MoCo Government

The nomination deadline for the Montgomery County Commission for Women’s 2025 “Women Making History Award” has been extended to Thursday, December. 12. The awards honor women residents or workers for leadership and community impact, with winners recognized during Women’s History Month and at a reception. Elected officials are excluded, and nominations must be submitted online. (more…)


MCPD

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is urging residents to plan ahead and avoid driving under the influence of alcohol or cannabis during the holiday season and has launched a “Holiday Task Force” with sobriety checkpoints and patrols running from November 20 through January 11 to detect impaired drivers. The task force arrested 29 individuals for DUI during the week of November 20-23, with additional DUI arrests made by patrol officers not included in this total. (more…)


Beyond MoCo

Each year, popular reservation website/app OpenTable looks at insights from diner reviews to determine the top restaurants across the country. While some lists are decided by critics, OpenTable’s Top 100—this one is driven by diners and based on insights and reviews from verified OpenTable users. Five restaurants in the DC Metro area made the national list:

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Gaithersburg

Play Street Museum will open its first Montgomery County location at 227 Kentlands Blvd in Gaithersburg in mid-2025. It will be taking over the space that is currently occupied by Hallmark, which will be closing after the holiday season.

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