Howard County

Hospitalized chefs and poor sales are just some of the symptoms restaurants and their workers are facing during Baltimore’s record heat wave.

The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning is continuing into Tuesday for much of Maryland, with temperature indices estimated to reach 110 degrees in some places.

Howard County’s Bynia Reed is taking her Hyper Kidz indoor playgrounds national through franchising.

A Q&A with Shawn MacInnes, the new president and CEO of the Columbia Association.

Auto thefts have dropped almost as dramatically as they had spiked last summer, a Baltimore Banner data analysis found.

Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.

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.

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.

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.

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.