People who live and work in the western Baltimore County area can’t help but lament the decline of Security Square Mall, and the long-closed, boarded eye sores that were once Bennigan’s and…
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Foundry Row Celebrates Northwest’s Newest Shopping Venue
Hundreds turned out to participate in the Nov. 12 Rally on the Row activities celebrating the long-awaited opening of Foundry Row, an Owings Mills venue featuring restaurants and shops. What began with…
LRBA Director, Identity Ultra Lounge Owner Awarded Liquor License
At the Randallstown Shopping Center on Offutt Road, among the businesses there are two popular restaurants—one an eat-in establishment that serves seafood, chicken and fish, and drinks, and the other a carry-out…
Expungement Clinic Gives Hope For a Fresh Start
For the past 16 years, it has been a struggle for Rodney Jones, 50, to find permanent employment. He acquired trade experience in construction and forklift operations. He even gained apparel skills…
Community Hears Police Account of Gaines Tragic Death
With a wrongful death civil lawsuit filed against Baltimore County Police Department and the NAACP requesting that County Executive Kevin Kamenetz initiate an independent review of the department’s policies and practices, issues…
Meeting about Korryn Gaines Police Involved Shooting Set for Sept. 22
With a police helicopter buzzing overhead, a small group carrying banners and placards that read “Justice for Korryn Gaines,” march in front of the Randallstown police substation. Their cause was to bring…
Proposal Would Bring Walmart Supercenter to Owings Mills Mall
Owings Mills Mall is in demolition mode, as heavy equipment is taking down the 30-year-old mall to rubble. While the community has lamented the slow decline of the mall, which closed in…
Northwest Voice Issues
Read the September issue of the Northwest Voice. View a PDF of the following editions, which have been archived. August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April…
Council Rejects Housing Choice Voucher Legislation
With the Baltimore County Council’s 6-1 vote against the source of income discrimination bill, landlords can continue to turn away individuals, families, the elderly and disabled looking to rent apartments and homes…
Housing Voucher Discrimination Bill Brings Out Opposing Attitudes
The Baltimore County Council has introduced a housing discrimination bill, referred to as the Home Act, which would prohibit landlords from considering a tenant’s source of income. Because Bill No. 46-16 primarily…
The Battle Over Zoning Changes: Council to Vote on Aug. 30
A request to rezone the 225-acre property at Woodholme Country Club in Pikesville to accommodate 40 acres of townhomes in addition to the single-family homes has drawn a lot of debate. There…
Ella W. Campbell: An Education and Community Activist Who Made a Difference
Those who knew Ella White Campbell remember her as a friend who loved to cook and entertain, a neighbor who was passionate about her Randallstown community, and a fierce advocate for a…
District Courthouse Being Relocated to Security-Rolling Road Area
A plan 14 years in the works to relocate the Catonsville District Courthouse to a six-acre site in the northwestern section of Catonsville is moving forward, now that the State has allocated…
Legislation That Our Legislators Got Passed
The Northwest Voice asked Baltimore County Delegates and Senators in Districts 10, 11 and 44B, the areas that cover most of the northwest, to provide information on key legislation for which they…
Donna Edwards: Making a historic run to be the voice of the middle class
As a young girl growing up in a military family, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards says she and her five siblings went to the dinner table with more than an appetite. Every evening,…