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Local Connections
WATCH: Zaching Through the Pain
Every day, Zach Lederer, 18, forces himself to do 50 pushups and lift weights in the 6-by-15 foot gym in his family's Ellicott City, MD, home.That might not seem unusual for a teenage boy...
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Business
Howard County 'Bucket List' – Terrapin Adventures
Have you ever dreamed of soaring through the treeline or climbing a mountain? Do your kids need a new way to get some energy out? Well you don't have to travel far to get that kind ...
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Local Connections
Check Out Maryland's 'Best' Moms
It's Mother's Day weekend, and you know what that means—flowers, chocolates, maybe brunch or breakfast in bed for Mom. Patch wanted to help. We honored Maryland's moms by enco...
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Business
Annapolis Appliance Repair Coming to Columbia
A new repair business is entering the Columbia market with the mindset of becoming the top appliance repair company in the area. They are the Appliance Guys, a small business run b...
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The Neighborhood Files
Is Extended Breastfeeding a Problem or Solution?
Time magazine has glommed onto a trend called attachment parenting, which includes "extended breastfeeding," when a mother breastfeeds her child past infancy, babyhood, and into toddlerdo...
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Government
POLL: Should Maryland Allow Alcohol Sales in Grocery Stores?
The proposed 10,000-square-foot liquor store inside the new Columbia Wegmans has reignited the debate on whether wine, beer and liquor should be sold in Maryland grocery and conven...
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Local Connections
Silhouette Stages to Perform Sondheim's Company for Spring Production
Silhouette Stages, a non-profit community theater group in Howard County, is pleased to announce its spring production, Stephen Sondheim’s "Company", nominated for fourteen Tony Awards. "...
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Arts
Columbia Team Wins Award at Kinetic Sculpture Race
A team from Columbia’s Riot Creative Imaging on Red Branch Road spent more than 1,000 hours building a human-powered, amphibious Big Wheel. They then brought their craft, dubbed "R...
