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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Announces Two Innovative Programs to Support Small and Local Businesses
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced the launch of two programs aimed at boosting patronage of small and local businesses in Howard County. The Old Ellicott City Summer Bucks program and the Local HoCo campaign will provide incentives to patrons and businesses owners alike to encourage residents and visitors to shop local. Pictures from the event can be found here.
Phoenix Upper Main owner aims to sell 300 memorial bricks from 2018 flood
In 2018, the historic red brick wall inside the Phoenix Emporium‘s dining room collapsed, devastating the restaurant that had yet to fully recover from another Ellicott City flood two years earlier. Now, owner Mark Hemmis is offering up some of the bricks from the former restaurant space as souvenirs for a $40 donation. All funds raised will go to community charities. Hemmis remembers the ...
Northeastern Supply Breaks Ground on New Westminster, Maryland Site
Northeastern Supply, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s fastest growing plumbing and HVAC wholesalers, recently announced the relocation of its Westminster, Maryland branch. On June 5, 2024, the company broke ground at the new location of the Westminster branch, which will better serve the needs of Northeastern Supply’s customers in the Carroll County, Maryland area.
Towson restaurant rebrands, brings on new chef
TOWSON, Md. — A Towson restaurant has a new look and menu after the arrival of a chef who's revitalizing his barbecue concept from several years ago. The Point in Towson has rebranded to Smoke at The Point, a new collaboration restaurant with Chef Josh White of the former Smoke BBQ in Cockeysville. The change will combine favorites from the nearly seven-year-old Towson eatery and the former barbecue restaurant, which closed five years ago.
Howard County Times 2024 girls tennis All-County: Hammond state champion Shivaani Selvan named Player of the Year
Hammond senior Shivaani Selvan had a clear focus entering the 2024 season. Selvan won county and regional girls singles titles as a junior, but her quest for the trifecta fell just short at the Class 2A state championships after she suffered an injury and retired in the state championship match. That unfortunate ending fueled her as she remained focusing on winning a gold medal at states. The ...
Red, Purple Line construction disrupts businesses in Downtown Silver Spring
SILVER SPRING, Md. (DC News Now) — Several businesses in downtown Silver Spring are losing profits by large margins due to what they believe is caused by the construction of the Purple and Red lines. Fenwick Beer and Wine is a family-owned shop that Nepal native Suman Shresta has operated for over a decade in […]
Carroll schools spent millions more than budgeted on health insurance, as they saved on salaries due to teacher shortages
Carroll County’s public school system spent $5.6 million more than anticipated on employee medical insurance last fiscal year, which was counterbalanced by less-than-budgeted spending on teacher salaries due to a staffing shortage. Superintendent Cynthia McCabe said last month that cost-saving solutions would be considered to reduce the amount spent on employee health benefits in the future. ...
Businesses Damaged By Two-Alarm Blaze Sparked In Commercial Building: Maryland Fire Marshal
First responders from several agencies in Harford and Cecil counties were called at around noon on Tuesday, June 2 to Blue Ball Road in Elkton, when the owner of one of the businesses reported a garage fire that sent smoke billowing through the air that could be seen for miles.
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Christian Kent a missing 15-year-old from Burtonsville. Kent was last seen on Friday, June 21, 2024, in the 3200 block of Wood Avenue in Burtonsville. He...
Man Dead After Dispute With Neighbor Over Dogs; Police Investigating
Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of 40-year-old Marvin Rolando Guevara Guevara after an incident that occurred in the 20200 block of Bucklodge Road in Boyds last month. Per the news release: “On Friday, June 14, 2024, at approximately 7:29 p.m., 5th District officers responded to the location for...
Montgomery County woman says travel agency encouraged her to lie on religious pilgrimage to Mecca
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A concerned Maryland woman is short of $11,000 after traveling to Saudi Arabia with the same traveling company as a Bowie couple who died in Mecca earlier in June. Nemata Kamara of Montgomery County traveled with Silver Spring-based traveling agency Ehajj and Umrah Tours in June to fulfill […]
Speaker makes changes after Love moves to Senate
House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D) presides over the House of Delegates in Annapolis. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. The appointment of a Montgomery County lawmaker to fill a vacancy in the Senate has reshuffled some committee assignments in the House of Delegates. Former Del. Sara Love (D-Montgomery) was sworn...
Maryland football lands Baltimore three-star OL
Maryland football kept the local momentum on the recruiting trail going late Tuesday night, as Baltimore (Md.) Milford Mill three-star offensive lineman Amory Hills announced his commitment to the Terps via social media. Hills chose the Terps over Penn State, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Hills officially...
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