Kickstart Your Week: Exciting News from Fractured Prune, Baltimore’s New Kayak Launch, Food Truck Transformations & More!

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In recent news, we reported on a new Fractured Prune that is set to open in Baltimore, the introduction of the city’s very first public kayak launch featuring self-service rentals, a beloved Baltimore County hair salon closing its doors after 38 years, a food truck owner from Baltimore transitioning to a restaurant in Pigtown, and the sale of a historically significant building in Mount Vernon at auction.

Catch up on these stories below:

close up of rainbow sprinkles on a donut with beach and ferris wheel in background
Photo via Fractured Prune Instagram account.

Fractured Prune’s 50th birthday gift to us is a Baltimore location“: Many residents of Baltimore are familiar with the tasty delights of the iconic Fractured Prune donut. Soon, enjoying these treats will be even more convenient as a new location is set to open in the city.

People kayak on Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Photo courtesy Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
People kayak on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Photo courtesy Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.

Baltimore opens city’s first public kayak launch, self-service rental stations“: Residents and visitors can now enjoy Baltimore’s Inner Harbor from the water more easily than ever.

On Friday, city and state officials, joined by representatives from the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, inaugurated the first public kayak launch in the harbor, providing a new way for people to experience the city’s vibrant waterways.

A wall of shampoo, conditioners, mousse, hairspray, and other hair products inside Catonsville Hair Company. Photo courtesy Catonsville Hair Company.
A wall of shampoo, conditioners, mousse, hairspray, and other hair products inside Catonsville Hair Company. Photo courtesy Catonsville Hair Company.

A cut above the rest: Baltimore County hair salon closing after 38 years“: After serving the community for nearly four decades, a cherished hair salon in Baltimore County has announced its impending closure.

Catonsville Hair Company will officially close its doors for the last time on September 5.

A woman with bright cherry red hair stands in a grocery store. She wears a black hoodie with the word "taste" in all lower-case letters against a red, orange, and yellow gradient.
Eleni Markatos, owner of the Taste food truck and now a brick-and-mortar Taste restaurant, competes on the “Plate It, Baltimore” cooking competition on the Very Local app. Screenshot via Very Local.

Baltimore food truck owner opens restaurant in Pigtown“: In an exciting development, a food truck entrepreneur from Baltimore has transformed her mobile business into a permanent dining establishment.

Eleni Markatos, who has successfully operated her Taste food truck since 2022, has now secured a brick-and-mortar restaurant location at 801 Washington Blvd in Pigtown.

The properties at 224-226 W. Read Street and 900 Tyson Street sold at auction for $280,900. Photo credit: Ed Gunts.
The properties at 224-226 W. Read Street and 900 Tyson Street sold at auction for $280,900. Photo credit: Ed Gunts.

History-steeped commercial property in Mount Vernon sells at auction for $280,900“: In a significant real estate transaction, a commercial property steeped in history was sold at auction for a total of $280,900.

A.J. Billig Auctioneers facilitated the sale of this three-story building, located at 224-226 W. Read Street, along with a parking lot that contains 10 spaces at 900 Tyson Street.

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