Resources and Websites

News Outlets

• Baltimore Sun, Howard County

• Baltimore Business Journal, Howard County

• The Washington Post, Howard County

• Columbia Patch

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Howard County Blogs and Podcasts

• Howard County Progress Report: Bringing social justice and snark to Howard County.

• Village Green/Town²: Where Columbia and Howard County Intersect

• Scott E Blog: Scott E’s blog site will detail Howard County news, local politics, local sports articles and useful technology information for our readers. We hope you enjoy the posts and visit often.

• Forward Maryland: Commentary, Opinion and Information about America in Miniature! This is the blog site for the Forward Maryland audio podcast, video podcast, live broadcasts, etc.

• Elevate Maryland: Elevate Maryland is a podcast and blog with a Maryland focus and Howard County roots.

• Civility & Truth: In-depth, data-based, non-partisan commentary and analysis of issues relevant to Howard County and the world beyond.

• HoCo Nom Nom:  A blog about eating out in Howard County, Maryland. We'll be posting about restaurants, food, and events in Howard County, MD.

• HoCoMDcc: Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.

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Howard County Websites

• Columbia Association

• Howard County Government

• Howard County Public School System

• Downtown Columbia Partnership

• Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission

• Howard County Library System

• Visit Howard County Tourism

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Organizations and Groups doing Good Work to Make Columbia Stronger

• Columbia Community Care

• HoCo for Justice

• Horizon Foundation

• Community Action Council of Howard County

• Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center

• Community Foundation of Howard County

• Women's Giving Circle of Howard County

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Downtown Columbia Music and Event Venues

• Merriweather Post Pavilion

• Merriweather Park @ Symphony Woods

• Downtown Columbia Lakefront

• Horowitz Center: Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard County Community College

• Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts

• Toby’s Dinner Theatre

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Columbia Maryland Villages

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• Town Center

• Hickory Ridge

• Wilde Lake

• Kings Contrivance

• Harper’s Choice

• Long Reach

• Oakland Mills

• River Hill

• Dorsey’s Search

• Owen Brown

 

Facebook Groups

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• Howard County MD: A place for sharing news, events, issue discussions, opinions, and politics, in Howard County, Maryland.  Members: 10,000+

• Columbia Maryland Live: Exciting new Facebook Group providing up-to-the-minute events, happenings, history & goings on, in Columbia Maryland.  Members: 4,000+

• Celebrating Columbia, Maryland, and its future.  You can discuss ANYTHING related to Columbia, Maryland. It is not meant to replace the popular "You Know you Grew up in Columbia" FB page, but to instead provide a better forum for more in depth, civil discussions about the future of Columbia, with an eye on the past and inclusive of all views.  Members: 3,000+

• HoCo School Interest: We are working to build a better system for our community's children. Feel free to join the discussion by sharing your comments and posts about education and schools. Members: 5,000+

• The Best Businesses of Howard County, Maryland: This group is for anyone looking for the Best Businesses in Howard County! The Best Businesses of Howard County as decided by you! Ask fellow members for recommendations on restaurants, salons, daycare, a mechanic or church.. whatever you are looking for! This group is not for direct sales, yard sale, or advertising of ANY SORT.

• Howard County Eats: This is the premiere place to find out the who's who, and the where to go for delicious grub, and great deals all over Howard County, MD

 

Reddit Groups

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• Columbia MD: A subreddit for Columbia, Maryland, and its surrounding areas.

• HoCoFood: A subreddit dedicated to local restaurants, events, and any other food-related content in Howard County, MD and its surrounding areas.

 

Blogs outside Howard County

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• Petworth News: Petworth News is a news blog about the Petworth area neighborhoods in Washington DC, written by Drew Schneider and other amazing contributing writers. It features facts and objective reporting, as well as an occasional subjective point of view and opinion. 

• Popville: PoPville chronicles the happenings in Washington D.C.’s neighborhoods.  Topics covered include quality of life, real estate, restaurants, bars, retail, architecture, gardening, pets, transit, crime and other general observations about daily life in D.C.

• DCist: DCist is the unofficial homepage of the District. We cover what matters to Washingtonians, whether that’s the latest piece of legislation before the D.C. Council or the best thing to order at the new restaurant around the corner.

• Greater Greater Washington: The Washington, DC region is a great place to live for so many people, and the Greater Greater Washington community believes it can be a greater place to live for so many more. Greater Greater Washington is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that brings people together online and offline to discuss, organize, and advocate for an inclusive, diverse, growing Washington, DC region where all people can choose to live in walkable urban communities.  We want to live and work in places with sidewalks, bike lanes, and frequent transit; with grocery stores, parks, and plenty of housing choices at attainable prices; that is accessible and welcoming to people of all income levels and backgrounds.

• Eater DC: Food news and dining guides for Washington, DC

• Eater Baltimore: Food news and dining guides for Baltimore, MD.

• Washington City Paper: The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 

• Just up the Pike: bloggin’ about the life and times of MoCo’s east side

• The MoCoShow: The MoCoShow to be the fastest, easiest, and most fun way to get your Montgomery County information.

• Source of the Spring: Local news blog covering Silver Spring and Takoma Park, Maryland.

• Baltimore Brew: BALTIMORE BREW is an independent daily news website, staffed by veteran journalists committed to providing fresh, fair, insightful and reliable reporting about Baltimore.

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