Howard County Times

The Savage Branch Library will close Tuesday and Wednesday for HVAC repair and testing, according to the Howard County Library System. bit.ly/482vLRK

Howard County's stretch of Route 29 is getting closer to adding a free, frequent bus route connecting Columbia and Maple Lawn to Montgomery County's Flash Bus Rapid Transit system. bit.ly/4c14mSC

Located at 10324 Little Patuxent Parkway in the Columbia Mall parking lot across the street from Whole Foods, the seasonal garden center is open seven days a week. bit.ly/40KEx2U

Erickson Senior Living celebrated a groundbreaking on a new development that will bring 1,100 homes for seniors to Clarksville. bit.ly/4dxVVPR

A student who was arrested at Howard High with a loaded gun was ordered to serve 45 years in prison in the death of Kendrick McLellan. bit.ly/40IZmMg

Le Jardin Rosé Bistro Cafe, which opened in October at 8006 Main St., announced that it will relocate at the end of March, but has not said where it's going. bit.ly/4rB5SzH

Pho Foodie, a Vietnamese restaurant that's currently in Bowie, expanded to North Laurel with a March 1 soft opening, giving Route 1 a new carryout option. bit.ly/3NLUByr

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Howard County Police have charged three men in last summer's fatal shooting of a Salisbury man at Columbia's Merriweather Row shopping district. bit.ly/477rBru

A Columbia woman is charged with hate crimes after allegedly yelling racist comments and pepper-spraying a man at the Merriweather Row shopping center Friday morning, court records show. bit.ly/4uA86BN

The 2024 lawsuit says Ticketmaster controls about "80% or more of major concert venues’ primary ticketing for concert" in addition to more of the resale market. bit.ly/3Ph0O5Z

The developer of an Elkridge immigration facility is attempting to stop the county from enforcing a ban on private detention centers while the two litigate a federal lawsuit. bit.ly/3NnCeQm

A Silver Spring teenager is set to serve 10 years in prison for shooting at a car outside a Jessup sports complex last year, allegedly after trying to buy a jacket over Telegram. bit.ly/3PfEDNx

A Howard County jury found Columbia mom Wyketa Burgess guilty of attempted second-degree murder for her part in the 2024 shooting of four teens in a Giant parking lot, in what prosecutors called a case of "vigilante justice." bit.ly/40rBcFZ

Do Maryland state and city leaders provide enough transparency about taxpayer spending? Vote in our reader poll on government accountability and oversight. bit.ly/3NevO5P

People, places and things in Ellicott City bit.ly/4uezs0g

Dominic Esposito became the first Long Reach wrestler to call himself a state champion, completing a comeback-filled sophomore season. bit.ly/3OUBQZX

The MPSSAA State Wrestling Championships at The Show Place Arena on Saturday, March 7. bit.ly/4aW7izA

Marriotts Ridge led by five with less than three minutes left, but couldn't hold off Frederick's late surge in a 3A state quarterfinal. bit.ly/4rn2AzP

Grocery Outlet supermarket plans to close several of its Maryland stores, less than four years after the California-based chain began opening them here. bit.ly/4bpb6JP