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The Merriweather Post

@TheMerriPost

Local news blog covering downtown Columbia MD and surrounding neighborhoods

 Columbia, MD
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HoCo by Design; an update on the New Cultural Center, the legal battle over Lakefront North; new Lakefront street names and much more. Here's a June 2023 roundup of news and thoughts on new development in Downtown Columbia. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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10 seconds is all it takes to sign this petition to show your support for more affordable housing in HoCo!
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Please sign the petition to support more affordable housing in Howard County. The more signers, the more likely we will have success in our advocacy at the @HoCoCouncil meeting 6/14 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Petition to Council: HoCo by Design Must Address Our Housing Crisis

Petition to Council: HoCo by Design Must Address Our Housing Crisis

At the County Council's June 14 public hearing on HoCo by Design, the Coalition will testify with recommendations for solving our community's housing crisis. Please review our recommendations and —...

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Howard County Council members are asking some tough questions about the ambitious lakefront library project. But there are answers. baltimorefishbowl.com/storie…
Baltimore Fishbowl | Council members raise questions about Columbia lakefront library.

Baltimore Fishbowl | Council members raise questions about Columbia lakefront library.

As Columbia's lakefront library plans take shape, some Howard County Council members are embracing the signature project while others are raising questions.

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Columbia Association Board of Director unable to agree on a single board chair for the new fiscal year. A recap of the May 11 meeting. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Settle in for an epic breakdown on the proposed Lakefront library. What, why, how - What's in it for the County and what's in it for Howard Hughes. Addressing costs, schools, parking- Here's my take on the Lakefront Library. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Invitation to publish guest contributions is open to all: themerriweatherpost.org/abou…
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"New City Upon a Hill: A History of Columbia" highlights Columbia's founding vision of a racially and socioeconomically inclusionary city. A book review by guest contributor @StoicYimby. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Major breaking news. The Collective Offshore​ / The Collective Encore​ is set to open at Columbia's Lakefront on Wednesday, May 3. Here's the whole scope including the initial dinner menu! themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Election Day in Columbia! Go out and vote. Here are prediction. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Powerful history of pro-growth v. Slow-growth movements in MoCo and the power of advocacy and importance of organization. ggwash.org/view/89344/if-yim…
If housing advocates are going to keep winning, they have to organize

If housing advocates are going to keep winning, they have to organize

In the 2000s, a Montgomery County civic group said that every time someone moved here, someone else needed to leave–and this message won elections. Here’s what we can learn from them.

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Against a backdrop of an usually high number of ethics complaints against board members and staff, the CA Board has debated for over a year but thus far failed to adopt a revised ethics policy. This article attempts to summarize these issues. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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With Columbia village elections just days away, this article shares observations about how these elections have become interestingly politicalized and involved substantial campaigning and garnered interest from local politicians and activists. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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3rd annual CA Board Q&A with responses from candidates running in contested elections. Hickory Ridge: tinyurl.com/2eyypek7 Long Reach: tinyurl.com/yujh5bde Oakland Mills: tinyurl.com/3rz9kuff River Hill: tinyurl.com/bu47ax22 Wilde Lake: tinyurl.com/57jjrv4y
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A Run Down of the major Lakefront Library and Affordable Housing News announced today and making sense of how it fits into the Downtown Columbia plan themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Details of 50 new bike and pedestrian projects planned for Howard County over the next 3 years themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Recently, two proposed Maryland State bills that would have mandated alterations to elections in Columbia's ten villages failed to advance. This article provides a brief summary of the two bills and their fate. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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Two new guest posts published this morning. Reimagining Columbia's Tot Lots: themerriweatherpost.org/post… CA's Approved 2024 Budget: themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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It's official. Game-On Bar-Arcade has signed a lease to open in the Merriweather District. An interview with the owners reveals new details. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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CA News: Janet Evan's Scathing Resignation Letter; Long Reach's New Board Member, and Appointment of Dennis Mattey as Interim President/CEO. themerriweatherpost.org/post…
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