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🌱 Patch AM: How Elkridge became home to the nation’s largest human composting site
You won't want to miss KIDZAFEST " Dance-a-palooza on the Elkridge Patch calendar
Hello Elkridge! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Elkridge became home to the nation's largest human composting site
Also on today's calendar: KIDZAFEST " Dance-a-palooza and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 67.
- Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nation's Largest Human Composting Facility Opens in Maryland - Have you watched Soylent Green? (matr.net) — A major new human composting facility has just opened in Elkridge, bringing an eco-friendly burial option directly to local families instead of sending remains out of state. The 37,000-square-foot Earth Funeral site can process about 2,000 bodies a year, turning each into nutrient-rich soil in roughly a month, and positions Elkridge as a key hub for green end-of-life services along the East Coast. 
📸 Around Elkridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elkridge
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★ Featured events ★
- KIDZAFEST " Dance-a-palooza →
Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring
10:00 am
Friday August 21
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Other local events
- Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, Timonium, MD, 21093
9:30 am - Columbia Maryland Film Festival's Opening Night at The Collective ENCORE →
The Collective Encore, 10221 Wincopin Cir, Columbia
5:30 pm - Power52 Live On The Green! 4th Annual Charity Golf Classic →
Turf Valley Golf Club, 2700 Turf Valley Rd, Ellicott City
9:00 am
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Thursday September 10
📣 Elkridge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- đSchools open for grades 1â5 and grades 6 and 9 only.
Jessup , MD 20794 - Conferences/staggered openings for ECSE, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Maryland City Laurel, MD 20724 - Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - đSchools open for grades 1â12.
Jessup , MD 20794 - Systemwide Professional Development Activities
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Orientation for Students Entering Grades 6 and 9
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies Catonsville, MD 21228 - Lindale Back to School Night
Lindale (Middle) 415 Andover Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090, USA
5:00 pm - Michael Grasso Music - Not 2 Cool Jazz... →
Catonsville Sunday Farmers Market, 15 Mellor Ave, Catonsville
9:00 am
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Sunday September 6
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Elkridge PatchAM possible:
- CrossLife Community Church — 4109606301
- Elkridge Baptist Church — (410) 796-4486
- Hop To It Organizers, LLC — 443-741-2575
- MacGillis Global Academy — (443) 393-0892
- Glass Doctor Home + Business — (443) 218-3366
- VivaVets Animal Hospital — (443) 542-2938
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wegmans posted a job opening for Overnight Stocker in Columbia. Apply here.
- PMM Companies posted a job opening for General Cleaner in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jessup
- Verano Harvest Specialist in Jessup, MD (pennlive.com)
Catonsville
- Food-Packing Events Support Students Across City (jmoreliving.com)
- Luke Jones and Nestor discuss frustration of Orioles losing close games to Yankees (baltimorepositive.com)
- Navy Vet Fought For America For More Than A Decade, Now US Wants To Deport His Wife (dailyvoice.com)
Columbia
- 2026 Macaroni KID Columbia Back to School Guide (macaronikid.com)
- Zion Abdul Alhassan, 27, Arrested for Multiple Offenses including Robbery — Congress Heights on the Rise (congressheightsontherise.com)
Ok Elkridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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