Episode One: Water (Run time – 15:26) Synopsis: This podcast series will examine two fatal floods that occurred in Ellicott City, Maryland. One on July 30, 2016, and the other on May 27th of this year, 2018. In this episode…
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With new plan on pause, Ellicott City business owner feels stuck
ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland — After a 2016 flood destroyed Great Panes Art Glass Studio on this city’s Main Street, the owners resolved to rebuild. Sherry Fackler-Berkowitz, 65, has run the business in the historic mill town with her husband Len…
Your phone as a way to view the flood [A simulation]
Ellicott City, Maryland — This video is an experimental look at what it would have been like to experience the flood. Instead of putting the viewer in a resident’s shoes, we put the viewer in the resident’s phone.
Ellicott City business owners rebounding again from catastrophic floods
After the damage caused in the 2016 and 2018 floods, business owners are reopening their stores in Ellicott City every day. It’s those brick and mortar stores, along with the residents, that make the town unique. But some say the toll could be greater than dollars and cents if another major flood hits.
Ellicott City continues to battle back from devastating floods even as the future remains uncertain
The beauty and charm of Howard County’s historic Ellicott City have been tested since its founding in 1772 by devastating, at times deadly, floods. Yet the town keeps coming back. In this special report the Capital News Service looks at what makes Ellicott City so vulnerable and why so many believe the efforts to save the town are worth it—even as they differ on how best to do it.
Dance project used to lift spirits in recovering Ellicott City
Starting over after the Ellicott City flooding has been difficult for many local businesses and community members. But one woman turned the devastation into art to help the city rebuild.
Ellicott City residents remain hopeful despite challenges from devastating floods
Following two devastating floods in the past two years, Ellicott City is still picking up the pieces and planning for the future.
Destructive Ellicott City floods blamed on nature and development
In recent years, Ellicott city has garnered national attention…not for historical significance…but for the 2016 and 2018 floods that devastated the community. Those deadly floods are blamed on a combination of nature and complications brought on by development.
Ellicott City residents remain committed to town’s future despite floods, tragedies
While some may question why residents of Ellicott City remain despite two devastating once-in-a-thousand-year floods within two years, those who live in the historic town say the benefits of living in the quaint, quirky town are worth it.
Ellicott City rainfall is predictably unpredictable
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Ellicott City, Maryland, sustained two cataclysmic flash floods in the span of 22 months, the first in July 2016, the other in May. “Although the two events are considered abnormal weather phenomena, the fact remains that…