Drive down the narrow and winding Union Avenue in Hampden and you'll see a hub of activity going on at the massive, historic Union Mill redevelopment near the train tracks.
In addition, MDHC received a top award for its "Mortgage Late? Don't Wait" campaign, created by local marketing whiz Gayle Economos in 2008 for the Baltimore Homeownership Preservation Coalition's foreclosure prevention efforts. Economos agreed to allow MDHC to use the slogan, too, for the State's foreclosure prevention campaign - and the rest is history.AHC Inc. embarks on $4.3M renovation project5. Misunderstanding PlayJacqui Lampell receives Lifetime Achievement awardThe one, two and three-bedroom units are located in red brick rowhouses. They make up Union Rowe Apartments in the city's Franklin Square community. The updates are being paid for in part with state bonds and tax credits and the project is expected to take 10 months to complete.4. Paranoid ParentsIt is the first cited under the City Council's Inclusionary Housing bill, renewed this week in a vote by the council. The bill was to sunset in 2012. It mandates that 20 percent of new housing stock be set aside for affordable units.Renovations include new windows and doors, HVAC systems, new flooring, updated kitchens and bathrooms and a new coat of paint.3. Team SportsFinally, many parents just don't realize how important it is to play. Casual play is the most important natural method of cognitive and physical development, and children need this time to build skills for life.The mill was originally built in 1866 and will soon hold 56 one and two-bedroom apartments as well as office space for nonprofit groups. The project is expected to open within a year.4. Reorganize Your ScheduleAnother thing that has changed is the modern American's lifestyle. We are all prisoners to our schedules now. We're always working or running errands, and we find ourselves having to set aside specific times to make sure our kids get to play�a term that is becoming known as the "play date." These times don't always go as planned. The rest of our busy life often gets in the way, and the result is less and less of these structured times to let loose.Money is not everything, and more kids need a present parental figure in their lives. It's not always practical, but it's something to consider.
Nibbles: Hollywood's famed philosophical quip in "Forrest Gump" - - "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get," has any extra meaning in Charm City this week. News that Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is moving its first Maryland location into the Harborplace corner now occupied by Phillips Seafood has been met by applause by some polled (very informally, definitely not scientific) ... Watch those calories if you're following the mayor's race! Last week, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake opened her campaign HQ with a fried chicken spread. This Saturday, Democratic challenger state Sen. Catherine Pugh is offering a fish fry at her HQ at 11 a.m. at 819 E. Baltimore St. ... A 3,000-square foot Sushi Hana opened on June 6 in the Yorkridge Shopping Center in Lutherville. The deal was brokered by JBL Real Estate.
Author: Melody Simmons
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