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Harland Abraham

6 reviews on 1 places
This is a beautiful alumni center. We attended the Capstone presentations of Cohort 38 of the QUEST Honors Program here.
Downs Park Dog Beach
2023 Aug 20
Deep in the park. Off the beaten path. Down the stairs, you'll find this dog beach. Your pup will enjoy it here.

Bring towels in your car and your own water.
Wyman Park Dell
2022 Jul 24
This was my first time at Wyman Park Dell. I attended the 2nd Annual Doin' it in The Park House Heads Reunion. This was a fun event. The music, vendors and attendees were great.

Wasn't sure what to expect in Baltimore but it was safe and fun. Easily found parking.

The hills into and out of the dell were tough with all the stuff we brought.
Long Reach Village Center is a sad, horrible looking eyesore. We needed ice, so we stopped at the liquor store. Great location but whomever owns this property needs to do better for the Long Reach community.
Actually visited Columbia Association's office that issues Dog Park tags for my dogs. Always good service here.

It's an awkward process that is triple embedded with multiple visits around Howard County. You have to get new copies of any expired rabies certificates from your vet. Take those to Howard County Licensing Department in Ellicott City which closes at 3 PM to renew each dog's license. I have 2 dogs, and asked to renew them for 2 years. I was denied because I have to wait for a year when a 2 year licences with be valid for both dogs simultaneously because the rabies shots won't be expired. Then trek back to Columbia to hit the Dog Park office with both rabies Certificates and both HoCo Renewed Dog Licenses. This year it only took me 2 hours.

They try to advise doing this online which would take days. Last year, earlier in Covid-19 HoCo Government offices were shut, so that caused me a long delay.

They need a 1 step process where you show up at HoCo Government Offices where they should issue the Licenses and the ability to take payment and issue the Columbia Dog Park Tags.

We owned a dog in Chicago. You get your dog's vaccinations and a license and go to any Dig Park you want. If I want to go to a HoCo Dog Park that's a whole different thing.