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Nothing says old fashioned and simple quite like the Hot Toddy. Whether you're using it to treat your flu or cold symptoms (not doctor recommended, but probably by your grandmother) or preparing to hit the hay, it's the perfect evening drink. Thames Street Oyster House makes theirs with a light flavor and a local twist. Manager Candace Beattie explains: "We try to keep all of our drinks light and locally sourced whenever possible, even our happy hour is local. " To wit, the Thames Street Toddy is composed of Maryland's crown jewel of rye whiskey Pikesville Rye, mint, lemon and sweet orange tea - and it's the pinnacle of relaxing.

On October 30, 2006, MRS. LUCILLE THAMES. On Friday, friends may call at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, services will be held at Mt. Pleasant Ministries, 6000 Radecke Avenue where the family will receive friends from 10 to 10:30 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

You'd expect a Baltimore restaurant to compete in crab cake competition, but Thames Street Oyster House is contending for a big lobster roll prize. The event is Tasting Table's third annual Lobster Roll Rumble, which will take place in New York City on June 7. You can take a look at event information and photographs of all 20 contenders here So, how did a Baltimore restaurant come to have a contending lobster roll. Turns out chef Eric Houseknecht stayed in Providence after graduating form Johnson & Wales University.

About a month ago the Thames Street Tavern opened a very nice, newly renovated upstairs dining room. Fells Point restaurants seem to acquire a patina almost immediately -- you don't expect them to look this new and fresh. The dining room is being solAbout a month ago the Thames Street Tavern opened a very nice, newly renovated upstairs dining room. Fells Point restaurants seem to acquire a patina almost immediately -- you don't expect them to look this new and fresh. The dining room is being sold as having the best waterfront view in Fells Point, and I won't dispute it. When the windows are open, and a breeze is blowing through the tree right outside, and you can watch the little boats coming in . . . well, almost anything would taste good.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- With the Orioles growing increasingly pessimistic about their chances of signing free-agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez, they have turned to other options, including the Detroit Tigers' Marcus Thames and free agent Jay Payton. Late last night, the Orioles were considering a three-way deal with the Tigers and Houston Astros that would have landed them Thames, a 29-year-old outfielder who hit .256 with 26 homers and 60 RBIs last season. According to two industry sources, the proposed deal had Orioles pitcher Rodrigo Lopez headed to Houston, Astros outfielder Luke Scott going to Detroit and the Orioles getting Thames, who would have become the Orioles' only right-handed-hitting outfielder and the club's likely starter in left field.

LONDON -- For a city that likes to think it has seen most everything, the spectacle yesterday of a whale swimming past Parliament and the Millennium Eye and up the Thames to the posh precincts around Chelsea, 40 miles from the nearest sea, just about took the pudding. Thousands of people lined the riverbanks on a sunny day to catch a glimpse of the 15-foot-long bottle-nosed whale, which had a white-gray protruding brow, as commentators on television debated whether it was old or young, how it had come to enter the Thames estuary and its likely fate.

GREENWICH, England -- Big Ben's midnight chimes echoed through the land today as the British marked 2000, hours after the sun set on the empire and oceans they once ruled. The country that ushered in the 20th century as the world's dominant power, greeted the new year determined to celebrate its historic place as an island-nation of poets, scientists and ordinary people who displayed extraordinary valor during the century's darkest days. So the British headed to the future by staging one of the world's most extravagant New Year's celebrations under the $1.23 billion Millennium Dome along the Thames River, astride the prime meridian where time is measured.

No matter how many times one sees the paintings of Claude Monet in reproduction -- in books and on everything from postcards and coffee mugs to refrigerator magnets and computer screen savers -- one is still never quite prepared for how luscious his works really are in person, so to speak. So, coming upon the dozen Monets that form the core of Monet's London: Artists' Reflections of the Thames, 1859-1914, the delightful Baltimore Museum of Art exhibition that opens today, is akin to experiencing a revelation.

Doreen Eleanor Osborne, 68, a Baltimore artist who died in February, will be remembered at a memorial service at noon Sunday at the Art Gallery of Fells Point, 1716 Thames St.

Fells Point, a waterfront neighborhood, has had a historic shortage of good seafood restaurants. There are one or two very good high-end choices, but the casual options are meager and the mid-range options non-existent. Here comes Thames Street Oyster House , which in the few weeks since its opening has been drawing a steady stream of customers. Part of the instant success at Thames Street has to do with the popular owner, Candace Beattie, who developed a following behind the bar at nearby Alexander's.

The Sunday review is of Thames Street Oyster House. The review is online now. Since reviewing Thames Street , the seasons have changed. But there are heat lamps for the courtyard.

Chazz: A Bronx Original starts lunch service on Aug. 30. And Thames Street Oyster House started its lunch service last week. The lunch at Chazz goes from 11:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m., and features the dinner menu along with a few added-in lunch options like panini and chicken Caesar salads. The lunch at Thames Street Oyster House, which Suzanne Loudermilk mentioned in her In Good Taste blog, began on Aug. 24 and is offered on Wednesday through Sunday, 1:30 a.m.-2 p.m., according to the restaurant's Facebook page .

The Thames Street Oyster House opens tonight. This was a project I heard about back when it was in the "yeah, sure" stages. Then I lost track of it entirely. I only knew about now by reading about it on Suzanne Loudermilk's In Good Taste blog. Here's a link to Suzanne Loudermilk's post about the Thames Street Oyster House. Here's the restaurant's website and Facebook page. The owner of the new joint is Candace Beattie and theexecutive chef is Eric Houseknecht.  I want to know about the two daily changing "shellfish towers" -- the Queen Ann is $45 and the Lord Baltimore is $65.  

A long-impassable section of the brick promenade that rings the Inner Harbor could soon be repaired if a settlement deal among Baltimore officials, a team of Harbor East developers and a design firm is approved by the city's spending board. The section of promenade, which spans the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Thames St., was built by the city with a state highway grant in 2004. It partially collapsed about three years ago, after "undetected soft soils" settled, shifting the bricks.

A recap of the Orioles' 5-1 loss to the Tigers yesterday: Done in the sixth Orioles starter Brian Burres was the victim of another high pitch count and left after 5 1/3 innings. He threw 108 pitches, the last one resulting in a bloop single by Ryan Raburn that extended Detroit's lead to 3-1. Burres surrendered a two-out, solo home run to Magglio Ordonez in the third inning to lose a 1-0 lead, and Marcus Thames wrapped a ball around the left-field foul pole with one out in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Burres retired 14 of 18 batters before Thames' homer.

David Thames was staring at his half-sunken boat yesterday at Baltimore's Inner Harbor East marina and shaking his head. A woman walked by and asked, "How'd it sink?""A Jeep hit it," Mr. Thames said matter-of-factly.That's right. A Jeep.In a bizarre accident at 1:45 a.m. yesterday, the Jeep carrying two women vaulted up a curb in the 800 block of Lancaster St., flew about 30 feet and smacked onto the stern of Mr. Thames' 26-foot Regal cabin cruiser.Mr. Thames could not place a value on the 1986 boat, but he said it sells for $45,000 new.The accident caused no serious injuries, police said.

After months of negotiations with a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. subsidiary, Fells Point residents have gained additional time to save the London Coffee House and the George Wells House -- two of the neighborhood's oldest and most significant buildings.The KMS Group, the BG&E subsidiary that owns the vacant structures at the northwest corner of Bond and Thames streets, has agreed to "stabilize" both of them. The work would prevent further deterioration of their outer shells, which have large holes that leave them open to the elements.

First there was the upscale Kali's Court in Fells Point. Then its small-plates bar, Mezze, had great success next door. Now a third restaurant in the group, Meli, is due to open this summer down the street in the Admiral Fell Inn at 1640 Thames St. (No, it's not taking over the space True, the inn's restaurant, occupies.) Meli, which means "honey" in Greek, is an ambitious project, with more than 6,000 square feet on the ground and basement levels. Theodore Losin, who will be one of the managers, describes it - probably more modestly than it deserves - as a European cafe.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- With the Orioles growing increasingly pessimistic about their chances of signing free-agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez, they have turned to other options, including the Detroit Tigers' Marcus Thames and free agent Jay Payton. Late last night, the Orioles were considering a three-way deal with the Tigers and Houston Astros that would have landed them Thames, a 29-year-old outfielder who hit .256 with 26 homers and 60 RBIs last season. According to two industry sources, the proposed deal had Orioles pitcher Rodrigo Lopez headed to Houston, Astros outfielder Luke Scott going to Detroit and the Orioles getting Thames, who would have become the Orioles' only right-handed-hitting outfielder and the club's likely starter in left field.