Harbor Court Hotel

Hotels and other businesses in Baltimore's Inner Harbor lost power for three hours yesterday evening when an underground cable stopped carrying current and had to be repaired, a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. spokesman said.Art Slusark said the downtown cable stopped working at 4:36 p.m., cutting power to such clients as the Harbor Court Hotel, the Gallery and some of the University of Maryland campus buildings west of the harbor.Mr. Slusark said that the cable was repaired and power restored by 7:30 p.m. and that the problem was not related to high temperatures.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Baltimore City Southern District Theft: A wallet containing $85 was stolen Tuesday from the exercise room at Harbor Court Hotel, 500 block of Light St. Northeastern District Theft: A computer valued at $3,100 was stolen from Sinclair Lane Elementary School between March 21 and March 24. Baltimore County Parkville Precinct Arrest: A man suspected of...

Gourmands were in their glory at the seventh annual Meals on Wheels Culinary Extravaganza. Some 350 foodies filled a Harbor Court Hotel ballroom to graze and praise the creations of 17 chefs from Baltimore-area restaurants.Among the hobnobbing noshers: Meals on Wheels board president Jan Guben; event co-chairs Liselotte Karoalis and Greg Martin; silent-auction chair Kathy Townsend; board members Martin L. Wake and Nancy Allchin; Jon Danzig, VP of Impact Innovations Group Inc.; James Breiner, president of the Baltimore Business Journal; and Jackie Jackson, investment adviser with Harbor Financial Services Inc.The food lovers lauded the lobster mashed potatoes, risotto crab cakes and toffee apples.

Two Baltimore-area residents filed a $2.25 million lawsuit yesterday in Baltimore City Circuit Court against "Species 2" star Michael Madsen and the MGM film company, accusing the actor of assaulting them while he was in Baltimore to shoot the movie.Joseph P. Plivelich of Baltimore County and David G. Brown of Baltimore allege that Madsen struck them in the face and neck when a "friendly" conversation turned "aggressive" when they were out with him at the Explorer's Lounge at the Harbor Court Hotel on July 22, according to the lawsuit.

So, who has the best burger in Baltimore? The people will decide on Saturday when Mothers Federal Hill Grille hosts the Charm City Burger Wars on the Purple Patio. The event is from 2p.m. to 6 p.m. Everyone who buys a ticket gets unlimited sliders from all of the restaurants. Advance $15 tickets are available on Missiontix . The ticket price rises on the day of the event. Participating restaurants are No Idea Tavern , Alonso's , Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon , Alewife , The Rowhouse Grille , Kettle Hill , B&O American Brasserie , Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel , Brewers Cask , Abbey Burger Bistro , C&R Pub and Alexander's Tavern . Follow Baltimore Diner on Twitter @gorelickingood See also: • Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day [Pictures]

Ann Elizabeth Donahoo and David Paul Levinstim were married on Saturday, October 1, 2005, at the Mount Calvary Episcopal Church in Baltimore, MD. A reception at the Harbor Court Hotel followed the service. The bride is the daughter of Frances Legg of Timonium, MD, and the late William Donahoo. The groom's parents are Kathleen and Edwin Levinstim, of Katonah, NY. The bride was given in marriage by her step-father, William C. Legg, of Timonium, MD. Other attendants at the wedding were Maid-of-Honor, Kathleen Seiler; Best Man, Michael Schleif; Bridesmaids, Candice Daley, Kristen Frey, Karen Levinstim, Lauren Levinstim, Adrianne Kotula, and Payal Parekh; Groomsmen, Cyrus Clark, Brian Josias, Neil Kramer, Jurat Rajpal, Nathan Tedford, and Sean Waldron; Flower Girl, Jordan Conley; and Ring Bearer, Edward O'Connor, Jr. The bride, a graduate of Goucher College, is the Director of Human Resources at First Commonwealth Funding.

Movie director Rob Cohen will be in Baltimore this weekend to work on a far more important production than even his two recent blockbusters, The Fast and the Furious and XXX. He'll be getting married. Cohen, who as a boy spent summers living in the Baltimore area with three cousins, will be visiting what he regards as his adopted city to marry Barbara Lardera, a former Italian model now studying to become a travel agent. "The core gang that I love lives and has always lived in Baltimore," says Cohen.

Hilary Phelps was approaching the finish line of her first Ironman triathlon. Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" was playing. She was wrung out from more than 14 hours of swimming, cycling and now running, certain that there wasn't a single drop of liquid left inside her. Then she saw her family, and the tears started flowing as she ran into their arms - mom Debbie, sister Whitney and brother Michael. "I've never done anything this impressive," she remembers Michael saying. "Are you kidding me?"

If there's one question I get asked more than any other -- after "What's your favorite restaurant?" -- it's "Where can I get afternoon tea?" More people call me about tea than about Baltimore's seafood restaurants, or Sunday brunch, or anything else food-related you can think of.If they want elegance above all else, I recommend the Harbor Court Hotel. Not only is afternoon tea served every day, special occasion teas are offered every month or so: a Russian tea in January, for instance, or a Mother's Day tea in May.You can't have an afternoon tea just anywhere.

Ex-famous Amos offers new cookieThe man once famous for his chocolate chip cookies is back with a new chocolate chip cookie, a new name and his usual enthusiasm. Wally Amos (shown above with Radio One owner Cathy Hughes) was nibbling "Uncle Noname" cookies and exhorting passers-by to sample them at a sidewalk event last week sponsored by Baltimore's Radio One and 7-Eleven's Southland Corp., whose stores will carry the cookies. Mr. Amos lost his "Famous Amos" empire, and the right to use his name on food products, a few years ago. A 2-ounce bag of his new cookies costs 69 cents.