Pikesville

Jesse S. Weinberg, who practiced law for seven decades and made a specialty of Baltimore's ground rents, died of respiratory failure March 20 at Sinai Hospital. The Pikesville resident was 94. Born in Baltimore and raised near Druid Hill Park on Lakeview Avenue, he was the son of Harry M. Weinberg, a haberdasher, and Minnie Needle Weinberg, a homemaker. According to an autobiographical sketch, he was born on his parents' 11th anniversary. He attended the old Robert E. Lee School, No. 49, and was a 1935 City College graduate.

Harriet S. Frenkil, a retired social worker who worked in foster care, died of respiratory failure Wednesday at Union Memorial Hospital. The Owings Mills resident was 84. Born Harriet Schwartzman in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Jean David and Henry Schwartzman, a manager of the Goucher Garment Co. She attended Forest Park High School and after moving to Florida graduated in 1946 from Miami Beach High School. She enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville and studied for a year before her marriage to Erwin "Buddy" Frenkil, an attorney she had known in Baltimore.

Maury Sall Pikesville, junior Pikesville never has been a track power, but junior Maury Sall helped the Panthers win their first state title this winter. Sall won the 500 and 800, and he finished second in the 300 to help coach Adam Hittner's Panthers edge Boonsboro, 110-103, for the Class 1A state championship at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex last month. Sall anchored Pikesville's 1,600 relay team that won the meet's final event and clinched the team title.

The times are changing in track and field. In previous years, it was common to see teams bring only a handful of athletes to big meets and perform well -- sometimes even win. Coaches would routinely put their best athletes into four events and hope for as many points as possible. That concept, however, has changed recently. The event limit for an individual athlete remains four, and some coaches still use that tactic. But it isn't done as often as it was about 10 years ago because track and field has become more popular.

Hale Bullen Annapolis, senior After a cross country season in which he was named the Runner of the Year, Bullen continued his success during the indoor track season. The Navy-bound senior won the Class 3A state title in the 3,200 meters last month. Vince Ciattei Perry Hall, senior Developing into one of the state's top distance runners, Ciattei pulled off the tough sweep of the 1,600 and 3,200 in Class 4A to finish a strong indoor track season. He was also an All-Metro first-team pick in cross country.

Robert and Miriam Stern's condominium in the Annen Woods community in Pikesville is emblematic of their many years together — interesting, colorful, tastefully artistic and comfortably eclectic in style. This latest chapter in their story finds the retirees and longtime empty-nesters choosing to downsize and simplify their lives while keeping close the treasures they have collected and the memories attached to them. "We bought this end unit in the front of the building in June 2012," said Miriam Stern, a 71-year-old former medical secretary.

A 25-year-old Northeast Baltimore man convicted two years ago for vandalizing a synagogue, has been charged with attemped murder after police said he attacked two men with knives in the Upper Fells Point area, severely injuring one of them.  Ian Baron. who was arrested and charged on Wednesday, has been in trouble before. In 2010, the Latino-born, Jewish-raised man was charged with causing $25,000 worth of damage to a Jewish temple in his hometown of Olney, Md. He had neo-Nazi tattoos, lived in a shack with "Whites Only!"

This is good news. Mari Luna Latin Grille is back open. Last Monday, a truck smashed into the front of the Pikesville restaurant, causing some serious damage. The restaurant reopened on Tuesday. The kitchen and dining areas are fine, but there is still work to be done on the front areas. General manager Salvador Khadra says that customers should use the restaurant's entrance from the back parking lots, off Deriso Lane. (You know, just make that turn onto Sudbrook). Mari Luna Latin Grille is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.

The winter storm that's passing through the state today has yet to postpone any of the boys basketball regional championship games, which are still set to take place for Thursday and Friday. However, it is impacting preparations, particularly for the Class 2A and 1A games that are scheduled for Thursday. Four of the seven regional title games scheduled for Thursday involve Baltimore-area teams, and with school closed today, each won't have the opportunity to practice after semifinal wins on Tuesday.

A concert featuring the rapper Gucci Mane that was scheduled to occur Saturday at the Pikesville Armory has been canceled because promoters lacked the proper permit, according to officials at the state's Military Department, which owns the facility. "My understanding is that they didn't file the proper permits with the county, and we were directed that we should cancel it," said Lt. Col. Charles Kohler, a department spokesman. The concert was apparently scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Saturday, officials said.