Columbia's distinctive, some say quirky, street names have been around since its founding in 1967. But theyāre gaining a new appreciation thanks to social media posts by a Columbia native who recently came home.
A photo intern and I explored Western Howard County in search of hidden gems. I found the western section of the county is more than farms and McMansions and has pockets of diversity.
The Howard Community College union reached a tentative agreement on its first contract with administration, resulting in the highest salary increase in seven years.
Swimming access was central to Columbiaās planned design at a time when efforts to desegregate many Maryland pools sometimes resulted in racial violence.
Howard Community College has reached a settlement agreement with its faculty union over a winter incident where the college accessed professor's offices and removed union signage.
Dozens of Howard Community College faculty members were joined by elected officials at a rally to demand progress in contract talks that they say have dragged on for a year and a half.
The Howard County Public Schools needs to relieve overcrowding at two elementary schools ā Bryant Woods in Columbia and Centennial Lane in Ellicott City. Doing so could affect attendance zones in as many as 11 of the countyās 78 schools starting in fall 2026.
Nearly a year after a Western Howard County resident retroactively applied for a permit to keep a go-kart track on his property for his son, a local county board is poised to decide the trackās fate later this month.