Local News with Personality™

The best Howard County news and events on Tuesday & Thursday mornings. For free.

Join 4,000 neighbors getting our good news.

Everything you need to know to start your day in Howard County🍦

What readers are saying:

Thanks for putting this together. Easily my favorite local read.

Mitch Trellis

Co-owner, Remedy Columbia

Latest Newsletters

VIEW ALL

🍦Bakery HQ in the old Hysteria brewery

New lunch prices, 18 new school zones, tiny homes for seniors...

Aug 18, 2026

•

5 min read

🍦Last chance for the county fair

A real estate check-in, no more milkshakes, funding for crisis support...

Aug 13, 2026

•

5 min read

🍦Overnight lane closures hit I-95

HCPSS back-to-school guide, 6,000 free trees, Midnight mini-golf...

Aug 11, 2026

•

5 min read

🍦The one week your kid's shoes are tax-free 👟

More chicken for Columbia, Elkridge center breaks ground, Old Washington Rd getting traffic-calming makeover...

Aug 6, 2026

•

4 min read

🍦The one week your kid's shoes are tax-free 👟

🍦Ten years later, a $386 million fix

Sewer work vs. your commute, Don’t hang up those cleats yet, What we’re (still) looking forward to in August...

Aug 4, 2026

•

5 min read

Subscribe to Columbia Scoop

The best Howard County news and events every Tuesday & Thursday. For free. Loved by 3,500 of your neighbors.

Local News with Personality™

The best Howard County news and events on Tuesday & Thursday mornings. For free.

Everything you need to know to start your day in Howard County🍦

Latest Newsletters

🍦Bakery HQ in the old Hysteria brewery

🍦Last chance for the county fair

🍦Overnight lane closures hit I-95

🍦The one week your kid's shoes are tax-free 👟

🍦Ten years later, a $386 million fix

Restaurants

Events

Business

News

Real Estate