Lillian Reed

Baltimore, Hanover, Salt Lake City

Reporter at The Baltimore Banner

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Articles

Columbia Snowden 14: Movie theater reopens amid plans to replace it

6 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

A warehousecould be coming soon to replace a movie theater near you — if a Florida-based hedge fund gets its way. The popular Howard County theater known as Columbia Snowden 14 and ScreenX will reopen to audiences Friday after Cinemark abruptly ceased operations there last month.
Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to Columbia for Books in Bloom

6 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

None of author Laurie Frankel’s books is set in her hometown of Columbia — but it’s often the place she pictures when she imagines scenes for her bestselling novels. The Seattle resident is returning to her roots this weekend for the ninth annual Books in Bloom literary festival at Color Burst Park on Saturday.
7 Things to do in Howard County, from Books in Bloom to ‘The Office’ trivia

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

You can book it to several literary-themed events this week or treat your Mom to a Mother’s Day activity out of the house. There’s theater, trivia, mini-golf and more. Here are seven things to do in Howard County for the week of May 8-13. ‘The Music Man’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre6 p.m. ThursdayCon man Harold Hill’s antics take center stage beginning this week at Toby’s. The classic musical runs through May 18. Tickets start at $97 for adults and $75 for kids 12 and under.
Why Howard County’s power brokers prefer to meet at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

The biggest political conversations in Howard County often happen at the Wilde Lake Village Starbucks. When elected leaders and community insiders swap invites to “City Hall,” they are referring not to a government building but the coffee chain’s standalone cafe off Twin Rivers Road in Columbia. It’s a surprisingly ordinarydestination for power brokers to see and be seen in one of Maryland’s most affluent counties.
Montgomery County’s rapid bus line is expanding up Route 29 to Howard County

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

Commutes along Route 29 have long represented a “hellacious human experience” for Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. For more than a decade, elected leaders in Howard and Montgomery counties have laid the groundwork for a rapid bus along the north-south corridor in an effort to reduce traffic between the neighboring jurisdictions in Washington, D.C.’s periphery.
Bill Ackman’s hedge fund closes in on Columbia

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

Billionaire Bill Ackman has increased his control of the real estate development company that owns much of downtown Columbia, further tethering the Maryland town’s interests to one of the richest people in the world. Columbia is among several planned communities owned by Howard Hughes Holdings, a Texas-based developer that Ackman wants transform into a “modern-day Berkshire Hathaway,” the investment conglomerate managed by Warren Buffett.
Councilmember Deb Jung launches campaign for Howard County executive

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

Howard County Councilmember Deb Jung is the first candidate to emerge in the 2026 race for Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s seat. Ball, a Democrat, is term limited after voters elected him in 2018 and again in 2022. Howard County code states an executive cannot serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The first day candidates could file to run in Maryland’s upcoming election cycle was Feb. 25.
Howard County: Calvin Ball wants to expand youth employment program

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is committing $250,000 in new funding in his budget proposal to expand a summer youth employment program to include 75 more young people. Launched in 2018 with just 13 participants, the paid county program has grown to 225 youths in 2024. Ball’s budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year would boost the program once again this summer to a total of 300 young people between the ages of 14 and 24 across 65 work sites. The six-week program runs from July 1 to Aug.
Columbia: Today's Catch seafood market closes after 47 years in business

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed

Today’s Catch, a longtime destination for fresh seafood in Howard County, has closed its Columbia storefront after 47 years. A week ago, the fresh seafood market announced it was temporarily closing due to licensing issues with the state. The business later announced its permanent closure in a social media post Tuesday without giving a reason. Representatives for the business could not be reached for comment.
Tradepoint Atlantic expansion into Howard County will create jobs

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Lillian Reed |Giacomo Bologna

Tradepoint Atlantic, the company behind the major redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point, is expanding into Howard County with a new logistics hub that is expected to create 500 supply chain and logistics jobs. Tradepoint said it is investing $100 million to build an inland office industrial park, called “Tradepoint at Savage Crossing,” at the planned site along U.S. Route 1.