It’s not just butts in chairs: What Community Organizing is really about

By Vickey Wilcher with photos by C.D. Boykin One person after another took the microphone at  Theo  Brown’s “Half Century Celebration.”  They took to stage to talk about how impassioned, compassionate, dedicated and committed Mr. Brown is to his family, his friends and his work.. Theo, as he known to his family, friends and colleagues,…

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PEA Facilitates the Inaugural PlanHoward Academy

We had a unique opportunity this summer and fall to work with the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ) to design and facilitate the inaugural PlanHoward Academy. The Academy idea originated with County Executive Alan Kittleman. Early in his first term, he committed to involving County residents far more in the planning arena…

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