Traffic fatality

Tire thefts

Commercial burglary

Traffic Fatality · 21043

A girl riding a bicycle was killed after falling into the path of an oncoming dump truck, police said.

📍 2000 block Daniels Road · Tuesday, June 30

Tire Theft · 21043

Two overnight tire thefts hit the neighborhood this week — one on West Springs Drive, one on Walking Stick. Both vehicles were parked overnight; no suspects identified in either case.

📍 3100 block West Springs Drive (June 29–30) · 4900 block Walking Stick (July 1–2)

Commercial Burglary · 21042 (nearby)

Copper stolen from a construction site on Clarksville Pike. Unknown suspect(s) entered the building over the weekend and made off with copper piping/wiring. No arrests.

📍 10900 block Clarksville Pike · June 27–29

🔥 Market check: 21043 is hot right now. Redfin puts it at 89/100 — Very Competitive. Multiple offers are common, averaging 4 per home, and over half of homes are selling above their listing price.

County crews begin repairing a failing stormwater pond near 2731 Thornbrook Road on/around Wednesday, July 8. Work runs weekdays 7AM–5PM, weather permitting, through late November.

County Executive Calvin Ball announced a $250,000 grant from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, funded by Wells Fargo, to launch a Howard County Financial Empowerment Center — free one-on-one financial counseling for residents.

Howard County's liquor board unanimously approved owner for Beer, Wine & Liquor license. Still targeting a late-July/August opening.

USA takes on Belgium in Seattle for a spot in the quarterfinals. Same local spots worth checking for the watch party crowd: Glory Days Grill, La Palapa Grill & Cantina, Kelsey's, HoCo Brew Hive, Union Jack's, and Manor Hill Tavern.

📍 Local · Mon Jul 6 · 8PM ET · FOX

Howard County Rec & Parks' free Wednesday night concert series kicks off. Bring a blanket and a picnic.

📍 Centennial Park South, 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City · Wed Jul 8 · 7PM · Free

Free outdoor concert series at Color Burst Park in the Merriweather District. Crafts and giveaways included — good one for the whole family.

📍 Color Burst Park, 6000 Merriweather Dr, Columbia · Thu Jul 9 · 6:30–8:30PM · Free

Saturday morning series for kids ages 2–10 focused on citizenship and play — this session's theme is "Love Our Land," with crafts and giveaways.

📍 Color Burst Park, 6000 Merriweather Dr, Columbia · Sat Jul 11 · 10AM–12PM · Free

Weekly Thursday nights on Main Street. Drink specials 4–10PM, trivia at 8PM, karaoke at 9PM.

📍 Ellicott Distilling Co., 8090 Main St · Every Thu · 4–10PM

🚘 Worth the drive

Noah Cyrus plays Merriweather this Saturday night. About 20 minutes from 21043.

📍 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia · Sat Jul 11 · 7:30PM

Storm Season Is Here — Get Ready for Outages

⛈️ The pattern is shifting. After a week of pure heat, we're heading into a stretch of pop-up afternoon and evening thunderstorms — some with damaging wind potential. Baltimore's already seeing outages this weekend, and that combo is a classic setup for more in 21043.

🔋 Charge everything now. Phones, power banks, laptops — top them off before storms roll through, especially ahead of Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

🌡️ Have a backup plan to stay cool. If the power goes out during this heat, know where you're going — a neighbor with a generator, a cooling center, or just the car AC for a bit. Heat + no power is the combo that actually gets dangerous.

📡 Report outages fast. BGE's outage map and text alerts (text REG to 695400 to sign up) are faster than calling.

🌳 Secure loose items. Patio furniture, trash cans, anything that can become a projectile in gusty winds should get tied down or brought in before storm days.

“Told my husband the AC bill this month is basically a second mortgage. He said worth it. He's right.”

Overheard in 21043

“My neighbor has had the same inflatable pool deflating in his yard since Memorial Day. At this point it's basically a lawn ornament.”

Overheard in 21043

“Watched three different neighbors pretend not to see each other at Wegmans so nobody had to have a whole conversation. Suburbia's finest sport.”

Overheard in 21043

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Ellicott City granite helped build the Baltimore Basilica — America's first Catholic cathedral.

Gray granite quarried right along the Patapsco River in the early 1800s was hauled by ox cart along Frederick Road to Baltimore to build what's now the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The building was designed by Benjamin Latrobe — the same architect behind the U.S. Capitol. Traces of those old quarries are still visible today; one sits where a gas station now stands along Frederick Road.

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