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Howard County

    For sale: Attractive, fully updated home in West Friendship
    In West Friendship, you’ll find this beautifully designed six-bedroom, 4 1/2-bath home.
    7 Things to do in Howard County from Daffodil Day to a Columbia Orchestra performance
    Things to do in Howard County from Thursday, April 3, through Wednesday, April 9.
    Community members are gathering at the Oakland Mills High track Friday night for the fourth annual Light the Night 5k. The race raises awareness for suicide prevention.
    The Dish: The most authentic Neopolitan pizza in Maryland is in Columbia
    Columbia’s new restaurant, Pupatella, is the first pizzeria in Maryland certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana.
    The Margherita pizza at Pupatella in Columbia.
    Maryland immigrants voice fear over threats to legal protections amid Trump crackdown
    Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.
    An illustration showing groups of people in various forms of daily life, some are disappearing, one in the center is being erased.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball proposes $367 million budget ‘despite uncertainty’
    Ball on Tuesday sent his proposed capital improvement program to the Howard County Council for consideration.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball submitted an $367 million capital budget request to the County Council on Tuesday, April 1.
    Columbia man killed in fatal crash on I-70 in Howard County
    Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal Monday morning crash in Howard County.
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    Satisfy your sweet tooth with dessert at these 5 Howard County restaurants
    Check out these restaurants in Columbia and Ellicott City where dessert is just as good as the main course — if not better.
    The mixed berry cobbler from Blackwall Barn & Lodge.
    Residents to Columbia Association board: Leave our village facilities alone
    Many Columbia residents and leaders are pushing back against proposals to turn over management of the village community association buildings and neighborhood centers to the Columbia Association.
    Brigitta Warren, top center, village manager of the Oakland Mills Village Center, and other advocates for the Columbia village centers stand during testimony at Thursday night’s meeting at the Columbia Association.
    How a plan to make Maryland schools better is putting budgets in crisis
    Three years in, the Blueprint has become synonymous with budget cuts, leaving school leaders reconsidering how they spend every dime.
    Community members review data detailing the budget shortfall facing Harford County Public Schools as a part of a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Sean Bulson at Aberdeen High School in November.
    For sale: Custom-built home with distinct touches in Allenford
    Columbia Association board eyes takeover of village facilities. But at what cost?
    The Columbia Association is weighing proposals to take over the community buildings and centers that are now run by the planned community’s 10 villages. The recommendations are triggering a debate about Columbia’s future.
    The Other Barn in Columbia is a community building managed by the Oakland Mills Community Association.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a Merriweather fundraiser to trail biking
    Here are some things to do in Howard County, including Trans Day of Visibility and the MACC Bash at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
    The Merriweather Arts and Culture Center is hosting its annual fundraiser, MACC Bash, to support the organization’s community and educational programming.
    Baltimore County battled 6-acre brushfire amid heavy winds, dry conditions
    Parts of Maryland, including Baltimore, will be under a fire weather watch Wednesday due to dry conditions and heavy winds, officials said.
    The Baltimore County Fire Department battled a brush fire in the 13900 block of York Road on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
    This chicken restaurant made it big in D.C. It’s closing in Columbia.
    Chicken + Whiskey closed its location at the Mall in Columbia this week, marking a tough period for Maryland's independent restaurant operators.
    In 2022, Desmond Reilly's Chicken + Whiskey restaurant promised to bring quality Peruvian chicken to the Mall in Columbia.
    Amtrak passenger with measles traveled through D.C. area: Were you exposed?
    An Amtrak train passenger with measles traveled through Washington, D.C. last week, leaving some exposed to the airborne virus and at risk of infection.
    Faculty union accuses Howard Community College leaders of seeking to suppress ‘union speech’
    As tensions continue to rise between Howard Community College’s administration and the full-time faculty union, the union is taking aim at an updated policy that restricts free speech and the right to gather on campus.
    The full-time faculty union at Howard Community College has accused campus leaders of unfair labor practices through their enforcement of an updated protest policy.
    Progressive ‘troublemaker’ charged with stealing immigration files from law firm
    The theft impacts three green card applicants, setting one case back six months, the law firm says.
    Rep. Clay Higgins (R., La.), right, moves to remove protester Jake Burdett, in blue, during a news conference as Rep. Lauren Boebert (R., Colo.) was speaking about the World Health Organization on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 .
    Vodka with a twist: Towson alum patents first hard liquor with electrolytes
    Lytos, a vodka brand founded by Towson alum Billy Fanshawe, is the first patented spirit to be made with electrolytes. Now, it’s sold across Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C.
    Lytos Vodka, produced in Columbia, was founded by Towson University alum Billy Fanshawe. It is the first patented vodka to be infused with electrolytes.
    Howard County police arrest 4th suspect in connection with teen’s death
    Howard County Police arrested a fourth person in connection with 17-year-old Lance Carrington’s death, though the alleged shooter, a 16-year-old boy, remains at large.
    To combat sex trafficking, Howard County weighs a ban on hourly room rentals
    Howard County Council is weighing a ban on hourly room rentals in an effort to curb human trafficking and prostitution.
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