It’s All Downhill From Here

I thought I was going to bring you a bit of news nobody knew about yet but Reddit has gotten there first. All hail to the Columbia Reddit.

The news:

Slick City Action Park to open first Baltimore-area location for indoor slide park, WBAL TV11, via Melody Simmons, Baltimore Business Journal

slick city action park SOURCE: Slick City Action Park

COLUMBIA, Md. —

A fast-growing national chain of indoor slide parks is moving into Maryland.

Slick City Action Park recently inked a lease for almost 42,000 square feet at the Snowden Square Shopping Center in Columbia, according to a social media post from the company last month.

I’d tell you more but the rest is behind a paywall. The Baltimore Business Journal is running a special right now, 70 dollars for one year, and maybe I should break down and spring for it. Sadly, it’s not included in the HCLS Digital Library offerings.

What exactly is Slick City? Well, here’s their website. Word to the wise: it has video elements which made me a bit carsick. YMMV. Here are the specifics of what a Slick City location contains: Attractions.

Meanwhile over on Reddit…

What’s taking over the former Bed Bath and Beyond Spot.

True confession: I was thinking rather hopefully that this place would build on the old movie theater lot, but that’s silly, since the article says they have signed a lease for pre-existing space. So this poster is very likely correct.

Aside an aside, this exchange made me laugh:

Q: Will they serve chicken sandwiches?

A: Chicken Sliders.

You may recall that this shopping center now boasts (or will) three chicken restaurants in a row. This has become a running gag on Reddit. One wag has dubbed it “Chicken Alley.” Speaking of which, a friend of the blog sent me this question, gleaned from the Howard County Eats FB Group:

When does Howard County get renamed "Chicken Restaurant" County?

I do not know the answer to that question but I do have a question for my readers. Contemplating the upcoming changes to Snowden Square, is it possible that, for every three chicken places you get an indoor recreation place? And…will hocolocals soon be complaining that business from Slick City has made it impossible to get their favorite meal from “Chicken Alley”?

Stay tuned.

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