Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: How can you claim a plot in Ellicott City’s new garden?

Make time for Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On! on the Ellicott City Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Sunday October 11th Patch AM
Sunday October 11th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Ellicott City! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How can you claim a plot in Ellicott City's new garden?
  • Where can you get a free flu shot in Ellicott City?

Also on today's calendar: Harbor City Music Company Presents: The Show Must Go On! and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: A morning shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 4th Community Garden In Howard Co. Unveiled (patch.com) — Ellicott City residents now have access to Howard County's fourth community garden, a 126-plot site on Old Montgomery Road that includes 25 ADA-accessible raised beds. The new garden, the first outside Columbia, expands opportunities for local families, therapeutic recreation programs and the food bank to grow fresh produce while building community close to home.
   

• Respiratory Illnesses On The Rise: See What's Circulating, Find Vaccines In MD (patch.com) — Howard County is ramping up free flu shot clinics, including convenient walk-up locations in Ellicott City at Dar Al-Taqwa Mosque and the Miller Branch Library. With experts predicting a moderately severe respiratory season, residents are urged to get vaccinated soon, as COVID-19 and flu activity remain low but are starting to rise across Maryland.
   

📸 Around Ellicott City

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellicott City

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Ellicott City Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Ellicott City PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Ellicott City. Apply here.
  • Ace Hardware posted a job opening for ARG Cashier in Ellicott City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellicott City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woodlawn

  • Football Recap: Milford Mill Academy Extends Winning Streak Against New Town (maxpreps.com)

Columbia

  • Old Montgomery Road is site of county's fourth community garden (baltimorefishbowl.com)
  • Black Flag Brewing Co. faces uncertain future in Columbia (thebanner.com)
  • On the Ground at the Power to the People Festival, a Day of Protest Music and Solidarity (wdctv.news)

Ok Ellicott City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Ellicott City