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Despite nature's best efforts, Ellicott City, which was founded in 1772 as Ellicott Mills, stands today with all the old-country charm of its early days. Preservation is key to the community of Ellicott City, and restoring historic landmarks is something the residents believe in. Indeed, the town itself seems to want to be preserved, having survived three major fires and two major floods. Despite those potential disasters, Ellicott City thrives. New businesses have taken the place of burned-down ones on Main Street, and a railroad bridge at the end of the street is marked with lines that document the floods. Residents of the town, which is the seat of Howard County, have an unusually strong...
Despite nature's best efforts, Ellicott City, which was founded in 1772 as Ellicott Mills, stands today with all the old-country charm of its early days. Preservation is key to the community of Ellicott City, and restoring historic landmarks is something the residents believe in. Indeed, the town itself seems to want to be preserved, having survived three major fires and two major floods. Despite those potential disasters, Ellicott City thrives. New businesses have taken the place of burned-down ones on Main Street, and a railroad bridge at the end of the street is marked with lines that document the floods. Residents of the town, which is the seat of Howard County, have an unusually strong sense of community for this day and age. Also, the town often plays host to a weekend crowd of antique shoppers who come to peruse the many boutiques of the old town. Aside from the diversity of bars, restaurants and antique shops, Ellicott City offers quite a few buildings that are antiques themselves. Among these are the B&O Railroad Station Museum, the Patapsco Female Institute and just about every building on Main Street, from the pubs to the fire station -- almost all of which are rumored to be haunted. To that end, Ellicott City offers what is purportedly one of the best ghost tours in the state, which runs from April to December every year.
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Get out the vote for paint company beautification campaign [Mostly Main Street]
Benjamin Moore Paint is conducting a "Main Street Matters" campaign to revitalize 20 Main Streets across the country. Ellicott City's Main Street is one of the nominees. Go to http://www.paintwhatmatters.com and click on the state of Maryland on the...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Howard County, Artists, Renovation, William Shakespeare
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Ellicott City businesswoman to run for delegate in District 9B
Ellicott City business owner and Republican Carol Loveless has filed to run for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the newly drawn District 9B in 2014. Loveless, 54, said she has been a resident of Ellicott City for over 30 years and...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Maryland General Assembly, Howard County, Small Businesses, Business
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Micraculous outcomes at Small Miracles Cat and Dog Rescue [Ellicott City]
There's nothing small about Small Miracles Cat and Dog Rescue in Ellicott City. Since its founding in 2009 as Small Miracle Cat Rescue, the nonprofit organization has saved the lives of over 6,000 stray, surrendered and abandoned cats. In 2011,...Tags: Leukemia, Sunoco Incorporated, Vaccines, Howard County, AIDS
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Man caught in police pursuit charged with attempted murder
The man apprehended by Howard County Police following a police pursuit through Ellicott City Tuesday has been charged with attempted murder after police say he attempted to hit an officer with his car. In addition to attempted murder, Sean Brian Witt,...
Tags: Shootings, Murder, Prosecution
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Car dealer opens new state-of-the-art showroom 50 years ago [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Four diplomas "High School Commencement "The commencement exercises of the Ellicott City High School were held in the Courthouse Thursday evening last and were attended by a very large gathering of parents and friends of the pupils....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Graduation, Schools, Chevrolet, Passenger Cars
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NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots
Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events"...
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Lori and Ehrlich: A match made in heaven
It was with great disappointment that I read Archbishop William E. Lori's op-ed piece on Sunday ("Religious freedom under threat in U.S.," June 16). His claims are not supported but rather tossed off casually and embedded in numerous spiritual platitudes....
Tags: William E. Lori, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Coale leaving CA to run for seat in District 9B
Columbia Association Board of Directors member Tom Coale announced June 18 he will resign his position to seek a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014, representing the newly formed District 9B. Coale, a popular blogger in Howard County,...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Howard County
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Howard police arrest 12 at Ellicott City DUI checkpoint
Howard County Police arrested 12 people over the weekend at a DUI sobriety checkpoint set up at the intersection of Route 40 westbound and Governors Run Way in Ellicott City. Of the 998 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, six drivers were...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Maryland State Police, Howard County, Police Arrests
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Alexander A. Kamantauskas, computer network engineer
Alexander A. Kamantauskas, a computer network engineer and Civil War buff who enjoyed giving highly detailed battlefield tours to family and friends, died May 15 of cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 45. "Alex knew something about everything, but...
Tags: Howard Community College, Montgomery County (Maryland), Howard County, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Computer Networking and Internet
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Howard High puts graduate Kyle Mackall in the spotlight [Elkridge]
Congratulations to Kyle Mackall, son of Michelle and John Mackall of Elkridge, who was recently honored at the Howard High School Senior Awards with the Go Lions award. Kyle is a 2013 graduate and, although he's always had some interest in sports...Tags: Anglicanism, Clarksville, Christianity, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Memorial Day
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Baltimore's A&E scene bursting with new projects
Hurry up and finish, willya? That's becoming almost a rallying cry on the Baltimore arts and entertainment scene, as filmgoers, theater lovers, lounge lizards, even merry-go-round riders wait eagerly for new and refurbished venues to open. Some...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Reisterstown, The White Stripes (music group), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bars and Clubs
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