Five Stories To Start The Week: Harborplace Timeline; 160YearOld Baltimore Business Closing; and more.
Jun 22, 2026
Here are some recent notable stories published by Baltimore Fishbowl that are worth revisiting as you start your week:
A street in Baltimore’s Charles Village neighborhood. Photo credit: Taber Andrew Bain/Flickr Creative Commons.
“Giving Up The 15-Minute City For A Pool And A Secure M
ailbox“: Baltimore writer Steve Mencher shares why he and his wife are moving a mile north, from Charles Village to Guilford.
Coppersmiths of the Kavanagh clan became known, well beyond Baltimore, as skilled and reliable manufacturers of tanks for distillers and brewers. Credit: Jos. A Kavanagh archives
“Dan Rodricks: The end approaches for one of Baltimore’s oldest businesses“: One of Baltimore’s oldest businesses, the Joseph Kavanagh Co., will close later this year after 16 decades of shaping copper and bending steel.
Baltimore’s housing commissioner, Timothy Keane (left), and the city’s planning director, Renata “Ren” Southard (right).
“Baltimore will spend $1.067M to hire consultant to help determine whether to merge city’s housing and planning departments“: Baltimore City is spending more than $1 million to hire a consultant to help determine whether to combine its housing and planning departments.
More than 150 people gathered on Wednesday to learn about construction jobs at Harborplace. Photo credit: Ed Gunts.
“‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ Harborplace construction project on track to begin this fall, potentially creating thousands of jobs“: Harborplace’s owner and general contractor, MCB Real Estate and the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., on Wednesday held a 90-minute “Subcontractor Outreach Event” to discuss the project’s phases and the job opportunities it will create.
Wishbone Reserve, a vintage and antique store located at 3811 Falls Road in Hampden, will close its doors permanently in September after 11 years in business. Screenshot via Google Maps.
“Hampden antique store Wishbone Reserve to close“: Hampden antique store Wishbone Reserve will close this September. It is selling all inventory and fixtures through August.
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