The second annual Wheaton-Kensington Restaurant Week will take place May 11 through May 17, 2026, highlighting the culinary diversity of both communities.
The community is rallying to support a local mother who was injured after being struck by a vehicle while walking with her infant daughter on May 5 in Montgomery Village.
L.E.A.D. Fest Carnival, which is currently running at Westfield Montgomery in Bethesda through Sunday, May 10, has announced it will be at Westfield Wheaton May 15-25.
The Mental Health Version of an Annual Physical Is Here
By Montgomery County Counseling Center
You get the annual physical. You go to that 9am dentist appointment. You’re vigilant about your sleep and exercise. You treat your well-being as something you maintain, not just repair. Why is mental health different? Why aren’t we more proactive? Why do we only seek out support when something goes wrong? Mental health is so often treated like an afterthought when routine check-ups can make a world of difference. Montgomery County Counseling Center is working to change the way we view mental health with a new offering designed to put wellness and preventative care on the map for good.
For most people, mental health care follows a pretty predictable pattern. Something gets hard enough and it lasts long enough that it finally feels like a problem worth addressing. So then you find a therapist and you start working on it until you’re out of crisis, and then you stop. But that’s not the only path and for a lot of people, it’s not the best starting point either; the threshold for “is it bad enough to say something” ends up being way higher than it needs to be, and a lot gets ignored in the meantime.
Think about how you approach the rest of your health. You don’t wait for a heart attack to see a cardiologist. You don’t wait until you’re sick to get your flu shot. You plan ahead. You stay on top of it. You check in. You make decisions based on something more than a gut feeling or a bad stretch. The value of a routine checkup isn’t that it always finds something. It’s that you know either way, and make minor precautionary tweaks. Mental health doesn’t have to be any different.
And yet, for most people, it is. There hasn’t really been the equivalent of an annual physical for mental health. No annual touchpoint, like a birthday or a new year, where someone sits down with a professional and simply goes over how they’re doing. There’s certainly no outside party, like a school, a sports league, or a camp that insists you get checked. That’s why people fall through the slim cracks between doing great and being at risk. After all, the absence of a crisis is not the same thing as a clean bill of mental health. (more…)
The Rockville City Police Department has expanded its Community Engagement Unit by assigning a dedicated officer to Rockville High School, aiming to strengthen connections with students and staff. Officials say the move is designed to build relationships, foster trust, and support a safe learning environment across schools in the City of Rockville. (more…)
Performances:
Saturday June 20 @ 8pm
The 7-Eleven located at 8484 Georgia Ave., at the intersection with Wayne Ave. in Silver Spring, is permanently closing today, May 6, 2026.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) investigators have arrested a suspect in connection with a commercial fire that occurred on April 29, 2026, at a Jiffy Lube in the 3200 block of Automobile Boulevard near Briggs Chaney Road in the Fairland area. (more…)
A Montgomery Village man has been found guilty in the 2024 fatal shooting of a man inside a Northwest Washington, DC bar.
Purée Juice Bar is continuing its Montgomery County expansion, with a new location now moving forward at Cabin John Village in Potomac.
Montgomery County Public Schools has announced Oscar Alvarenga as its 2026 Supporting Services Employee of the Year.
Governor Wes Moore has condemned the antisemitic graffiti discovered last week at Greenwood Elementary School in Brookeville, calling the incident unacceptable and reaffirming the state’s commitment to combating hate.
The Carderock Market, which launched in April, returns Thursday, May 7 from 4pm to 7pm at the Carderock Swim & Tennis Club parking lot in Bethesda, bringing together a wide mix of local food vendors, bakers, artists, and specialty businesses for a Mother’s Day-themed community market.