Things to Know about Ellicott City Today: July 11

Remember yesterday's weather? That's just about what we're in for today. The National Weather Service is forecasting clear, sunny, skies with temperatures reaching about 93 degrees and light, southwest winds. Temperatures should drop to the low 70s tomorrow with more clouds filling the sky.  

The two right lanes of U.S. Route 29 northbound will be closed at MD Route 99 while crews patch the road. Lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. daily until about July 22.

Did you stand out in the rain or brave the heat to paint scenes of Ellicott City this weekend? See your work where it deserves to be: On display at the . Paint It! artwork that is being judged will hang in the gallery through Aug. 26. All other participants' work will be on display in the lobby today only.

The Zoning Board is meeting for a River Hill Nursery-related worksession today. On the agenda is a reclassification for 12165 Clarksville Pike from residential to business. The meeting is in the at 5 p.m.

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And ... On this day in 1960 "To Kill A Mockingbird" was first published. The book, about the Great Depression, childhood and racism, won a Pulitzer Prize and is required reading in schools throughout the country.