LEGO trains rolling through a spooky town of ghosts, witches, and wizards. Free, and great for kids.

📍 B&O Ellicott City Station Museum, 3711 Maryland Ave · Wed–Thu 10AM–3PM, Fri–Sun 10AM–5PM · Free

Half off cheesesteaks all day Tuesday.

📍 1415 Woodstock Rd, Woodstock · Tue Oct 6

All-levels yoga and breathwork inside a salt cave. Bring a mat, water, and a friend.

📍 6020 Meadowridge Center Dr, Unit T, Elkridge · Tue Oct 6 · 6:30PM · Book online

Season opener for the local wind symphony: a piece inspired by six illustrated bookmarks of Japanese landmarks.

📍 4300 Centennial Ln, Ellicott City · Tue Oct 6 · 7:30PM

Monthly jazz jam at one of Main Street's oldest pubs. Grab a pint and listen, or bring your horn.

📍 8385 Main St, Ellicott City · Tue Oct 6 · 8PM

Come in costume to a decorated course with unlimited mini golf, lawn games, and adult beverages. Beltway Bistro is the food truck. 21+.

📍 Columbia SportsPark, 6310 Hillside Ct · Fri Oct 9 · 9PM · $16 advance

Family-friendly afternoon with live music, drag and aerial performances, local vendors, food trucks, and games.

📍 The Chrysalis, Merriweather Park, Columbia · Sun Oct 11 · 12PM · Free

🚘 Worth the drive

One of the last shows of the Merriweather season, with Wisp opening.

📍 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia · Sat Oct 10 · Gates 6:30PM, show 8PM

🍂 Fall is a buyer's season. Fewer people shop once school starts, and sellers who are still sitting on a listing get flexible. One of this week's homes already dropped $26K.

Incidents this week

Daytime burglaries

Straight weeks on Montgomery Run

Residential Burglary · 21043

Sliding glass door smashed; cash, jewelry, and other items stolen · 8800 block of Hawthorne Court, Wed Sept. 30, 12–2:45PM.

Residential Burglary · 21042 · Nearby

Rear door pried open; cash and jewelry stolen · 10200 block of Clubhouse Court, Wed Sept. 30, 9AM–2:30PM.

Vehicle Theft · 21043

2023 silver Honda HR-V stolen (MD tags 8GK5130) · 8100 block of Hickory High Court, overnight Oct. 1–2.

Theft From Vehicle · 21043 · Repeat Street

Various items stolen from a vehicle · 8300 block of Montgomery Run Road, overnight Sept. 28–29.

👀 Montgomery Run Road has made the crime report 3 weeks straight. Keep an eye out, and give a heads-up to anyone you know who lives there.

The bridge between 8392 and 8407 Merryman Street in Historic EC closes starting Monday for a new deck and stone wall repairs. Crews work weekdays 7AM–4PM, and the bridge stays closed the whole time.

Detour: residents southwest of 8392 Merryman use Hill Street to reach Main Street

Back Nine Golf Simulator Coming in November Coming Soon

A 24/7 indoor golf spot is opening in Woodstock, near Waverly Woods. Full Swing simulators let you play Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass, St. Andrews, and dozens more.

📍 10805 Birmingham Way #21, Woodstock

Calvin Ball Gives His Final State of the County Local

The 21043 headline: crews have now drilled more than 2,300 feet of the Extended North Tunnel under Historic EC. When finished, the mile-long tunnel will move over 26,000 gallons of water per second away from Main Street.

💰 Homestead Tax Credit could lower your property tax

About a third of Maryland primary residences don't have a Homestead Tax Credit application on file. Once approved, it caps how much your taxable assessment can climb each year. It's a one-time form with no deadline, but it isn't retroactive, so every year you skip it is money gone.

Check in 2 minutes: search your address in SDAT's real property database and scroll to "Homestead Application Status." Apply here.

"Halloween is four weeks out and the house on the corner already has a fog machine, a sound system, and a guy in a mask on the porch. I'm 80% sure the guy is real."

Overheard in 21043

"My kid asked why we can't go to the Main Street fudge shop every weekend. I said because Dad has to pay the property taxes. He said 'what if we just don't.' Honestly, bold strategy."

Overheard in 21043

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The world's first underwater power plant was built on the Patapsco.

In 1907, Bloede Dam started generating electricity on the Patapsco near Ilchester. Instead of a separate powerhouse, the generators sat inside the dam itself, under the spillway, making it the world's first submerged hydroelectric plant. Owner Victor Bloede built it to power Catonsville and Ellicott City, and his other company made glue for postage stamps. It went quiet around 1930 and was finally removed in 2018 so fish could swim upstream again.

Caught on a Ring camera on Autumn Field Ct, Ellicott City at 1AM 👀😱

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