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A Timonium-based developer unveiled plans yesterday to build offices, shops and restaurants in a 230-acre mixed-used development on the site of the former Greenspring Quarry in Baltimore County. Obrecht Properties LLC said LifeBridge Health Inc. has signed a lease for office space in the proposed Quarry Lake at Greenspring, becoming the first tenant in what is projected to be 225,000 square feet of offices and 112,000 square feet of shops. LifeBridge will, in turn, lease office space to physician groups in its health network.

CUMBERLAND -- After more than 16 years on the drawing board, a decade of financing struggles, and two years of construction, one of the most daring attempts to revive Western Maryland's flagging economy is finally ready to be launched.On Tuesday morning, Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort, the $54 million government-backed hotel, restaurant, conference center, and Jack Nicklaus signature golf course resort about eight miles east of Cumberland, will quietly begin accepting overnight guests on a limited basis.

If you decided to create a restaurant from what the National Restaurant Association says are the hottest culinary trends right now, it would look something like the Malibu Grill in Columbia. Latino food. Check. Beef in quantity. Check. Tapas. Check. Throw in some margaritas and rich desserts for good measure, and put such a restaurant in one of the most pleasant settings imaginable, such as the green and peaceful waterfront of Columbia's Lake Kittamaqundi. Voila! A can't-miss prospect.

Who wouldn't love a house on the water? For many people, owning waterfront property is a lifelong dream. John Getz grew up near Annapolis in Cape St. Clair but never lived on the water. He admits that as a teen-ager he was a little bit envious of his friends with waterfront homes. "They all had boats and nice houses. I always wanted that," he said. His wife, Susan, lived on waterfront property in Pasadena almost her entire life. For her, looking out the window and seeing the sunrise over the river was a natural, everyday occurrence.

POLICE LOG* Clarksville: 13800 block of Lakeside Drive: Someone destroyed a mailbox Saturday, knocking it from its post.

Baltimore's Public Works Department is issuing more than $4.2 million in water bill refunds to 38,000 households in the city and Baltimore County after an audit showed the agency overcharged tens of thousands of customers. The audit, released Wednesday, found that some homes received only estimated water bills for years at a time while others received no bills. And while city water officials say they made $40 million in billing corrections in 2010 alone, the auditors were unable to locate paperwork to support that.

Lakeside paintings -- Lakeside Cafe & Deli, in the lobby of the American City Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, is showing large abstract colored-pencil drawings by Michael Syphax through July 31. Cafe hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. 301-498-3946.

KEITH E. DRYER, Age 75, of Holly, MI, formerly of Ellicott City, MD died December 22, 2006. Dear father of Matthew (Wendy) Dryer and Julie (Doug) Ehlers; grandfather of Jodie, Natalie and Carley and brother of Bruce (Beth) Dryer. Services 2 P.M. Thursday, December 28 at Dryer Funeral Home, Holly, MI. Visitation 2 to 9 P.M. Wednesday. Interment Lakeside Cemetery, Holly, MI. www.dryerfuneral homeholly.com

Steve Ruiz recalls it clearly, shopping in a sporting goods store with his son, Jett, and another 13-year-old who played on Jett's baseball team. Jett rushed down the aisles, handling the bats and gloves. But his friend hung back. Ruiz approached the youngster. "Get whatever you need, Adam," Ruiz said. "Really?" Adam Jones' eyes grew wide. His choices that day were practical ones - a jockstrap and cup. Clutching his purchases, Jones turned to his benefactor. "I'm gonna pay you back, Mr. Ruiz," he said.

"Liberte d' Expression Affirmee," a collection of paintings by Edelweiss Calcagno, will be on display through April 30 at the Lakeside Cafe & Deli in the lobby of the American City Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia. Hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays. Call 410-772-3694.