cloud gate

Despite road closures and water levels that threatened to burst up and over stream banks, Howard County escaped Wednesday's heavy rains relatively unscathed, according to county officials monitoring the situation.

Tucked in the very back of the Bean Hollow, a cozy coffee shop at the base of Ellicott City's Main Street, there's a black and white table with thunderbolt designs and a side panel that, when removed, reveals a not-so-secret trove of notes and drawings from dozens of anonymous customers.

More free parking is coming to Ellicott City, County Executive Ken Ulman announced this morning.

The Columbia Association unveiled a concept plan Friday for Symphony Woods Park that includes the construction of a headquarters, the relocation of Toby's Dinner Theatre and the creation of an "arts village."

After the CSX train derailment early Aug. 28, Main Street in Ellicott City is finally open, and many turned out to support local businesses in Main Street Appreciation Weekend.

The state medical examiner has ruled the deaths of two college-aged girls who perished in a train derailment in Ellicott City Tuesday accidental.

This year, the Crab Pot hockey tournament is truly a Chesapeake Bay affair – all four teams are from Maryland.

The new Subway —which will be the first food chain in historic Ellicott City— will include a cafe that serves espresso drinks and sweets and is scheduled to open on Friday, Aug.19, according to owners Bayo and Tayo Ibraheem, who live in Ellicott City.