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Holiday Wishes is a guest column in which Columbia residents put in a good word with Santa for their favorite neighborhood, school or organization. Want to write a Holiday Wishes column? Contact Columbia Patch editor at marge.neal@patch.comTo me, Christmas in Columbia means going to the Symphony of Lights with my whole family. That’s when the holiday season officially begins. So, this year, like Barbara Kellner of the Columbia Archives, I started thinking about my HocoLocal wish list.5. For me: I would like a tour of Elkridge from someone who loves it and knows it well. (I’ll pay for gas and snacks.) This is definitely an area where I need to learn more and think more. Any takers?4. For my village, Oakland Mills: a very special Bridge to connect us to downtown, and span the separation between east and west over Route 29.3. For …
The poinsettia tree is up at The Mall in Columbia marking the holiday season in Columbia style. Columbia means a lot to me and so my personal list of things I wish for include the many that I wish for my adopted home town. I don’t want to be greedy so I have five – the last one being my biggest wish foreveryone.• That walkable urban downtown that was envisioned and re-envisioned. • A dedicated bus line down the center of Little Patuxent Parkway/Rouse Parkway (better known as Route 175) with bikeshare stations (including two-wheeled and three-wheeled bikes) at the major intersections and the …
