Tuesday: Cloudy, a little rain; cool, with a high of 62 and low of 52 degrees.
Wednesday: Cloudy, a little rain; cool, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
Thursday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 62 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Columbia Ranked 1st In U.S. As 'Best City For Women' (patch.com) — Columbia residents can take pride in a new WalletHub report naming the community the best city in the nation for women in 2026, highlighting strong economic, health, and safety indicators. Women in Columbia enjoy the country's highest median wages after cost-of-living, low poverty and unemployment rates, strong preventive healthcare access, and high physical activity levels.
• DARPA Pushes Industry to Build Lighter Drones to Carry Heavy Loads (nationaldefensemagazine.org) — Avidrone Aerospace, which keeps its U.S. head office in Columbia, just topped DARPA's Lift Challenge with a lightweight drone that hauled nearly four times its own weight. The Columbia-linked team earned a $1.25 million prize and is now working to commercialize the design for military and other heavy-lift uses, potentially putting the town on the map in next-generation drone logistics.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Color Burst Park in Merriweather District Features Free Family Movies on Friday Nights —jean moon Read on Patch
Coca-Cola Consolidated posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Columbia. Apply here.
Howard County Health Department posted a job opening for Softball and Baseball Tournament Site Supervisor in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ellicott City
Fires Break Out At Ellicott City Home, Garage (patch.com)
Jessup
DPSCS Welcomes 19 New Correctional Officers as Rebuilding Effort Continues; Hiring Pushes Planned in Western Maryland (tristatealert.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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