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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: Rentals, Poverty, 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: Hunt Valley, Property, Pratt Street, Homes, Investments
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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: Vehicles, Libraries, Horse and Harness Racing, Sports, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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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, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Howard Hughes, Architecture, Frank Gehry
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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: Ryland Group Incorporated, Rentals, Howard Hughes, General Growth Properties, Inc., Whole Foods Market
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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: Human Interest, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fort Meade (military base), Culture, Trips and Vacations
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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: Human Interest, Ken Ulman, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Columbia plan lacking
There is an integer absent in the Columbia's General Plan 2030. It is one of those signature pieces, like black and white rigging in a 5,000 piece puzzle of tall ships, and it is missing. The GP 2030 is a substantial 242 page legislative document...Tags: Howard Hughes, General Electric Company
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Columbia reborn
The Columbia of my childhood, then known as "The Next America," was a place of innovation and excitement. It was known across the country as the herald for the next generation of great American communities. My parents and many others moved here in...
Tags: Howard Hughes, Frank Gehry, Whole Foods Market, New York City
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Who would be on Baltimore's Mount Rushmore?
Your article about Michael Phelps' prospects for being on Baltimore's Mount Rushmore of athletes made me think who else could be compared to its towering figures ("Make room on our Rushmore," Aug. 5). James Rouse would be George Washington, Thomas...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, William Donald Schaefer
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Tensions ease over downtown Columbia partnership
John DeWolf III, the Howard Hughes Corp.'s senior vice president for development, is a tall man doing a big job from a large office in downtown Columbia. The floor-to-ceiling windows face Lake Kittamaqundi, and the conference table is covered with maps...Tags: Howard Hughes, Howard County General Hospital, Howard Community College, Ken Ulman, Corporate Officers
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Columbia enjoys benefits of buried utilities
Those who want to witness the benefits of underground electrical lines on a dedicated power grid need only drive down Route 29 into Howard County and pull off into Columbia. James Rouse, the visionary planner of Columbia, set out to design a modern city,...Tags: Snow Storms
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