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    A focus group recommended that the proposed Howard County public garden on the grounds of Longwood in Glenwood include living tribute areas to enslaved and Indigenous peoples who once lived on the land, among other features.
    Howard County’s public garden will honor land’s troubled past, focus group says
    Howard County’s focus group released its recommendation plans for the county’s first-ever public garden.
    The main entrance to Hammond High School, part of the Howard County Public School System, in 2023.
    Suit claims Howard County schools failed student-athlete who collapsed, became paralyzed
    A mother filed a lawsuit claiming that Howard County school officials failed to provide her son with immediate medical care after he suffered cardiac arrest, leaving him quadriplegic.
    Curved, white arches stand over a sign that reads "Columbia Gateway: A Corporate Community"
    Amazon didn’t want Columbia Gateway, so Howard County has a new people-friendly plan
    Howard County planners and consultants presented their preferred plan for redeveloping Columbia Gateway, the business park that Amazon passed over for its East Coast headquarters in 2018.
    Think of the Planet, an environmental education series, kicks off Tuesday Jan. 28 at the Miller Branch library.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from ice skating to Think of the Planet
    Seven things to do in Howard County for the week beginning Jan. 23.
    For sale: Charming historic home in Howard County at an attractive price
    This four-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom home in Elkridge Heights comes with professionally designed gardens.
    Howard County lawmakers listen to testimony by three former Howard Community College trustees who abruptly resigned from the seven-member board in November.
    Howard County senators move to fill vacancies on depleted community college board
    Howard County senators are recommending three individuals to Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees, which will likely have to confront questions about the tenure of its controversial president, Daria Willis.
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Incoming psychiatric hospital CEO will face troubled system
    Clifton T. Perkins will get new leadership after the state’s psychiatric hospital CEO made threats to staff.
    At least 28 incidents of alleged antisemitic activities across Howard County Public Schools occurred during the past two academic years, according to a newly released investigation by the U.S Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
    Howard schools had 28 incidents of discrimination against Jewish students, federal investigation finds
    The U.S. Department of Education and the Howard County Public School System have reached an agreement on how to resolve antisemitic harassment in the county schools.
    Time to bundle up. Light snow is in the forecast ahead of bitter cold temperatures.
    How to prepare for Maryland’s coldest winter temperatures in years
    In the case of snow, rain, ice, wind, sleet and other harsh winter weather, here are ways to prepare and places to get emergency alerts for Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.
    The Howard County Board of Education office on Thursday Jan. 9, 2025.
    Howard County schools could add jobs next year. Will it work?
    Some education advocates commended the budget Superintendent Bill Barnes proposed, but other questioned whether adding certain jobs would work as intended.
    Front yard of Azi Rosenblum in Mt. Washington, Monday, January 13, 2025.
    Gaza ceasefire brings Baltimore area hope for lasting peace — and an end to a haunting memorial
    The 15-month-long war has brought anguish to Jewish and Palestinian families across Baltimore, and a haunting public memorial has forced the area to confront the faraway conflict.
    For sale: Nicely updated Howard County home in sought-after community
    Located in one of Howard County’s most sought-after planned communities, this home offers modern updates, a distinct floor plan and an attractive backyard.
    The bar area of Pub Dog in Columbia, MD as seen on September 21st, 2024.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from happy hour yoga to ‘Shrek’ drag brunch
    Whether you’re looking to exercise, enjoy art or spend your Saturday night out on the town, there’s plenty to do in Howard County this week.
    The fatal shooting marks the first homicide in Howard County in 2025.
    Police investigate shooting in Columbia after teen found dead in parked car
    Howard County Police responded to the 6000 block of Helen Dorsey Way for a “suspicious circumstances call” on Tuesday evening.
    Hana Scott, right, with her husband Mayor Brandon Scott and two sons Ceron and baby Charm at Frank’s Pizza & Pasta.
    The Dish: The best restaurants to bring your baby to (and not feel bad about it)
    No babysitter? No problem. Here are restaurants that won’t shame parents for showing up with their children.
    Thousands will gather at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront on the Fourth of July.
    What a hedge fund’s $1 billion play has to do with downtown Columbia
    It’s not clear what the hedge fund ownership could mean for Columbia, which was founded in 1967 by James Rouse as a model of racial and socioeconomic integration.
    Liam Reigel.
    Liam Reigel wanted to be remembered as a ‘positive guy with a good sense of humor’
    Liam Reigel, a freshman at Glenelg High School who loved football and hockey, died Dec. 22 of brain cancer. He was 14.
    Howard County Schools Superintendent Bill Barnes will present his FY2026 operating budget proposal in Ellicott City, MD, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
    Howard County schools chief wants to spend more on special education, security staff
    Superintendent Bill Barnes is breathing a little easier this January as he proposes his $1.219 billion budget.
    Howard County’s historic circuit courthouse in Ellicott City is set to reopen in 2026 as an arts, culture and history center.
    Historic courthouse in Ellicott City being reimagined as an arts, culture and history center
    A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.
    Amit Yoran.
    Columbia cybersecurity CEO Amit Yoran wanted to make the digital world safer
    Amit Yoran, a cybersecurity pioneer and executive whose company anchored part of Columbia’s Merriweather District, has died.
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