Howard County

Howard County teachers held a rally outside the school board meeting Thursday to voice their frustrations over contract negotiations with the school system.

Several thousand people are expected to attend for the third annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Festival this weekend at The Chrysalis at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, which is free to the public.

Here are some great things to do in Howard County for the week starting May 9.

Winning an election is all about numbers. Where will Maryland’s U.S. Senate candidates find their votes?

“She has all that you would want in someone to represent you in Congress,” Cardin said during a stop in Annapolis Monday.

Merriweather Post Pavilion have attracted big names in music to the newly renovated facilities thanks in part to a backstage pool.

From food trucks to food hall stalls to brick-and-mortar restaurants, there’s no shortage of taco spots defining the Howard County culinary landscape.

The Howard County Council and school system sit down for robust work session regarding the upcoming fiscal year’s budget.

Students in Anne Arundel and Howard County students counties have elected Hafsa Hamdaoui and James Obasiolu as their respective student school board members. Each will serve one year.

Ranked choice voting could flip the narrative in Maryland elections. Voters would rank candidates as their first, second and third choices. The number could be greater, but let’s keep the example simple.

Maryland saw a higher per capita rate of unaccompanied minor children than any other state in the nation between 2015 and 2023. Many of those children are winding up with people other than their parents.

Columbia villages met last month to choose representatives to serve on the CA Board of Directors. But in some cases a quorum wasn’t reached.

Ellicott City’s Main Street looks a little different, after the monthslong razing of four historic buildings for the Safe and Sound Plan meant to curb dangerous floods.

Howard County’s school board has historically resisted campaigns to get certain books off the shelves. Could this election flip the script?

Author Emily Barth Isler, daughter of former local broadcasting legend Andy Barth, comes home with a new book and life-saving message about kids and guns.

New design plans were announced for the East Columbia Library Park on Thursday.

Howard Hughes Corporation now owes more than $17 million in damages to a Howard County construction company.

The Mint Express, a new quick-service Indian restaurant in Howard County's Columbia Palace Plaza, will offer diners a faster option for takeout or a quick bite.

Black Marylanders will be featured in the documentary “Finding Us,” which will be shown on PBS. They are part of the newly formed Descendants of Jesuit Enslavement Historical and Genealogical Society.

No sad desk lunch here: Stave off the 2 p.m. slump with an ever-growing list of food options near the Columbia business district in Howard County.