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Outdoor living area with fire pit. (Photo provided by Carroll Landscaping)
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Plan for Safety When Designing a Fire Pit

When I was asked to write a series of articles related to outdoor living I immediately said yes. I quickly realized what a broad topic outdoor living is. When penning a series this a good […]

Savage 7K runners in stride during this year's race in Savage, Maryland. (Photo provided by Sara Vermillion)
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Runners Raise Funds to Repair Baldwin Hall

More than 100 participants in the Savage 7K foot race descended upon the town last Sunday in the fifth such event since 2012. The race was organized by the Carroll Baldwin Memorial Institute, a non-profit […]

Hammond students and parents seen here enjoying the pancake breakfast event in the school cafeteria before preparing for the homecoming parade.
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A Pancake Breakfast Tradition at Hammond’s Homecoming

Who doesn’t know about homecoming parades and the accompanying football games that bring out students, alumni, and dedicated community members? At Hammond High School in Columbia, Maryland, they have all that, plus a homecoming pancake […]

WASHINGTON - Trey Long sends the bocce ball rolling down the court at Vinoteca, a bar near Pleasant Plains in the nation's capital. (Zach Selby/Capital News Service)
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Quirky Bar Sports All the Rage in D.C.

by Zach Selby Capital News Service WASHINGTON — People searching for the unique atmosphere of a sports bar in the nation’s capital have a solid chance of finding it at Buffalo Billiards. With its numerous […]

From left to right, Anthony Butler, Co-Advisor of the NAACP Youth Council, Trish Lannon, Assistant Principal at Guilford Elementary School, Jonathan Davis, Principal of Guilford Elementary School, and Paul Wharton, Youth Advisor of NAACP Youth Council chatting about logistics of food deliveries meant for underprivileged children in the GES area.
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NAACP Youth Council Rescues Children in Need

This article was updated on 9/29/2018 to include a statement from Thomas Viaduct Middle School. Today the Howard County NAACP Youth Council began its first weekly delivery of food to Thomas Viaduct Middle School and […]