Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world.
Bennie's Pizza owner Desmond Reilly alleges the closures of his Howard County restaurants The Walrus Oyster & Ale House and Chicken + Whiskey are because of crime at the Mall in Columbia.
Dorothy Redding, who taught art at Howard Community College and later her own school, the Redding Academy of Fine Arts in Columbia, died April 8 of Alzheimer’s disease.
Educators, parents, residents and others urged the Howard County Council to provide additional funding for the school system, which is warning that program and staff cuts will be necessary without additional dollars.
Jung’s announcement comes early in the election cycle, giving the Democrat more than a year to campaign leading up to the primary election in June 2026.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is committing $250,000 in new funding in his budget proposal to expand the summer youth employment program to include 75 more young people.
Tradepoint Atlantic, the company behind the redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point, is expanding into Howard County that is expected to create 500 jobs.
From a talk on Maryland’s mythical beasts to free jazz music at Merriweather’s Chrysalis stage, here are seven things to do in Howard County for April 24 through May 1.