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Heyyyy, what's up 21043 — we're back!
It's been a week: the 80th Howard County Fair wrapped up, a tornado briefly touched down, NFL preseason kicked back off, and a Howard County man just won $2.2 million on a lottery ticket.
Things are happening and we got you covered. Let's dive in:
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| Your Week Ahead · Weather |
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Rain (90%)
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Tue
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Thu
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Storms (50%)
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Sat
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Rain (55%)
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3 home burglaries in 3 days — here's what to know
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Incidents in 21043
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Home burglaries
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Arrests reported
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Residential Burglary · 21043
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Residential Burglary · 21043
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Residential Burglary · 21043
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Safety Tip · Residential Burglary
All three burglaries happened during the day through an unlocked or unsecured window or door — not overnight. Lock windows and sliding doors even when you're just running errands, keep valuables (safes included) out of sight from windows.
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21043 market snapshot · August 2026
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,775 sqft
$639,000
⬇ $20K Cut (8/9) Active
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5 bed · 3.5 bath · 2,505 sqft
$869,000
Active
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3 bed · 2.5 bath · 1,976 sqft
$500,000
Active
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4 bed · 3 bath · 1,760 sqft
$609,000
Active
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📉 The number of active homebuyers nationally just fell to its lowest level ever recorded.
Record-high prices and mortgage rates at a one-year high are the main culprits pricing buyers out. For buyers, it's real leverage: more room to negotiate, ask for concessions, and shop without pressure.
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2 ongoing advisories to route around
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SHA's resurfacing of four northbound I-95 bridges near Columbia (Middle Patuxent River, Little Patuxent River, and both MD 32 spans) is now in its second week. Double-lane closures continue Sunday–Thursday, 9PM–5AM, weather permitting, through October.
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The Complete Streets project in Columbia remains underway, with intermittent lane restrictions. County crews are targeting a late-August wrap.
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New retail strip breaking ground on Route 40
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Coming Soon
A parcel along Route 40 in Ellicott City sold for $2.6 million, clearing the way for a new retail strip on the corridor. Tenants haven't been announced yet.
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A ghost walk, bingo night, and the market rolls on
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🍗 $1 Wing Night — Woodstock Inn
$1 wings across 14 flavors, plus $6 IPAs until 10PM.
📍 Woodstock Inn, 1415 Woodstock Rd, Woodstock · Wed Aug 19
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Weekly free-entry bingo with drink specials and prizes, guess-the-song style.
📍 All American Steakhouse, 8450 Baltimore National Pike · Thu Aug 20 · 8PM · Free
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A guided walking tour through Ellicott City's spookier local history and lore, hosted by Maryland History Tours.
📍 Museum of Howard County History, 8328 Court Ave · Fri Aug 21 · 8:30PM
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🚚 Food Truck Friday — Elkridge Fire Department
A rotating lineup of food trucks parked outside the firehouse.
📍 Elkridge Fire Department · Fri Aug 21 · 4:30–7:30PM
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Free outdoor concert series on Catonsville's Frederick Road — this week, Radio Free Baltimore.
📍 15 Mellor Ave, Catonsville · Fri Aug 21 · 6:30–8:30PM · Free
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Telescopic views and programming inside via the club's observatory telescope, plus members' scopes set up outside for stargazing and questions. No registration required — just show up.
📍 Alpha Ridge Park, 11685 Old Frederick Rd · Sat Aug 22 · 7:15–11PM (begins at sunset)
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🚘 Worth the drive
Merriweather's dark this week (nothing until Kehlani on Aug. 27), so this is a stretch pick — heads-up it's adult-humor, not family fare.
📍 Magooby's Joke House, Timonium · Thu–Sat Aug 20–22 · $34.99–$46.99
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Ease off the gas — school zone cameras start clocking again soon
HCPSS students head back Monday, August 24 — just eight days out. A few things worth knowing before then:
| • | Howard County lifted its old cap of 8 school-zone speed cameras and now allows them across all 172 designated school zones — cameras run Monday–Friday, 6AM–8PM. One driver got clocked at 110 mph in a 40 zone last year. |
| • | Expect heavier morning traffic near schools starting Aug. 24 — give yourself extra time on routes that pass Mt. Hebron, Centennial, or the elementary schools along your commute. |
| • | Buses will start test-running routes the week before — if you see one slow down near a stop with no kids around yet, that's why. |
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Things your neighbors said this week
Hear something worth sharing? Reply and we'll feature it.
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"Told the kids we're 'easing back into a school schedule.' We are not. We are winging it on day one like every year."
Overheard in 21043
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"Watched a guy circle the Wegmans lot for ten minutes to save a 40-second walk. Respect, honestly."
Overheard in 21043
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Howard County is named for a governor who never actually lived here.
John Eager Howard was a Revolutionary War hero — celebrated for his role at the Battle of Cowpens — who went on to become Maryland's 5th governor. When the county split off from Anne Arundel in 1851 and needed a name, locals honored him. Only problem: Howard lived in Baltimore his whole life and never resided in the county that carries his name.
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