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Nicole Earle wants to give her neighbors a safe place to land. Earle, 52, is a resident of the Park Heights neighborhood, an area that leaders say is on the rise after years of neglect. Last year, she purchased the approximately 11,800 square feet between 4405 and 4411 Park Heights Ave., a parcel Earle and others in Park Heights said sat vacant for years, for $158,000. “The big part about what ...

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