The HCPSS Budget Shortfall and County's desperate need of new revenue; school capacity, Lakefront Library, Clarksville Commons, and more!

Gateway, Enterprise Affordable Housing, Long Reach Village Center, Downtown Columbia Retail and Development and so much more!

An examination and rating of every village center in Columbia. Ownership, Tenants, Vacancies. Past, Present, and Future of VCs.

HoCo by Design, an update on the New Cultural Center, the legal battle over Lakefront North, and more Downtown Development news stories.

Notes on how the new Library and Housing fit into the Downtown Columbia Plan

Bark Social will add a dog park / bar to Downtown Columbia. Details and commentary on its impact to CA and the DTC plan.

A giant banner reveals that a 16-story, 250-foot tall office building will be built in Merriweather District, delivering in 2025.

The (denied) plan to redevelopment the Hickory Ridge Village Center may be heading for reconsideration by the Howard County Zoning Board.

A strip-mall style commercial building containing a fast-food drive-thru proposed to be built in the parking lot of the Lakeview office...

Update (5/5/2022): It's official!! A banner went up at the corner of Merriweather Drive and Dove Sail Lane in the NW corner of Juniper...

The Howard County Planning Board approved a site development plan for a standalone 1-story 5,000 square foot restaurant retail building...

An updated site plan for Merriweather District was posted on the HR retail website this past week revealing the location of Medium Rare...

The Howard County Board of Appeals is currently deadlocked in a 2-2 tie as they deliberate whether to overturn a 2021 Howard County...

Last week, Howard Hughes Corporation revealed plans that the next phase of Downtown Columbia revitalization will be a $325 million...

The Howard Hughes Corporation issued a press release today announcing many new details of their plans for a $325 million transformation...

New office lease signed in Downtown Columbia. Evergreen Advisor shuns Baltimore, opting instead for the walkability of Downtown Columbia.

The new Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel is now open. Formerly the Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, the hotel closed for nearly two...

The Howard Hughes Corporation is set to begin transformation of the Columbia Lakefront in 2022 with construction beginning this Spring of...

The Howard County Zoning Board (made up of the 5 members of the Howard County Council) voted 3-2 on December 1 to deny KIMCO's proposal...

Roslyn Rise, the dated 1970s-era affordable housing community on Twin River Road in Wilde Lake is slated to be replaced with a modern...