2013 Holiday Running and Walking Guide.
A roundup of local events happening around Howard County.
Is Thanksgiving becoming just another excuse for stores to hold a big sale?
The map below shows a snapshot across town of the percentage of children living below the poverty line.
Treat your dinner guests to something extra special this holiday with these recipes for orange cranberry butter and sourdough bread.
Maryland state election authorities are shopping for a new paper ballot system to have in place by the 2016 presidential election.
Bills included one that would allow casino nights, another that would allow beer festivals, and several to fund charitable projects in the county.
AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates a slight decine overall next week in the number of Maryland residents traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The National Archives in Maryland houses the iconic pink suit First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wore on her fateful trip to Dallas in 1963.
"It doesn’t taste right," Berger Cookies' owner says of recipes the company has tried recently without trans fat as an ingredient.
Here's what to serve gluten-free guests for the holidays.
One retail worker who will be at a store open on Thanksgiving says “it’s not a big deal, and not any of anyone’s business.”
Would you pass the citizenship test? JFK's Teflon secret and Amtrak tunnel robbery - the most-read Maryland news in one click.
The map below shows a snapshot of the percentage of people living in poverty and the percentage of homes without plumbing across town.
Measure is aimed to reduce injuries and fatalities in crashes.
Watch an interview with Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence. PG-13 film debuts Friday.
Whether it’s a side dish that goes awry or a half-thawed turkey, Thanksgiving mishaps happen. Here are some of the funniest and most unusual ones—and how you can avoid a similar fate. Sponsored by Sony.
Ray Lewis gets bashed in the Baltimore Sun, all-county football selections and a stream project to begin at Howard Community College. Today's news, in brief.
Take this exam to see if you would qualify for U.S. citizenship.
Temperatures are predicted to drop into the low 20s on Sunday night.
In a rarity, Thanksgiving and the first full day of Hanukkah both fall on Nov. 28 this year. Patch offers some ideas on how to celebrate the two holidays.
While 10 percent of shoppers plan to hit the stores on Thanksgiving, 42 percent of survey respondents said their top priority is visiting with family and 27 percent will watch a football game.
Story of a steel plant, traffic deaths on rise, new Tanger Outlet Mall ready, set go. The day's news in Maryland in one click.
Revamp Thanksgiving dinner with appetizers as the main course.
Maryland lost net population in 2012. See where it went.
About 200,000 enlisted men and women leave the service every year, and many are eager to buy a home and settle down.
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Ask yourself these questions before you hand over the cash.
Make your business dreams a reality with these savvy strategies.
The following obituaries were listed at Howard County funeral homes or submitted to Patch during the past week.
More than 500 people died on Maryland roads in 2012.
A media company aimed at entrepreneurs is suing several budding business owners for using the word "entrepreneur" in their ventues, citing trademark infringement.
Officials with Google said that while the search engine went around privacy settings, no personal information was collected.