Did You Miss Me?
Blogging is my way of attracting new residents (i.e. homebuyers) to the greater Crofton area while keeping current residents informed about events, news, and local real estate.  To that goal, I’ve consistently posted to FocusOnCrofton.com three times a week for four years, with only a few exceptions.  Most of those exceptions involved posting on Thursday instead of [...]

Don’t Be Confused About Trash Collection Next Week
Crofton residents who usually have trash and recycling curbside pick-up on Monday will instead have it on Tuesday next week due to the Labor Day holiday. But here’s where it gets a little confusing… Crofton residents who normally have their curbside pick-up on Tuesdays won’t have it next week until Wednesday. In other words, everyone’s trash collection will [...]

Facebook Safety for Crofton Kids (and parents, too)
If you’re a proud parent of a Crofton teenager or pre-teen, I’m sure you’re well aware that your kids spend a lot of time on Facebook.  It seems harmless enough, especially if you’ve taken the time to become a Facebook “expert” –  or hired one such as Kidsafe.me. The truth is that Facebook and other online social [...]

Back to School in Crofton MD Today
Did your commute take an extra 10–15 minutes today? Just as we get lulled into the relatively easy-going morning commute of the summer months, schools open and traffic starts getting back to “normal” –  whatever that is.  It’s not just the school buses that impact traffic, but also the fact that just about anyone with a family [...]

Target, Petco, and Wegman’s Are Coming to Crofton
The Crofton area is about to see some major changes with the construction of Village South at Waugh Chapel in Gambrills.  I can just imagine what that complex will do to traffic on Route 3 between Crofton and Severna Park, can’t you? Things have certainly changed around here since we moved to our first Crofton home in [...]