Howard Magazine

05/18/2021

Maryland reported its lowest coronavirus positivity rate of the pandemic Tuesday and tied Monday’s record for the fewest number of new daily cases, according to state health officials.

02/18/2021

Coaches and student-athletes met for the first time through the computer screen, and it wasn’t until Wednesday that the entire team came together for the first time as Cardinals.

On Wednesday, ninth and 10th graders at Crofton High School "set the tone" for their respective teams as the first new high school in Anne Arundel County since 1982 begins to find find an identity.

11/13/2020

On crisp, quiet autumn evenings, Ron Clements heads out to the wood shop he built behind his home in Clarksville.

There, the 84-year-old hobbyist putters about, tinkering with projects, mindful of the screaming machine tools that can trim bone as easily as basswood.

On crisp, quiet autumn evenings, Ron Clements heads out to the wood shop he built behind his home in Clarksville. There, the 84-year-old hobbyist putters about, tinkering with projects, mindful of the screaming machine tools that can trim bone as easily as basswood.

11/09/2020

These decorative items can help you get your home ready for the holidays and bring joy throughout the season.

These decorative items can help you get your Howard County home ready for the holidays and bring joy throughout the season.

11/06/2020

Looking to join a gym? Need a salon to try out a new hairstyle? What about a place to upgrade your home furniture?

The Best of Howard County can help.

Looking to join a gym? Need a salon to try out a new hairstyle? What about a place to upgrade your home furniture? The Best of Howard County can help.

11/02/2020

Try making these at your home or if your culinary or mixologist skills are not up to the task, visit the restaurant or bar and let the experts make them for you.

A collection of holiday-inspired drinks and dishes from Howard County chefs and bartenders.

10/30/2020

What's your favorite holiday tradition?

What your favorite local holiday tradition to do with your family and why?

10/30/2020

After four years of owning The Turn House, a farm-to-table from-scratch restaurant in Columbia, owner Thomas Zippelli says he wanted to expand and honor his Italian roots.

Turn House owner launches food truck, plans to open another restaurant next year in Howard County.

10/29/2020

Sebastian Ramirez has been involved in martial arts since he was a 13- year-old growing up in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Sebastian Ramirez, a trainer at Crazy 88 Mixed Martial Arts in Elkridge, got involved in the sport after getting bullied while growing up in Wisconsin.

10/29/2020

In 1965, the Friends of the Patapsco Female Institute formed to preserve the crumbling building and persuaded Howard County to buy the eight-acre property for $17,500 a year later.

From 1837 to 1891, the boarding school for girls instructed its pupils on subjects such as chemistry and history and earned the support of the state in the form of scholarships.

09/03/2020

Here are our readers' picks for this year's winners in Howard Magazine's Best Restaurants Contest.

Our readers picked these winners in Howard Magazine’s 2020 Best Restaurants' Contest.

07/06/2020

As the coronavirus pandemic slammed the country and Maryland, Howard County did not escape the turmoil. Many people in the county stepped up to help mitigate the impact of the pandemic.

As the coronavirus pandemic slammed the country and Maryland, creating a tornado of health concerns, economic challenges and day-to day-struggles, Howard County did not escape the turmoil. Many people in the county stepped up to help mitigate the impact of the pandemic — some on the traditional fr...