Our readers picked these winners in Howard Magazine’s 2021 Best Restaurants' Contest.

Tonya Aikens has spent the past three years running the Howard County Library System. For the past 15 months, she’s been doing it from her home in Columbia. Here are three things you might want to know about her.

The 1896 Orioles played an exhibition game at St. Charles College in Ellicott City.

Meet three young aspiring female artists. Passion, creativity and practice have made them standouts in their respective disciplines of music, theater and visual arts.

“I’m not cooking for me,” says Chef Chad Wells. “I just want to make food that people really like. I like to make food that makes people happy.”

After two historic floods that decimated Ellicott City, a falling oak tree that crashed through the roof and a global pandemic — the ClayGround Studio & Gallery triumphantly reopened.

Columbia officials and developers hope that the new Merriweather District will become the nation’s third cultural center (after Washington and Baltimore) and put to rest the misconception that engaging, provocative art is only found in large cities.

Bring on the summer heat with these items from Howard County stores

Remembering Rock Hill College: When Ellicott City was a college town.

How Howard County residents practice self-care

Walk into the Gott Efni shop tucked into a tiny stone building on Main Street, and you just might expect to see fairies. There’s a magical air about the 200-square-foot gift, flower and wedding store that Anna Kim opened just over a year ago.

These Howard County families opened their hearts and their homes to foster dogs during COVID pandemic.