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- Aug 5
- 3 min
Hickory Ridge Village Center Redevelopment Not Dead Yet
The (denied) plan to redevelopment the Hickory Ridge Village Center may be heading for reconsideration by the Howard County Zoning Board.
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- Jun 27
- 5 min
The Latest Twist in the Lakeview Retail Saga: Appeals Board Orders Planning Board to Approve
A strip-mall style commercial building containing a fast-food drive-thru proposed to be built in the parking lot of the Lakeview office...
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- Apr 28
- 2 min
Banditos Tacos & Tequila coming to Merriweather District - and other news from updated Site Plan
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...
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- Apr 26
- 2 min
Planning Board approves Restaurant with drive-thru in Woodmere Office on Broken Land Parkway
The Howard County Planning Board approved a site development plan for a standalone 1-story 5,000 square foot restaurant retail building...
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- Mar 20
- 2 min
New Merriweather District site plan reveals location of new restaurant and other leasing activity
An updated site plan for Merriweather District was posted on the HR retail website this past week revealing the location of Medium Rare...
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- Mar 2
- 6 min
The Lakeview Retail Proposal: Are Strip Malls & Drive-Thrus the Future of Broken Land Parkway?
The Howard County Board of Appeals is currently deadlocked in a 2-2 tie as they deliberate whether to overturn a 2021 Howard County...
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- Feb 13
- 3 min
Digging into the Details of Lakefront North
Last week, Howard Hughes Corporation revealed plans that the next phase of Downtown Columbia revitalization will be a $325 million...
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- Feb 8
- 6 min
Howard Hughes Corporation announces $325 million rejuvenation plans for Lakefront District
The Howard Hughes Corporation issued a press release today announcing many new details of their plans for a $325 million transformation...
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- Jan 27
- 3 min
Evergreen Advisors leases space in Downtown Columbia, shunning Baltimore
New office lease signed in Downtown Columbia. Evergreen Advisor shuns Baltimore, opting instead for the walkability of Downtown Columbia.
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- Jan 16
- 3 min
A tour inside the new Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel
The new Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel is now open. Formerly the Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, the hotel closed for nearly two...
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- Jan 3
- 3 min
Transformation of Columbia's Lakefront to begin in 2022 with South Lake Medical Office Building
The Howard Hughes Corporation is set to begin transformation of the Columbia Lakefront in 2022 with construction beginning this Spring of...
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- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
DENIED! Hickory Ridge Village Center Redevelopment halted by Zoning Board
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...
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- Oct 18, 2021
- 9 min
Rosyln Rise- A Deep Dive into the Proposed Redevelopment in Wilde Lake
Roslyn Rise, the dated 1970s-era affordable housing community on Twin River Road in Wilde Lake is slated to be replaced with a modern...
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- Apr 13, 2021
- 5 min
Hickory Ridge Village Center redevelopment heads to mediation
In a surprise move, the Howard County Zoning board referred the proposed redevelopment of the Hickory Ridge Village Center to mediation.
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- Apr 1, 2021
- 5 min
Inside the Election of the Hickory Ridge Village Board
Full Disclosure: I am a current board member of the Hickory Ridge Village Board, but I am not running for re-election. There are 12...
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- Mar 15, 2021
- 5 min
Three Questions for Columbia Council Candidates on the Future of Symphony Woods
As CA Board election season kicks off and candidates begin to emerge in what is sure to be an intense campaign season, more than anything...
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- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Marlow - the next building in the Merriweather District is set to break ground this month
Construction on a new mixed-use building in the Merriweather District is set to begin later this month. The Howard Hughes Corporation...
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- Dec 29, 2020
- 6 min
Crystal Ball: Reimagining the Future Site of the Mall in Columbia
The Merriweather Post ideas for redeveloping the Mall in Columbia.
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- Dec 16, 2020
- 5 min
What's an Urbanist (part 1)? And what's it got to do with Columbia (part 2)?
In my reflection piece marking the one year anniversary of The Merriweather Post, I described this blog as a hyper-local neighborhood...
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