Potomac

Pura Vida Miami, which has emerged as a prominent wellness-driven café chain, is planning to open its first Maryland location. According to The Burn, Pura Vida will be opening its first DC-area location in Fairfax, VA, with its first Maryland location coning to Potomac’s Cabin John Village shopping center.

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Education

Lindzy Davis has been named the MCPS Elementary School Counselor of the Year. According to MCPS, Davis began her career in Baltimore City, where she discovered a passion for building relationships with students and removing obstacles to their success. After joining MCPS in 2018 at Earle B. Wood Middle School as a long-term substitute, she secured a permanent role at Georgian Forest Elementary School before arriving at Flower Hill in 2022.

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Event

Join Us for StoryBox Comics Fair, a two-day festival celebrating local and independent comics authors!

Day 1 – Saturday, June 27th, 11-5pm @ DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave): Events are open to the public, admission is FREE. Featuring Special Guest Artists, gallery exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, a modeling session (suggested donation) and exhibitors, you can dig in to indie comics and also tour the compound, which features an extensive comics collection, a rare video collection, Risograph and screenprinting studios.


MoCo Government

Montgomery County will host the 15th Annual Older Adults Safety Forum on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Park Senior Center in Silver Spring. The event, held both in person and via livestream, will feature presentations from the State’s Attorney’s Office, law enforcement, Adult Protective Services, and the Office of Consumer Protection. (more…)


Maryland

Comptroller Brooke Lierman announced that Maryland processed over 3 million tax returns and issued $2.7 billion in refunds during the 2025 tax season, significantly reducing processing times and increasing claims for the Earned Income and Child Tax Credits.

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Law

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 23 attorneys general in filing a brief opposing the Trump administration’s freeze of USAID foreign aid funds, arguing it exceeds executive authority and harms states economically.

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