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Staff Shortages Force Closure of Mapes Gate
The gate will close indefinitely starting on Monday, July 29.

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Phone: 410-305-9113
Hometown: Trevose, PA Birthday: April 18 Bio: Tim was born and raised in the Philadelphia area and got his start working in community journalism in Bucks County.
He has lived in Maryland since 1997 and now resides in Odenton with his wife and son.
Tim is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, and has worked as a business reporter and sportswriter for several publications in Washington, DC and Baltimore. Most recently, he was the sports business reporter for The Washington Times, where he chronicled the approval and construction of Nationals Park.
When he's not working, he engages in many interests ranging from watching sports, traveling, grilling and playing tennis and Strat-O-Matic baseball.
The gate will close indefinitely starting on Monday, July 29.

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