Howard County Maryland Visitor Guide 2020 - Magazine - Page 66
THE CHRYSALIS
WORTH
planning
AHEAD
FOR
OLD ELLICOTT CITY
Howard County always has new restaurants, shops, events, and hotels popping up,
so each visit here will feel like your first time. If you’re planning a repeat visit to the
county, have no fear! Here are just a few of the things worth planning ahead for!
FestivALL
Make the most of summer
in Howard County with over
12 weekends of festivals,
including Capital Jazz Fest,
Festival of the Arts, and the
Main Street Music Festival!
See the transformation
of Downtown Columbia
Downtown Columbia is
constantly expanding and
changing. So much so,
that you’ll find something
new with each visit!
Check in during your
next trip to see the city’s
most recent additions
such as the new
Merriweather District.
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Visit the new
Columbia Art District
Construction is currently
underway for a new Cultural
Arts Center in Columbia.
Once completed, the center
will house Toby’s Dinner
Theatre, the Howard County
Arts Council, the Columbia
Center for Theatrical Arts, a
performing arts space, black
box theaters, and more! It’s
definitely worth coming back
to be one of the first to
see a performance at this
new location once it opens.
Stay at a new hotel
A Howard Hughes hotel is
currently being built at the
new Columbia Art District,
which will put guests close
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to some of the county’s top
entertainment. Additionally,
a Marriott Autograph hotel
will replace the Sheraton
Columbia Town Center hotel
on Lake Kittamaqundi,
giving visitors multiple new
lodging options in the area.
Busboys and Poets rejoice
D.C. restaurant Busboys and
Poets is currently working
on opening their eighth and
largest location in Columbia.
The restaurant will seat
more than 400 diners and
will have outdoor seating,
a bookstore, and space for
private events.
SEE WHAT’S
NEW IN OLD
ELLICOTT CITY
Ellicott City has been
hit with two major
floods in the last few
years that have been
devastating for many
of our residents and
businesses. But we’re
persevering with many
shops rebuilding and
opening all the time.
Make sure you visit
on your next trip to
Howard County to
watch the city rebuild
and see what’s new in
Old Ellicott City.