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Distillery Opens, Dating Ambush, Merriweather Transfer: Columbia News
OMHS student posts racist pic, 50K daffodils planted for Columbia's birthday and more from the week on Columbia Patch.

Here's a look at the week in headlines on Columbia Patch:
- Merriweather Post Pavilion Gets a New Owner
- Lost Ark Distillery Co. Brings Homemade Spirits to Columbia
- 'Racially Offensive' Post Leads to Action: Oakland Mills HS Principal
- Online Dating App Ambush Under Investigation: Columbia Crime
- 50,000 Daffodils Planted for Columbia's 50th Birthday
- Suicide Hotline Use Spikes After Election in Howard County: Report
- Armed Robbers on Little Patuxent Parkway: Two Reports in One Day, Police Say
- Festive Friday to Bring free Family Entertainment to Columbia Lakefront
- Snow Blowers Stolen: Columbia Crime
- Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Solicitation of Minor
- TechHire Joins Local Community College To Create Job Paths in The Technology Field
- Man Found After Leaving Howard County General
- Black Friday Shopper in Columbia Suspected in Credit Card Theft: Police
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A ceremonial key to Merriweather Post Pavilion signified the transfer of ownership from the Howard Hughes Corporation to the Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission. Photo Credit: Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission.
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