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CURRENT PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRESCENT NEIGHBORHOOD IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA

A primary goal for Crescent is to create a sustainable, urban live/work
neighborhood overlooking Merriweather-Symphony Woods. This neighborhood will be
unique to Downtown Columbia, with tall office and residential towers set on the
periphery within new development parcels on the high ground between lower,
environmentally-sensitive areas.

One of the neighborhood’s greatest assets is its natural setting with preserved
and enhanced woodlands and tributaries to Symphony Stream and Little Patuxent
River. And, while the developed areas will be fairly dense, the park setting,
the curvilinear roads, and the rolling topography will set Crescent apart from
the other Downtown neighborhoods.

A sustainable built environment will be created through the creation of
mixed-use development with amenity spaces that allow residents to socialize,
work, shop and play; the design of complete streets where residents can walk or
bike to destinations or public transit; the design of buildings that are healthy
and use natural resources more efficiently; and the creation of a healthy
environment with clean water, clean air, and increased connections to the
natural environment.

from Crescent Neighborhood Design Guidelines, Howard Hughes Corporation, March
2015


COLUMBIA ARTS CENTER

Orchard Development selected Design Collective to generate an innovative vision
for a new performing and visual arts center with multi-family housing above, in
Downtown Columbia, Maryland. Aspiring to become central Maryland’s paradigm for
a community arts hub, the performing arts center will house Toby’s 350-seat
Dinner Theater in-the-round, 2 black-box theaters, dance rooms and a full
service restaurant. The visual arts wing will house the Howard County Arts
Council which will include galleries, artist-in-residence studios, classrooms
and offices.

In collaboration with the Howard County Housing Commission, 210 residential
units will sit above the arts uses, concealing a 700-space garage, with a
third-level residential amenity program featuring rooftop courtyards that
overlook Symphony Woods and Merriweather Post Pavilion. At the confluence of
Downtown and the preserved Woods, this merging of arts and residency will add
new life and become a community anchor for Columbia.

from Columbia Arts Center, Design Collective


CRESCENT NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY

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Site Plan, Crescent Neighborhood (Crescent Neighborhood Implementation Plan,
Howard Hughes Corporation) – including open spaces and new street grid.

Aerial Site Plan, Crescent Neighborhood (Design Collective) – the new Columbia
Arts Center, where Toby’s Dinner Theater is currently located, is highlighted in
red.

3D Aerial, Crescent Neighborhood (Design Collective) – including Merriweather at
the center, Mall at the top, Lakefront at the right, and US29/Broken Land Pkwy
interchange at lower left.

Site Plan, Area 1, Crescent Neighborhood (Howard Hughes Corporation)

Entrance Court, South side of Building A, Crescent Neighborhood (Design
Collective)

Area 1, Crescent Neighborhood, looking North (Design Collective) – these office
buildings and parking deck are currently under construction at corner of Little
Patuxent and Broken Land Pkwys.

Area 3, Crescent Neighborhood looking south (Design Collective) – the new
Central Library, Food Hall, and parking deck is far right

Central Library Concept, Area 3, Crescent Neighborhood (Howard Hughes
Corporation)

Conceptual Retail site plan (Howard Hughes Corporation)

Conceptional Residential Site Plan (Howard Hughes Corporation)

Artist’s representation, Area 3, Crescent Neighborhood (Howard Hughes
Corporation)

Area 3, Crescent Neighborhood, with Merriweather in the foreground and US29
upper left (Design Collective)

Area 7 Site Plan, Crescent Neighborhood (Design Collective)

Columbia Arts Center, Area 7, Crescent Neighborhood (Design Collective)

Columbia Art Center relation to Symphony Woods (Design Collective) – The
Butterfly guest services building is upper left

Ground floor site plan, Columbia Arts Center, Crescent Neighborhood (Design
Collective)

Upper floors site plan, Columbia Arts Center, Crescent Neighborhood (Design
Collective)



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DON’T FORGET THE MANY MOTHERS WE ALL SHARE!

A tribute to 12 of our mothers – mothers of the people. These are women we
share, who we named Mother because they cared for us or spoke to us in some
special way:

(This is a replay of a blogpost from 2016.)

Mother Jones

Mary Harris Jones was born in 1830 in County Cork, Ireland. She lost her family
to a yellow fever outbreak and her home in the great Chicago fire. She became a
labor activist and was given the nickname “Mother Jones.” She was a campaigner
for the United Mine Workers Union, founded the Social Democratic Party and
helped establish the Industrial Workers of the World. Jones died in 1930.

http://www.biography.com/people/mother-jones-9357488

Mother Mary, the Blessed Mother

Mother Mary is identified in the Bible and in Quran as the mother of Jesus, the
founder of the Christian religion. Christians hold her son Jesus to be the
Christ or messiah foretold in Jewish scripture, and the God made flesh. Muslims
also believe in Jesus as the foretold messiah, but disavow any actual divinity,
instead regarding him as one of God’s greatest Messengers. The gospels of
Matthew and Luke in the New Testament describe Mary as a virgin. Traditionally,
Christians believe that she conceived her son miraculously by the agency of the
Holy Spirit. Muslims believe that she conceived her son miraculously by the
command of God.



http://www.crystalinks.com/mothermary.html

Ma Barker

Ma Barker was born on October 8, 1873, in Ash Grove, Missouri. She had four
sons: Herman, Lloyd, Arthur and Fred, who, with Alvin Karpis, formed the
Barker-Karpis Gang in 1931. That year, Fred and Alvin shot a sheriff to death.
The murder started a pattern of thoughtless killing by the gang. Ma Barker
became a wanted woman. On January 16, 1935, Ma and Fred where shot and killed by
FBI agents in Oklawaha, Florida.

http://www.biography.com/people/ma-barker-14515515

Mother Teresa

Born in 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia, Mother Teresa taught in India for 17 years
before she experienced her 1946 “call within a call” to devote herself to caring
for the sick and poor. Her order established a hospice; centers for the blind,
aged, and disabled; and a leper colony. In 1979 she received the Nobel Peace
Prize for her humanitarian work. She died in September 1997 and was beatified in
October 2003. In December 2015, Pope Francis recognized a second miracle
attributed to Mother Teresa, clearing the way for her to be canonized as a saint
in 2016.

http://www.biography.com/people/mother-teresa-9504160

Mom Lalonde

Mom Lalonde is the mother and Guardian of Rose Lalonde. While initially
introduced as Rose’s mother, she is actually a paradox clone of herself sent
back in time as an infant from the present with Mutie. She also provided half of
the DNA of both Dave and Rose which was combined with Dave’s Bro’s DNA through
Ectobiology. Therefore, she is the only guardian to have the correct title, as
she is still genetically Rose’s mother. She is likely either an astronomer, or
astrologist, as she is an expert in celestial phenomena.



http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Rose’s_Mom

Mother Machree

Ellen McHugh, a poor Irish immigrant to America, finds work in a carnival and is
thus able to send her son Brian to a fine school. But when her position is found
out, the school expels Brian. Mrs. McHugh feels compelled to allow the school
principal and his wife to adopt Brian. The widow McHugh becomes a housekeeper
and raises her employer’s daughter Edith, who grows up to fall in love with
BrianMcHugh.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019182/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt

Mother Saraswati

Mother Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts and science. She is
depicted as beautiful fair Goddess with four arms, representing the four aspects
of human personality in learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has
sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus in the second that symbolize true
knowledge. With her other two hands she plays the Veena – the music of love and
life. She is dressed in white spotless saree and seated on white lotus that
stand for purity and rides on a white swan that stand for purity and
discrimination. Saraswati is also the consort of Brahma and her symbolic animal
is the peacock.

http://www.vishnumandirmn.com/?page_id=138

Ma Kettle

Ma (Phoebe Kettle, played by Marjorie Main) is a robust and raucous country
woman with a potato sack figure. She is more ambitious and smarter than Pa, but
not by much, and can easily be fooled. Ma is content with her role as mother to
fifteen rambunctious, mischievous children on their ramshackle farm in rural
Cape Flattery, Washington. Because she has so many children, Ma sometimes gets
their names confused. A misspelled sign “Be-ware of childrun” is posted in front
of the farmhouse to warn unwanted visitors of hurled rocks, projectiles from
slingshots and pea shooters, and other missiles launched by the rowdy and
unpredictable Kettle brood.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_and_Pa_Kettle

https://youtu.be/w3A6jdY654Y?list=PLJtYAMJw3i-hjdWRQ0q2dgl1P75dwfpks

Mother Goose

Mother Goose is often cited as the author of hundreds of children’s stories that
have been passed down through oral tradition and published over centuries.
Various chants, songs, and even games have been attributed to her, but she is
most recognized for her nursery rhymes, which have been familiar with readers of
all generations. Her work is often published as Mother Goose Rhymes. Despite her
celebrated place in children’s literature, the exact identity and origin of
Mother Goose herself is still unknown.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/mother-goose

Mother Maybelle Carter

Born in the Virginia mountains in 1909, “Mother” Maybelle Carter began
performing with relatives at 16 under the group name The Carter Family. The
group recorded hundreds of songs, including “Wildwood Flower” and “Keep on the
Sunny Side.” Their music influenced the direction of country and folk music for
decades to come.

http://www.biography.com/people/mother-maybelle-carter-17171706

Mother Earth

Archaeological evidence from around the prehistoric world suggests that the
Earth may have once been viewed/worshipped as a living, female being. Ancient
texts and mythologies support the idea that the primary goddess was intimately
associated to the earth, fertility and agriculture. The worship of the
Earth-mother was a common belief before the more recent development of the
patriarchal society (c. 3,000 BC), coinciding with a shift in focus from Lunar
to Solar worship across Neolithic Europe. Traces of a matriarchal society can be
seen reaching back into the Palaeolithic period through the numerous Venus
figures discovered in Europe. The early mother-earth belief system also had
close connections to the beliefs in the afterlife.



http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/earthmother.htm

Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone;
But when she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.

She went to the baker’s
To buy him some bread;
And when she came back,
The poor dog was dead.

She went to the joiner’s
To buy him a coffin;
And when she came back, . . . .

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/74/nursery-rhymes-and-traditional-poems/5306/old-mother-hubbard/




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THE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE NEEDS $28,000 BY MAY 15 TO SAVE THIS
COLUMBIA FARM

My April 11 blogpost about this farm and CEI’s vision is below. They’ve come so
far that failure is not an option. Chiara D’Amore, Executive Director, wrote to
me, “Every donation matters because it all adds up and large grantors are
interested knowing how many people are invested in seeing this farm be protected
and turned into a model for how people can lead happier, healthier, more
connected, and sustainable lives.

> It’s a six-acre organic farm smack dab in the middle of Columbia’s Hickory
> Ridge Village that the Shaw family has worked for almost 40 years. The
> nonprofit Community Ecology Institute (CEI) wants to save the farm from
> development but needs to raise $300,000 by the middle of May to make it
> happen. There are a multitude of reasons why we need to support them.
> 
> Chief among them is CEI understands the impact that climate change may have on
> our community. They are committed to being a model for sustainable practices
> and teaching the skills of Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience. Learn about
> their vision and help support it if you can. It’s a worthy cause and important
> for the future of Columbia and Howard County, Md.
> 
> Harry Schwarz – April 11, 2019





COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE: GROWING A FARM INTO A LIVING CLASSROOM IN HOWARD
COUNTY [EXCERPTS]

Janene Holzberg (Baltimore Sun), March 22, 2019

Chiara D’Amore wants to transform a small organic farm in Columbia into a living
classroom for the nonprofit she founded in 2016 with a mission to reconnect
people to the natural world.

Community Ecology Center Site plan (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)
CLICK ON IMAGE FOR ENLARGED VERSION

D’Amore said CEI [Community Ecology Institute] is working to raise $300,000 to
purchase Shaw Farm, a 6.4-acre property in a residential neighborhood near
Atholton High School.



Having a facility at 8000 Harriet Tubman Lane would boost the nonprofit’s
profile in the community and permit expanded programming, D’Amore said, while
saving a 38-year-old family farm from development at the same time.

Aerial view, Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)

“There is a fire in me to protect this land,” said D’Amore, who has a master’s
degree in environmental science and engineering and a doctorate in
sustainability education.

If the farm purchase moves forward, a 4,000-square-foot barn on the property
that is 75 percent finished would become classroom and office space.

The Shaw family sold organic produce for years at county farmers markets and
donated thousands of pounds of vegetables and fruit to people in need, he said.
They also sold produce in a community-supported agriculture program and later
worked with food banks.

Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)

“Having been involved intimately with this land for almost 38 years, it is very
important to me to find new stewards for the farm,” he stated.



“Working with Chiara and the other members of the Community Ecology Institute
will ensure that my family’s values of clean air, water, soil and food — and
putting people ahead of profits — will continue,” he wrote.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bs-md-ho-community-ecology-institute-0324-story.html


THE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE



The Community Ecology Institute (CEI) is a Howard County based non-profit
organization with a vision for a world in which human and natural communities
thrive together. Our mission is to foster socially and ecologically healthy
communities by enhancing the connections between all people and the natural
world.

We are protecting this unique property from being developed and will be creating
a Community Ecology Center where people can come to learn through hands on
experiences about how they can have healthier, more sustainable lifestyles
through:

 * Farm preservation & agricultural knowledge — There is little agricultural
   land left in eastern Howard County, especially in Columbia. Preserving this
   six-acre organic farm is a worthwhile endeavor in its own right!
 * Environmental sustainability & climate action — We will demonstrate and offer
   educational programming related to: conservation landscapes such as rain
   gardens, pollinator gardens, and food forests; . . . reducing waste through
   “refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle” approaches; . . . energy and water
   efficiency; . . . and sequestering carbon in the soil.
 * Experiential education programming — CEI’s mission focuses on helping people
   develop strong connections with the natural environment because research
   shows how important such experiences are for people’s well-being, the
   generation of knowledge that makes a difference, and the cultivation of an
   active environmental ethic.

4,000 sq.ft. barn at Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)
 * Health & nutrition programming — farm to table programs that help the
   community connect with the benefits of eating local produce and space for
   community health practitioners to run programming
 * African American heritage programming — Local historians believe this area
   was an important point in the county’s Underground Railroad connections
   because 17 freed slaves were each given land in the community, hence the
   original name of Freetown.

Unfinished second floor of barn at Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology
Institute)

https://www.communityecologyinstitute.org/community-ecology-center.html




COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE PROVIDES EDUCATION ON WAYS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE
CHANGE

As a coastal state and home to the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland is among the states
most vulnerable to the effects of climate change through increases in sea
levels, precipitation events, summer heat waves, and the frequency and intensity
of storms. CEI is a signatory of the We Are Still In Agreement, and through the
Community Ecology Center we seek to educate and support individuals, families,
organizations, and communities on the local effects of climate change and
empower them to harness local opportunities for action through Mitigation,
Adaptation and Resilience.





The Community Ecology Center will provide opportunities for people and
organizations to calculate their “Carbon Footprint” (the amount of GHG they
emit) and provide corresponding actions that can strategically reduce those
footprints. Workshops and information sessions will be the platform for
discussing the methods of calculations, recommendations for reductions such as
carbon sequestration gardens, energy efficiency options and habits that can
reduce carbon output.

The Community Ecology Center will assist residents and their communities in
building resiliency in conjunction with mitigation and adaptation efforts
through a series of educational workshops with topics such as emergency
preparedness, urban forestry, water conservation, sustainability, supporting
local farms, gardening, and how to engage with local and state political
initiatives and planning.

https://www.communityecologyinstitute.org/climate-action.html



AND SPEAKING OF CLIMATE CHANGE —


COUNTY EXECUTIVE BALL ANNOUNCES MAJOR COMMITMENTS TO CLIMATE ACTION [EXCERPTS]

COLUMBIA, February 26, 2019



Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today made a series of environmental
commitments that will make the County a leader in environmental sustainability,
reduce emissions and stem the causes of climate change. The news conference was
held at the County’s Robinson Nature Center, a LEED Platinum facility operated
by Howard County Recreation and Parks.

(by Howard County Government)

“It will be on all of us to continue to lead by example in the fight against
climate change,” said Ball. “As your County Executive, I pledge bold leadership
to make Howard County a safe and healthy place for generations to come.

The Maryland Commission on Climate Change (MCCC) reports that our state is
already seeing the effects of a rapidly changing climate, posing a threat to the
health, security, and prosperity of our communities. From these threats, there
is also opportunity – opportunity to support a green economy in Howard County
where our residents receive training and gain critical skills that enable them
to be successful in the green jobs of the future.”

Howard County has signed on to [The Paris Agreement] and will aim to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions of County government operations 45 percent below 2010
levels by the year 2030 and reach zero emissions by 2050. This will be
accomplished by reducing County energy use, lowering its fuel consumption, and
increasing renewable energy generation on County property. To learn more, visit
https://www.wearestillin.com/organization/howard-county-md

Additionally, Ball committed to reduce land waste by announcing the expansion of
the curbside food scraps collections area that will include almost 10,000
additional homes to the program. These residents will receive a postcard with
signup information about the service which is set to begin on April 1st. The
expanded area being served will include parts of the Villages of Owen Brown and
Oakland Mills.

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Columbia farm


HELP THE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE SAVE THIS COLUMBIA FARM

It’s a six-acre organic farm smack dab in the middle of Columbia’s Hickory Ridge
Village that the Shaw family has worked for almost 40 years. The nonprofit
Community Ecology Institute (CEI) wants to save the farm from development but
needs to raise $300,000 by the middle of May to make it happen. There are a
multitude of reasons why we need to support them.

Chief among them is CEI understands the impact that climate change may have on
our community. They are committed to being a model for sustainable practices and
teaching the skills of Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience. Learn about their
vision and help support it if you can. It’s a worthy cause and important for the
future of Columbia and Howard County, Md.

Harry Schwarz – April 11, 2019


COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE: GROWING A FARM INTO A LIVING CLASSROOM IN HOWARD
COUNTY [EXCERPTS]

Janene Holzberg (Baltimore Sun), March 22, 2019

Chiara D’Amore wants to transform a small organic farm in Columbia into a living
classroom for the nonprofit she founded in 2016 with a mission to reconnect
people to the natural world.

Community Ecology Center Site plan (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)
CLICK ON IMAGE FOR ENLARGED VERSION

D’Amore said CEI [Community Ecology Institute] is working to raise $300,000 to
purchase Shaw Farm, a 6.4-acre property in a residential neighborhood near
Atholton High School.

Having a facility at 8000 Harriet Tubman Lane would boost the nonprofit’s
profile in the community and permit expanded programming, D’Amore said, while
saving a 38-year-old family farm from development at the same time.

Aerial view, Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)

“There is a fire in me to protect this land,” said D’Amore, who has a master’s
degree in environmental science and engineering and a doctorate in
sustainability education.



If the farm purchase moves forward, a 4,000-square-foot barn on the property
that is 75 percent finished would become classroom and office space.

The Shaw family sold organic produce for years at county farmers markets and
donated thousands of pounds of vegetables and fruit to people in need, he said.
They also sold produce in a community-supported agriculture program and later
worked with food banks.

Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)

“Having been involved intimately with this land for almost 38 years, it is very
important to me to find new stewards for the farm,” he stated.

“Working with Chiara and the other members of the Community Ecology Institute
will ensure that my family’s values of clean air, water, soil and food — and
putting people ahead of profits — will continue,” he wrote.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bs-md-ho-community-ecology-institute-0324-story.html


THE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE



The Community Ecology Institute (CEI) is a Howard County based non-profit
organization with a vision for a world in which human and natural communities
thrive together. Our mission is to foster socially and ecologically healthy
communities by enhancing the connections between all people and the natural
world.

We are protecting this unique property from being developed and will be creating
a Community Ecology Center where people can come to learn through hands on
experiences about how they can have healthier, more sustainable lifestyles
through:

 * Farm preservation & agricultural knowledge — There is little agricultural
   land left in eastern Howard County, especially in Columbia. Preserving this
   six-acre organic farm is a worthwhile endeavor in its own right!
 * Environmental sustainability & climate action — We will demonstrate and offer
   educational programming related to: conservation landscapes such as rain
   gardens, pollinator gardens, and food forests; . . . reducing waste through
   “refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle” approaches; . . . energy and water
   efficiency; . . . and sequestering carbon in the soil.
 * Experiential education programming — CEI’s mission focuses on helping people
   develop strong connections with the natural environment because research
   shows how important such experiences are for people’s well-being, the
   generation of knowledge that makes a difference, and the cultivation of an
   active environmental ethic.

4,000 sq.ft. barn at Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology Institute)
 * Health & nutrition programming — farm to table programs that help the
   community connect with the benefits of eating local produce and space for
   community health practitioners to run programming
 * African American heritage programming — Local historians believe this area
   was an important point in the county’s Underground Railroad connections
   because 17 freed slaves were each given land in the community, hence the
   original name of Freetown.

Unfinished second floor of barn at Shaw Farm (courtesy of Community Ecology
Institute)

https://www.communityecologyinstitute.org/community-ecology-center.html




COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE PROVIDES EDUCATION ON WAYS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE
CHANGE

As a coastal state and home to the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland is among the states
most vulnerable to the effects of climate change through increases in sea
levels, precipitation events, summer heat waves, and the frequency and intensity
of storms. CEI is a signatory of the We Are Still In Agreement, and through the
Community Ecology Center we seek to educate and support individuals, families,
organizations, and communities on the local effects of climate change and
empower them to harness local opportunities for action through Mitigation,
Adaptation and Resilience.





The Community Ecology Center will provide opportunities for people and
organizations to calculate their “Carbon Footprint” (the amount of GHG they
emit) and provide corresponding actions that can strategically reduce those
footprints. Workshops and information sessions will be the platform for
discussing the methods of calculations, recommendations for reductions such as
carbon sequestration gardens, energy efficiency options and habits that can
reduce carbon output.

The Community Ecology Center will assist residents and their communities in
building resiliency in conjunction with mitigation and adaptation efforts
through a series of educational workshops with topics such as emergency
preparedness, urban forestry, water conservation, sustainability, supporting
local farms, gardening, and how to engage with local and state political
initiatives and planning.

https://www.communityecologyinstitute.org/climate-action.html



AND SPEAKING OF CLIMATE CHANGE —


COUNTY EXECUTIVE BALL ANNOUNCES MAJOR COMMITMENTS TO CLIMATE ACTION [EXCERPTS]

COLUMBIA, February 26, 2019



Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today made a series of environmental
commitments that will make the County a leader in environmental sustainability,
reduce emissions and stem the causes of climate change. The news conference was
held at the County’s Robinson Nature Center, a LEED Platinum facility operated
by Howard County Recreation and Parks.

(by Howard County Government)

“It will be on all of us to continue to lead by example in the fight against
climate change,” said Ball. “As your County Executive, I pledge bold leadership
to make Howard County a safe and healthy place for generations to come.

The Maryland Commission on Climate Change (MCCC) reports that our state is
already seeing the effects of a rapidly changing climate, posing a threat to the
health, security, and prosperity of our communities. From these threats, there
is also opportunity – opportunity to support a green economy in Howard County
where our residents receive training and gain critical skills that enable them
to be successful in the green jobs of the future.”

Howard County has signed on to [The Paris Agreement] and will aim to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions of County government operations 45 percent below 2010
levels by the year 2030 and reach zero emissions by 2050. This will be
accomplished by reducing County energy use, lowering its fuel consumption, and
increasing renewable energy generation on County property. To learn more, visit
https://www.wearestillin.com/organization/howard-county-md

Additionally, Ball committed to reduce land waste by announcing the expansion of
the curbside food scraps collections area that will include almost 10,000
additional homes to the program. These residents will receive a postcard with
signup information about the service which is set to begin on April 1st. The
expanded area being served will include parts of the Villages of Owen Brown and
Oakland Mills.

https://www.howardcountymd.gov/News/ArticleID/1419/News022619b#prettyPhoto


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THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IS UNDER ATTACK; HOWARD COUNTY HAS PFLAG

Until Trump, the LGBTQ+ community was making real strides in public acceptance
and legal support for their rights. Two thirds of Americans endorse same-sex
marriages, according to the latest Gallup poll. But the Trump administration has
been dismissive of marriage equality and is attempting to roll back recognition
and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law.

I’ve had many gay and transgender friends and family throughout my life. I’ve
seen up close the inevitable struggle that folks who are gay or transgender
endure to find acceptance in a world full of bigotry.

It’s a time of immense peril for the LGBTQ+ community, but also one of enormous
possibility. All of us “coming out” with public support for this minority would
go a long ways to bringing our country, our families together. This post is all
about the threats to the LGBTQ+ community, and their cause for celebration.

For my part, I was just elected Treasurer of PFLAG Columbia-Howard County, “the
extended family of the LGBTQ+ community.”

Harry Schwarz


OBAMA GAVE US GAY MARRIAGE, TRUMP THE HONEYMOON FROM HELL [EXCERPTS]

by Tim Teeman (Daily Beast), October 4, 2018

But ever since President Donald Trump’s election, the victory and meaning of
marriage equality—so hard fought, and a brilliant achievement­­­­­­­­—has become
imperiled.

Those opposed to LGBT equality have a new drum to march behind: religious
liberty.  The new guard at the White House, with Pence and Attorney General Jeff
Sessions [now Whittaker?] at their ideological forefront, have chosen an
insidious scythe to chop away at not just marriage equality but also other
equality and anti-discrimination measures and protections.

(by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

‘Religious liberty,’ as evidenced in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, posits that
it is fine to not marry gay people, or serve them in shops, or afford them
equality of treatment when it comes to adoption and fostering if you, as a
religious person, disapprove of them.



The attacks on LGBT people, using “religious liberty,” has coincided with a
period of particular trans-focused prejudice. President Trump has announced his
determination to ban trans people from serving in the military. States like
Texas have tried to pass ‘bathroom bans’ (and in Texas’ case will possibly try
once more after failing the first time), which seek to regulate where trans
people can and cannot use toilets in public.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-gave-us-gay-marriage-trump-the-honeymoon-from-hell


LGBTQ VICTORY FUND

Washington, DC – The Rainbow Wave of openly LGBTQ candidates who won elections
nationwide included an impressive number of historic firsts and groundbreaking
victories at the state legislative level [winners in Maryland are below]. As of
November 7th, at 1:00pm ET, 84 openly LGBTQ Victory Fund endorsed candidates won
seats across 36 states.



“The rainbow wave touched down in state capitals throughout the country on
Election Day – with an astounding number of out LGBTQ candidates shattering
long-standing political barriers and becoming historic firsts,” said Mayor
Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund. “We elected state
legislative candidates in three states that had never elected openly LGBTQ state
legislators before, tripled the number of out trans state legislators, and
elected LGBTQ women and people of color in key states.”

“While our attention is often focused on Donald Trump and Congress, it is in our
state legislatures where the most horrific attacks on LGBTQ equality are
occurring. But personal relationships matter in these legislative chambers and
we know out LGBTQ officials significantly influence the votes of their
colleagues on equality issues. Voters chose to send out candidates to their
state legislatures – and these leaders will be game changers.”

https://victoryfund.org/


‘TRANSGENDER’ COULD BE DEFINED OUT OF EXISTENCE UNDER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION










PFLAG COLUMBIA-HOWARD COUNTY,
THE EXTENDED FAMILY OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY



The mission of PFLAG Columbia-Howard County is to support parents and caregivers
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer children. We welcome all people
– gay, straight, bisexual, transgender and queer – as well as their families and
friends. Together, we support each other, educate the broader community and
advocate for equality.

PFLAG families, friends and allies work together with those who are lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender and queer+ to provide opportunities for dialogue
about sexual orientation and gender identity. PFLAG acts to create a society
that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

PFLAG Columbia-Howard County at the Riverdale Independence Day Parade, 2012
(from PFLAG facebook page)

PFLAG is a national nonprofit organization with thousands of members and
supporters and more than 400 chapters across the United States. This vast
grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG National
Office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13
Regional Directors.

https://www.pflaghoco.org/


HOWARD’S LGBTQ GROUPS PLANNING FIRST PRIDE PARADE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH [EXCERPT]

by Kate Magill (Howard County Times ) June 20, 2018

Advocates, led by the county’s chapter of the LGBT group PFLAG, short for
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, hope to see [their] work culminate on
the Columbia lakefront next June in the county’s first pride festival.

PFLAG Columbia-Howard County at Baltimore Pride Day (photo by Steve Charing,
Steve Charing OUTspoken)

Set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New
York City, often viewed as a catalyst in the movement for LGBT rights, the
festival is scheduled for June 28 [2019] with the theme “Remember, Resist and
Rejoice.”



“Howard County [is] such a population center for the state but we don’t have an
event to highlight the diversity we supposedly treasure here,” said Jumel
Howard, vice president of Howard County’s PFLAG chapter who is leading plans for
the festival. “This is a great way to not just show how much we care for the
LGBT community [but] to educate the community on some of the issues that affect
the LGBT community.”

Queens and Cocktails, PFLAG Columbia-Howard County annual fundraising event. The
Queens, with PFLAG Steering Committee members June Howard and Sue Garner (from
the PFLAG website)

Howard County’s pride fest joins a growing number of festivals in the area.
Washington, D.C., Baltimore City, Montgomery County and Frederick County all
have or will hold pride events during the year.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ph-ho-cf-lgbt-hoco-pride-0531-story.html


AND THIS ESSAY BY A LOCAL BLOGGER . . . .

Events: Transgender Day of Remembrance Service at UUCC [EXCERPT]
by Colleen Morgenthau (RoCo in HoCo), November 22, 2018

> Bruce was gay, of course, but there’s overlap in the experiences of gayness
> and trans-ness. I absolutely consider him to be someone who was murdered for
> being who he was. I watched him plunge into a depression so deep that he took
> his own life, and the reason he did so is because he thought his loved ones
> would reject him if they knew he was gay. He murdered himself, pretty much to
> prevent the pain of having his soul murdered by a cruel society.
> 
> In the absolute greatest irony of his whole situation, I’m sure that
> eventually his parents would have embraced him totally for who he was. They,
> like my parents and Robert’s parents, were members of the Conservative Jewish
> tradition, but their politics were very liberal. They had gay friends, and
> were vocal about being pro-gay rights. But Bruce knew, in his eminently wise
> way, that when it comes to their own child even the most open-minded thinkers
> might struggle with the idea that their son was different. He couldn’t risk
> it, I suppose.



https://rocoinhoco.com/events-transgender-day-of-remembrance-service-at-uucc/


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BLANDAIR’S NORTH SIDE TO BE A NATURE PARK


THE NORTH SIDE (PART 2) UPDATED

Blandair Regional Park comprises three hundred acres straddling MD-175 in the
middle of Columbia. The two hundred acres on the north side consists of open
meadows, forests and wetlands, as well as a large manor house, barns, and
several smaller outbuildings, including a former slave quarters. This land will
become accessible to the public once an interchange is constructed connecting
the two sides.

This post (with lots of images) describes the upcoming phases to be constructed
in the Park, and what it will mean to open up the north side.


BLANDAIR REGIONAL PARK

Capital Project N3102 PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE September 11, 2008

The majority of the land is preserved to protect sensitive environmental
features such as small streams, ponds, wetlands, forest stands, hedgerows and
meadows that will provide quiet places for nature study and contemplation, as
well as including approximately five miles of trails and pathways. The pathways
will connect with the existing pathway network.

from the Master Plan, Blandair Regional Park (Howard County Dept. of Recreation
and Parks) CLICK ON IMAGE FOR VIEW OF ENTIRE PARK

A small nature center will concentrate on backyard and meadow wildlife, with an
observation deck and nature activity room. A Children’s Garden will provide
three to four acres of creative child-level and hands-on flower and garden
experiences.

from the Master Plan, Blandair Regional Park (Howard County Dept. of Recreation
and Parks) CLICK ON IMAGE FOR VIEW OF ENTIRE PARK

The historic Blandair Mansion will be renovated to provide rooms for meetings,
social gatherings and classes, in addition to displaying historic information
about the evolution of the agrarian lifestyle of Howard County. The
garden/orchard area behind the mansion will be restored as a place to stroll or
be seated outdoors.

from the Master Plan, Blandair Regional Park (Howard County Dept. of Recreation
and Parks) CLICK ON IMAGE FOR VIEW OF ENTIRE PARK

The farm’s outbuildings, including a smokehouse, slave cabin, springhouse,
tenant houses, three barns, and several small sheds — all clustered in the
central farmstead area — will provide actual examples of a working farm’s
structures, and an authentic background for historic re-enactments.

from the Master Plan, Blandair Regional Park (Howard County Dept. of Recreation
and Parks) CLICK ON IMAGE FOR VIEW OF ENTIRE PARK


CHILDREN’S GARDEN

Howard County Dept. of Recreation and Parks has not yet begun planning the
Children’s Garden but hopes to begin construction in FY2022.  I think of a
Children’s Garden as a different kind of  playground, designed to engage a
child’s imagination by exposing them to the wonders of nature.



Herb Schaal of EDAW,  who designed the world-famous Hershey Children’s Garden in
Cleveland, developed a concept plan for the Children’s Nature Adventure at
Blandair using a slightly different configuration than the Blandair Master
Plan.  Thunder Hill Park Alliance, a nonprofit organization, organized Schaal’s
four day visit here with funding by The Horizon Foundation.

Conceptual drawing, Children’s Nature Adventure, Blandair Regional Park (Thunder
Hill Park Alliance) CLICK ON IMAGE FOR BETTER DETAIL


HISTORY OF BLANDAIR [ABRIDGED]

by Preservation Howard County

Blandair is an exciting property in many ways, not the least of which relates to
the many discoveries still to be made about the history of the home, its
outbuildings, occupants, owners and the land itself. Because Blandair has only
recently come under the stewardship of Howard County, reclaiming its history
from the past is a relatively new undertaking, one that is in process and
yielding exciting findings even in its earliest stages.

previous state, Blandair Manor House (from Smugmug)

 

Blandair Manor House today (by Harry Schwarz)

The earliest record of the site can be found in 1757, when Blandair was part of
a larger tract of land that was transferred as the patented “Talbott’s
Resolution Manor.” . . . Many of Blandair’s occupants and owners have served in
elected political positions and appointments, and thus gained prominence or an
historical footnote. They were present at meetings of historical significance
and their names were signed on documents that set law and policy for hundreds of
years to come.

Theodorick Bland (from Wikipedia) Manor House, Blandair Regional Park (by Harry
Schwarz)

Theodorick Bland, acquired it in 1836. Theodorick Bland served in a number of
private and public positions throughout his career, advancing rapidly in
Maryland politics. . . . At the top of his profession by 1824, Bland became the
Chancellor of Maryland, the highest paying judicial post in Maryland at that
time, and one he would occupy under ten Governors, resigning just shortly before
his death in 1846. The current manor house, which was extensively repaired after
a fire, thought to have occurred in the early 19th Century, is believed to date
to the years during which Bland served as Chancellor.

badly deteriorating Seed Barn, Blandair Regional Park (by Harry Schwarz) badly
deteriorating Seed Barn, Blandair Regional Park (by Harry Schwarz)

In the second half of the 19th Century, Blandair . . .[became] a working dairy
farm under the ownership of Henry & Emma Stern Brossene . . . . The final
private purchasers of Blandair were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, who lived on the
farm with their daughter Elizabeth, known to many as Nancy. Miss Smith remained
at Blandair throughout her life, not marrying.

Blandair Regional Park (by Harry Schwarz) Blandair Regional Park (by Harry
Schwarz)

When she died in testate in 1996, the property transferred to her two surviving
and non-local relatives, both of whom chose to sell Blandair. The most recent
and final transfer of the property was to Howard County, Maryland, which
purchased the property from the heirs of Elizabeth C. Smith.



http://www.preservationhowardcounty.org/Blandair/index.htm

Many more pictures of the buildings:
https://flyaway.smugmug.com/History/Blandair-Farm/Blandair-Manor-House/i-b2HMCwp

More pictures of the
land: https://flyaway.smugmug.com/History/Blandair-Farm/Beauty-in-Neglect/i-XM4QLzh


SLAVE QUARTERS

by Thomas Reinhart (Maryland Historical Trust), June 2004 [Excerpt]

Documentation suggests 1845 as a date for the quarter’s construction. When Bland
was negotiating the purchase of the property in 1844, he noted the necessity “of
putting upon the land such new edifices as would be indispensably necessary, of
which there are none, that is a Negro quarter, stables, etc.” He had a team of
carpenters working on the dependencies after closing the sale.

Blandair Slave Quarters (Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of
Congress)

The quarter is an excellent example of mid-19th century slave housing and
reflects the “reforms” in design and construction implemented by plantation
owners who wished to protect their investment in their slave labor force. During
this period, planters began to allocate more money, time, and materials to
building slave quarters in order to improve the living conditions.

interior, Blandair Slave Quarters (Historic American Buildings Survey, Library
of Congress)

The double-pen quarter measures approximately 12-feet by-32-feet, with a gable
roof and a large central brick chimney. . . .  The first floor is divided into
two rooms by the central chimney stack with passage on either side. Each room
has an exterior door, two windows, and a fireplace. A stairway from each room
leads up to a separate room on the second floor, but only the south stairway
survives.

Blandair Slave Quarters drawing (Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of
Congress) CLICK ON IMAGE FOR ENLARGED VIEW

From Heritage Matters, National Park Service: 
https://web.archive.org/web/20070715132626/http://www.nps.gov/history/crdi/publications/HM9.pdf


PHASING PLAN, BLANDAIR REGIONAL PARK

An interchange is planned for construction FY 2020 – 2021 that will connect the
two sides and open the north side to the public. According to the plan, Oakland
Mills Road will then be closed on the west side of the park.

Overall Site Plan, Phase J, Blandair Regional Park (Howard County Dept. of
Public Works) CLICK ON IMAGE FOR ENLARGED VIEW

 

Rendering of Blandair overpass at MD-175 (Howard County Dept. of Public Works)

The Blandair Park Phasing Plan shows Phase 1 and 2 complete, with Phase 3 now
under construction. Efforts to rehab the Manor House and stabilize the other
historic structures (Phase H) are already underway. Subject to funding, the
Howard County Dept. of Recreation and Parks hopes to begin construction in FY
2022 of Phase 4 on the north side, consisting of basic infrastructure,
landscaping the festival lawn, and developing a Children’s Garden. Phase 6 on
the south side, consisting of indoor courts and a skate park, may also be
constructed at this time.

Phasing Plan, Blandair Regional Park (Howard County Dept. of Recreation and
Parks). CLICK ON IMAGE FOR ENLARGED VIEW

 



To see the south side (Part 1): 
https://hocomd.cc/2018/10/01/playgrounds-for-all-ages-at-blandair-regional-park-columbia/

 


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