Monaco

On Sunday, February 20, 2005, PETER J. MONACO SR., beloved husband of the late Julia Monaco (nee Promutico); devoted father of Joseph Monaco, Robert Monaco, Barbara Burke, and Peter Monaco, Jr. Also survived by seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Predeceased by siblings, Valentino and John Monaco, Margaret Vecchioni, and Columba Monaco. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Leo Church, 227 South Exeter Street, on Saturday, February 26, at 10 a.m. Interment private. Arrangements by family owned Henry W. Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home.

It's the last all-performance show of the season and it's only an hour long. Let's hit it. Tom says they've been battling for a grueling nine weeks - feels so much longer doesn't it?  This season has felt weird overall, with skipped weeks, non-eliminations, double eliminations. The first round tonight will be "favorite" dances (aka re-runs!) and the second will be the "supersize" free-style, where they can bring in extra dancers to "enhance" the routine. Kelly Monaco & Val Chmerkovskiy Paso Doble During rehearsal footage, Kelly notes that they made the finals without ever getting a 10. Val rightly points out that her fan base is strong.

On May 22, 2005, CATHERINE M. (nee Frazzitta), beloved wife of the late John Monaco; loving mother J. Frank Collins; also survived by loving grandchildren Daniel, Frank and Dominic Collins and great-grandchildren Sara, Allison and Ryan Collins; and loving nieces Jeanette Dawson and Lois Ann White. Visiting at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road (Overlea) on Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Friday at 10 A.M. A Christian Wake Service will be held on Thursday at 3:30 P.M. Entombment Parkwood Cemetery.

Mean Irene has left the scene. But what she left behind wasn't pretty. Just ask anyone who's been forced off the grid or had to dodge falling trees. Kimpton Hotels feels your pain and your sweaty brow as you contemplate a week without A/C or a hot shower. To help out the storm weary, the boutique hotel chain's Washington/Baltimore hotels are offering a "Hurricane Irene Relief' Rate of $99 per night for stays through Sept. 2. The deal is available at the Hotel Monaco Baltimore and seven other hotels in Washington and Virginia.

On Sunday, March 16, JULIA A. MONACO; (nee Promutico); beloved wife of Peter Joseph; devoted mother of Joseph Peter and wife Deanna, Robert A. and wife Eileen, Barbara Burke and husband John, and Peter Jr.; loving sister to Roland Sternini of Richmond, VA.; predeceased by sisters Lucy Emerick, and Viola Biscotti and brothers Nondo Sternini & Frank Promutico, Jr. Also survived by seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at ST. Leo's Catholic Church, 227 S. Exeter St., on Saturday, March 22, at 11 A.M. In lieu of flowers, donations encouraged to American Lung Assoc.

PARIS - Author W. Somerset Maugham once described Monaco as "a sunny spot for shady people." Last week, the French Parliament offered a few more details. In a scathing 400-page report, the Parliament said that the tiny principality - a famous refuge for wealthy tax dodgers - is an ideal place to launder money. It accused Monaco of having deliberately put into effect lax banking laws - including a guarantee of anonymity - to attract wealthy depositors. And it said that the monetary surveillance systems are so poor that even if Monaco officials wanted to cooperate in international efforts to prevent money laundering, they could not. "Monaco is one of the most hypocritical territories when it comes to the fight against money laundering," said Arnaud Montebourg, one of the Socialist members of Parliament who helped to write the report.

The Mediterranean Suites have soaking tubs for two, 37-inch flat-screen TVs, 500-thread-count Italian linens and a complimentary goldfish upon request. There are "Tall Rooms" with extra-long mattresses and giraffe print robes for "vertically gifted" guests, "Pet Parlor Rooms" for travelers with four-legged companions, and a living room where guests can gather for a daily wine hour. These are a few of the features at the Hotel Monaco Baltimore, a $65 million, 202-room "luxury boutique" hotel that opens today inside the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad headquarters at 2 N. Charles St. This is the first property in Baltimore managed by San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a company with a devoted following of business and leisure travelers.

On May 1, 2006 MARY YOLANDALOMBARDI (nee Monaco) of Catonsville, MD beloved wife of the late Albert Lombardi; loving mother of Eleanor Marano, Anita Riley, Loretta Lombardi, Victor Lombardi and Mary Jo Nadeau; sister of Jennie Mannone, Arthur Monaco, Carmen Walker, Stella Melaragno, Joseph Monaco and the late Anthony Monaco. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to call at STERLING-ASHTON-SCHWAB-WITZKE FUNERAL OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue (1 mi. W. Beltway Exit 14)

A Middle River man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges that he attacked his estranged wife and her lover at their Jessup apartment in September.Anthony Robert Monaco, 56, entered the plea agreement on charges of assault with intent to maim and battery before Judge Cornelius Sybert Jr. in Howard Circuit Court.Mr. Monaco pushed and punched his estranged wife and stabbed her lover in his back, neck, chest and groin with a paring knife at Maple Village Park in the early morning hours of Sept.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at noon for 14-year-old Joseph Paul d'Entremont of Bel Air, who was killed by a car while crossing a street Friday night. D'Entremont, a freshman at Fallston High School, died after being struck while crossing Route 24 where Red Pump Road and Bynum Road intersect about 9:45 p.m. A viewing will be held at the Mountain Christian Church in Joppa on Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until noon. The funeral will follow.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the management company for the 202-room Hotel Monaco Baltimore and B&O American Brasserie — which both have been tenants of the historic B&O Building since 2009 — has followed through on its previously announced plan to buy the portion of the structure occupied by the hotel and restaurant. The agreed-upon price was approximately $33 million. San Francisco-based Kimpton said Wednesday that the buyer was Kimpton Hospitality Partners II, Kimpton's proprietary private equity fund.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the management company for the 202-room Hotel Monaco Baltimore and B&O American Brasserie — which have been tenants of the historic B&O Building since 2009 — has agreed to buy the portion of the structure occupied by the hotel and restaurant for approximately $33 million. The present owner, Baltimore and Charles Associates, spent about $65 million to buy and renovate the B&O Building from 2007 to 2009. Additional office and retail space in the 13-story landmark at Charles and Baltimore streets will be sold to a separate buyer, an affiliate of Kenwood Management Co. of Bethesda, for about $1.3 million.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at noon for 14-year-old Joseph Paul d'Entremont of Bel Air, who was killed by a car while crossing a street Friday night. D'Entremont, a freshman at Fallston High School, died after being struck while crossing Route 24 where Red Pump Road and Bynum Road intersect about 9:45 p.m. A viewing will be held at the Mountain Christian Church in Joppa on Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until noon. The funeral will follow.

Pamela Forchheimer is always working with color, style and texture in her job as a make-up artist. That same creativity also applies to her own style, which she describes as "simple with an edge." "I want people to know about me. I think how you dress gives a clue," says the 41-year-old Lutherville resident. When we "Glimpsed" Forchheimer at Hotel Monaco's grand opening party, we wanted to know more. The look: Paisley-patterned silk jersey V-neck Nieves Lavi dress. Gray opaque hose.

The corporation that just opened the $65 million, 202-room Hotel Monaco inside Baltimore's historic B&O Building is in danger of losing the property at a public auction next month for not paying a Millersville lumber supplier $184,000 for doors, wood trim and other materials used in the project. A Baltimore circuit judge issued a final order this month establishing a mechanic's lien and directing the sale to move forward on the premises unless the building owner pays the J.F. Johnson Lumber Co. $184,000 plus interest and attorneys' fees by Aug. 31. Johnson had sued Baltimore and Charles Associates LLC, owner of the building at 2 N. Charles St., and general contractor James M. Jost & Co. of Columbia, claiming it is owed more than $230,000 for lumber products used in the construction.

Once, hotel dining was likely to be a very formal affair. No longer. Look what happened to Hampton's in Harbor Court and Pisces in the Hyatt. Both gone, while their more casual counterparts remain. It's not surprising, then, that the restaurant of the new Hotel Monaco Baltimore is a brasserie, the B&O American Brasserie (2 N. Charles St., 443-692-6172, BandORestaurant.com), with an exhibition kitchen, counter seating and a brick oven for flatbreads and pizzas. The restaurant has a commitment to eco-responsibility.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- French investigators said yesterday that billionaire banker Edmond J. Safra died of smoke inhalation because -- even after the police and firefighters arrived at his penthouse -- he still believed that he was in danger from masked intruders and refused to leave the bathroom where he had barricaded himself with one of his nurses.The French prosecutor handling the case said Safra had a cellular phone with him when he took refuge in the bathroom and had several conversations with his wife before he died.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Opening day at the $1 million tournament is today. But the match everyone is waiting for -- the return of Bjorn Borg -- is set for tomorrow.Borg, still using a wooden racket, meets clay-court specialist Jordi Arrese of Spain in the first round.It will be Borg's first match in official tournament play since he played in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1984, a year after announcing his retirement in April 1983 at the Monte Carlo tournament.

The Mediterranean Suites have soaking tubs for two, 37-inch flat-screen TVs, 500-thread-count Italian linens and a complimentary goldfish upon request. There are "Tall Rooms" with extra-long mattresses and giraffe print robes for "vertically gifted" guests, "Pet Parlor Rooms" for travelers with four-legged companions, and a living room where guests can gather for a daily wine hour. These are a few of the features at the Hotel Monaco Baltimore, a $65 million, 202-room "luxury boutique" hotel that opens today inside the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad headquarters at 2 N. Charles St. This is the first property in Baltimore managed by San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a company with a devoted following of business and leisure travelers.

In an area emerging as a hub of boutique and small hotels, a Hotel Monaco is slated to open by 2009 in downtown Baltimore's historic B&O Building at Charles and Baltimore streets, part of a $60 million project by Philadelphia-based ARCWheeler. The developer settled on the purchase of the 13-story, century-old beaux-arts building yesterday for $20 million from seller Baltimore and Charles Associates LLC. The former headquarters of the defunct Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.