Investors seek to freeze Grand Prix account
Two of the Baltimore Grand Prix’s original investors Wednesday requested temporary restraining orders and orders for injunctive relief, seeking a total of $1.2 million that they say are owed to them....
View ArticleGetaways: The Final Frontier
Ladies and gentlemen, this is my final Getaways post. Yes, that’s right. I’m taking a job in D.C. and leaving Baltimore. I decided to ignore that silly WaPo article about Baltimore being better than...
View ArticleMayor, police chief, businesses all need Grand Prix to succeed
When Jay G. Davidson wakes up on Labor Day Monday, the biggest test he’s ever prepared for will be over. And Davidson said he feels confident that he — and the rest of Baltimore Racing Development LLC...
View ArticleFrederick finally gets its first official visitor from Wyoming for 2011
Frederick finally has its first official visitor from Wyoming for 2011. Since the Tourism Council of Frederick County opened its new Frederick Visitor Center in April, more than 8,500 tourists have...
View ArticleCity official disputes Post Office’s release on reduced service
The U.S. Postal Service said Monday that pickup and delivery of mail for business and residents near the Baltimore Grand Prix course would be curtailed, but at least one city official said he was...
View ArticleUSPS sticks with mail delivery warning
The U.S. Postal Service stands by its announcement Monday that delivery may be affected in downtown Baltimore neighborhoods and areas this weekend because of the Baltimore Grand Prix. The USPS had said...
View ArticleCity businesses counting on Grand Prix boost
Baltimore’s hotels and restaurants are looking forward to sold-out tourism business from the Baltimore Grand Prix that starts Friday, even if hotels aren’t fully booked yet. “I think once we get past...
View ArticleA final speed bump for Grand Prix
Here at last. After 18 months of planning, racing begins Friday for what organizers hope to be the first of many Baltimore Grand Prix weekends. City officials are expecting at least 100,000 visitors to...
View ArticleBaltimore Grand Prix has fans excited, despite slow start
The Baltimore Grand Prix drew crowds Friday morning, even if the tracks hadn’t drawn the cars on time. Practices for the city’s inaugural Grand Prix were to have begun at 8 a.m., but they were delayed...
View ArticleGrand Prix was boom or bust for eateries
City restaurateurs say the Baltimore Grand Prix brought record-breaking business to eateries within walking distance of the race course, but operators of establishments at greater distances say their...
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