Libby Solomon

A high speed rail line connecting Baltimore and Washington D.C. is under environmental study with three proposed routes that would run through the Lansdowne and Baltimore Highlands area.

Catonsville churches are working with Syrian refugee families in the Baltimore area, giving them a local support system to help them overcome the challenges of starting a new life in a foreign country.

Friendly's, a franchise restaurant in Catonsville, closed for business last week and locals are eager to find out what will come next.

Jay Patel, Oella Country Store owner and 20-year president of the Greater Oella Community Association, won one of seven "Neighborhood Heroes" awards given out by County Executive Keven Kamenetz in October.

The Lansdowne Middle School PTA gave out bags to trick-or-treaters at a school event containing samples of homeopathic children's cough syrup, prompting a warning to parents to take the packets out of the reach of their children.

Capt. Eliot Latchaw took over Baltimore County's Wilkens precinct with a plea to the community to work with the police to combat drugs and violence, saying: "We don’t have crystal balls. We need your help."

Center Court, a landmark neighborhood Arbutus bar, will reopen in November after four months of renovations.

A half-mile stretch of Edmondson Avenue will be closed on Nov. 4 as community groups plant cherry trees, rose bushes and flowers in the road's medians.

Catonsville Presbyterian Church is transforming an open space on its grounds into a native wildlife habitat and environmental education center.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, pressed Wednesday morning for an answer on whether the former Catonsville Elementary will be available for community groups to use, said the decision is “on hold.”

Forty-five Ingleside residents have asked the county for a sweep to stop rats from settling in along with the cold this winter.

Locals in the Catonsville and Arbutus areas are keeping Halloween traditions alive

Catonsville Middle School hosted an American Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, giving students volunteer experience and drawing more than 21 blood donors, many of whom were regulars.

Lansdowne High community members on Wednesday urged top Maryland officials, including Gov. Larry Hogan, to reject a plan to renovate the school instead of replacing it,

An immigration forum at the Catonsville Library hosted by the League of Women Voters was cancelled after local progressives protested a speaker from an organization they called a hate group.

Overcrowding and busses were primary concerns at a meeting in which southwest Baltimore County parents gave feedback ahead of next year's budget process

iCyberCenter at bwtech looks to expand outreach to help companies grow

The school system is asking the public for input on a plan to redraw the school districts around Lansdowne Elementary, to send more students to a new, larger building opening next year.

Captain Eliot Latchaw took over as commander of the Wilkens Precinct in late September.

UMBC campus police reported an uptick in swastikas being found drawn or etched on surfaces around campus.

As community members clamor for a chance to reinvent Spring Grove's 189-acre campus, the Maryland Department of Health is making no promises.

Comptroller makes 'guarantee' for new Lansdowne High School

Comptroller Peter Franchot said he will grill the county about the aging schools at an upcoming meeting, calling their deterioration a "failure of leadership."

The county is building a relief sewer to stop raw sewage flooding out of drains and into basements in Academy Heights during heavy rains.

The ramp onto I-695 from Southwestern Boulevard, currently a work zone, has drawn concern from locals who say it's not safe.

CCBC marked its "diamond anniversary" over the weekend.

The Lansdowne High School community called the county executive's proposal for new schools in the Towson and northeast areas a "slap in the face."

Renovations are underway to prepare the old Catonsville Elementary building for use by the school system for administrative offices.

Guinness brewery prepares to open a temporary tasting room in advance of a larger taproom and restaurant.

An open house on Sept. 23 will allow the public to see renovations to living quarters for first responders at the Arbutus VFD.

Farmers markets in Catonsville are working to remove barriers and reach out to lower-income shoppers, offering education and fresh, healthy food.

Catonsville resident Ben Wainio honored his daughter, Honor Elizabeth Wainio, at a ceremony at the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, Pa.

Patapsco Valley State Park will be closing a popular section of trails between Howard and Baltimore Counties to remove the Bloede Dam from the Patapsco River.

Gov. Larry Hogan stopped at Arbutus Elementary on the first day of school in Maryland to greet kids and tout his newly implemented executive order to start school after Labor Day.

Clergy, politicians and citizens gathered at a Catonsville church to denounce racism and hate groups.

In 1988, dancer Carolyn Kelemen founded a cabaret benefit called "A Labor of Love," to raise money for people with AIDS during a period when the disease was devastating the arts community.

County Executive Allan Kittleman has introduced legislation that would encourage the county to purchase from veteran-owned businesses.

J.K.'s Pub, a Columbia staple in Wilde Lake Village Center for more than 20 years, was not only a neighborhood gathering place but the product of a "community effort," said Claire Lea, who owned the pub with her husband, the bar's namesake, John K. Lea.

Howard County 4-H livestock sale builds confidence, lifelong friendships

More than 70 young people waited up to 40 hours to purchase townhouses scheduled to be built by developer Howard Homes in August 1973. The overnight campouts became an enduring trend in Columbia's early years.

The 72nd edition of the Howard County Fair got off to a smooth, sunny start Saturday, Aug. 5.

True to Columbia found Jim Rouse's vision, The Mall in Columbia through the years became a community gathering place, hosting traditions including the annual Christmas poinsettia tree and a periodic Ball in the Mall to celebrate Columbia milestones. One year, Rouse arrived at a Halloween masquerade ball at the mall dressed as a clown.

Benjamin Kintisch, a cantor with a background in Jewish childhood education, has joined the reconstructionist Columbia Jewish Congregation, leading his first service on July 14.

Seventy-one households were displaced as a result of Ellicott City's flash flood last year, many of them young people renting apartments. One year later, 51 have returned to the town.

Twenty Maryland residents took the oath of allegiance and became U.S. citizens on July 8. Held at Howard Community College in Columbia, the naturalization ceremony was the proud end of a long journey for the new Americans.

In July 1990, Columbia Association announced that they were selling personalized bricks, to be laid below the People Tree at the Kittamaqundi lakefront.

The Longest Table invited residents to sit down for a catered dinner with people they did not know to exchange stories and ideas about Howard County.

Since 1971, the Longfellow neighborhood of Harpers Choice has been celebrating Independence Day with a July 4 parade anyone can join, a long-running softball game and a generous helping of humor.

Howard County is celebrating the 4th of July with fireworks at Lake Kittamaqundi and parades in River Hill and Longfellow.

Segregationist presidential candidate and Alabama governor George Wallace held a rally at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on June 27, 1968. His visit rattled residents and sparked a debate over free speech and inclusivity in the year-old, racially integrated town of Columbia.