Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ordered all nonessential businesses closed effective 5 p.m. on March 23, with the exception of those covered by federal guidelines and defined as critical infrastructure sectors. […]
George Berkheimer, Senior Writer
Posted inCommunity News
Aging facilities, new needs
Redevelopment and new construction are in full swing in all of downtown Columbia’s neighborhoods. Merriweather Post Pavilion has undergone a major renovation. Revitalization efforts have breathed new life into several […]
Posted inGovernment
Pittman takes action on smart growth, development planning
With a strong commitment to transparency in the county’s development process, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman is calling for more public input into the county’s General Development Plan (GDP). […]
Posted inHealth
Maryland faces direct service worker crisis
Demographic changes and a rapidly rising senior population are driving the demand for home health care workers, but they are in such short supply that the Maryland Regional Direct Services […]
Posted inGovernment
Gowan selected DPZ director
Amy Gowan, the new director of the county’s Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ), is ready to hit the ground running. Gowan served as the department’s deputy director since 2015 […]
Posted inTechnology
APL probe delivers new details about the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe (PSP), built and operated by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, has completed two initial flybys of the Sun and […]
Posted inArt & Entertainment, CMC, Tourism
What’s killing racehorses?
The sudden death of horses at racetracks is causing alarm and concern in some circles. According to the Horseracing Wrongs website, 42 horses died at Santa Anita Park since Dec. […]
Posted inArt & Entertainment
Deal offered for Pimlico, Laurel
A new plan to keep the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore aims to make Maryland the nation’s horse racing epicenter, modernize Laurel Park and Pimlico race courses and revitalize the Park […]
Posted inHealth
The return of hemp
Farmers fill fields with CBD for health Farmers in Maryland are once again growing hemp, a crop outlawed for decades in the United States because of its close genetic relationship […]
Posted inCommunity News
HCC unveils collaborative learning spaces
In time for the fall semester, Howard Community College (HCC) celebrated the reopening of its newly renovated Academic Commons and Howard Hall with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 19. […]