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Despite nature's best efforts, Ellicott City, which was founded in 1772 as Ellicott Mills, stands today with all the old-country charm of its early days. Preservation is key to the community of Ellicott City, and restoring historic landmarks is something the residents believe in. Indeed, the town itself seems to want to be preserved, having survived three major fires and two major floods. Despite those potential disasters, Ellicott City thrives. New businesses have taken the place of burned-down ones on Main Street, and a railroad bridge at the end of the street is marked with lines that document the floods. Residents of the town, which is the seat of Howard County, have an unusually strong...
Despite nature's best efforts, Ellicott City, which was founded in 1772 as Ellicott Mills, stands today with all the old-country charm of its early days. Preservation is key to the community of Ellicott City, and restoring historic landmarks is something the residents believe in. Indeed, the town itself seems to want to be preserved, having survived three major fires and two major floods. Despite those potential disasters, Ellicott City thrives. New businesses have taken the place of burned-down ones on Main Street, and a railroad bridge at the end of the street is marked with lines that document the floods. Residents of the town, which is the seat of Howard County, have an unusually strong sense of community for this day and age. Also, the town often plays host to a weekend crowd of antique shoppers who come to peruse the many boutiques of the old town. Aside from the diversity of bars, restaurants and antique shops, Ellicott City offers quite a few buildings that are antiques themselves. Among these are the B&O Railroad Station Museum, the Patapsco Female Institute and just about every building on Main Street, from the pubs to the fire station -- almost all of which are rumored to be haunted. To that end, Ellicott City offers what is purportedly one of the best ghost tours in the state, which runs from April to December every year.
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Baltimore's A&E scene bursting with new projects
Hurry up and finish, willya? That's becoming almost a rallying cry on the Baltimore arts and entertainment scene, as filmgoers, theater lovers, lounge lizards, even merry-go-round riders wait eagerly for new and refurbished venues to open. Some...
Tags: Music, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Baltimore Museum of Art, The White Stripes (music group), Pikesville
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Fishing the grass could be key at EverStart Series Northern Division tournament
The bites were coming for anglers on the Susquehanna Flats in a Bass Federation tournament in September 2010. But they weren't from fish. “It was so salty, they were catching crabs up in the flats,” Baltimore angler Donald Haskins said....
Tags: Cecil County, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Mount Airy
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New community center opens in Ellicott City
The old low-income Hilltop Housing project in Ellicott City has given way to another world: new apartments with facades of soft-colored siding and stone, and a recreation center with the latest in exercise gear, including a retractable-roof indoor...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Apartments
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Murder trials scheduled for teens accused in killing of Howard Co. blogger
Trials for the 14-year-old girl and her boyfriend charged with murdering her father were scheduled for the fall in Howard County Circuit Court, a spokesman for prosecutors said Friday. An Oct. 29 trial date was set for Jason Anthony Bulmer, 19. Judges...
Tags: Prosecution, Trials
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Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase
Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase, a retired internist who served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, died June 9 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Somerford Place, a Frederick assisted-living facility. He was 90. The son of Harry...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Histoplasmosis , Diseases and Illnesses, Loyola University Maryland, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)
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HCC awarded cybersecurity certification
Howard Community College has received a national certification that not only highlights its information and cybersecurity programs but will also help provide its students an inside track for careers in the field, according to school officials. Two-...
Tags: Magellan Health Services Incorporated, Howard Community College, Students, Career and Workplace, National Security Agency
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Second time's a charm for Catonsville home
The sale of 201 Beaumont Ave., a house on a quiet, tree-lined side street in Catonsville, is a good example in today's housing market that a little work goes a long way toward buyer and seller satisfaction. Marybeth Brohawn, an agent with Coldwell...
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Above the river Patapsco, an engaging 'Antony and Cleopatra'
Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" is a funny sort of tragedy. Although its martial and amorous complications have deadly consequences, this play has a lot of jokes along the way. Indeed, the snake that the Egyptian queen uses to kill herself is...
Tags: Travel, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Celebrities, William Shakespeare, Patapsco
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Columbia knitting group meets third Mondays
These groups meet regularly. Adams, Hanna, Moore Memorial Post 156, American Legion — Third Thursday, 7 p.m. VFW Post 7472, 4225 VFW Lane, Ellicott City. Edward A. Hall, commander, Post 156, ehall@telecomxchange.com or 410-340-7892; John Horan,...Tags: American Legion, Howard County, Panera Bread Company, NAACP
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Bereaved Parents meets third Wednesdays
These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....Tags: Mental Illness, Howard County General Hospital, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Christianity
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All Together Now at Howard library branches
Central Library 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-313-7800. •All Together Now. Saturdays, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. All ages; 30 minutes. •Employment Edge. Thu., June 13, 6:30 p.m. Topics include job search tools, resume writing,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Lifestyle and Leisure, Libraries, Clubs and Associations
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Howard County health briefs
Look good, feel better This free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive cosmetics donated by major manufacturers as well as instruction and suggestions...Tags: American Cancer Society, Howard County General Hospital, Diseases and Illnesses, American Red Cross, Stroke
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