It’s a rare treat to find two Centennial High School alums, both triple threats (actors, singers and dancers,) appearing practically next door to each other on Broadway. Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, a 2002 graduate, is a knockout in “The Cher Show,” now in previews at the Neil Simon Theater on 52nd...
On an unexpectedly snowy day, Baltimore unofficially set a record for its wettest year in the books, going back to 1871. As of 5 p.m., enough snow, ice and rain had fallen at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to surpass an annual precipitation record of 62.66 inches,...
Atholton took a great deal of pride in its streak of 37 consecutive sets won and 16 of its 17 victories coming in straight-set sweeps. It was a sign of dominance, that there are no letdowns. But that special streak came to a sudden end in a 3A state semifinal game at the hands of a powerful Westminster...
High school seniors planning to play NCAA Division I and Division II sports are eligible as of Nov. 14 to sign with schools and several local athletes have been participating in the festivities. Other athletes who are headed to play Division III have also announced their commitments. If we are...
Glenelg senior Maddie Southern has envisioned this moment for years. As an eighth grader, she traveled to University of Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum to cheer on the Gladiators in the 2014 3A state championship match, which the Gladiators lost to North Hagerstown. Fast forward to Tuesday night, when...
Take a look at the Howard County 2018 football leading passers, rushers and receivers.
Ron Conran served in the Navy during the Korean War and for the past five years has attended Veterans Elementary School’s Salute to Veterans. “It’s almost a tradition with me,” the Ellicott City resident said. Conran, a member of the VFW Post 7472 in Ellicott City, was among the 25 veterans honored...
Katrina Murphy said she woke up Thursday and was shocked as she learned of a gunman’s late-night attack that occurred less than four miles from her alma mater, California Lutheran University, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. “Did I really hear Thousand Oaks?” Murphy thought. Thousand Oaks “is the town...
While Dario Broccolino was attending law school in the late 1960s, he was a Baltimore County high school social studies teacher and a medical laboratory technician. “I scratch my head quite honestly when I look back at it,” said Broccolino, Howard County’s state’s attorney. “I was working seven...
Two front-runners from the June primary were among the winners for four open seats on the eight-member Howard County Board of Education, according to unofficial results from the State Board of Elections. Vicky Cutroneo, Chao Wu, front-runners in the primary, as well as Jen Mallo and Sabina Taj...
The Howard County Conservancy is launching a campaign to urge residents to take a stand against the single-use plastic products that have become a staple of everyday consumerism. Called “Take a Pass on Plastic,” the initiative will focus on ways citizens can combat the negative effect of disposable...
Howard County’s 45th elementary school will be in Columbia. The county school board unanimously approved Clary’s Forest, a site off Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia’s Hickory Ridge area, as the future home of the school. The school board held a special meeting Thursday to approve the site in...
As he prepares to move into the county executive’s suite in less than a month, Calvin Ball says he needs more information before deciding if he will get behind a $50 million plan that could dramatically remake historic Ellicott City to better protect against major flooding. Ball, a Democrat who...
State Del. Democrat Clarence Lam handily defeated local businessman Republican Joe Hooe in the race for state senator representing the 12th district, according to unofficial State Board of Election results. With all precincts reporting in District 12, Lam, earned 65.7% of the vote, with 30,697...
Looney’s Pub felt a bit more like the set of “American Idol” Thursday night as locals took the stage to belt out their favorite tunes in support of the local charity Casey Cares. Hosted by Columbia native turned Hollywood actor Josh Kelly, with friend and fellow Atholton High School graduate Brent...
“I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can” — an iconic line from Watty Piper’s “The Little Engine That Could,” a tale of a little blue railroad train that wants to deliver presents to children but first needs to get across a hill. The book has been used for almost a century to...
At first glance, the old white house on Montgomery Street might seem to be just that — an old, white house. It is so much more. It’s the home of Bernadette’s House, a nonprofit organization established to provide a safe and supportive program for girls ages 8 to 17 years old who live in Laurel...
For a town the size of Laurel, the amount of history it can claim is remarkable. It has nothing to do with size. Instead, it’s all about location. Being midway between Baltimore and Washington, and next door to Fort Meade, has had a huge effect on the local history. But what year would qualify...
After a gunman opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday morning — the deadliest attack on Jews in United States history — those of all walks of faith in Laurel are standing in solidarity through song, sharing circles and vigils. Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde, who is a co-rabbi with his wife,...