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Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. The Chairman opened up the docket for the day by saying that it’s been an honor and a privilege to serve on the Board and that he will miss working for the Board very much. Four of the seven cases on the 1:00pm docket and two …

Chairman Fogleman & Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00pm cases Disclaimer Becky Lundberg Witt, staff attorney at Community Law Center, represented the community group in this case, the Canton Community Association. Licensee Ginger Cornejo Business Name Ginger, Inc. Trading As Mustang Inn Address 3202 Eastern Avenue Type of License Class “BD7” Beer, Wine & …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00pm docket Applicant Poonam Suri Business Name Roshnisuri, LLC Trading As trade name pending Address 3600 Belair Road Type of License Class “A” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for hearing Application to transfer ownership Hearing notes Mr. Mel Kodenski, for the applicant, his client, informed …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00pm cases Applicant Corey Polyoka Business Name Parts & Labor, LLC Trading As Parts & Labor Address 2600 N. Howard Street Type of License Class “B” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for Hearing Application for a second new Class “B” Beer, Wine & Liquor license …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioner Jones in attendance. Commissioner Smith was not present for this hearing. Applicant Lois Finifter Business Name M.M. & T., Inc. Trading As Joe’s Place Address 6200 Reisterstown Road Type of License Class “BD7” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for Hearing Application to transfer of ownership from personal representative Hearing notes …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Jones and Smith in attendance. Chairman Fogleman announced that two cases from the docket had been administratively postponed: 33 W. North Avenue and 509-13 S. Broadway. 1:00pm docket Applicants Jae Ho Choo & Sung Soo Kim Business Name JH Choo, Inc. Trading As Bermuda Liquors Address 1801-03 E. North Avenue Type …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones present. 1:00 pm docket Applicant Young Bok Kim Business Name B and S Restaurant, Inc. Trading As New Seoul Restaurant Address 1910-16 N. Charles Street Type of License Class “B” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for hearing Application to transfer ownership Hearing notes Transfer of ownership: Former …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00pm cases Applicant Martha Garcia, William Reyes & Gerado Garcia Business Name Latin Quarters Corporation Trading As Latin Quarters Address 646 S. Newkirk Street Type of License Class “D” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for Hearing Application to transfer ownership Hearing notes Mr. Kodenski requested …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioner Jones in attendance. Commissioner Smith was not present. 1:00pm cases Applicant Douglas Atwell Business Name 31 Cross, LLC Trading As pending Address 31-33 E. Cross Street Type of License Class “BD7” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for Hearing Application to transfer ownership, requests for live entertainment and off-premises catering Hearing …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioner Jones in attendance. Commissioner Smith was ill and not in attendance on January 16, 2014. Chairman Fogleman noted that if any applicant or licensee had a problem with her case being heard by only two of the three commissioners, that she would be permitted to postpone her hearing until a later …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00pm cases Applicant Linh Ha Business Name Not provided in docket Trading As Trade name pending Address 700 South Potomac Street Type of License Class “BD7” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for Hearing Application to transfer ownership Hearing notes Mr. Kodenski represented the applicant, Linh …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Jones and Smith in attendance. The Board announced before hearings began that the transfer application hearing for Juan Moreno T/a Las Tejitas, 422-26 S. Macon Street, had been administratively postponed. Applicant Larry Rohleder, Jr. Business Name TBN Aduio, LLC Trading As Cardinal Tavern Address 901 S. Clinton Street Type of License …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00 pm cases Disclaimer CLC attorney and Booze News blogger Becky Lundberg Witt represented the community in this case. Applicant J. Hollis Albert, III, Patrick Beille & Stephen Demczuk Business Name Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC Trading As Peabody Heights Brewery Address 401 E. 30th Street Type …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00PM cases Licensees Goya Choi, Jin Myung Seo & Jyong Ja Yun Business Name Club 4040, Inc. Trading As Club 4040 Liquor & Grocery Address 2139-41 Pennsylvania Avenue Type of License Class “BD7” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for hearing Violation of Rule 4.01(a) “No …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. Chairman Fogleman announced that the 2733 Pennsylvania Avenue case on the docket would not go forward, due to inadequate documentation. 1:00pm cases Licensees Mary Sanford & Theodore Sanford Business Name 4600 Curtis Avenue, LLC Trading As Thumpers Address 4600 Curtis Avenue Type of License Class “BD7” …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones present. 1:00 p.m. cases Applicant Erika Robinson Business Name Whispering Wind, LLC Trading As Whispering Wind Address 2711 E. Fayette St. Type of License Class “BD7” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for hearing Application to transfer ownership, requests to add second floor for business and live entertainment …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. (Commissioner Smith was absent for the first hearing but was present for all of the rest of the hearings.) 1:00 p.m. cases Applicant Charles Gjerde, Carrie Podles & John Burke Business Name Papi’s Tacos, LLC Trading As Papi’s Address 1703-05 Aliceanna Street Type of License Class …

Commissioners Smith and Jones and Chairman Fogleman in attendance. The hearing for Zissimo’s Bar, 1023 W. 36th Street, was postponed. 1:00 pm cases Applicant Christine Ferrell Business Name Jim Dandy’s Tavern, Inc. Trading As Jim Dandy’s Address 4810 Curtis Avenue Type of License Class “BD7” Beer, Wine and Liquor License Reason for hearing Request to …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioners Smith and Jones in attendance. 1:00 pm cases Chairman Fogleman announced before the hearings began that the 5423 O’Donnell St hearing had been administratively postponed. The Chairman also noted that any approvals issued by the Board are only preliminary, and that “you’ll have to submit many things” before a licensee can …

Chairman Fogleman and Commissioner Jones in attendance. Chairman Fogleman announced before the hearing, in addition to his usual remarks, that any approvals given by the Board are only given “preliminarily.” 1:00 p.m. cases Applicant Leonard Coulson, Kimberly Coulson & Gabrielle Grande Business Name Lousy Lenny’s Inc. Trading As K.C.’s Corner Tavern Address 6626 Harford Road …

Commissioners Fogleman, Jones, and Smith in attendance. 1:00 p.m. cases Applicant Warren Norris, Jr Business Name Michael’s Charles Street, LLC Trading As trade name pending Address 1100-06 S. Charles Street Type of License Class “D” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for hearing Application to transfer ownership of a Class “D” BWL license presently located …

Commissioners Fogleman, Jones, and Smith in attendance. 1:00 p.m. cases Applicant Shailesh Pandit & Dorothea Locco Business Name SSP Enterprises, LLC Trading As Mughal Gardens Address 918-20 N. Charles Street Type of License Class “B” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for hearing Application to transfer ownership Hearing notes Mr. Pandit was present at the …

Applicant John Durkin, Michael Mastellone and Derek Blazer Business Name Thames Street Baltimore, LLC Trading As trade name pending Address 1629 Thames Street Type of License Class “B” Beer, Wine & Liquor License Reason for hearing Application for a new Class “B” BWL license Under provisions of Article 2B §6-201(d)(vii), requiring $500,000 in capital investment …

Maryland Annotated Code Article 2B § 10-503(d)(4) states that “a transfer of any license shall be completed not more than 180 days after the Board approves the transfer.” In most circumstances, judges interpret the word “shall” to mean that the action is mandatory; in other words, as applied to the above example, if you don’t …