Monthly Archives: November 2011

Thank You, Veterans

November 9th, 2011

This Friday, November 11, 2011 is a special day. Not only is it 11-11-11, but it is Veterans Day, and a day when we should thank both our veterans and our active military personnel for the freedoms they help to protect. All weekend at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, there is a celebration. Friday there is [...]

New Townhouses in Sparks Possible

November 7th, 2011

There is a potential for new townhomes in Sparks, as plans were presented to the Sparks-Glencoe Community Planning Council Meeting in September. The proposed development would be for 80 townhouses at York Road and Fila Way just north of Hunt Valley and Shawan Road. Fila used to have a large plant behind this area, and [...]

FHA Condo Rules Make Selling Many Condos Difficult

November 4th, 2011

Recently, there were changes made to the FHA condo regulations on which projects can be FHA insured or not. According to a Washington Post rundown of the changes, a major one is the "spot approval" that used to be acceptable to be eligible for an FHA loan. Another article goes more in depth on the [...]

Fall Back 2011

November 3rd, 2011

We "fall back" this weekend, at 2am Sunday, November 6, 2011, ending Daylight Saving Time, and returning to Standard Time. It is the perfect day for an "extra" hour of sleep, since our Baltimore Ravens take on the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night in PA. This way hopefully our team will be rested, as will we [...]

Charm City Circulator Green Route Launches

November 1st, 2011

The Charm City Circulator in Baltimore added the Green Line this morning, November 1, 2011. The Green Line has stops in Fells' Point, the Water Taxi at Maritime Park (At Caroline and Thames,) the Shot Tower (near the Metro and Power Plant Live), Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, plus City Hall. Today also adds a Howard [...]

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