Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:42:54 +0000Captivate.fmHoward R. Fletcherhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/d9105ee9-bacc-4a69-b9aa-6114250f1a7d/avatars-000547488093-l8tser-original.jpgHoward R. FletcherHoward R. FletcherPodcast by Howard R. Fletcherhttps://soundcloud.com/user-162113410noepisodichttps://feeds.captivate.fm/ellicott-city-historic/Episode NINE: A conversation with Executive Calvin Ball (Season One Finale)tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/550238001Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:45:05 -050020:09nofullIn this, the last episode this season, I speak with newly elected County Executive, Dr. Calvin Ball, and discuss his vision for the future of Howard County.Howard R. FletcherEpisode EIGHT: Angelina Brannigan: The paperweight of watertag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/550236822Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:45:05 -050028:04nofullA survivor of the 2018 flood recounts her harrowing experience and how she managed to survive.Howard R. FletcherEpisode SEVEN: Belling the Cattag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/547331688Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:00:15 -050031:08nofullI have a conversation with hydrologist Jason Elliott of NOAA about rain conditions preceding a flash flood. I also speak with Howard County’s director of emergency management, Ryan Miller, about emergency services after the two floods.Howard R. FletcherEpisode SIX: Kittleman and Weinstein: City just enough for the livingtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/547330842Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:00:15 -050031:49nofullI speak with County Executive Allan Kittleman and Councilman Jon Weinstein about a flood mitigation plan and the future of Ellicott City.Howard R. FletcherEpisode FIVE: Preservation Marylandtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/544376196Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:30:05 -050030:08nofullI have a conversation with Nicholas Redding, Executive Director of Preservation Maryland.Howard R. FletcherEpisode FOUR: Bruce Taylor - Doctor / Developer / Native Sontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/544373253Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:00:15 -050027:36nofullI have a conversation with Dr. Bruce Taylor. He is a psychiatrist and property owner/developer whose family built the iconic Caplan’s department store building and developed several of the businesses and institutions in and around the Historic District.Howard R. FletcherEpisode THREE: The Historical Societytag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/542007252Sun, 09 Dec 2018 13:07:19 -050020:55nofullBefore we move forward into the story of present-day Ellicott City, I thought it would be a good idea to learn more about the history of this Maryland milltown and how it came to be. So, naturally, sleuth that I am, I went to the most obvious source, the Howard County Historical Society.Howard R. FletcherEpisode TWO - "Hopefully, not tonight..."tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/541613361Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:26:16 -050018:46nofullThe Howard Council listens to the community’s opinion about a flood mitigation plan that had been announced by County Executive Allan Kittleman and Councilman Jon Weinstein on August 23, 2018. The county’s announcement was three months after the unthinkable happened again.Howard R. FletcherEpisode ONE: Watertag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/541609164Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:22:08 -050015:25nofullThis podcast will examine two floods that occurred in Ellicott City, Maryland. One on July 30, 2016, and the other on May 27th of this year, 2018. One objective of this podcast is to introduce you to the people of Ellicott City and Howard County, Maryland. I hope to honor the memory of those people who lost their lives in these unfortunate catastrophes. But, mostly I strive to listen to voices of a community of Americans who are healing and picking up the pieces of their lives, their businesses, and their city.Howard R. Fletcher