Voices of Laurel  volunteer staffmembers (from left to right) Caitlin Lewis, Jeff Krulik, Diane Mezzanotte, Pete Lewnes, Kevin Leonard,...

Local news covering the Oldtown area Mike Mondy hosted the second annual Blessing Baskets event for Thanksgiving, where residents and...

Local news covering the North Laurel and Scaggsville areas Kathy Bittinger, owner of the Novel Refuge, along with some of the current...

Local news covering Laurel Lakes, Victoria Falls, Oakcrest, Montpelier, and the Route 197 corridor Zeny and Milo Punsalan on their...

Local news covering the Russett and Maryland City areas Two recent additions to the neighborhood that have attracted a lot of positive...

Local news covering the West Laurel and Burtonsville areas (Photo: West Laurel Civic Association) Winter offers opportunities to enjoy a...

New Autobiography by Laurel’s Marty Friedman Pulls No Punches A young Marty Friedman rehearses with his band, Deuce, on Supplee Lane in...

Local officials, business partners, and Ma Bacon descendants at the ribbon cutting for the refurbished Bacontown basketball courts....

The Laurel community mourns a warrior Photos courtesy of Martin Mitchell For anyone following (or reporting on) the local rent...

Courtesy of Howard County Historical Society Doughoregan Manor is a former plantation in central Howard County that was home to the last...

(Photo courtesy of SAILS) Beginning this year, Voices of Laurel  will present an annual Laurel Light Award to an individual, business, or...

Photo: John Floyd/Laurel History Boys Collection Each of us starts life in a “community” called family. And as we grow, we naturally...

Photo: Homes.com The best part of my school day must be bus duty. I know a lot of other educators have bemoaned this “additional duty as...

(Photo: Courtesy of Merriweather Post Pavilion) PART 2 — SEEING RED Violence and vandalism at rock concerts were not the only issues the...

Early Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger equipment of the 1830s, displayed at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. (Photo: JG Howes)...

These short bits of history tend to pile up as I do more research on various topics. Unless otherwise credited, all quotes are from the...

Mark Opsasnick’s incredibly researched book, Rock the Potomac , is chock-full of stories and biographies of the people and groups who...

Newspaper clippings after the May 15, 1972 assassination attempt on Alabama Governor George Wallace at Laurel Shopping Center from...

My granddad and I had a lot in common, including an uncanny proximity to famous race tracks Photos courtesy of Richard Friend Some of my...

(Photos courtesy of Jim Clash) It’s extremely rare for a civilian to score an edge-of-space ride in the backseat of a U-2 spy plane....