Incidents in 21043

Vehicle thefts

Stolen countywide in 6 days

Vehicle Theft · 21043

2019 white Dodge Charger stolen from the 3200 block of Kaiser Drive overnight July 20–21. Tags MD/8GN3202. No arrest reported.

Vehicle Theft · 21043

2017 black Volkswagen Golf stolen from the 7600 block of Stony Creek Lane overnight July 20–21. Tags MD/9GX9940. No arrest reported.

Vehicle Theft · 21043

2024 black Acura TLX stolen from the 3200 block of Normandy Woods Drive overnight July 23–24. Tags MD/4ER0801. No arrest reported.

Vehicle Theft · 21043

2020 gray Acura TLX stolen from the 3200 block of Wheaton Way overnight July 23–24. Tags VA/TAJ5119. No arrest reported.

💡 Two of this week's four listings took price cuts — a small but real sign that sellers in 21043 are getting more flexible heading into late summer. The Fed meets Wednesday (7/29) for its next rate decision; markets are largely expecting another hold at 3.50%–3.75%, so don't expect mortgage rates to move much either way this week. If a cut comes later this year as some are forecasting, that's more likely to show up in rates this fall than right now.

Crews replacing a failed storm drain culvert near 4747 Bonnie Branch Road. Detour runs Bonnie Branch Road → Beechwood Road → Ilchester Road → MD 103 → Bonnie Branch Road.

Two weeks of special menus and craft beverage deals at 45+ restaurants across the county, from Columbia to Ellicott City.

👆 Click the headline link to see the full list of participating restaurants.

Download the Local HoCo Open Rewards app before you go — it pays 10% cash back (instead of the usual 5%) on eligible purchases at participating spots through August 9, plus a $5 bonus for new sign-ups.

Manor Hill Tavern's Restaurant Weeks specials run daily through August 9. Kicks off alongside their regular Pizza Monday.

📍 Manor Hill Tavern, 3733 Old Columbia Pike · Starts Mon Jul 27 · 11AM

Muse brings The Wow! Signal Tour to Merriweather with Bloc Party and The Temper Trap opening.

📍 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia · Tue Jul 28 · Gates 5:30PM

New exhibit opening at the Howard County Arts Council gallery on Main Street, featuring nature-themed paintings from two local artists.

📍 Howard County Arts Council, 8197 Main St · Wed Jul 29 · 11AM

Bring a blanket and a picnic while enjoying the musical sounds of summer with 80s rock band Weird Science.

📍 Centennial Park Amphitheatre · Wed Jul 29 · 7PM · Free

Southern rock outfit The Red Clay Strays headline Merriweather with support from The Revivalists and Haley Reinhart.

📍 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia · Thu Jul 30 · Gates 5:15PM

HCPD celebrates with police and fire displays, a DJ, child-friendly activities, games, and giveaways.

📍 Colorburst Park, 6221 Mango Tree Rd, Columbia · Tue Aug 4 · 5–8PM · Free

🖼️ Ongoing

Ongoing exhibit of local artists' work inspired by Ellicott City, running daily on Court Avenue.

📍 8360 Court Avenue, Ellicott City · Daily

🚘 Worth the drive

Family-friendly closer to Restaurant Week's opening weekend — Weird Al brings the parody hits to Merriweather with Puddles Pity Party opening.

📍 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia · Sun Aug 2 · Gates 6PM

Senior Tax Credit

If you're 65+, or know someone who is, this one's worth a read — County Executive Calvin Ball just signed an executive order forming a commission to review how well these credits are serving residents.

Here's what you need to know:

If you're 65+ and your household income is under roughly 5x the federal poverty level with net worth under $800,000, the county's Senior Tax Credit knocks 25% off your County property tax. Separately, the Aging in Place credit gives homeowners 65+ who've lived in their home 30+ years (or retired military) a 20% credit for up to 10 years, capped at $650,000 of assessed value.

See the full list of credits and how to apply at howardcountymd.gov/finance/tax-credits.

"Saw a guy at the farmers market inspect a tomato like he was appraising a diamond. Sir, it's $4."

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The granite under your feet helped build a Baltimore cathedral.

Stone quarried from the Ellicott City area was hauled to Baltimore by wagons pulled by nine yoke of oxen to help build the Basilica of the Assumption (1806–1821) — the first Catholic cathedral built in the United States. The same local granite shows up all over the region's oldest buildings, a quiet legacy of the quarrying business the Ellicott brothers started here in the 1770s.

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