Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby and Ricky Richardson, president and chief operating officer, TGI Fridays USA, at the company’s newly opened West Baltimore location. (facebook.com)
On Sept. 26 a throng of people came out to celebrate the grand opening of the first TGI Fridays location in Baltimore City. The Fridays is located in the Mondawmin Mall shopping center in West Baltimore, the epicenter of the uprising following the Freddie Gray’s funeral. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by community members, clergy, business owners, Baltimore City Councilman (7th district), TGI Fridays President and COO Ricky Richardson. “On the surface this would not appear as a major accomplishment to most but it is a HUGE deal to undeserved communities such as mine. Not only is this the first built from scratch sit-down restaurant in decades, it also equates to over 130+ hospitality jobs for the community,” Coucilman Mosby wrote on Facebook.