Please be a grocery store with decent selections.

Also, if it is a grocery store, please seriously consider adding a wide sidewalk that extends from the store to Bel Air Road at Chick-fil-A. It would connect the entire Darleigh Manor area and would be an enjoyable walk to the shopping center.

Where Superfresh was, if we can't get Trader Joes, then I want to see Harris Teeter, Whole Foods, or Fresh Market. That shopping center needs some spiffing up. I'd love to get a Homegoods or Marshalls/TJ Max, Kohls, Buy Buy Baby (closest one in MoCo), World Market, an authentic Mexican place or a better Thai place or even a Vietnamese restaurant. Pasta Mista and Towson Hot Bagels could certainly expand up this way too! My Gym or The Little Gym would be great for the kiddos.

in the shopping center an outdoors like shop or a hnting store gun shop fishing store perry hall doe not have that and i believe needs that id be there

I would like Harris Teeter.

Tim, what exactly does "locally owned" have to do with anything? Although your local Subway, Burger King, McDonalds, Bill Batemans, etc. are a part of mega corporations, they are also "locally owned" by franchisees.

Cracker Barrel

HEY!!! I was the first one to want a Cracker Barrel. I even went on their corporate site and asked them to open one here. Have not gotten any response.

I heard rumors of a Cracker Barrel in the empty lot across from Lowes in White Marsh...hope it's true!!

Would love to see Home Goods, Marshall's, a bagel place, and would love Superfresh building to be a Wegmans-we need and should have stores and restaurants that keep Perry Hall residents in the community and entice others to come here to shop!

I have been in regular communication with Kimco Realty. I know everyone has ideas for the shopping center, and I have passed along the numerous suggestions for a Wegman's or Trader Joe's. I would absolutely welcome that type of store, but as Kimco explained at the community meeting I held earlier this year, businesses make decisions based on demographics and market analyses. Everyone has a “wish list” for what should fill the shopping center, but I am most concerned about bringing new jobs to this community and filling the vacant space.

I don't realy think there's enough room for a Wegman's in that shopping center, even if is was the only store there. Have you seen the parking at the store in Hunt Valley? On busy weekends and evenings, parking is hard to come by, and that lot is huge.

It's a great store, and I know many Perry Hall residents would really like to go there, but there will always be those who will complain about the increase in traffic. Those people will be complaining no matter what large store goes in there. Good luck to all of you.

That whole shopping center just is not pleasant to shop in or even look at. The large desolate parking lot and whitewashed stores will not change no matter what new tenants move in. Time to demolish it and start over.

I would like to see the other little offices in the shopping center get tennants! It makes me a little sad to see all of the vacant spaces! I would love to see the Perry Hall shopping center thriving again!!

Perry Hall needs something fresh and new. Trader Joe's is my absolute FIRST choice. With the Trader Joe's in Towson being in that awlful parking garage it is ridiculous. Do you know how much foot traffic something like this would bring to this area??? I would highly recommend pursuing this option. We are far enough away from Towson to pick up an entire market from harford county south. GO TRADER JOE'S

Love Trader Joe's!

I'd like to see a Kohl's in the old Super Fresh building. We sure could use a Sally's beauty supply in the center itself, A taco bell would be awesome, a payless shoe store would be cool. Little stores like that need to come back. I have said to my mom a million times it would be so nice to have a store close enough that if in the last minute you need a pair of shoes you could run down the street to a payless or some other shoe store, like the shoe department. We need little places like that to open up jobs for people like myself, that are looking for a part time job, just to make some extra money. Even my 16 yr old son has been having a heck of a time finding a job close to home. He will be getting his license in January, but it would make it so much more convenient to run him to work and come back home so the car would be available for whomever else in the household needs it. We are 3 adults living in a nice home sharing 2 vehicles, now it will be 4 drivers. We have done so many things to try and save money and owning only 2 cars was one way, so having more shops local would be sooooooo nice. How about a Big Lots store, that would be a perfect store for the old super fresh building. Oh and by the way, another thing we need on the belair corridor is Royal Farms. I drive to the one on pulaski highway to get gas & chicken which is really good and that is something else we could use. There are so many possibilities, I just hope they make good choices.

I have lived in Perry Hall my entire life and have seen the changes over the last 50 years. Perry Hall needs to go back to the old days with practical, functional stores that carry goods people use and need. I would love to see a Redners or Shoppers grocery store. Perry Hall has several grocery stores now but I find myself driving to Parkville or Joppatowne to buy grocerys because I can save so much money. With the economy the way it is, we need value for our money to help keep the community strong. There are a lot of stores out there where you can get that, sadly they are not in Perry Hall. I shop all over the place to save money, Perry Hall could use a Redners, Shopper's Warehouse, Aldi's, Dollar General Store ( I really miss the one that was in North View Shopping Center), Big Lots, just off the top of my head. We need store with value, not flash. I can't feed my kids flash........

I heard Congressman Harris wants to open up a Fracker Barrel there.

How about shop rite. I have shopped them in Harford county. They are fantastic.

Christie is right...it is not just about having money for those stores - it is also about the health and well-being of you and your children. Your diet has a profound effect on your learning, physical being, and cognitive development.

Hey jim,
No. I don't get your point, because it makes no sense. AROUND HERE, there are no Cracker Barrels anywhere near other Cracker Barrels. I'm just guessing that the Cracker Barrel people do that for a reason.

Snobs? You are wrong Mr. Tim With-No-Last-Name. I am far from a snob. Also, the name calling is quite juvenile. Judging by your angry response, your diet may need to be tweaked. And yes, how you shop is important - no one disputes that.

Tim-really?? You are going to call people snobs because we like to eat organic or less processed foods? I see nothing snobby about wanting what may be best for my family, I call that responsible parenting. There are always going to be two sides to every argument and research to back up each claim. I'm just trying to beat the odds and therefore, choose a more natural food route, but I do not think it was really necessary to call me a snob.

Perfect site for a Rec. Center. But of course the parents would have to rotate supervising the activities. How about we ask the kids???

How about a Hooters? Towson has one, why not us?

To those I offended, I apologize. I did not realize you would consider "snob" name calling. That being said, I stand by my other statement. You don't need Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc. to feed your families properly. You can do it just fine at Safeway, Giant, Weis and Shoppers.
Anyway, Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Whole Foods or Trader Joes aren't coming to Perry Hall, so enjoy the drive.

If you don't have the courage to list your last name, nobody really listens to your point of view. Enjoy.

It's not just how you shop. It's how you live. Our grandparents never needed to join a gym. They cooked from scratch, had children to chase after, homes to upkeep, laundry to hang outside & gardens to tend. Not everyone over the age of 16 had their own car. They walked & rode buses. Imagine!

Tim, how are we going to get to know the people of our community without last names listed? Also, if you need to call people names, then you are part of the problem, not the solution. Do some research about organic vs. conventional methods of growing food and you may be enlightened.

Darth Tim - I used to refer to you as Tim Cheney, but I prefer Darth Tim.

My husband and I travel the country by road (not flying) and in all honesty I don't remember seeing a Crackle Barrel that wasn't literally "right off the Interstate", normally within 2 miles and a straight shot. Their target market area seems to be to the RV/Bus and Truck communities. I know they advertise in every RV magazine we receive and have been voted thiings like "Most Welcome" award and such in the RV community. I love them, but that may be why we probably won't see one in Perry Hall. There might be a shot in Whitemarsh closer to the I95 exits. The one off I95 that's been discussed here is right off 95 which seems to be similar to most of their locations.

Perry Hall is not going to attract a "high end" grocery store. We just do not have the demographics to support such an establishment. I actually spend very little money in Perry Hall, and do nothing but travel to far ends of Baltimore and Harford Counties to shop. I would love to see a Whole Foods open, as the drive to Mt. Washington gets tiresome. But, I'm also realistic enough to realize that it's not going to happen.