According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, “On the evening of Nov. 11, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies became aware of at least two calls to the Maryland State Police of Dodge Chargers racing on Interstate 270 and 70. As the night progressed, the FCSO began to receive multiple calls of vehicles drag racing in the vicinity of Executive Way, New Design Road, and Wedgewood Boulevard (Frederick, MD).
Maryland State laboratory testing has detected a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) in Caroline County. Following increased mortality of a broiler operation and investigation by the Maryland Department of Agriculture, it has been preliminarily confirmed that poultry from the affected farm has tested positive for HPAI.
Per the City of Rockville: “The Frederick-Rockville-Gaithersburg region has come in seventh out of 40 communities ranked as the most arts-vibrant nationwide.
The Maryland State Football (MPSSAA) Championship games are set with dates and times available for all games. Unfortunately, none of the games this year will involve MCPS schools. All games will be played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (550 Taylor Ave. Annapolis, MD) and can be seen below:
Back in June we let you know of Buc-ee’s first planned Virginia location in New Kent County with plans for an additional Virginia location in the Richmond area announced the following month. Now, a proposal to bring a third Buc-ee’s to Virginia would bring the “Walmart of gas stations” even closer to the DMV.
The chicken sandwich from Isaac’s Poultry Market at 12167 Darnestown Rd in Gaithersburg made it to the top ten in the “best sandwich” category at the World Food Championships in Dallas, Texas on November 12. Earlier this year Issac’s had won the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s “best sandwich competition,” which automatically qualified them for the event. (more…)
Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) superintendent, Dr. Michael Martirano, announced that he will be retiring from his position, effective January 10th, 2024. He has served as superintendent for the school system since May of 2017. The message below was sent on Nov. 17, 2023 by HCPSS Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano to staff and families:
Dopamine Land is coming to 5333 Wisconsin, Ave NW in Washington, DC. Dopamine Land is “an indoor interactive sensory museum that combines media, technology and play into one place. It is a gallery made up of individual rooms that are aimed to trigger a gentle release of the happiness hormone ‘dopamine’. At Dopamine Land our guests can take a break from the outside world, bring some colour back into their day and capture some joyful moments on camera.”
Per the State of Maryland (11.14.23): “Today, Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller visited Frederick County. During the visit, the governor and lieutenant governor learned about community-based support organizations for veterans and immigrant populations, in addition to touring the site for the future Downtown Frederick Hotel and Conference Center.
SMU Data Arts has named the combined area of Gaithersburg-Frederick-Rockville the seventh most vibrant arts community in the Top 20 Large Communities category. The vibrancy assessment covers aspects of supply, […]