As if the world wasn't a scary enough place already, word comes today that a Crofton man was planning an Aurora-style shooting spree here in Maryland. 

ABC News has this report:

"The suspect, identified as Neil Edwin Prescott . . . was being dismissed from his job [at Pitney Bowes]. He made threatening statements to his supervisor at least twice on Monday, police said. Prescott had an arsenal of about 25 firearms at his residence, including semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns, according to a police affidavit. Police said he also had high powered scopes and magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition in '40 large steel boxes.' He was quoted as telling his employer, 'I am a joker, I'm going to load my guns and blow everybody up,' police said."

Prescott is currently under psychiatric evaluation at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. 

It’s not often that a pizza shop’s departure from Baltimore City to Towson creates media buzz and a public outcry. But when talk of Iggies (818 N. Calvert St.) planned move from Mount Vernon to the Riderwood Station shopping center leaked, a bit of an uproar ensued.

Here’s the breaking news: Iggies tweeted yesterday that they’re staying put. Peter Wood, who runs the 65-seat BYOB restaurant with wife Lisa Henkman, told Baltimore today that a zoning decision — not enough parking spaces at the shopping center (intersection of Bellona Avenue and W. Joppa Road) — as well as the local media and customer reaction drove the couple to rethink the relocation.

Online reviews have described the restaurant as “laid-back” and “oddball but endearing.” Iggies’ secret, though, isn’t just a vibe. It makes pizza that doesn’t sink to the lowest common denominator, fast and cheap; rather it goes in for fresh, high-quality ingredients.

City Paper “Mr. Wrong” columnist Joe MacLeod surely spoke for a lot of...

Maryland basketball Head Coach Mark Turgeon is hoping for, perhaps even expecting, twins. Soon. Just not soon enough to help this upcoming season.

Aaron and Andrew Harrison, each top 10-rated recruits and rising senior guards from Texas, were in Baltimore earlier this week with their AAU team for a contest at Baltimore City Community College. But the dynamic duo’s connection to Baltimore and Turgeon, specifically, go much deeper.

Aaron Harris, Sr., the twins’ father and AAU coach, grew up in Baltimore and played high school ball at Patterson High School (...

That is the very question posed by website Neighborland, which just recently added Baltimore to its roster of cities. The social media site asks users to fill in the blank of what they want in a specific neighborhood. Locals have already posted: "I want a bicycle lane in Bolton Hill," "I want an art gallery in Charles Village," and "I want a coffee shop/cafe north of Patterson Park."

The site aims to connect people through these requests (you can click "me too" if you agree with a suggestion) to, eventually, incite change in each city. Launched in New Orleans last year, Neighborland has already generated events and collaborations between residents, neighborhood organizations, and development groups.

So, the question is simple: What's missing in your neighborhood?

[Image: courtesy of Neighborland]