The mid-May groundbreaking on a project at Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, in Cooksville, marked an important step for the house of worship, as well as Howard County and Loyola […]
TBM June 2023
Md. authors dish on saving — and creating — beautiful spaces
Fiction or nonfiction, Howard County writers are covering sustainability from all angles. Ned Tillman, a Columbia environmental scientist, has written about the environment and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay and […]
Can the central Md. jazz market hit a new high note?
Area jazz fans well remember the King of France Tavern. A famous destination at the top of Main Street in Downtown Annapolis, the bistro at the historic Maryland Inn was […]
Md. food business to put cannabis on the menu
Beginning July 1, a new state law will make it possible for adults 21 and older to purchase recreational marijuana legally in Maryland. Cannabis-derived consumable products are also allowed under […]
Q&A with Md. agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks
At the start of 2023, Kevin Atticks was fully immersed in his chosen career at Loyola University Maryland. That entailed serving as director of Apprentice House Press and as an […]
Adult autism training and employment programs expand
Providers of adult autism education and hiring programs in Howard County announced significant expansions in their offerings this spring. My Life Learning Center in Ellicott City transitioned from an evening-only […]
ALICE: Almost 40% of central Md. families struggling ― or worse
Almost two out of five Maryland households had problems making ends meet in 2021, according to a report released in April by United Way of Central Maryland. The results might […]
Opinion | Fantastic Howard County library plan raises serious questions
The unveiling of plans for a new Columbia lakefront library March 30 was nothing less than stunning. The renderings showed a fabulous design by a world-renowned architect on a plot […]
Opinion | Court forces about-face by GSA
There was recently tumult in the Court of Federal Claims when it affected two huge governmentwide acquisition contracts ― Polaris and OASIS+ ― that are controlled by the General Services […]