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Columbia Restaurants Open On Thanksgiving Day
If you'd rather not spend half a day in the kitchen this Thanksgiving, check out these restaurants that will be open for the holiday.

Reporter covering Columbia and Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland; Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland; and Bel Air in Harford County. Veteran journalist who has won numerous awards over the years. Bachelor's degrees in journalism and graphic design, along with a master's degree in journalism. Can be reached at Kristin.Danley-Greiner@patch.com.
If you'd rather not spend half a day in the kitchen this Thanksgiving, check out these restaurants that will be open for the holiday.

Police are searching for anyone who may have been assaulted by a suspect linked to at least five rape cases that happened from 2008 to 2012.
The sheriff's office will increase patrols of school routes after a high number of tickets were issued to drivers who didn't stop for buses.
A fire was sparked by a paper shredding machine at a Columbia business that specializes in paper shredding.
A Joppa woman who lost a winning lotto ticket in her vehicle found it months later and was able to claim her $50K prize.
An outbreak of an illness affecting dogs at the county shelter and adoption center has prompted officials to stop canine adoptions.
Teens charged in a man's fatal shooting in Columbia appeared before a judge; prosecutors said they believe it was an armed robbery.
A jury has returned a mixed verdict in the trial of Brian Delen of Bel Air, who was charged in the shooting death of Meghan Riley Lewis.
Howard County residents are asked to rank the top 10 final flag designs in an online poll.
Weapons testing will be carried out this week at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Anyone with concerns should call 410-278-4091.
Officials credit sprinkler systems with halting the spread of 2 apartment fires that broke out Nov. 10 in Forest Hill and Abingdon.
Police reported the armed robbery of a mail carrier, the assault of an Exxon employee, the robbery of a food delivery driver and more.
Police are searching for the suspect they say fatally shot a man attending a candlelight vigil held at a park in Capitol Heights Friday.
One person died after a semi crashed Tuesday morning along northbound I-95. A second semi crashed along Fallston Road an hour later.
HCPSS families and their students will be sampling and rating school food on the menu at a special Taste Test night this week.
Hundreds of people in MD and across the eastern U.S. saw a fireball streaking through the sky Monday, with some reporting a greenish glow.
The Harford County Youth Orchestra and string orchestra will perform a concert Nov. 23 to celebrate their 25th anniversary season.
A custodian from Elkridge who won $2M with a $30 scratch-off ticket plans to retire early, she told Maryland Lottery officials.
Prince George's Police are searching for 44-year-old Fausto Galeano-Soriano of Riverdale who has been charged in a man's death, police say.
An Oxon Hill man has died after he collided with a motorized scooter and an SUV. The people in the SUV were injured, too, police said.