Village Green/Town²

  So I did make it to Icing on the Cake to pick up a couple of Rowan’s Dream cupcakes . I had a lovely chat with the folks over there and was glad I finally got the motivation to try them out. Icing on the Cake opened in (approximately) December of 2023 and I’ve seen great comments about them from locals on social media. I have no excuse for why their rave reviews didn’t get me out of my house earlier. Possibly it’s because cupcakes are a want-to-have and not a need-to-have.  I do have a question for you. I don’t think I understand that parking lot at all.  Image from Google Maps According to the available signage, you cannot visit any of the businesses on the left side of this photo without taking a free trip around the business on the right side. Am I doing this wrong? Does Victoria Gastropub really want all these extraneous cars doing the loop around their restaurant? If there’s a better way to do this or if you can explain why this makes sense, please let me know. I’v...

  There’s the good news and the bad news. The bad news? A Howard County school bus went the wrong way. Students intervened . Jess Nocera, Baltimore Banner  After Tuesday’s dismissal, a bus carrying Glenwood Middle School students ended up going on an unexpected journey to get home. Instead of taking the usual route, their bus driver brought them across county lines into neighboring Carroll County on Route 97. That’s alarming.  The good news?  There’s no stupid-ass comments on this story at the Banner website. Yet. Having been on field trips with a bus load of preschoolers - - when you realize the bus driver is either lost or just plain going to the wrong place - - I know that creepy feeling in the pit of one’s stomach as the minutes tick on. Do I say anything? Is this an alternate route I’m not aware of? Will the bus driver bite my head off if I attempt to intervene? Now imagine you’re not an adult.  I have seen comments elsewhere that this is a good argument in...

  September 11th is still so close to us that we remember what we were doing that day, who we were with and what we were thinking. Every year we relieve that litany of feelings and events.  Twenty five years ago I was watching children play on the playground. It was a beautiful, sunny day. Then another teacher came over and said, "did you hear?" - - Time Will Dim , Village Green/Town²  I woke up this morning and realized that the students I was with on the playground that day are thirty years old now.  Wow.  In my mind they have never aged. When I was thirty I was newly divorced with a three year old child and beginning my teaching career. I wonder what my former students are doing? Who have they become? What impact did that day - -  and all that followed - - have on their lives? ***** I don’t ever want to pretend I can speak from anyone else’s perspective than my own. I can’t possibly fathom the horror of that day twenty-five years ago for those who were ...

  Her Instagram account is called Sarah Sundae . She likes BTS, is a natural at using social media, plays the guitar, and loves iced coffee. Oh, and one more thing she’d like you to know: I can’t afford a wheelchair van for my son. Sarah’s son young Rowan experienced a life-threatening illness at the age of two which triggered a series of seizures causing profound and lasting damage.  Today, Rowan needs complete and total assistance to walk, talk, and eat. The seizures left extensive damage to all parts of his brain including the brain steam and myelin sheath. A wheelchair-accessible van would enable her to transport her son more easily and safely as he grows. Rowan is seven now, and he absolutely is growing. The cost for these vehicles is in the neighborhood of 60,000 dollars.  Here’s a link to her Go Fund Me account to learn more: Help Rowan gain mobility with a wheelchair van,  Sarah’s Instagram account details her day-by-day journey to raise the funds to buy the ...

  And one more thing… We’re going to have a big shake-up on the County Council come November. It looks like outgoing members may be tying up some loose ends before they go. Exhibit A: Howard Republican to push for solar pause at Tuesday legislative session,   April Santana, Baltimore Sun I don’t have much to say about this because the article doesn’t contain the information necessary to evaluate Council member David Yungmann’s request.  “Solar sounds great to a lot of folks, but all of the negative impacts are falling on the rural west,” Yungmann said. “The residents of the rural west are receiving virtually none of the benefits.” Here’s what I need to know: Solar sounds great to a lot of folks.       Why does solar sound great to a lot of folks? Elaborate. All of the negative impacts are falling on the rural west.        What are the negative impacts of solar that are falling on the rural west? Please list. The residents of the rur...

  Today’s the day! Howard County welcomes Flash transportation services connecting HoCo to MoCo.  Flash is not simply some cute name made up by a marketing department in Montgomery County. A Flash bus is a particular kind of bus that does specific things and meets specific community needs. Here’s an introductory video that lays it out for you. And there’s more on their website . Flash Bus Rapid Transit Overview  - - Montgomery County Department of Transportation  As described by MC DOT: The Flash is a fast and frequent Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network that functions similarly to a light rail system on rubber tires. It’s a relatively new approach to public transit. In Montgomery County the Flash is operating two lines: But wait - - there’s more!  Check out the last sentence in this paragraph: Montgomery County's Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) ® service will be extended into Howard County along the US 29 corridor on September 8, 2026. This pilot program will be use...