Howard County

In hopes of bringing more hip-hop to the area, JayMoney Hackett is throwing the ninth annual Wisdom Court Summer Jam at Howard County Fairgrounds this weekend.

After surveying 375 parents and students, Howard County schools will provide healthier breakfasts and lunches this coming school year.

The Howard County Board of Education has reduced the minimum distance between home and campus for a student to qualify for a school bus ride. The change takes effect in the 2025-2026 school year.

Seven things to do in Howard County from July 11 through July 17.

With $960,000 in a federal funding grant, Howard County will be better connected to Baltimore suburbs with two heavy-duty transit buses, allowing for more local transit options for commuters.

The robberies in the first case happened between November 2023 and January. Five people between the ages of 17 to 20 are charged with armed robberies and motor vehicle thefts in Baltimore, Baltimore County and Howard County.

Overnight, Howard County Police recovered 31 stolen airbags and arrested the two suspects.

Mohammed Sultani had no butchering or grocery experience. He relied on the kindness of strangers and his family. When that wasn’t enough, he started driving trucks.

Check out food social media influencer Chris Franzoni’s recommendations for some of the newest restaurants in the Baltimore area, from Benny’s to Yebo Kitchen.

As the virtual realm of teens expands unfettered and unsupervised, the physical realm of teens — already limited by barriers of driver’s licenses, drinking ages, parental consent and finances — is shrinking in the Baltimore area.

Now that Baltimore Pride is over, some in the LGBTQIA+ community know that the fight for gender minority rights and existence also relies heavily on having meaningful straight allies.

With clamor growing for President Joe Biden to step aside as the nominee, we all should suddenly care very much about who attends the convention in August. Because these Democrats, most of them people you’ve never heard of, could — maybe — have a say in what happens next in this craziest of presidential elections dramas.

Seven things to do in Howard County from July 4 through July 10th.

Columbia Association’s annual Fourth of July celebration is highlighting the story of immigrants this year.

Takumi, located in the former Starbucks space at the Mall in Columbia, offers high-end sushi with a view of the shopping center’s carousel.

Howard County could, for the first time, establish an office of the inspector general to focus on complaints of fraud and illegal activities.

Police said they believe the shooting was accidental, and they do not believe that anyone outside of the home was involved nor did they find “any indications of foul play.”

Valerie Traore knows people have a hard time working with contractors. A Woman’s Brush, her small contracting company that specializes in deck staining and cabinet painting, is determined to give the industry a better reputation.

In the chaos, some families are left scrambling to find affordable child care.

Old Ellicott City on Saturday will play host to what organizers are calling the nation’s largest free music festival with female-fronted groups Saturday. The festival is expanding into Maryland this year after more than a decade of being held in Delaware.