by England, Brian | Feb 8, 2014
This post was contributed by Brian England. For the past 35 years, he has owned and operated British American Auto Care in Columbia, MD. Forty years ago, when we moved to Columbia, we lived in Oakland Mills. Our village center was compact, but it had everything we...
by Rosalyn Williams | Aug 6, 2013
The Howard County Council has voted on the Comprehensive Zoning package; its consequences will be felt in the county for years. We have yet to determine the full impact of the changes, but the HCCA has issued a point paper commenting on the process and recommending...
by England, Brian | Jun 14, 2013
And the fight against the practice of redlining goes on… An outstanding letter to the editor, written by HCCA Director, Brian England, ran in the June 13, 2013 edition of the Howard County Times, and is posted on the explorehoward.com website. It urges Ken...
by England, Brian | Jun 7, 2013
This post was contributed by Brian England. In the planned community of Columbia, auto service and repair has been restricted to gas stations, automotive service parks and to the interior of industrial parks. However, when AAA decided to locate a shop in Columbia,...