Many of our friends and neighbors are hitting the road today to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday in other locales. The rain today will not make that journey any easier.
I won’t say how I came across this plan but perhaps some folks think it’s important for everyone to see the possible. This plan shows how a revitalized and expanded path system, as part of the proposed Columbia Town Center redevelopment program, could actually [...] 
This afternoon Mama Wordbones dropped me off at Champps at the Mall. She continued on over to Merriweather to pick up our registration packet for the Dazzle Dash while I watched the end of the Ravens loss to Indianapolis.
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There was a close call over in the Village of Long Reach yesterday. According to a neighbor, someone left a gas burner on the stove in a vacant townhouse at 5804 Alderleaf Place in the Heritage Walk community. It may have been on for some [...] 
The stars of last nights public hearing on the legislation for General Growths redevelopment plans for Columbia Town Center were Karen Berry, Melody Sahar-Khiz, and Sarah Sahar-Khiz. These three young women were testifying on behalf of the Wilde Lake High School Environmental [...] 
Picture Credit: The Baltimore Sun Great innovations have sometimes come from tinkering around in low tech garages by average Joes instead of high tech research laboratories. According to this story by Larry Carson in The Sun, that may have occurred in [...] 
I saw these three signs in the corridor outside of the temporary county council chambers at the Board of Education today. I was struck by the irony of the protest signs with no one holding them. It’s just like Columbia Town Center…no people.
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There are approximately 8,000 acres of surface parking in Montgomery County. This is just one of the insights provided by Rollin Stanley in his lecture in Columbia Tuesday night.
I feel sorry for the Carroll family. For most of their lives Philip and Camilla Carroll have watched as, one by one, neighboring farms became subdivisions. They have witnessed firsthand the dramatic transformation of Howard County over the last forty years. The 892 acre farm [...] Last Sunday, at Kahler Hall in the Village of Harpers Choice, Alan Klein, the spokesperson for CoFoCoDo tried to have it both ways. In his first statement in this video he claimed that CoFoCoDo “represents a large portion of the community” whereas at best they represent about [...]
Photo Credit: City PaperBob Tennenbaum was the chief architect for Columbia in the early years. He worked at Jim Rouse’s side as Columbia took shape on the farm lands of Howard County. Recently he remarked to me that he never heard Jim use [...] 
As previously reported by HowChow, Union Jacks British Pub will soon open in the space formerly occupied by That’s Amore in Town Center. The space has now come full cycle from night spot to dining spot to night spot. Before That’s Amore [...] 
Iâ€ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I have iPhone envy. This affliction has worsened since I got my LG Voyager back in February. I hate this phone. If the iPhone is the Trump Tower then my LG Voyager is [...] 
Trent Kittleman, widow of former State Senator Bob Kittleman, is openly discussing the possibility of challenging Ken Ulman in the 2010 county executive race. According to this story by Larry Carson in The Sun today, Ms Kittleman said she is “forming an exploratory [...] 
Our neighbors Melanie and Bart are members of the old dogs club. They are the owners of One Eyed Jack, a thirteen year old black male Labrador retriever with one eye. Melanie and Bart are also expecting their second child.
One of the requests on Mama Wordbones birthday list was a new pair of bicycle pants. She is new to concept of sportswear designed specifically for cyclists. She’s always been more of a tennis girl.
This morning at a BRAC symposium sponsored by the Baltimore Business Journal, Tom Sadowski said that Central Maryland is on track to become the global center of information technology due largely to the impact of BRAC.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
In an earlier post I wrote about the Halloween décor of my neighbor, Peter. Well Peter is a Philly guy having moved here about three years ago. He remains a loyal fan to his hometown sports teams and when the Phillies became the [...] 
Yesterday, Peanut and I dropped by the Miller Branch of the Howard County Library. We had some books to return and she was given ownership of that task.
The weather has now taken a turn for the worse. The days of cold are upon us and the prognosis for the months ahead is bleak. According to this story by Frank D. Roylance in The Sun today we can expect a “colder-than-average winter [...] 
At home, I generally leave my laptop on with the lid closed when I’m not using it. While this may not be very energy efficient it certainly saves a lot of time. For the most part I have been well served by this strategy but [...] 
As all my fellow procrastinators know, today is the absolute final day that you can file your 2008 taxes without penalty. That’s right, 2008. The final time of this final day is the hour before 5 when the Post Office closes.
TW sent me this picture this morning. As he said, "everybody knew a kid like this."
Tonight General Growth Properties will finally make its case for the redevelopment of Columbia Town Center to the County Council. Getting the councils approval is the last legislative hurdle to get these plans moving towards reality.
It used to only be the Christmas holidays when people would go over the top decorating their homes but now it is becoming increasingly popular to do so for Halloween.
The voting for The Mobbies ended Friday. The “unofficial results show Tales of Two Cities as the number one in the political blog category and number three in the neighborhood blog category. Official results will be made public on Wednesday.
This coming Sunday, October 11th, will be the fourth Second Sunday Market in Ellicott City. This monthly outdoor event just keeps getting better each time around and, so far at least, the weather prognosticators are calling for a nice fall day on Sunday. Mama [...] 
It was with great sadness today that I learned of the passing of one of my commercial real estate colleagues, Greg Masi. Greg was an old dog like me and one of the first guys I met in the business when I moved back from [...] If they did I’d be more than happy to tell you about it. Good thing too. According to this story by Tim Arango in yesterdays New York Times, bloggers may soon be required to fully disclose any compensation they receive from advertisers and marketers.
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