Live Irish music on the second floor, second Wednesday of every month. Pull up a stool and order a pint.

📍 8385 Main St, Ellicott City · Wed Oct 14 · 7–9PM

Local theater company takes on the Tony Award-winning musical. A solid family night out.

📍 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia · Fri Oct 16 · 8PM

Annapolis party rock cover band with dual lead vocals, playing everything from 80s and 90s favorites to today's pop rock and modern country.

📍 9150 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City · Sat Oct 17 · 8PM

Read the Did You Know below, then go see it for yourself. A night walk through EC's most haunted spots. Costumes welcome. Reservations required, ages 12+.

📍 Meets at Howard County Welcome Center, 8267 Main St · Sat Oct 17 · 8:30PM · $20

Acoustic classic rock and folk with big vocal harmonies in the courtyard. One of the last Concerts in the Courtyard of the season.

📍 3731 Hamilton St, Ellicott City · Sun Oct 18 · 12–3PM · Free

🚘 Worth the drive

Unlimited sampling of 60+ seasonal brews plus wine, seltzer, and cider. Friday night is 21+ only. Saturday is all day with live music and zoo admission included.

📍 Druid Hill Park, Baltimore · Fri Oct 16 & Sat Oct 17 · $35–$65

👀 Watching a Coming Soon listing? They usually can't be shown until they go active, so save the search and set an alert. James Ave hits the market Wednesday, and in 21043 the good ones don't sit long.

Incidents this week

Acuras stolen the same night

Car break-ins on Oak West Dr

Residential Burglary · 21043

Daytime home burglary · 3400 block of Tyler Drive, Mon Oct. 5, 6AM–4:45PM.

Vehicle Theft · 21043

2020 white Acura MDX stolen (MD tags 9FL7088) · Executive Park Drive & Lee Farm Court, overnight Oct. 3–4.

Vehicle Theft · 21043

2019 red Acura TLX stolen (MD tags 4GY2404) · 3100 block of Burgess Mill Way, overnight Oct. 3–4.

Vehicle Break-ins · 21043 · Nothing Reported Stolen

3 cars entered · 3300 block of Oak West Drive (twice: Oct. 2–7 and overnight Oct. 3–4) · 7700 block of Mayfair Circle, overnight Oct. 7–8.

🚗 Acuras keep showing up on this list. Two were stolen in 21043 on the same night this week. If you drive one, park in the garage if you can and consider a steering wheel lock.

Crews are installing new storm drains, curb, and paving on northbound Centennial Lane (from 4345 Centennial to Century Drive) and eastbound Century Drive. Expect flaggers and shoulder and lane closures through late November. Some sidewalk and a short stretch of the Centennial pathway will close in phases.

Work hours: weekdays 9AM–3PM on school days, 8AM–4PM when schools are closed

New Community Garden Opens on Old Montgomery Road New Opening

126 garden plots just north of the MD 100 overpass, including 25 raised ADA-accessible beds. It's the county's first community garden outside Columbia, and some gardeners on the waitlist have been waiting more than four years. Get on the waitlist here.

🦌 Deer season just started. Watch your commute.

Deer breeding season runs mid-October through November, and that's when they're most active on the roads. October through December is peak season for deer crashes in Maryland.

How to avoid one: Slow down at dawn and dusk. If you see one deer, expect more right behind it. If a crash is unavoidable, brake firmly and stay in your lane rather than swerving. And skip the deer whistles: they've never been proven to work. More deer safety tips.

"My kid wants to be a Zillow listing for Halloween. Says he'll just stand there and slowly drop his price all night."

Overheard in 21043

"I set the thermostat to 68. Came back an hour later and it said 72. Nobody in this house will admit anything. We have a mole."

Overheard in 21043

Ellicott City's "haunted castle" is still standing.

Lilburn was built on College Avenue in 1857 for Henry Richard Hazlehurst, a Baltimore iron foundry owner, and its bell tower and stone turrets still loom over the historic district. The ghost stories come from real tragedy: in the years after the Civil War, Hazlehurst lost his wife and three daughters. A 1923 fire later gutted the front parlor and interior. Ellicott City is often called the most haunted town in Maryland, and Lilburn is a big reason why.

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