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Archives exhibit shows how Columbia came to be
Run by three county commissioners instead of a county executive, Howard County was a different place in the early 1960s. As required of all counties by the Maryland General Assembly in 1953, Howard had finally approved its General Plan in 1960, a much-...
Tags: Arable Farming, Howard County, Property, Maryland General Assembly, Ellicott City
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Longtime Rouse home is up for sale
The longtime home of James and Patricia Rouse on the banks of Wilde Lake in Columbia, where the world-known affordable housing advocates danced together to tunes from a stereo next to their living room fireplace, is up for sale. It is the home's first...
Tags: Homes, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Harborplace, Interior Policy
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After 30 years, Rouse's Enterprise is adapting to financial challenges
At the recent Governor's Housing Conference in Baltimore, the blue logo of a house with rays of light emanating from behind the roof was ubiquitous. It's the emblem of one of the conference's main sponsors, Enterprise, and to the roughly 800 people in...
Tags: Housing Industry, Bill Clinton, Mortgages, Poverty, Condos and Houses
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Letter: Low-income housing fits Rouse vision for Columbia
Steve Carter argued Oct. 11 that low-income housing in Columbia makes little sense ("Low-income housing does not belong in high-cost Columbia," letter). Perhaps Mr. Carter does not realize that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is...Tags: Poverty, Rentals, Personal Income, Federal Housing Administration
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Harborplace sold to New York real estate firm
The Baltimore waterfront's iconic Harborplace is being sold to a New York real estate investment firm that has a reputation for purchasing distinctive retail centers, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., which is...Tags: Inner Harbor, Jada Pinkett Smith, Pratt Street, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Carl Verstandig's shopping center empire
At a time when many real estate companies are having trouble getting loans for expansion, Pikesville-based America's Realty is growing steadily. Headed by chief executive Carl Verstandig, it now controls 164 commercial developments in 13 states —...Tags: Politics, Office and Retail Spaces, Howard County, Companies and Corporations, State Budgets
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7 surprising facts about Howard County
Did You Know? Howard County is known nationwide for its schools, parks, sports programs, libraries and affluence. But tucked away in faded, aging documents and longtime residents’ minds, there are plenty of little-known facts that might just...
Tags: Sports, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Horse and Harness Racing
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Frank Gehry pays a visit to old stomping grounds — Columbia
Forty years after Frank Gehry completed a series of buildings in the then-fledgling "new town" of Columbia, the current master developer wants him to come back and design more. The Dallas-based Howard Hughes Corp., which in 2010 took over as lead...
Tags: Media Industry, Guggenheim Museum, Whole Foods Market, Arts and Culture, Manhattan (New York City)
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After graduation, street artist Gaia takes flight
If you want to experience the work of street artist Gaia in its full scruffy glory, see it in the wild.
Drive south down North Collington Avenue, past Biddle and Eager and Chase. You will despair of spotting anything fresh in one blighted block after...Tags: Lexington Market, Upper East Side, Charles Street, Arts and Culture, Photography
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Enterprise Community Partners getting new home but staying in Columbia
Enterprise Community Partners, a Columbia-based organization that helps people around the country find affordable housing, is itself getting a new home but staying in Columbia.
After considering numerous locations, the nonprofit founded by James and...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Howard County, Rentals, Companies and Corporations, General Growth Properties, Inc.
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Thanks to Burch's efforts, African American culture lives on in Howard County
You know you are entering a different world when you see the heavy cordless iron that requires a fire to heat it sitting atop a wooden ironing board covered with a bed sheet used as an ironing pad at the Howard County Center of African American Culture....Tags: Dominican Republic, Howard County, Crofton, Arts and Culture, Carrollton
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Letter: Planning board must reject CA plan to tear down Symphony Woods trees
Over 600 Howard County residents have signed a petition to limit the number of trees being cut down in Symphony Woods. We accept the basic plan for the park development, however, we object to removing 64 trees for the straight pathways of the CA plan. We...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Ken Ulman
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