HoCo Bloggers Type Tributes to Lane

Local bloggers remember one of their own after Dennis Lane was found murdered inside his Ellicott City home.

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H.R. Pufnstuf

4:21 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013

"I wonder why folks have to put others down - to make a point." Not sure. Ask Brian Meskin how the local blogs have treated him.   more ›

New Restaurant Offers Indian and Nepalese Food in West Columbia

The restaurant opened March 15.

  While east Columbia boasts popular Indian restaurants like Royal Taj and House of India, getting a curry fix can be difficult on the west side. That changed last month when Curry and Kabob opened in Wilde Lake Village Center on March 15. Located next to The Melting Pot and Bagel Bin, the restaurant offers both Indian and Nepalese cuisine. "We've been doing well," said owner Chandra Chhantyal on Wednesday, about the restaurant's first 15 days in business. Business is likely to pick up soon. On Wednesday local food blog HowChow published a review saying, "it's a talented kitchen in a personable restaurant." The restaurant offers Indian signatures like chicken tikka masala ($14.95), lamb curry ($15.95), and garlic naan ($3.50); but also …

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School Start Times Debate, Anniversary for Howard County Medical Center and More from Patch Bloggers

Here are this week's top posts in Howard County.

Here are some highligths of this week's Local Voices from Patch sites in Howard County. If you have something on your mind and want to contribute to Patch, just go to the front page of this Patch site and click "Start a Blog" under the top stories. Have a question about blogging on Patch? Email Associate Regional Editor Lisa Rossi at lisa.rossi@patch.com Starting School Later does not have to cost more: A Howard County dad points out other jurisdictions that have later start times for schools. Support HB 1462 - A Maryland Task Force for Later School Start Times: Another reader, a cofounder of a national initiative on the subject, pushes statewide legislation to allow later school start times. HCGH Celebrates its 40th Anniversary This Year…

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3 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Post to Patch

Bookmark this page when you're wondering how to post an event, announcement or blog to Columbia Patch.

  Would you like to post events, announcements and blogs to Columbia Patch? Keep this article handy each time there is something you'd like to share with our community. To post events to the site for free: navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the page. That puts the event directly on our calendar. The end result is the same as if a Patch staffer had posted it for you. The only difference is, when you post it, it goes up right away. If you send it to us, you might have to wait until we're done reporting on the County Council, photographing an event, meeting with community members, or something else …

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School Safety Task Force Meets with PTA

Members of the school safety task force met with PTA officials in Howard County. Lisa Schlossnagle has the report on her blog, Lisa B, Mrs. S.

HoCo Well and Wise Hacked

The affects of the hack could be felt through multiple Howard County blogs.

  HoCo Well and Wise reported they were hacked recently, which caused Google to alert readers that the site may contain malware Thursday morning, the affects of which spread to other Howard County blogs. A user attempting to access HoCo Well and Wise was met with a warning saying the site contains malware and "your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site." Sharon Sopp, a spokesperson for Howard County General Hospital, which runs the blog in conjunction with Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Howard County Library, said the cause of the problem was bad code in the blog, which was removed on Thursday. Jill Smith, the web and multimedia manager for HCGH, wrote in an email that although the problem has been fixed it may take up to 24 …

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OPINION: County Executive Celebrates Same-Sex Marriage

Ken Ulman co-hosts fundraiser with Howard County official supporting Marylanders for Marriage Equality.

On Tuesday, I received an email inviting me to an event co-hosted by Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and Howard County Register of Wills Byron Macfarlane. The event is “in support of marriage equality in Maryland,” specifically benefiting the umbrella group Marylanders for Marriage Equality. As Joe Biden would say, this is a big [expletive] deal. It’s perhaps not as a big a deal as it would have been a month ago, before President Obama openly declared his support for same-sex marriage. But, still, politicians who have (purportedly) aspiration for higher office publically fundraising in support of same-sex marriage signals a shift in mind-set. (And if Ulman doesn’t run for governor, I would expect a lot of people to be asking for their …

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Blog: Maryland Official Cries Foul Against Integrity Challenge

The other side of the Integrity Report.

A report released Monday by the State Integrity Investigation project drew some scathing remarks from a spokeswoman for Gov. Martin O'Malley. The report gave Maryland a D- on its "Corruption Risk Report Card." Raquel Guillory, a spokeswoman for the governor, sent an email detailing what the O'Malley administration sees as problems with the report, after Patch highlighted its release. Here is what Guillory had to say. Hey: I can't believe you guys put this up on your website without contacting us. The whole thing is very sketchy. The "reporter" who called me about this we found out actually works for the organization. He wanted reaction to our grade but wouldn't send us a copy of the report or give us any specifics. The report is very …

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