Fourth of July: Know Before You Go — Including Where to Eat.

Howard County and the Columbia Association co-host the annual July 4th fireworks at the Lakefront in Downtown Columbia with the fireworks display beginning around 9:20 p.m. on July 4. Musical...

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Lakefront Neighborhood Street Names Inspired by Poet Lucille Clifton

Maryland Poet Laureate was featured in Howard County Poetry and Literary Society’s inaugural program and later moved to Columbia The Howard Hughes Corporation announced today the names of...

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E-Scooters Have Arrived in Downtown Columbia.

Howard County Electric Scooters Sharing System Launched June 3 With a pilot program that will include up to 200 shared scooters and parking corrals, e-scooters have arrived in Downtown Columbia....

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Carl Bernstein and Congressman Jamie Raskin Headline Book Fest Sunday

Dozen writers, wine garden and food, and children’s corner featured in free Books in Bloom in Merriweather District in Downtown Columbia The Downtown Columbia Partnership and Howard Hughes...

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The Mall in Columbia’s Senior General Manager Barb Nicklas is Retiring

Community Leader Started Career at Rouse Company, Ending with Brookfield Properties 40 Years Later. Business and civic leader Barbara A. (Barb) Nicklas will end her professional tenure in...

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Howard County Office of Transportation and Downtown Columbia Partnership host Cranksgiving Event

The Howard County Office of Transportation and the Downtown Columbia Partnership are joining together to present Cranksgiving 2021, a local food drive and family biking event, on Nov. 13, from 10...

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Food, Footsteps, and Fun — It’s Our Culinary Walking Tour

It’s #Walktober* and we are celebrating with a Downtown Columbia Culinary Walking Tour. Care to join us? It’s going to be food, a few footsteps, and a whole lot of fun. Maybe you...

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Books In Bloom Returns, Featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones, Laura Lippman, Jake Tapper, More

We are thrilled to announce that Nikole Hannah-Jones will headline the Books in Bloom Festival back for its fifth year on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning...

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Valentine’s Day Dining Specials #DTCEats

Love is in the air and Downtown Columbia restaurants want to help you celebrate with a variety of Valentine’s Day Specials. Here’s a list to help you choose: Cured and 18th & 21st...

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Restaurants Offer Symphony of Lights Packages to Make the Evening Merrier

How do you make a great holiday tradition even better? Just add dinner and after-dinner drinks! A number of Downtown Columbia restaurants are offering special Symphony of Lights Dinner-On-The-Go...

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