Monday, October 31, 2011
I enjoyed yesterday's comeback win by the Ravens, even if I listened on a radio, huddled under a blanket, waiting for the power to be restored.
The Weather: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast between 6 and 9 mph. Monday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible." — The National Weather Service Halloween Contest: Today is the big day and you have until 9 p.m. to enter pictures of your adorable kids in their Halloween costumes in Patch's Halloween costume contest. Heidi Klum has teamed up with Patch. The super model will pick the ultimate winner — a grand prize winner and nine runners-up will be selected from local and regional winners across the country. Top winners will be able to …
Friday, October 28, 2011
Residents are concerned about rental properties, density and traffic.
With only design guidelines to look at and actual site plans not yet on the horizon, residents got a glimpse into what a future Columbia Town Center will look like, and they had a lot to say about it. Some were excited about the possibilities while others were concerned about the potentially large number of rental properties and what new construction will do to the character of existing neighborhoods. Representatives of the Howard Hughes Corp. Thursday night unveiled land-use and design guidelines for new residential and retail development on 12 acres of land around The Mall in Columbia. About 100 residents showed up for the presentation at Howard Community College that Hughes officials called both the culmination of a seven-year approval …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Howard Hughes Corp. officials will share plans, answer questions and accept comments.
Columbia residents will have their first chance tonight to see details of the downtown development plan as envisioned by the Howard Hughes Corp. Hughes representatives will host a pre-submission community meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Howard Community College, at which they will share concept plans for the development proposed for land known as parcels C and D, adjacent to The Mall in Columbia. The company envisions more than 800 residential units and 70,000 square feet of retail space in the land. Also included in the presentation will be details about the road network, as well as the final development plan for the Warfield neighborhood. The meeting will be held in Room 400 of the Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall on the …
Happy Thursday!
The Weather: "Showers. High near 64. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Showers before 8 p.m. Low around 34. North wind between 8 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. " — The National Weather Service Downtown Columbia Development: The Howard Hughes Corp. will host a pre-submission community meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed development on two plots of land known as parcels C and D, adjacent to The Mall in Columbia. Company officials will discuss the project, including the number of units planned; the plan for the road network; and the final …
JH
11:31 am on Friday, October 28, 2011
No more apartments needed in Columbia ! Don't believe the nonsense about high end rentals. We must make certain that any residential development is owner occupied housing ----- housing that pays it own way. Columbia Association and Howard County Council members need to stand tall against rental apartments. more ›