James Rouse

Columbia has room to become 'artistic enabled community' [Letter]

2013-05-08 13:41:00

I harbor high hopes that Columbia can blossom to the next level in creating a "go to" environment that supports and nurtures art and artists. Recently the Columbia Association has stepped up offering public forums on this and Jane Dembner of the...

Breathe Books in Hampden opening health-food cafe

2013-04-11 19:03:00

Breathe Books in Hampden says it will add a health-food cafe to its store next month. Owner Susan Weis-Bohlen says all the offerings will have at least one of five features: gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, raw or Ayurvedic -- Ayurveda is a holistic type...

Leaving Symphony Woods 'as is' is not preservation; it is neglect [Letter]

2013-01-24 08:59:00

The first rule of preservation is that you must have something valuable to preserve. In the case of buildings, they should have value to the community through their use, and/or their historical nature. In the case of land, preservation means protecting an...

Letter: Loss of open space in Symphony Woods is 'incalculable'

2013-02-21 13:47:00

I am a former long-time resident of Columbia who still travels to the area frequently on business, and recently came across a copy of what used to be my "favorite" paper, the Flier. I read your article about the pending plans for Symphony Woods, and for...

Letter: Jim Rouse would be 'appalled' at CA fast-tracking plans for Symphony Woods

2013-02-19 07:52:02

On Feb. 14, you published eight�letters raising thoughtful questions about a newly hatched plan for Symphony Woods.�At the CA Board meeting a few hours later, many�residents spoke out, almost all in opposition.��Questions were raised about��elements of...

New proposal for Columbia

2013-02-04 15:27:35

Decades ago, developer James W. Rouse looked at a rundown industrial waterfront in downtown Baltimore and saw the makings of an attraction called Harborplace at the Inner Harbor. Now a former Rouse employee looks at an expanse of woods in downtown...

Vernon Dobson, civil rights leader

2013-01-31 13:24:31

The Rev. Vernon Dobson, a Baptist minister and civil rights leader, died Saturday of complications of a stroke. He was 89. As a leading figure in Baltimore's civil rights movement, Mr. Dobson lived a life molded by the struggle for equality — a...

Symphony Woods Park should create a community meeting place [Commentary]

2013-01-31 13:11:00

In 2010, the Columbia Association retained an outstanding firm of landscape architects to prepare a master plan for Symphony Woods Park. The plan that evolved over a two-year period reflects the creative talent of a team of landscape architects and...

Archives exhibit shows how Columbia came to be

2012-12-06 15:59:00

Run by three county commissioners instead of a county executive, Howard County was a different place in the early 1960s. As required of all counties by the Maryland General Assembly in 1953, Howard had finally approved its General Plan in 1960, a much-...

Marylander of the Year

2012-11-18 05:00:00

In 1987, The Sun's editorial board decided to bestow upon the Johns Hopkins University's then-president, Steven Muller, a newly created award: Marylander of the Year. The distinction was meant to honor the person who "contributed the most to Baltimore and...

Longtime Rouse home is up for sale

2012-11-04 00:00:00

The longtime home of James and Patricia Rouse on the banks of Wilde Lake in Columbia, where the world-known affordable housing advocates danced together to tunes from a stereo next to their living room fireplace, is up for sale. It is the home's first...

After 30 years, Rouse's Enterprise is adapting to financial challenges

2012-10-26 14:39:00

At the recent Governor's Housing Conference in Baltimore, the blue logo of a house with rays of light emanating from behind the roof was ubiquitous. It's the emblem of one of the conference's main sponsors, Enterprise, and to the roughly 800 people in...

A Time Life photo of James Rouse and his wife in their flower garden, taken during the 1970s.

2012-10-19 00:00:00

In the late 1960s, planners tossed around the idea of adding a large sports stadium in Columbia. Around the same time, Carroll Rosenbloom, then-owner of the Baltimore Colts, began searching for his own new stadium. According to a Nov.

2012-10-08 08:02:00

With fluctuating gas prices and increasing environmental awareness, today's electric cars continue to grow in popularity. But to Columbia, they are nothing new. In 1976, Sebring-Vanguard, an electric car manufacturer, opened its national sales office and showroom off Red Branch Road.

2012-10-08 08:02:00