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Anna Whetstone, 23, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 17. She was a high school junior in Hershey, Pa., playing on her school's field hockey team when she got hit in the head with a ball. "I was feeling fine at the time," she said, but over the next few days she had trouble with balance and "wasn't feeling well overall. " Computed tomography scans and an MRI discovered the telltale lesions that are signs of the degenerative disease. After the diagnosis, Whetstone switched from playing to coaching field hockey, but she continued dancing and she earned a neuroscience degree, with honors, at Moravian College in Pennsylvania.

Anna Whetstone, 23, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 17. She was a high school junior in Hershey, Pa., playing on her school's field hockey team when she got hit in the head with a ball. "I was feeling fine at the time," she said, but over the next few days she had trouble with balance and "wasn't feeling well overall. " Computed tomography scans and an MRI discovered the telltale lesions that are signs of the degenerative disease. After the diagnosis, Whetstone switched from playing to coaching field hockey, but she continued dancing and she earned a neuroscience degree, with honors, at Moravian College in Pennsylvania.

Kettle Hill has closed. Inspired by the life and spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, Kettle Hill opened April 20 on Market Place as the anchor restaurant in the Power Plant Live complex. The team behind Kettle Hill were Keystone Hospitality partners Desmond Reilly and Kristopher Carr. In a nightlife review of Kettle Hill, The Baltimore Sun's Wesley Case wrote that "Kettle Hill is a strong anchor for Power Plant Live's needed face-lift, which includes the additions of Joe Squared and Leinenkugel Beer Garden.

City leaders hope that by this time next year they'll have returned from Annapolis with funds to put toward making the Inner Harbor what its original designers intended it to be - "a playground for Baltimoreans. " "The city has changed so much since the original development of the Inner Harbor," said Laurie Schwartz, executive director of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc., a nonprofit that manages and advocates for the city's waterfront. It's time to evaluate the Inner Harbor and decide what needs to be done to sustain it as a vibrant part of the city, she said.

John Houser III reviews the new Joe Squared at Power Plant Live. Houser loved the crunchy Vidalia onions, the sparing use of bacon and the clean and smoky flavors of the bacon and clam pizza but the did not like the limp and slimy basil in his mojito. I don't like limp and slimy anything, I reckon. Also, they should sell slice pizza on weeknights, Houser says. Here's that review of Joe Squared at Power Plant Live .

With only six games to play and division opponents the Boston Red Sox in town this weekend, the Orioles sit one game behind the first-place New York Yankees and atop the American League Wild Card. So for the first time in many years, the O's are relevant in late September and, appropriately, the city has taken notice. Above is a photo of the main Power Plant Live sign, with the "O" lit-up orange in honor of the home team. The entertainment complex joins the Legg Mason building in getting into the pennant-chasing spirit.

This seems to be the time of year that employers with exclamation points in their names hold job fairs! Good news for job seekers! Maryland Live! Casino is holding its meet-and-greet with candidates on Saturday, March 17 - or St. Pat's - from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Maryland Live! Employment Center, 7270 Park Circle in Hanover. Or, you can go to the casino's Facebook page and apply online ahead of time . Maryland Live! Casino says applicants should apply via its job site . Then on Wednesday, March 21, Power Plant Live!

Joe Squared at Power Plant Live has started running weekly specials just like the original Joe Squared in Charles North does. Owner Joe Edwardsen posts the weekly specials on his website's blog, without fail. Let's have a look, shall we, at this week's specials. The skins are filled with stuffed with jalapenos and hanger steak with tomato, cheddar guacamole, cheddar and chives; the soup is sweet potato and coconut with ginger, honey, cinnamon and red pepper flakes; and the wings are ancho and cilantro.

The new Joe Squared at Power Plant Live is set to open for business Wednesday at 5 p.m. The new location for the pizzeria has been in the works since May, when it was announced that it would replace Two Boots, which was near the end of its lease. The addition was part of the complex's $10 million renovation, which also includes the new Leinenkugel's Beer Garden. The restaurant, bar and live music venue will keep its original Station North location. Owner Joe Edwardsen said Tuesday the menu is almost done for Wednesday's soft opening.

Kettle Hill has announced an opening date. Inspired, its operators say, by the life and spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, Kettle Hill will open on April 20 on Market Place as the anchor restaurant in the Power Plant Live complex. The restaurant's name is inspired by the military exploits of Roosevelt and his Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. San Juan Hill is better remembered today than Kettle Hill, but Kettle Hill is a great name for a restaurant. The team behind Kettle Hill are Keystone Hospitality partners Desmond Reilly and Kristopher Carr, whose growing infatuation with Roosevelt's take-charge ethos has also inspired the name for the bar within Kettle Hill.

Baltimore's year-old National Pinball Museum, a pinging, clanging, tilting tribute to the flipper machines that have been mainstays of American popular culture for decades, will be shutting its doors March 3. The museum, which re-located to Baltimore from Georgetown in January of last year, has once again fallen victim to the terms of its lease agreement, owner David Silverman wrote in an email Tuesday evening to supporters. Silverman, whose 600-plus machines formed the core of the museum's collection, said he could not afford to keep it open.

Kettle Hill has closed. Inspired by the life and spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, Kettle Hill opened April 20 on Market Place as the anchor restaurant in the Power Plant Live complex. The team behind Kettle Hill were Keystone Hospitality partners Desmond Reilly and Kristopher Carr. In a nightlife review of Kettle Hill, The Baltimore Sun's Wesley Case wrote that "Kettle Hill is a strong anchor for Power Plant Live's needed face-lift, which includes the additions of Joe Squared and Leinenkugel Beer Garden.

Tatu down at Power Plant Live reopens Friday after a $150,000 renovation. Additions include new open air dining, the expansion of the sushi menu and new small plate items. There's also a new upstairs gallery, which features a regular rotation of local and regional artists.  The big reveal is scheduled for 9 p.m. Tatu opened in the summer of 2010 at Power Plant Live as part of the downtown entertainment complex's continuing overhaul. Follow Baltimore Diner on Twitter @gorelickingood

With only six games to play and division opponents the Boston Red Sox in town this weekend, the Orioles sit one game behind the first-place New York Yankees and atop the American League Wild Card. So for the first time in many years, the O's are relevant in late September and, appropriately, the city has taken notice. Above is a photo of the main Power Plant Live sign, with the "O" lit-up orange in honor of the home team. The entertainment complex joins the Legg Mason building in getting into the pennant-chasing spirit.

Down at Power Plant Live, Mex is now the old man on the block. The block has changed. While the opening of new establishments like Tatu, Joe Squared, Leinenkugel's Beer Garden and Kettle Hill have raised the wattage on the Power Plant scene, Mex, to its credit, has decided that it wants a share of the limelight. To that end, the restaurant is introducing a new menu, which should be fully up and running by the end of September. Some of the new menu items are being introduced at Mex's lunch service.

Race fans will be able to get owner/driver Ed Carpenter's autograph at 8 p.m. Friday evening at the Inner Harbor's Power Plant Live. Carpenter will be appearing as part of his sponsor's Fuzzy's Green Flag Tour at Howl at the Moon. The evening celebrates the world's fastest open-wheel racing cars coming to town for the second annual Grand Prix of Baltimore. A year ago, Carpenter finished 20th in the inaugural race driving for Sarah Fisher Racing.

The country-western bar is such an overused concept, it's a wonder it took Power Plant Live this long to get one of its own. The downtown entertainment zone already has a rock bar, a mega club, a piano bar. Now it has PBR Baltimore , the place where, its publicist boasts, "cowboy cool meets urban chic. " But upon inspection, PBR has about as much cowboy cool as a bucket of KFC has real chicken. It's not so much a country-western bar as it is a mall-ified version of it. What Hot Topic is to punk, PBR is to country.

Four of the restaurants at Power Plant Live are teaming up for a new "Taste Thursdays" promotion debuting this Thursday. Tatu, Kettle Hill, Leinenkugel's Beer Garden and Joe Squared will all offer a special menu of $10 entrees and $5 specialty cocktails. The event will include live music from Bobby B on the plaza. And here's the clincher. Five-dollar parking is available in the Pier V garage, and you can get free valet parking if you arrive between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. • Pictures: How did Kettle Hill and Joe Squared get their names?