Fells Point is buzzing about news that Jimmy’s Restaurant, a dining spot popular with politicians and others, is going to be sold to Rustem “Rudy” Keskin, the owner of Rudy’s Mediterrean Grill in Columbia.

The Baltimore Business Journal reported yesterday that Jimmy’s owner Nick Filipidis has signed a contract to sell the restaurant at 801 S. Broadway and hopes to complete the transaction by the end of the month, ending 70 years of ownership by the same family.

Filipidis did not disclose who the buyer is or what changes the buyer would make. A representative for the city’s liquor board said Jimmy’s has a liquor license under a corporate entity and she is not aware of any application to transfer it.

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