The Germantown Flea Market will return for the 2026 season on Saturday, May 2, from 8am to 1pm at the MARC rail commuter lot at Germantown Road and Bowman Mill Drive.
With North Potomac and North Bethesda constantly finding their way into the conversation, even when they’re not the main topic, we’re taking a closer look at some well-known spots around the area to answer a simple question: “Is it in Rockville?” While many places are commonly referred to as Rockville, that doesn’t always mean they fall within official city limits. For this, official city boundaries are the only criteria.
The Washington Commanders announced the passing of franchise legend Monte Coleman, who died at the age of 69.
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…)
Catherine’s Caribbean Italian Fusion Restaurant will celebrate its official grand opening on Saturday, May 2, from 12pm to 3pm at 3325 Marketplace in Laurel.
Go to Catherine’s Caribbean Italian Fusion Restaurant to Celebrate Grand Opening in Laurel
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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.
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The Washington Commanders are coming off a disappointing season in which their defense ranked among the worst in the NFL. They finished last in total defense, allowing 384 yards per game, while also landing in the bottom five against the pass at 242.5 yards per game and the bottom three against the run at 141.8 yards per game. The unit also struggled to keep teams off the scoreboard, finishing in the bottom six in points allowed at 26.5 per game.
Bethesda native Josh Pitsenberger is headed to the NFL, signing with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent after a historic career at Yale.
Montgomery County Council committees will meet on April 27 to review multiple components of the FY27 Operating Budget, including funding for adult English literacy programs, the KID Museum, Montgomery College, and Montgomery County Public Schools, as well as services within the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded as mutual aid to a three-story apartment building fire in the 2000 block of Drexel Street in the Takoma/Langley area of Prince George’s County around 6:53pm on Saturday. (more…)
A Montgomery County native is preparing to step onto one of the biggest stages in entertainment, representing both his local roots and his international heritage in a global competition with life-changing stakes.
Montgomery County native Octavian Smith Jr. is staying close to home as he begins his NFL career.
A driver crashed into the front of a Z Burger/Maman Joon restaurant in Olney late this afternoon, prompting a response from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews.