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Starting Feb. 9, the City of Frederick will begin phasing out all physical on-street parking meters in downtown Frederick as part of a broader effort to modernize the city’s parking system. The news was recently shared by City of Frederick Government.
A Bel Air, MD area woman won $1 million after buying a winning lottery scratch-off ticket from the 7-Eleven on Pulaski Highway in Abingdon. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:
The MD 28 (Dickerson Road) bridge over the Monocacy River will be temporarily closed next weekend for repairs, impacting drivers who travel between southern Frederick County and northern Montgomery County.
Frederick, Maryland has been named the No. 1 city for dog lovers in the entire country, according to LawnStarter’s recently released 2025 rankings.
Pepco announced a $1.5 million expansion of its Customer Relief Fund in partnership with the Salvation Army to support eligible customers in the District and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, bringing the company’s total direct energy affordability assistance to $6.5 million over the past year with additional funding from parent company Exelon.
Grocery Outlet, a fast growing discount grocery chain known for deeply discounted name brand products, is expanding further in the DMV with its first Virginia store and appears to have Montgomery County, MD in its sights.
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In a region packed with fried chicken sandwiches, it takes something special to stand out. Doro Soul Food does it by breaking the rules entirely.
Multiple illegal car rallies were dismantled Saturday night across central Maryland, resulting in five arrests and the recovery of five firearms, including arrests of several teenagers from Silver Spring on handgun charges, according to the Maryland State Police.
The Baltimore Orioles are leaning into hip hop history and local culture in 2026 with a Tupac Shakur bobblehead giveaway at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) reported significant Red Line service disruptions on Sunday afternoon after a person was struck by a train near the Takoma station, leading to single tracking between Silver Spring and Takoma, temporary station bypasses, and delays in both directions. (more…)