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Soft Stuff to finish season; will reopen next as an ice cream parlor

Soft Stuff, the popular ice cream stand to the east of the Forest Diner, on the same property, will remain in business, but in a different...

After 66 years, Forest Diner set to serve last meals May 28

It's Sunday morning, so that means Dick Weinknecht and Rick Dietrich are in their usual perches — sitting atop the red-vinyl-covered...

Traffic, affordable housing concerns raised at Columbia downtown redevelopment meeting

Finding little to fault in the design of the first building project in the downtown Columbia redevelopment process, residents at a community...

Laurel Art Center opens for final liquidation

The Laurel Art Center, which closed in February after 35 years as a Main Street business, will reopen Memorial Day weekend for a final...

Housing forums to discuss FHA financing issue for condo associations

Howard County Housing is hosting three community forums this month beginning Thursday with housing professionals to discuss the growing...

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Columbia firm is world's first to market with stem cell drug

A Columbia-based biotechnology company said...

Local officials excited, encouraged by first new downtown Columbia building

Local officials — many of whom have waited years as the redevelopment of downtown Columbia has been debated and discussed, and...

Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of Laurel Gardens redevelopment

The Laurel Planning Commission on Tuesday, May 15 unanimously recommended approval of the Laurel Gardens redevelopment, a project that has...

$100 million project to bring upscale apartments, retail to downtown Columbia

The first new building in what will become a significant investment in downtown Columbia is itself a sizable investment — an estimated...

Wegmans donating more than eight tons of food to Howard County Food Bank

Wegmans, which is opening its Columbia store next month, will be donating 17,000 pounds of food to the Howard County Food Bank, providing...

Future of Wegmans liquor store in limbo

The proposed liquor store adjoining the new Wegmans in Columbia wouldn't be the only such store owned by someone related to executives or...

Howard County newsmakers: Local business leaders on the move

Howard Bank executives Mary Ann Scully, president and CEO; Christopher Marasco, senior vice president;...

County funding for James Rouse Entrepreneurial Fund in question

A nonprofit that helps procure financing for Howard County small businesses is facing its second straight year without county government...

Laurel Mall officially closed May 1, but Burlington, post office remain open

The Laurel Mall, desolate for years and with empty stores outnumbering those with tenants, officially closed its doors May 1.

Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women's conference includes 'Equality Rally'

The Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women will hold its annual conference May 18-20 at the Rockville Hilton Garden Inn,...

CA board adopts minority-business purchasing goal

The Columbia Association wants to make more purchases from businesses owned by minorities, women and disabled people.

Lots of opposition, no decision on liquor store at new Wegmans

A suddenly controversial proposal to bring a large liquor store to the same building as the new Wegmans grocery store in Columbia will...

Sears reopens two days after loading dock fire

Sears reopened Saturday morning, two days after a fire at the store's loading dock left extensive smoke damage inside that closed the...

Another Wilde Lake shop gone as KFC closes

The KFC fast-food restaurant in Wilde Lake has closed and been boarded up, shuttering another business in a beleaguered village center.