists driving south on Eutaw Street to take a right onto Pratt Street. That would put them going the wrong way on the one-way street. THE BACKSTORY -- Eutaw Street is "open for business" as contractors say on a sign, an attempt to remind people that they can still shop even if a large swath of property is closed north of Camden Yards to make way for the city's new publicly financed hotel.

On February 3, 2007; Edna Henrietta Rice. On Friday friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Baltimore National Pike, from 3 - 8 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Rice will lie instate at City Temple Baptist Church, 317 Dolphin at Eutaw Street, where the family will receive friends from 11 - 12 P.M with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

Martin O'Malley mentioned Baltimore one time in his sleepy little State of the State speech yesterday in Annapolis. Geezy-peezy. For a guy who thinks the state of Maryland is strong (the second-wealthiest state in the nation) but "not as strong as we should be," he might have mentioned one of the main reasons why -- the city he just served as mayor for seven years. OK, six. He really spent the last year campaigning for governor, with his adopted hometown clearly in the rearview mirror for much of that time.

Baltimore: west side Street closures for King parade Several streets in West Baltimore will be closed tomorrow for the annual Martin Luther King Day parade. From 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Franklin Street from Greene Street to Freemont Avenue will be closed; access to westbound Interstate 70 will be permitted. From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the following streets will be closed: Eutaw Street from Dolphin Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; Preston Street from Madison Street to Eutaw Street; and Madison Street from Dolphin Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Baltimore's Westside Preakness Parade is scheduled for tomorrow morning along Eutaw Street. It will begin at 11 a.m. at Eutaw and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and proceed south on Eutaw to Redwood Street. Reviewing stands will be at Eutaw and Lexington streets, and in front of the Hippodrome Theatre. The parade, which kicks off Preakness Celebration 2006 in Baltimore, will include equestrian units, bands, floats and giant helium balloons. The following streets will be closed tomorrow: From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Madison Avenue from Dolphin Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; Preston Street from Eutaw Street to Madison Avenue; and Eutaw Street from Dolphin Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

On April 25, 2006, SYLVESTER, 62; dearest father of Sheila, Robert, Dwight, Michelle and Monique; four brothers; five sisters; adored grandfather of Dwight Jr., Jeremy, Sallie, Nicholas, Marques. Memorial Services will be held at Estep Funeral Home, 1300 N. Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21217 on Sunday, April 30 2006, at 5 P.M.

Opening Day for the Orioles today will mean altered traffic patterns for city motorists. The Baltimore Department of Transportation has announced parking restrictions, street closures and modified routes near Camden Yards. The following streets will be closed starting at noon: Camden Street from Howard Street to Russell Street and Lee Street from Ramp D to Russell Street. Hamburg Street from the Russell Street viaduct, site of construction, will be made one-way to traffic heading east before the game and one-way headed west after the game.

The Baltimore Orioles, upset that construction of a city-owned hotel blocks a gateway to the stadium at Camden Yards, agreed yesterday to a city plan for a walkway skirting the development site, making it easier for fans to get to home games. The agreement was announced moments before a scheduled hearing in Circuit Court and prompted the Orioles to drop a lawsuit that the team filed against the city this week. A 25-foot-wide walkway will be built along Howard Street on the west end of the future site of the 752-room, city-financed Hilton Hotel going up in a parking lot next to the Convention Center.

It should surprise no one that a trial lawyer of the stature - and deep pockets - of Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos would go to court to settle a dispute. But his decision to sue the city over access to Camden Yards during construction of the nearby convention center hotel seems more like bullying than lawyering. The construction of the city-owned hotel has required the closure of a section of Eutaw Street, which leads to the ballpark's north entrance. The Orioles complain that the closure will force some 14,000 fans to take alternate routes they view as "recklessly conceived."