“The Unexpected Guest” continues through Feb. 2 at Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee performances Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 are at 2 p.m.
Laurel residents have much to look forward to this year as the city reaches its sesquicentennial milestone, and the mood was celebratory Monday evening at the 150th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff during the first mayoral and City Council meeting of 2020.
Each Sunday until Feb. 23, sermons at Emmanuel Methodist Church in Laurel will be based on lessons learned from the popular children’s show "Sesame Street."
Smoke alarms save lives — after 27 years of sharing information with the public about tragic fires and other emergencies, that is the message Mark Brady wants to end with.
Wreaths Across America, which honors deceased service members by placing wreaths on their graves during the holidays, will hold a cleanup on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Laurel.
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has charged Anytime Fitness, a health club in Jessup, for violating the state’s Consumer Protection Act and law governing health clubs by failing to back up $50,000 in advanced payments by its customers.
Sweet Home Dixie swept past her rivals on the far turn and powered through the stretch to run her win streak to five races and give trainer Hamilton Smith his 2,000th career victory Friday at Laurel Park.
Inside Jessup Correctional Institution's library, an unimposing, carpeted room with shelves that hold roughly 6,000 books and a circulation desk at the front.
As we enter the deepest winter months, the possibility of snow is always hovering over us. This is a good time to review Prince George’s County policies on snow removal and our responsibilities if there is a major storm.
It’s a room full of possibilities. Filled with natural light, the new parish hall at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Laurel can host everything from potluck dinners to small receptions; from family movie nights to providing a winter shelter for the homeless.
Educating our residents, and paying attention to the needs of our educators, should have been front and center during the Howard schools redistricting process. If anyone should have known this, it should have been our school system. Maybe next time.
Police said they were called to the Laurel Plaza Shopping Center just before 10:50 a.m. for a report of animal cruelty. When officers arrived, they found “a group of deceased seagulls all in extremely close proximity to one another,” the department said.
A fire at a Laurel apartment building early Friday morning has displaced 16 people and three pets, Prince George’s County fire department officials said.
It was a big year for the Board of Carroll Baldwin Memorial Institute Inc. The organization enjoyed strong community support and a Maryland Sustainable Communities grant.
On Dec. 8, days before her 50th birthday, Laurel librarian Tracy Day ran in the Honolulu Marathon. “I wanted to do it,” she said. “I crossed the line and was laughing and crying.”
Laurel native Juliette Whittaker finished 13th at Foot Locker National Championship race, earning All-America honors and posting the top finish by a Maryland runner.
If you were in Old Town one evening near Christmas, you might have heard an attempt by two friends to have heaven and nature sing in celebration of the holiday.
A new year offers an abundance of opportunities to see a show, hear a concert or enjoy an art gallery. Here is a glimpse of what Howard County’s art scene is offering this year:
Laurel Park will serve up five stakes worth $500,000 in purses as well as various holiday festivities as part of Saturday’s nine-race Christmastide Day program.
There were many fine athletic achievements in Laurel during 2019, and here are six of those memorable moments from Laurel and Saint Vincent Pallotti high schools.
Are we experiencing the post-holiday let down already? Not to worry, there are plenty of fun events in store for us as we bid farewell to 2019 and welcome 2020.
The father and sister of an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup pleaded guilty to federal charges as part of a prison corruption case involving contraband smuggling.
Two Laurel police officers and members of the fire department rescued a woman who had climbed 25 feet into a tree and refused to come down early Thursday morning.
In 2019, photographers for the Howard County Times and the Columbia Flier documented moments of tragedy, triumph and everything in between. Here are some of our favorite photos from the past year.
In 2019, photographers for the Laurel Leader documented moments of tragedy, triumph and everything in between. Here are some of our favorite photos from the past year.
