Gotta go light on the garlic and chili oil! 😂

I ordered once and the food was average. I'll give in-person dining a try.

At this point, I usually stick with Tea Horse or Pepper House in nearby Ellicott City

Do you mean near the intersection of 108 and Columbia Rd? They're building low income housing there.

The least they could've done was keep the trees there. It would've looked much better than seeing housing right next to a busy highway. Plus there was plenty of space there to keep the trees while still building the development

I recommend Small Miracles (Route 40, Ellicott City). I got my dog from there and I couldn't be any happier

I believe Lost Ark Distilling (right next to Hysteria) hosts game nights as well, but they may have set games that they choose from

I can think of a few neighbors that desperately need this

Sure, but an extremely small one (only 7 locations, and all in MD/DC)

I'm surprised you don't like Trattoria! My girlfriend grew up around Italian-owned pizza shops and said it's the closest she's had to that quality. It's the best I've had around here too, with HomeSlyce second.

Pepper House is all you need. Haven't had anything else I've liked

1. I always look at the crime reports. At the end of the day, violent crime decreased quite significantly under Ball. You can "stand by" your comments about crime, but you can also accept that you were spreading misinformation about the WalletHub report. It's ironic considering you claim to "do your own research".

2. You must have missed the incendiary comments the last time redistricting was a topic of discussion. There were many racist comments made: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/10/racists-in-one-of-americas-richest-counties-are-freaking-out-over-a-forced-busing-proposal/ Like I mentioned before, many of those that promote neighborhood schools have 2 or 3 schools that are equidistant from their place of residence. They often gravitate towards one that is actually further away from the closest school due to preference of school "reputation", or they prefer the legacy school. "Pay to play" is a disgusting practice as well, but many that promote neighborhood schools are essentially doing just this: their voices become loudest as they continuously complain about how such redistricting will impact their property values. Fussing over the BOE is funny considering you've promoted Carroll County schools in the past (which has far-right members that are for banning books). At the end of the day, HoCo has FAR better schools than Carroll or Anne Arundel and consistently ranks at the top at the state level and near the top in the country.

We need more progressive county leaders like Walsh and Jung and fewer Neoliberals and Republicans (Yungmann) that cater to developers and the rich.

"Please do your own research", but completely misunderstood the safest city survey. Less than 5 points out of 100 are COVID related. 30 points out of 100 are natural disaster related (and we are more prone to flooding/hurricanes/tornados than many other regions, so we must have scored pretty damn well in terms of home/financial safety).

Sure, development definitely needs to be slowed, but Kittleman wouldn't have done a damn thing about it (only Liz Walsh and Deb Jung actually care).

Redistricting is also necessary when done correctly. A lot of the complaints come from those who want their child to go to a specific school when there are one or two others that are closer.

Iron Bridge, Furnace Inn, or Tersiguel's

Remind me how the schools are politicized?

I've been in HoCo my entire life. Quit being a narcissist with your "I'm always right" attitude and go troll another thread

OP, I wouldn't take anything this guy said seriously. He shits on Columbia every chance he can get.

Recent posts include complaining about the lack of Christmas lights in Columbia and the "lack of culture" (which is incredibly laughable and completely untrue)

Teaching facts rather than conspiracies, most likely

The owners at the dog parks are the worst. They sit there and pretend nothing is happening when their dog is harassing other dogs, and then they have the audacity to tell you to leave when the other dog has had enough

Most people drive into DC or Baltimore for work, so rush hour can be a pain. I believe the interstate 95 corridor in MD/VA has the second worst traffic in the nation, right behind Los Angeles. The average commute time is about 40 minutes or so, based on the last report I saw.

Columbia is a great place to be, though. Nearly equidistant to Baltimore and DC if you want to get out and explore as well.

Very true. Definitely didn't mean to insinuate that.

This is incredibly spot on

I always say we need more local coffee roasteries/cafes and fewer Dunkin' in the area!

I see where you're coming from. Relative to single family zoning, low income housing is more environmentally friendly. But clearing dense vegetation areas rather than building on previously developed land isn't the way to go about it. In addition, we need to ensure that we aren't introducing too much impervious surface -- or at least offsetting it through planting more vegetation/constructing pervious surface and introducing flood mitigation measures

Columbia is likely the bluest area in a blue county. With that being said, there are 3 types of Dems in the area: NIMBY Dems who are politically moderate, hate low income housing, and are in-line with Republicans at the redistricting level; Democrats who are open to the construction of low income housing no matter the environmental cost; and progressive Dems who are for low income housing only if it is sustainability built. Of course this is more simplistic than reality, but it is likely the main point of political discussion at the moment.

There are establishment-preferring residents on both sides of the aisle that are all for overdevelopment while not taking into account the environmental costs.

Even the local Facebook groups for the county are "separated" by political ideology despite not appearing to be separated at the surface level.

Best brewery for beer: Sapwood Cellars

Best outdoor brewery: Manor Hill

Best wine bar: Iron Bridge

Best "pub": Victoria's/Pub Dog

Sapwood Cellars (Columbia) has the best beer in the state/region, and their taproom has the best atmosphere in the county. You won't regret going there.