Auction?s ?ugly baby? makes elegant transition

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Finishing off a cup of homemade espresso, Onahlea Shimunek looked around the kitchen she designed in the 1840s mansion she renovated and made a pronouncement: “If I were to design a house again I would leave out the living room and dining room and make it all kitchen. That’s where all the action is.”

Action is the one word that perfectly describes Shimunek, the energetic general manager of the Marriott at Camden Yards and part owner of the popular Spirits of Mount Vernon wine store in Baltimore.

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