We are excited to announce that we have launched a new mobile application, the MoCo Pass, offering residents an innovative way to support local businesses while enjoying significant savings (Download links below).
Starbucks has announced that starting November 7, customers in U.S. and Canada company-owned and operated stores will no longer pay extra for customizing their beverage with non-dairy milk – including soymilk, oatmilk, almondmilk and coconutmilk.
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The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is continuing to investigate an attempted armed robbery that occurred on September 14, 2024, in Wheaton, where two female suspects assaulted a victim in a Safeway parking garage. (more…)
Sheetz will honor veterans and active-duty military on Veterans Day with a free meal, beverage, and car wash at participating locations (Note: Montgomery County’s only Sheetz at 751 Progress Way in Gaithersburg does not have a carwash facility.)
When I moved back to Northern Virginia after several years in New York, most of my old friends had moved away. I found myself rebuilding a social circle from scratch.
I had plenty of people I could connect with online, but that wasn’t translating into anyone to grab a beer with after work, play trivia with, or text when I wanted to get out of the house. Making new friends as an adult required far more deliberate effort than I remembered.
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Bring your family and friends to our free , all-day outdoor Oktoberfest celebration. These will be an outdoor craft fair featuring local artisans and professional woodworkers, a chainsaw carving, woodworking and tool demonstrations by Festool, Montgomery Wood Turners and Carvers. There will also be lots of delicious food provided by El Parente Tacos, El Jeffe Wood-fired pizzas, Bruster's Ice cream and seasonal craft brews from Saints Row Brwsing Company.
Attorney General Anthony Brown issued a cease and desist letter to the Center for Voter Information/Voter Participation Center, ordering it to stop sending Maryland voters intimidating letters threatening to reveal their voting status to neighbors, which violates Maryland and federal laws.
Rockville now offers three free 24/7 food scrap drop-off sites, including the newest at Twinbrook Community Recreation Center, to support easy composting and reduce landfill waste, with weekly pickups sent to a Prince George’s County composting facility. (more…)
For over 200 years, the Farmers’ Almanac has been predicting long-range weather forecasts using what they refer to as “a tried-and-true formula that adapts to the mysteries of nature and the ever-changing world in which we live.” So far this fall, we’ve shared summaries of the Old Farmer’s Almanac outlook and FOX 5’s winter outlook. There are actually two competing almanacs: the Farmers’ Almanac and the Old Farmer’s Almanac and both have been published for more than 200 years. Below we take a look at the Farmers’ Almanac outlook for this upcoming winter.
The Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Investigative Section is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Wheaton woman. (more…)
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Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the 2024 week 9 MCPS football games. The scores will be updated as we receive them. If a score […]
Montgomery Parks has announced Veterans Day weekend operating hours and programs, and Open Parkways hours change due to the end of daylight saving time.
Niche has released its “2025 Best Public Elementary Schools” rankings based on “rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district.” The top 25 public elementary schools in the state of Maryland, according to their list, can be seen below: