Friday, April 19, 2013
Lighthouse Plaza on Solomons Island Road will bring new businesses to the area.
A new shopping center scheduled to open up on Route 2 will bring several new businesses to Edgewater—much to the dismay of area residents. Lighthouse Plaza is being built at 3145 Solomons Island Rd., and according to a spokesman with Anne Arundel County Planning and Zoning the shopping center already has plans to bring three new stores Advanced Auto Parts, Dollar Tree and Mr. Tire will all open in Lighthouse Plaza. News of the stores has drawn harsh criticism from residents who believe Route 2 is being overbuilt. “Doesn't Edgewater have enough shopping centers?” wrote D. Bell. “Have you seen the traffic on Rt. 2 lately? This is totally crazy.” In January, Patch reported that an AutoZone was under construction on Route 2 next to Sonic. The …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Two pickup trucks collided with a minivan sending three people to shock trauma on Friday in Harwood.
Three people were seriously injured Friday afternoon in a three vehicle accident on Solomons Island Road in Harwood. A 2004 Ford F350 was traveling south on Solomons Island Road around 4 p.m. when it struck a 2006 Chrysler minivan that was stopped preparing to turn into a driveway near Harwood Road, according to police. The minivan was pushed by the force of the accident into the path of a GMC pickup truck, which struck the van. The driver of the Ford and two occupants in the van were taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma center for treatment, according to police. The driver of the GMC truck suffered minor injuries and was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center. Police did not release the names of those injured. A preliminary …
Friday, June 29, 2012
The big, yellow Edgewater fireworks stand sells hundreds of products that will wow your neighbors this Fourth of July holiday.
Dan Thompson enjoyed the shade while sitting inside a large, yellow trailer perched on the southbound side of Solomons Island Road in Edgewater. The whir of propeller planes taking off at Lee Airport hummed in the cool June morning as the Parkville man watched hundreds of cars pass him by. Thompson was selling fireworks, so with every driver that drove by, so did their dollars. Despite the relatively “slow” day on Tuesday morning, Thompson said business will be booming this weekend, while he enjoys his fireworks stand’s “prime location” and “terrific” shopping community ahead of the July 4 holiday. “I’ve had competition set up right across the street before, but this is great,” Thompson said about his experience in selling fireworks. “This…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Vote for what you think should fill the vacant grocery mart on Solomons Island Road.
Last week, I asked the Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch community what should replace the Giant’s old location on Solomons Island Road, and you guys didn’t disappoint. Sign up to get Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch headlines sent directly to your inbox every morning. All local. All the time. More than 58 comments quickly filled the page, providing almost 20 different suggestions for what you’d like to see fill the vacant business space. As part of Patch’s new feature, Vision for Vacancies, I wanted to collect the most popular suggestions and allow you, the reader, to vote on your favorite recommendation. Of all the suggestions, fifteen different users said they want to see a YMCA or indoor youth complex come to Edgewater. One commenter, TM, …
Ed Woods
10:16 am on Monday, May 6, 2013
Someone asked why so many vacant places in South River Colony. Answer - Greed. You can't charge Champange Rents for Beer Properties........ And, Quite Frankly, the People (based on the Comments that appear with Patch articles every day) who are moving in here are...... well..... Strange. If your idea of a great place is Severna Park or Fells Point, then move there. And take Starbucks with you… more ›