Uncontrollable growth?
The immigrant population in the Baltimore area grew by almost 40 percent between 2000 and 2006, the Baltimore Sun and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. In those same six years, the immigrant...
View ArticleWhere everyone (at the designer-discount store) knows your name
A Filene’s Basement opened Wednesday morning in Columbia. In yet another area where many of the residents seemingly can afford to pay full-price, the new designer-discount store will offer Ralph Lauren...
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HoCo chooses civility
I was on Route 175 in Columbia last week when I saw an odd bumper sticker on the car in front of me: “Choose Civility in Howard County.” At first, I thought it was imploring Columbians to be more...
View ArticleThieves get copper-happy in HoCo
When I visited Chicago last month, my colleague and I noticed reports of theft of stainless-steel appliances from residential construction sites. My colleague shared that in his hometown of New...
View ArticleSuburban students offered reward to “snitch” on food fight
To snitch, or not to snitch: that’s the $30 question, if you’re a student at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia. The principal offered a $30 reward for the names of the students who started a food...
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Keep the summer suits coming!
I began last week by blogging about my search for people wearing the suits of summer, specifically white linen and seersucker. Tips slowly trickled in throughout the week, which is all the more...
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Share the road
Last week, I read an Above the Law post that really got my blood boiling. A North Carolina man was sentenced to just 120 days in prison after he shot a bicyclist in the head during a roadside...
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In-House Interrogatory
Asked: Our weekly question to the In-House community The Howard County Public School System has decided to eliminate its in-house legal department. The school’s new superintendent, Renee A. Foose, will...
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Natural gas company calls fault on Turf Valley owner
Turf Valley (File photo) [UPDATED NOV. 21, 1:30 P.M. - After a conference call with both parties, a federal judge ordered Mangione Enterprises to stop building the tennis court until a Dec. 31 hearing...
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