Labor Day 2015: What's Open, Closed in Columbia

As you celebrate Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7, here’s the rundown.

Open/Operating on Monday, Sept. 7

• Columbia Association facilities (many with modified hours)
• Howard County parks
• Mall in Columbia
• Roger Carter Community Center
• RTA on “Sunday” schedule
• Parking regulations and fees
• Retail and convenience stores
• Supermarkets
• Restaurants, bars/taverns
• Gyms/health clubs
• Parks

Check before heading to any of the above to confirm they are open, as some may have modified hours.

Closed on Monday, Sept. 7

• Howard Community College
• Howard County animal shelter
• Howard County government offices
• Howard County Public Library
• Howard County Public School System
• Howard County senior centers
• Landfill and all trash and recycling services
• Cedar Lane Activity Room
• Columbia Association membership services center
• Gary J. Arthur Community Center
• North Laurel Community Center
• Howard County historic sites
• Kiwanis-Wallas Hall
• Meadowbrook Athletic Center
• Robinson Nature Center
• Schooley Mill Activity Room
  
• Youth and Teen Center at The Barn
• Federal offices
• Courts
• Post offices
• Stock market

Weather: See the Columbia forecast here.

Trash/Recycling: Those with Monday collection will slide to Tuesday, Tuesday to Wednesday, Wednesday to Thursday and so forth. Get more information about the slide schedule.

Do you know of other Labor Day changes? Tell us in the comments! We will add them into the article.

Labor Day was officially recognized by Congress in 1894 as a federal holiday and has been celebrated the first Monday in September to honor all who toil, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

There’s an old-school taboo about not wearing white after Labor Day that Time magazine reports may have to do with the well-heeled wearing white during their summer vacations, then changing back to dark colors when they returned to the sooty city.