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Md. May Start Razing Old State Hospital Soon

sjohnson2 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:34:57 +0000

MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Department of General Services says it’s accelerating its schedule for demolishing the abandoned Henryton State Hospital in Marriottsville.

Assistant Secretary Bart Thomas tells the Carroll County Times that state officials are worried someone will be hurt at the site.

A Sykesville Fire Department official says the complex of about 15 buildings has become a gathering place for teens and drug addicts.

A fire there on March 17 destroyed a two-story structure. The fire department said last April that there had been at least 12 suspicious fires at the former tuberculosis ward and psychiatric hospital.

The hospital was scheduled for demolition in May 2014. Thomas says an architect and engineer have been given an accelerated timeline for producing information for contractors to bid on a demolition contract.

Bad tenants

cuban88cattle — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:12:16 +0000

A landlord calculates the rent volume based mostly on the square footage of the place. Be mindful what footage the landlord utilizes to determine the hire. A frequent device for them is to consist of typical regions like the floor region on the outside the house of the door, or an elevator if you are in an business office kind creating. Consider to get this out of your lease. Typically they foundation the lease on a annually charge such as $twelve.00 per sf. (1000 sf would be $12 x 12 months = $twelve,000 for every year, or $1000 per thirty day period).

Description of the Home

The lease need to obviously explain the property below lease. For occasion, it ought to explain no matter whether bogs, widespread regions, kitchen area region, a parking good deal, etc is incorporated in the lease.

Signage

Be particular that the lease settlement does not prohibit placing up symptoms that are seen from the street, or specified kinds of signs on the constructing alone. If you cannot set up a massive enough sign for autos driving by to see, then this location could not be a primary spot and you might want to just move.

Use Clause

Be confident you can open up and work a espresso store there. Then again, your landlord need to have previously experienced your business type prior to obtaining to the lease negotiation. If you prepare to promote coffee beans you are roasting on premises, be certain you can truly roast them there. If you program to hire a 1st flooring area and there are other models or residences previously mentioned you, be certain you examine with the town about use of open flames or appropriate venting for your roaster. You could be needed to operate the venting through the upper units and box it in rather than up the outside the house of the constructing.

Exclusives or Publish Outs

This implies that no other tenants in the plaza now, or foreseeable future tenants (as prolonged as you are a tenant) will be allowed to sell coffee beans, brewed coffee, tea, smoothies and anything at all else you make your dwelling from, as extended as it is in your lease.

Totally free Rent (Rental Abatement)

Try to get as numerous months of free rent as feasible. Nonetheless, you normally have to ask for it. All the landlord can say is ‘no’. Then you have to make a decision if you can do without having. That depends on how excellent the area is and what you have to have done to make it purposeful for your coffee store. You need to also inquire for the cost-free rent to begin Following the building has concluded on your unit and you are formally occupying it or when you truly open for enterprise.

Personal Assure

In most circumstances, you will not get about a private guarantee especially given that you are just opening a espresso shop. This implies that if you are late on your hire or you go away just before your lease is finished, it can be held towards you personally, even if the lease is in the company title. I recommend to put a individual promise on the first year only if feasible, perhaps two. Thorough info about Bad tenants can be read at main website.

Flames at a Vacant Home in Schuylkill County

Lauren Ryder — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:59:27 +0000

ASHLAND — A fire broke out at a vacant home in Schuylkill County on Saturday night.

Firefighters said it happened on Brock Street in Ashland around 10:30.

The fire chief said firefighters were able to stop the flames from spreading to a building next door.

No injuries were reported, and the fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire in Schuylkill County.

Smoky House Fire in South Scranton

Bill Wadell — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:39:32 +0000

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SCRANTON – Authorities are investigating a smoky fire inside a vacant house in Lackawanna County early Sunday morning.

Firefighters said no one was injured when they battled the fire around 1:45 a.m. on East Locus Street in Scranton.

Blog Tour - Vacant by Evelyn R. Baldwin

Ava — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:00:49 +0000

Title: Vacant by Evelyn R. Baldwin

Released: February 23, 2013

Genre: New Adult / Adult Romance (Mild Erotica)

Stand Alone Novella

Ethan Parker gets up every day, surviving the only way he knows how—alone. Orphaned as a child and forced into the child welfare system, he knows better than to depend on anyone but himself. He’s learned trust is a word used all too often, but rarely earned. Ethan believes that his best chance for maintaining a simple and solitary existence is to live by a simple mantra: Don’t get involved. Keep things simple. Take care of yourself! When a young woman moves in next door, Ethan is forced to reevaluate his beliefs. He tries to keep his distance, but his new neighbor’s infectious smile and outlook on life leave him struggling with the decision of living the life he knows, or taking a chance on the unexpected. As Ethan develops a relationship with his new neighbor, Emily, he realizes nothing is simple and learns that life is about more than just surviving… it’s about living.
**This version contains sexual content only suitable for adult audiences.

I gave Vacant 3 out of 5 Book Nerds

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.*

Vacant was a very sweet short story. I had recently read a lot of heavy emotional books prior to this story so it was a welcome relief to read an uplifting tale for a change.

We meet Ethan, an orphan who has been brought up by the foster system after the loss of his parents. He keeps his head down and survives. But he is merely surviving-not living. That is until Emily moves next door to him and infiltrates his life, he can no longer deny that he wants to experience life, and experience it with Emily.

I enjoyed the author’s writing style, it was easy to get lost in the story. The pacing was too fast for me, there was many time jumps, the book spanned over 15 years. If it was a full length novel I think it could have 5 star potential but I just felt it lacked detail as we missed a lot of time and big events were summarised briefly.

I liked the slow build of the relationship between Ethan and Emily, he was very chivalrous and I was glad to see their relationship didn’t go to the next step until Emily was 18. Vacant is labelled as adult or indeed erotica. I would describe this as New Adult and the very few sex scenes it does contain are not explicit. So don’t be put off if this is a deciding factor. There is a YA version of this story and I feel it may only differ by two scenes at most.

And I also spoke to soon as there was a line in the story near the end that had me sniffling, so I didn’t escape the tears on this one either.

This was a very short and sweet read that will leave you feeling warm, fuzzy and with a positive outlook on life. I would have liked greater detail with Ethan and Emily’s background and also greater detail as their life progressed. There was a lot of information crammed into 80 or so pages. But that aside, it is worth a read!

My favourite quote was from Emily when she was trying to convince Ethan that the five years of age difference didn’t matter. I thought this was so sweet; “My heart has no idea how old your heart is.”

She’s written short stories since childhood but only recently began exercising her real writing muscles. While she does not consider herself a professional writer in any sense of the word, she continues to polish her craft and hopes for success in her writing ventures, even if they are just as a hobby.

After moving to St. Louis to attend college, she earned a degree in Education. During her Master’s program, Evelyn discovered her fascination with behavior and psychology.

Her first professional job experience was as a juvenile counselor, which led her to venture into other human sciences, eventually making a career with Behavior Analysis. While writing is a hobby for Evelyn, she often uses her experiences with human behavior to guide her characters.

After moving to St. Louis to attend college, she earned a degree in Education. During her Master’s program, Evelyn discovered her fascination with behavior and psychology.

Goodreads ~ Website ~ Twitter

celery

drybredquips — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:56:54 +0000

Haven’t had any email for a while. Now I know how the celery feels at a Thanksgiving dinner.

A Duo of Blight: 2312 and 2314 E Federal Street

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:54:36 +0000

Property Address: 2312 and 2314 E Federal Street, Baltimore, MD 21213

Property Owner (2312): Ann Williams, same address (not listed as a principal residence)

Property Owner (2314): Nine Properties, LLC, 27 International Circle, Owings Mills, MD 21117 (Company is not in good standing, charter has been forfeited. Address is a residence, owned by Lawrence and Janet Forsythe)

Resident Agent for Nine Properties, LLC: Thomas H. Gimer, Esq., 8002 Wisconsin Avenue, Second Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814

City Council District and Contact: District 13, Warren Branch

State Senator: Nathaniel McFadden

State Delegates: Talmadge Branch, Cheryl Glenn

2312 and 2314 E Federal Street

Broken dreams

necromancer9 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:17:29 +0000

The nightmares won’t stop. There is nothing consistent or meaningful about them. They’re disrupting my sleep just the same.

I took the promotion at work. Hello way more responsibility than I have ever had before. That paycheck is going to be lovely.

I’m not talking to my friends. I just stopped wanting to. I reply just enough to keep them from freaking out and knowing something is wrong. Past that no real connecting. I tell them I’m working. It’s true, but only because I’ve been picking up shifts to avoid them. They didn’t do anything to upset me I just… I don’t see a point to talking to them and I can’t seem to make myself do it.

This Sunday was a lonely one. Just work and home to read until now. I could have gone out. Always could… But I didn’t. I feel like I’m being picky. People I would normally spend time around hold no interest. But neither does anything else.

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Early Morning Fire at a Vacant Apartment Building

Lauren Ryder — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:36:12 +0000

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OLD FORGE — A vacant apartment building caught on fire on Sunday in Lackawanna County.

Firefighters said it happened around 2:30 a.m on Maple Street, in Old Forge.

No word on what caused the fire in Lackawanna County.

Hate me....

niraval — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:53:42 +0000

Oh! Look at your face life,

Still the same sad face,

You look at me with those vacant eyes

And give me that cold smile..

Oh its worse when you smile,

Don’t you hate me for what I’ve done to you??

Why don’t you hate me ?

Please hate me!

Its easier to bear your hatred,

I beg of you,

Hate me, my life…hate me!

Niraval

pretty vacant

hopesandfails — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:34:14 +0000

so many people seem to be getting engaged, and the older i get the more i realize i really do want to be married. unfortunately this is probably my needed to be needed, want to be wanted psychology. i assume that when i’m married i’ll be set for life, and i’ll always have someone there. no one will let me down, or leave me. of course this isn’t true, marriages that last are hard work and are a journey rather than a destination. my parents were extremely lucky, they had already started dating at my age, and are still happily married 27 years later. they’ve literally been together longer than they were ever apart!! i feels like to be in a relationship would just signal to me that i’m not that bad, and it would be like i was being accepted. i certainly want a relationship for all the wrong reasons right now, but not thinking about it is really hard. ever since i was at school the opinions of boys around me has really counted. it’s probably one of the reasons i started going to church in london. i assumed i’d meet a nice Christian boy. i’ve met loads, but they are all either dating already (the cute, fairly normal ones) or just not interested/not my type (the ones who are scared to look at, let alone talk to a female). it’s an unfortunate truth that not only do females out number the males in Christian circles, they also have a habit of being, for want of a better word, slightly odd sometimes. socially incapable now i have met some lovely, lovely Christian guys, but yeah they’re taken, or there’s usually someone hotter and blonder for them to talk to. because when all the girls at church are super lovely, the pretty, thin ones will always come on top.

soo yeahhh. i don’t really know where i am on the dating front. i can’t see anything happening before graduation. i need to un-learn my bad habits regarding the guys and work, and learn how to take things more seriously and slowly. i need to stop judging books by there covers. and stop giving guys metal dating marks in my head at first meeting (i know this isn’t just me, but every time i meet a new male i assess whether he has potential). i’m not liked by any of the guys at my church, and i know this because no one has ever asked me out, and if you’re too shy to ask someone out then that’s not going to happen. i know that i’m very shallow, and i expect God has found an amazing, lovely, but not very hot guy for me to fall in love with to cure me of my shallowness. for now i just have to accept the fact that mr right is somewhere, walking around the Earth, he’s just not met me yet either.

Reader-Submitted Blight: 1000 S Conkling Street

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:11:40 +0000

Thanks again to Reader Rusty for the pictures and information!

Property Address: 1000 S Conkling Street, Baltimore, MD 21224

Property Owner: 1000 S Conkling Street, LLC, same address

Resident Agent for 1000 S Conkling Street, LLC: John Koukides, 816 S Lakewood Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224

City Council District and Contact: District 1, Jim Kraft

State Senator: William Ferguson IV

State Delegates: Pete Hammen, Luke Clippinger, Brian McHale

1000 S Conkling Street

1000 S Conkling Street, closeup of front door.

Reader-Submitted Blight: 2216 Cambridge Street

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:45:50 +0000

Thanks to Reader Rusty for the info and picture!

Property Address: 2216 Cambridge Street, Baltimore, MD 21231

Property Owner: Brian J. Petit, 356 Miulana Place, Kappaa, HI 96747

City Council District and Contact: District 1, Jim Kraft

State Senator: William Ferguson IV

State Delegates: Pete Hammen, Luke Clippinger, Brian McHale

2216 Cambridge Street

Energy efficient Elpan/Wanpan Skirting Board Heating System Installed in Hotel, Motel or Hostel

wanpan2012 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:56:29 +0000

Energy efficient Elpan/Wanpan skirting board heating system installed in hotel, motel or hostel - is not only contemporary and modern design , but also – the opportunity to save on heating expenses.

Electric Elpan and hydronic Wanpan skirting board heating systems have programmable thermostats, which are suggested to be installed in every each room and it takes very short time to increase/decrease the indoor temperature based on occupancy.

Heating panels are mounted around the perimeter and heat is radiating directly into room. When using Elpan/Wanpan ultimate heating system – heating efficiency is higher, energy consumption is lower and baseboard heating system is very easy to maintain.

For short period of time – day or two, energy saving electric Elpan heating system may work at lower temperature and be turned on to work full potential just half an hour before visitors’ arrival. In some areas, where business has to be shut down for “off season” brake, Elpan/Wanpan system keeps the lowest temperature of 5 degrees of C to maintain a decent living environment for plants and to avoid mildew and mold formation while vacant.

Energy efficient Elpan/Wanpan skirting board heating system, installed in hotel, motel or hostel – opens an opportunity to own easy operated modern heating system, which preserves a contemporary design, reduces heating energy consumption significantly and it is easy to maintain.

For more information go to: www.wanpan-usa.com.

Victor Ponta: Postul de preşedinte al Consiliului Naţional al PSD rămâne vacant, în aşteptarea lui Năstase

Constanta WebSite — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:53:48 +0000

Premierul Victor Ponta a declarat, azi, că a decis împreună cu ceilalţi membri ai PSD ca postul de preşedinte al Consiliului Naţional al partidului să rămână vacant, pentru a putea fi ocupat de Adrian Năstase,…
Jurnalul.ro – Ştiri

– Citeste tot articolul: http://www.constanta.ws/stiri/victor-ponta-postul-de-presedinte-al-consiliului-national-al-psd-ramane-vacant-in-asteptarea-lui-nastase/

City-Owned Blight: 2004 W North Avenue

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:02:12 +0000

Property Address: 2004 W North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner: Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact: District 7, Nick Mosby

State Senator: Catherine Pugh

State Delegates: Barbara Robinson, Shawn Tarrant, Frank Conaway, Jr.

2006 was sold in December of 2012, hopefully 2004 will also be sold to a responsible property owner.

2004 W North Avenue

Route 66: Bourbon Hotel and John's Modern Cabins...

Patrick — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:56:31 +0000

Yesterday I went on a mini road trip with my buddy Matt. We left O’Fallon, Missouri and headed

2319 E Federal Street

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:08:33 +0000

Property Address: 2319 E Federal Street, Baltimore, MD 21213

Property Owner: Michael K. Yanney, 812 Bonaparte Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218

City Council District and Contact: District 13, Warren Branch

State Senator: Nathaniel McFadden

State Delegates: Talmadge Branch, Cheryl Glenn

2319 E Federal Street

My guess is the owner will have a hard time selling this property — most of the homes on this block are also blighted vacants.

A Trio of Blight: 1704 to 1708 N Bradford Street

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:25:31 +0000

Property Address: 1704, 1706, 1708 N Bradford Street, Baltimore, MD 21213

Property Owner (1704): 2008 DRR-ETS, LLC, 3604 Eastern Avenue, #400, Baltimore, MD 21224

Resident Agent for 2008 DRR-ETS, LLC: Disbarred attorney Anthony J. De Laurentis, same address.

Property Owner (1706): RBP, LLC, 705 Melvin Avenue, Suite 105, Annapolis, MD 21401 (Company charter has been forfeited, company is not in good standing with the State of Maryland.)

Resident Agent for RBP, LLC: David Zollinhofer, 1819 Glenarm Road, Edgewater, MD 21037

Property Owner (1708): Kimberly Johnson, same address

City Council District and Contact: District 13, Warren Branch

State Senator: Nathaniel McFadden

State Delegates: Talmadge Branch, Cheryl Glenn

No permits have been filed on any of these properties, which can only indicate the owners had no intention of ever fixing them up. The entire block on both sides is blighted — only five homes are being lived in, according to a neighbor.

1704, 1706, and 1708 N Bradford Street

I was especially sad to see a handful of kids playing in the street — most of these homes are structurally unsound, and could topple over at any time.

Rear of 1704, 1706, and 1708 N Bradford Street

Uncommon Places

amatrav — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:22:07 +0000

On page 31 of Steven Shore’s Uncommon Places, there’s a department store called Lazarus (now defunct).

In the book. Taken in 1973. Richmond, Ohio.

Now, here’s what’s interesting:

The pic on Google Maps: Richmond Mall

I thought this was cool. Anyone else?

A Duo of LLC-Owned Blight: 2315 and 2317 W North Avenue

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:24:02 +0000

Update: (Thanks to Reader Rusty for the info!) Both properties are in receivership- Moshe entered into a “consent agreement” on 12/5- obviously he isn’t cooperating judging from the looks of that property. And “In Rem” judgement was entered against Transocean Investments on 5/24.

Property Address: 2315 and 2317 W North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216

Property Owner (2315): Drek, LLC, 3610 W Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21215

Registered Agent for Drek, LLC: Moshe Raphaely, same address.

For those who don’t know, the word “drek” is Yiddish for “shit”. Nice to see this slumlord thinks so highly of our city, and of his properties. Judging by the number of housing violations, lead paint cases, injunctions, and foreclosures filed against him, perhaps this slumlord is also referring to his business practices? Just a guess…

Property Owner (2317): Transocean Investments, LLC, 14900 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854

Registered Agent for Transocean Investments, LLC: None listed. This company is not registered with the State of Maryland. The business address is a large home owned by Orji Uzor Kalu, a former Nigerian governor, whose girlfriend died “mysteriously” in the home.

City Council District and Contact: District 7, Nick Mosby

State Senator: Catherine Pugh

State Delegates: Barbara Robinson, Shawn Tarrant, Frank Conaway, Jr.

2315 and 2317 W North Avenue

323 N Fulton Avenue

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:44:51 +0000

Property Address: 323 N Fulton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner: Lawrence and Stephanie Riley, same address.

City Council District and Contact: District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

State Senator: Verna Jones Rodwell

State Delegates: Keith Haynes, Keiffer Mitchell Jr, Melvin Stukes

323 N Fulton Avenue

I believe both of the owners of this home are deceased — which begs the question, what happens when the owners die, and the heirs don’t want the house? Or what if there are no heirs? I’ve been coming across more and more homes where this is the case — and it’s a troubling situation. Houses are remaining vacant, and deteriorating, and in many cases — there are no “responsible parties”.

There needs to be a way to streamline these properties into the hands of potential homeowners, before they end up deteriorating past the point of no return. Suggestions?

2322 E Federal Street

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:43:00 +0000

Property Address: 2322 E Federal Street, Baltimore, MD 21213

Property Owner: William M Clark, same address.

City Council District and Contact: District 13, Warren Branch

State Senator: Nathaniel McFadden

State Delegates: Talmadge Branch, Cheryl Glenn

2322 E Federal Street

2129 N Dukeland Street

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:22:08 +0000

Property Address: 2129 N Dukeland Street, Baltimore, MD 21216

Property Owner: Vivian Rochester, same address.

City Council District and Contact: District 7, Nick Mosby

State Senator: Catherine Pugh

State Delegates: Barbara Robinson, Shawn Tarrant, Frank Conaway, Jr.

2129 N Dukeland Street

Link Roundup

Baltimore Slumlord Watch — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:26:39 +0000

Lots of fires and injuries as a result of fires this week. A sampling:

Saturday’s two-alarmer on Falkirk Road forced two people to jump for safety, according to WBAL.

Two firefighters were injured in a fire on W. North Avenue, one received first-degree burns, the other received second-degree burns. Neither were determined to be life-threatening.

BCFD also responded to a fire in a convenience store, in the 500 block of N Milton Avenue.

Despite their loyal service to the city by the rank and file, BPD and BCFD pensions are still being blamed for the City’s financial woes, according to the Baltimore Sun.

Detroit saw multiple vacant fires last Wednesday night, one neighbor says she’s had enough.

Speaking of Detroit, two children, ages 5 and 1 spent the night in a vacant home with the bodies of their murdered mothers and one other person, according to CBS News. The women were allegedly shot by one of the women’s ex-boyfriend.

Good news for one Cleveland neighborhood: 50 vacant homes in Slavic Village will be renovated for a cost of approximately $40,000 each, to be sold at a small profit. A smart strategy to redevelop a neighborhood — perhaps Baltimore should adopt a similar strategy, as $300K rowhomes in marginal neighborhoods don’t seem to be pulling in the homeowners.

Interesting opinion piece by Brent Larkin from the Cleveland Plain Dealer — the demolition of homes in empty neighborhoods is the right solution for East Cleveland.