COLUMBIA SPY

  Notice on a Bigler property on the 400 block of Avenue G Following is the Historical Architectural Review Board's review of, and recommendation for, Samuel and Cynthia Bigler's request to demolish their fire-damaged building on the 400 block of Avenue G. The issue was heard at the board's August 17 meeting, in which the Biglers stated the case for demolition. Samuel and Cynthia Bigler address HARB at last month's meeting. The property on the 400 block of Avenue G The brick structure, once a livery stable, was condemned in June 2015 and suffered a fire the following September . As read by HARB consultant Suzanne Stallings at last month's meeting, Section 13018 of HARB ordinance states: No existing building within the historic district shall be demolished in whole or in part unless there are no reasonable alternatives available and unless one or more of the following standards is satisfied in the judgment of borough council after conside...

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Columbia Spy is privileged to publish several articles by Columbia native Mike Clark, with permission of the author. The essays were previously published in The Globe Leader and 50-plus Senior News and will continue to be reprinted in the Spy over the next few weeks. Morning Woes by Mike Clark I wake up between 2:30 and 4 o'clock almost every morning. A force inside my head flips a switch, lights go on, and rollers and gears begin to turn. It's like the start-up shift in a manufacturing plant. As the minutes slowly pass, the lights get brighter, the sounds inside become cacophonous, and all attempts to sleep are futile. Then the neuronal network within my normally sedate noggin, fires away at full speed to conjure all kinds of worriment that I think should be immediately considered. Problems go back and forth as though going through a cerebral rolling mill, and each problem is forged into smaller, more detailed elements that demand more intense scrutiny with each pass...

The eye of the Spy spotted these items today . . . Columbia's favorite way of discouraging shoppers and visitors just got worse. Apparently, these meters aren't weather-sealed, so how do you know how many quarters to drop in? Signs of the times . . .  Sign at Columbia River Park  Sign along 441 in Washington Borough Other stuff . . .  Photo session on the tracks  One of the trunks from yesterday's Mount Bethel cutting. Can anyone count the rings? And there it goes.