As community buzz about a still-secretive Ellicott City special event hit a fever pitch Friday, crew members dressed mostly in black unloaded equipment from a dozen trucks including boxes labeled “wardrobe” in a parking lot just behind Main Street.

A 49-year-old Waldorf man, who previously pleaded guilty to drug possession and was convicted for human trafficking, was sentenced to 42 years in prison, the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday night.

The Maryland Senate has approved a bill that would ban housing discrimination based on how a tenant pays rent.

By Pamela Wood

Feb 21, 2020

In the case of the history-minded Clarence Carvell, shooting in black and white seems really appropriate for “The National Road ... a Photographic Journey,” an exhibit at the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House in Columbia.

After a Tuesday water leak at Pointers Run Elementary in Clarksville, the school’s media center is closed for the upcoming weeks due to damage.

After spending some time in Footage Society: Sneaker Boutique in Laurel, you will never look at sneakers quite the same way again.

There will be a community benefit concert at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the Parish House in Glenwood. For the Love of Music will showcase a wide variety of music and feature St. Andrew’s Chancel Choir and Worship Band along with singers and performers from around the area.

Congratulations to the John S. Wilson Lumber Co. for 139 years of good business, 43 of which have been conducted in West Friendship.

Balloon releases are popular for celebrations and memorials. But proponents of balloon bans argue the practice creates trash that poses a danger to wildlife.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 20, 2020

The Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant with more than 100 locations nationwide, closed their Columbia location Thursday.

The Schumann Quartett will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Howard Community College’s Smith Theatre in Columbia.

WhyHotel, a service that operates pop-up hotels within apartment buildings, is set to open a location in the new Merriweather District in Columbia.