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    A song sparrow in the snow.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a backyard bird count to a singles book swap
    Howard County has plenty of activities this week following the Super Bowl excitement.
    COLUMBIA, MD - FEB 8, 2025: Attendees try maple syrup during the Robinson Nature Center’s annual Ladies Morning Out-Maple Magic in Columbia, Maryland on Feb 8, 2025.
    The women who spent a sweet morning learning about maple sugaring in Columbia
    The Robinson Nature Center’s recent Ladies Morning Out event focused on the art of maple sugaring.
    Students walk across the campus of Howard Community College between classes.
    Tensions rise between Howard Community College, new faculty union
    Hours before Howard Community College faculty union members testified in support of legislation that intends to bring more transparency to the college, several of their offices were raided.
    Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, right, shakes hands with former Sen. Larry Young at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Wednesday.
    Howard County rolls out hotline, resources for federal workers amid Trump cuts
    Amid the Trump administration’s plan to dramatically reduce and reshape the federal workforce, Howard County is standing up resources for residents who are feeling the pinch.
    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Corrin Rachelle Mitchell and Michael Jackson Jr. in 'Revelations.'
    America’s most prestigious Black dance company fills its ranks with Maryland dancers
    As has long been an Alvin Ailey tradition, the company opened its 2025 North American tour this week with a six-day run at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
    Baltimore County's Bar Louie has catering deals and gameday specials to celebrate the Super Bowl.
    Our best bets for Baltimore-area restaurant specials on Super Bowl Sunday
    The Ravens aren’t in the Super Bowl, but there are still plenty of local places to enjoy the game.
    Families got to enjoy snow days in early January. But students will have to make up the lost time in other ways.
    School’s out: What recent snow days mean for school calendars
    Parents should expect a delayed start to summer or virtual learning makeup days.
    Howard County residents who work for the federal government packed a forum about the Trump administration’s moves to slash the workforce.
    Maryland federal workers feel pressure ahead of buyout deadline
    Hundreds of federal workers turned out for a forum in Howard County ahead of the Thursday night deadline to decide whether to take Elon Musk's resign-with-pay deal.
    For sale: Move-in ready Howard County home with luxurious updates
    Tucked away in Ellicott City, you’ll love this home’s modern interiors and luxurious updates.
    Lost Ark Spiced Rum
    ‘Trailblazer’ Howard County distillery to close
    Columbia’s Lost Ark Distilling Company is shutting its doors.
    Residents of South Baltimore brave the downpour on December 11, 2024.
    Freezing rain causes icy roads, school closings across Maryland
    Parts of Maryland are under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Thursday as freezing rain and sleet showered the area overnight and into the early morning.
    Manor Hill Brewing blanketed in snow on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. The brewery is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from Ghoul’s Night Out to Super Bowl Sunday
    There is plenty to do in Howard County in the coming week, from celebrating Valentine’s Day early, to watching the big game Sunday with endless food.
    Starting March 3rd, no Howard County Public Schools students will be able to use their cellphones during the school day.
    5 things to know about Howard County’s school cellphone ban
    Howard County Public Schools students will not be allowed to even glance at their cellphones during the school day starting March 3, under changes recently approved by the school board.
    Howard County Police arrested three teens and seek one more in the shooting death of 17-year-old Lance Carrington, the department announced Wednesday morning.
    3 teens arrested in connection with 17-year-old’s death as cops search for another suspect
    Howard County Police arrested three teens and seek one more in the shooting death of 17-year-old Lance Carrington, the department announced.
    A new four-story medical office building known as 10285 Lakefront has opened on the downtown Columbia lakefront’s southern shore along Little Patuxent Parkway.
    Hate visiting the doctor? At least these Columbia exam rooms come with a lakefront view
    Columbia developer Howard Hughes has cut the ribbon on 10285 Lakefront, a four-story medical building along Lake Kittamuqundi.
    The most expensive public infrastructure project in Howard County history, the extended North Tunnel is a work in progress.
    County executive confident of Ellicott City flood project funding as work is poised to begin
    Neither solid granite nor uncertainty tied to President Donald Trump's federal funding freeze has stalled Howard County leaders’ plans to bore a mile-long tunnel from Ellicott City to the Patapsco River this fall.
    The vacant storefront that used to be the home of Williams Sonoma at The Mall in Columbia will soon house Uniqlo. Photographed on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
    At The Mall in Columbia, Williams Sonoma is out as Uniqlo prepares to move in
    Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo is opening a new storefront at The Mall in Columbia.
    Howard County Police are investigating two fatal collisions that occurred within hours of one another in the eastern part of the county.
    4 die in weekend crashes in Baltimore, Howard counties
    Two people died in crashes in eastern Howard County over the weekend, and two died in a single-vehicle crash in Baltimore County.
    Sriya Pothapragada has skydived 66 times and recently competed for Clemson University at the United States Parachute Association’s National Collegiate Skydiving Championship.
    This academic wanted to study extremophiles. Then she got into competitive skydiving.
    In the world of competitive skydiving, Ellicott City native Sriya Pothapragada considers herself a baby bird.
    Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees approved a $7.7 million five-year contract with CampusWorks, a higher education consultant company, to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
    Howard Community College enters contract to outsource its HR department
    Howard Community College has entered into $7.7 million five-year contract with a higher education consultant company to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
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