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Columbia Offers Easy Access to Music, Theater, Galleries and Classes

For a young city, Columbia takes history and culture pretty seriously. In planning Columbia, developer Jim Rouse retained some of the area’s historic spots, including Dorsey Manor, the barn at Oakland Mills, the stone house at Wilde Lake and Oliver’s Carriage House. Photos, maps, periodicals and other memorabilia of Columbia’s history make up the Columbia Archives, in the American City Building in Columbia Town Centre. Built in 1811 Historic Oakland began its varied life as a Federalist... Read More »
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Fancy, Fun or Fit, Columbia Has a Full Menu of Restaurants

Small plates and big options – restaurants in Columbia have both. AIDA Bistro & Wine Bar has a diverse, eclectic dinner menu grounded in Italian and Mediterranean cooking; it also offers small plates with other global influences and 70 wines by the glass. Wine and small plates are also the focus at Iron Bridge Wine Company, an intimate spot with tapas-style appetizers, gourmet cheese platters, salads for sharing and sinful desserts. And wine – some 300 different bottles. Iron Bridge... Read More »
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Columbia Is a Recreation Hotbed for Golfers, Lake Lovers Alike

Got golf? Columbia certainly does, giving residents the chance to “grip it and rip it” at a variety of courses. Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club allows member to tee off on a regulation length, 18-hole course with four sets of tee boxes. The public Fairway Hills Golf Club features great greens, with 18 holes and regulation par 70, while nearby Ellicott City has 54 holes at Turf Valley Resort. For whimsy, the Sports Park on Harper’s Ferry Road has miniature golf, along with batting cages, skateboard... Read More »