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The Cars Are Back?

 


Cars, Cats, & Coffee - - Will the perky alliteration never end? From Luna Cat Collective:


Image from Luna Cat Collective social media 


A recent reel from the Instagram of Luna Cat Collective in the Normandy Shopping Center jogged my memory about something and I started digging through old posts. But first, info about the event:

lunacatcollective: 

Play with cats, enjoy some coffee, appreciate some rides

Cars, Cats, Coffee this Sunday, July 26th 12-2pm

Discounted Cat Time For Drivers & Bikers

Meet at Luna Cat Collective, Park in the JS Taekwondo Lot

8480 Baltimore National Pike, Ste 311, Ellicott City, MD 21043

 Hmm…think, think, think. 

Isn’t this a Car Meet? Didn’t there used to be a Car Meet in this exact location?

Aha! Found it! Ellicott City Petition , August 27, 2022

Someone named Vincent Harris had organized regular events called Cars & Boba at the Normandy Shopping Center but for some reason they were asked to leave. 




Harris, who runs a 501c3 called Ambitious Whips, is still running car events that have charitable components. They’re active on Instagram under the name ambitious_whips_community. It doesn’t look like this group is connected to the car event today, however.

In many ways the purpose seems to be similar. Draw new people to the space, support local merchants, bike community, have some fun. But clearly the cars are back, in the same location - - possibly just for a one-off. I don’t know. I’ll see what I can find out. 

Have you ever been to a car meet? Have you visited Luna Cat Collective? Is the Normandy Shopping Center a place you visit on a regular basis?

Let me know. 


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