Howard Life - October 2007-May 2008 - (Page 2) CONTENTS 4 4 4 6 7 8 Important Numbers Welcome to Howard County, Maryland Join Howard County Tourism 37 Ellicott City Quality of Life 37 Shopping Resources The Good Life 40 For the Meeting Planner Blossoms of Hope 42 Where to Stay 10 Blossoms Tour 45 Partnership Listings 10 History 14 Merriweather Post Pavilion 16 Howard County Goes Green 20 Ellicott City Ghost Tours 21 Events 23 Howard County Map 25 Ellicott City Walking Tour 27 Family Fun at the Farm 28 Attractions 30 Ten Great Dates 32 Toby’s Dinner Theatre Waverly Woods Golf Club 33 Arts and Museums 34 Good Eats 36 Savage Mill howard So much. So close. DAN PATRELL, Co-Publisher, President and Editor ROSS PEDDICORD, Co-Publisher, Vice President, Advertising and Marketing JENNIFER SPONSELLER, LAUREN OLSON, Senior Account Executives JULIA ANDERSEN; STEVE BARSTOW, BARSTOW SALES & MARKETING; JOSHUA M. DAVIS, BAY MEDIA SERVICES; JENNIFER STOLOFF; HELEN VANSKIVER, Account Executives JENNIFER PFISTER, Production Coordinator PAT SMITH, Customer Service SHANNON ELLIOTT, ELLIOTT DESIGN GROUP, Art Director TERRY KASMARZYK, AMBER STONER, Graphic Designers TRISH BUDD, HEATHER FOSTER, VICKIE GOELLER, JEFF HEFFERNAN, MARY GARDELLA HESTER, DAVE JOHNSON, KENNETH LOSURDO JR., MIKE MORGAN, STEVE RYDER, Photography DON DEVITO, Distribution HOLLY SMITH, Articles Editor SHANNON MORGAN, Associate Editor Howard Life is published two times per year and has an annual circulation of more than 200,000. Howard Life is the official visitors guide for the Howard County Tourism Council, Inc. 800-288-8747. Howard County Tourism Council RACHELINA BONACCI, Executive Director EDWARD LILLEY, Visitor Information Center Manager AMANDA HOF, Special Events and Project Manager LEXI LEVY, Sales and Partnership Development Manager ERIN VAN BAVEL, Group Sales and Marketing Manager VICTORIA GOODMAN, Executive Director, Blossoms of Hope: The Howard County Cherry Tree Project Board of Directors: Sharon Baker, Sheraton Columbia; Joe Barbera, Aida Bistro; Willa Brooks, Re/Max Advantage Realty; Martha Clark, Clark’s Elioak Farm; Cheryl Duvall, Vice President, Avance; Sue Emerson, Historic Savage Mill; Matt Eyre, Immediate Past President, Eyre Tour & Travel; Michele Healy, Howard Bank; Anne Johnson, President, Belmont Conference Center; Eric King, Pig Pickers/The Crab Shanty; Alexandra Leandre, Leadership U; Barbara Lett, Special Events Consultant; Peter Mangione, Treasurer, Turf Valley Resort; Becky Mangus, The Business Monthly; Jordan Naftal, Jordan’s Steakhouse; Jean Parker, Merriweather Post Pavilion; David Shackelford, B&O Railroad Museum; Michael Stebbins, REP Stage; Robert Vigorito, Columbia Triathlon Association Ex Officio DIRECTORS: Mary Ellen Baker, Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks; Philip Bryan, Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks; Jessica Feldmark, Office of the County Executive; The Honorable Guy Guzzone, Maryland House of Delegates; The Honorable James Robey, Maryland State Senate; Richard Story, Howard County Economic Development Authority; Kathy Zimmerman, Howard County Economic Development Authority Howard Life is published by Great State Publishing, LLC, PO Box 612, Frederick, MD, 21705-0612, www.marylandlife.com. In 2007 and 2008, Howard Life will be published in July and October and is available free through the Howard County Tourism Council and through multiple distribution points throughout Howard County, Maryland Welcome Centers, and other designated distribution points. Advertising rates and other information can can be obtained by contacting sales@marylandlife.com and/or calling 800-357-9554. Howard Life welcomes your story ideas. Please send ideas to editor@marylandlife.com. All written expressions of stories and ideas provided to Great State Publishing, LLC, become the intellectual property of the company, and as such reserves the right to change, refuse, adjust or edit the idea(s) as it sees fit. Manuscripts, drawings, and other materials sent to the publisher will not be returned, unless accompanied by request and set with the proper postage. The publisher assumes no responsibility to any party for the content of any advertisements in this publication, including any errors or omissions therein. All content in Howard Life is copyright-protected by Great State Publishing, LLC, and may not be reproduced in whole or in part, without prior written approval from Great State Publishing, LLC. Howard Life and its logo are trademark-ending marks of Great State Publishing, LLC. 2 howardLIFE Turf Valley Resort LIFE TM http://www.marylandlife.com http://www.marylandlife.com
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