It came out when they finally busted the place. Also, it was visible from my house so we could see who was executing the arrests.

The wine store chose a building in a location which was not good for heavy traffic. This has been obvious since it opened. There are other unused or less used areas in Hampden which could be made more commercial, as was the case in the village's past. Spreading out some should be the answer, not demolition just to be in the present hot spot. Along Falls Rd, there are many junky buildings and even an empty lot which has a chain link fence around it. If Hampden were in Arlington County VA, these crappy buildings would be bought as tear-downs. I am usually never in favor of demolition as an answer, but there are many areas of the city where cheap fast commercial buildings were thrown up and were never great. Harford Rd, Belair Rd, Pulaski Highway, and Eastern Ave/Blvd are 4 such crappy looking stretches which have many junk buildings which should be thinned out.

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you mean if it was bus-only?

No

This city is beautiful

Bills have definitely gone up, the Xmas cold snap exacerbated that. But, are you comparing a previous apartment to a new one? Apples to oranges comparison. Was the old apartment in a newer building? did the building supply the heat? Were you previously on the top floor? Lots of variables to consider.

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How so?

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...maybe, but only in the form of garages that reduce the amount of surface parking.

Fuck that. Who wants some eyesore blocking the sun in Hampden? There's a garage at the Rotunda. People can use that one. I don't know where else you'd even put one.

Parking is super dependent on where you are. It's also so, so much worse during december because every asshat in the state has to see the miracle on 34th st lights. I've had to park by Artifact coffee to get to a friend's house on Hickory during that season. That's like half a mile away, and like a mile from 34th st. It's insane.

But a lot of spots it's basically guaranteed parking in front of your house.

Let's be honest: even if you take all the cars off 36th street it won't be safe.

But I still support this. At the very least having no east-west traffic. I could see cutting off Roland etc as being difficult for locals.

But it was a lot available for use of customers of several local businesses at one point.

It’s the gas delivery charge!! They are thieves

It’s the gas delivery charge. They are thieves!!Meanwhile a rate hike approved two years ago is just kicking in now for my area in Baltimore.

How did you find out that the DEA was preventing any progress?

I'd wager at least one is aware if it's that open.

It's also usually not the actual sale of heroin and meth that's an issue, but everything else surrounding that. Like my neighbor who was openly selling heroin (and obviously using it), but eventually went away for a gun charge after threatening to shoot someone he had a dispute with in the middle of the afternoon in front of his house.

Also all the other shit revolving around addictive drug sales: having junkies around fucking with cars and houses, publicly exposing themselves, assaulting people or just generally being aggressive, etc.

This isn't an indictment of anyone going through struggles, simply a statement that it does affect the community at large.

Heat pumps aren't designed or intended to provide sufficient heat alone on the coldest days. They will have an auxiliary backup...be it electric resistance heat strips, natural gas, oil, propane, etc, that provides assistance during the periods of coldest temperatures. It sounds like your family member's aux heat is not properly configured.

Yup. 5 minute walk and 4 hours of free parking.

Nope. Parking isn’t bad.

I have no idea!