Local News

Clyde’s, The Soundry to close in July

Clyde’s Restaurant Group announced it will close its two Columbia locations on Sunday, July 19. Clyde’s, t he first Maryland property opened by the popular Washington-based restaurant group, has been serving Howard County since 1975; The Soundry, located adjacent to Clyde’s on Lake Kittamaqundi, opened in 2018 as an intimate music venue and event space . Learn more

BWI Marshall welcomes Sun Country Airlines BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport has welcomed the start of service from Sun Country Airlines, a new carrier for the airport. Read more

PPE store opens in The Mall in Columbia Shield Pals, a retail store offering Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), opened June 26, near the Apple store and Banana Republic. More info

Northrop Realty named No. 1 specialty brokerage Northrop Realty, A Long & Foster Company, was named the No. 1 specialty brokerage in the nation for team-owned brokerages in a REAL Trends report. Read about it

Del Signore, Astle out at VAAAC Connie Del Signore has been relieved of her duties as president and CEO of Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County (VAAAC). Learn more

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Government News

MES welcomes Glass as director Charles Glass has been appointed director of the Millersville-based Maryland Environmental Service (MES) by Gov. Larry Hogan. More info

FMA appoints Crockett, Wood to Board The Fort Meade Alliance (FMA) elected new members of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors during the FMA Annual Meeting. Details

BOE joins class action lawsuit against JUUL Labs The Howard County Board of Education has joined a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc. for the company’s role in cultivating and fostering an e-cigarette epidemic. See more

State-led audit kicks off at HC PSS Certified public accounting and business advisory firm  SB & Company  has begun a state-led audit of the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS). Read

Private access point gates completed in Ellicott City Howard County has completed the installation of private access point gates in Historic Ellicott City, allowing pedestrians to retreat quickly to higher ground in the case of imminent flash flooding. Learn more

Howard receives $109K in grants from MEA The Howard County Office of Community Sustainability was awarded two grants, totaling $109,000, from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) . Details

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