Roof Collapse

Got a report that the American Legion in Edgewood had its roof collapse and the building has been condemned. We'll update if we hear more.

ABC2 Reporting in Edgewood

If you're looking for Harford County coverage, ABC 2 has a reporter stationed near the Denny's in Edgewood doing live stand-ups. It's amazing, to us at least, all the folks still driving on MD 24. And not just pick ups and SUVs, smaller cars. The reporter said that people were going to Denny's and also to the Exxon there, which he said was low on fuel.
If you don't have to be out, don't be. There are people who need to be out: police, firefighters and medical workers who need to get into work. Do them a favor and if you're just out joyriding, stay home.

Blizzard Part 2

Parts of Abingdon were without power around Box Hill South, but some power has been restored. Here in our part of of Abingdon we have had a recent pass of a snow plow and our road would be passable in an emergency. Of course, with the wind and blowing snow we can barely see the road.

Roads-Not Great

We just ventured out and the roads are not great. Tollgate north of Singer Road still is snow covered in some spots. The traffic circles are slushy with ice underneath.
And the drivers currently on the road are ignoring the conditions. After an ill-fated trip to Bob Evans, with apparently everyone in Harford County, trying to get out of the parking lot was difficult when we were met by an SUV-driving woman talking on her cell phone who didn't even see us and drivers whipping around snow drifts who almost hit us head on.
Please remember when you're driving, you're not the only person on the road. Be aware that your lane might end abruptly. Conditions are only going to worsen so please drive slowly and carefully. Oh, and one more thing, HANG UP AND DRIVE.

The Truth About Wegman's

We feel pretty silly right now. In all our starry-eyed wonder about the possibility of this great grocer heading into Abingdon, we must have overlooked the dream of David Craig to make every millimeter in Abingdon a commercial, tax-paying base that will pay for the great schools in the other part of the county. Otherwise we're sure we would have noticed that the center will include:
Over 450,000 sf of premium retail space
50,000 sf of restaurants
"Main Street" feel showcasing an eclectic mix of value and specialty retailers
An 88,000 sf multi-level office building
When complete, center will contain up to 700,000 sf of gross leasable area and over 3,500 parking spaces

To read more click here

Christopher Matthews to Relocate

Fans of Christopher Matthews will be happy to learn that in February the store will be moving to a new location at 2239 Old Emmorton Rd, just a block away from Festival. We are huge fans of its card selection and unique gifts.
We've got to wonder what the owners of Festival are thinking. It's another empty storefront, in the last few years it's lost:
Bombay;
Mattress Giant (or Mr. Mattress, a matress store nonetheless)
Card Factory
Moxleys,
Carpet store
Cheeburger Cheeburger

We'd like to see something new in there that's NOT a Halloween store or temporary cheap bookstore.

We have been meaning to blog....

But have been stuck at the traffic light at Tollgate/Rte. 24 for the past two months. Please forgive us. Since we got out of there we have been avoiding the intersection. Although, true story, while we were sitting there, before they destroyed the previous road, we saw MORE THAN ONE CAR attempting to drive around the "Road Closed" sign to get to 24. And no, it wasn't a construction worker.
In our absence, we missed quite a few happenings. One of the most disturbing is the Aegis account of what happened on Halloween night at The Stars and Stripes Grill at the Putt Putt Center across from Regal Cinemas. Gambling, gangs and an absent owner. Just what this area needs. Why was this just a slap on the hand offense? Until the liquor board gets serious, what's the motivation NOT to do this again? The money certainly seemed to flow.