NFL Free Agency unofficially opened at noon today, and the Washington Commanders have plenty of money to spend. The team also have the second pick in the 2024 NFL Draft next month and nobody is sure on who the Commanders will take, with the pick likely being a quarterback. Below is a list of odds on who the #2 pick will be, courtesy of the betting website DraftKings:
The National Cherry Blossom Festival returns from Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – Sunday, April 14, 2024. It’s planned to coincide as closely as possible with the blooming of the trees. The National Park Service (NPS) has predicted peak bloom for the DC area Cherry Blossoms to fall this year between March 23-26.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), damaging wind gusts will be possible today through Monday along with accumulating snowfall in the mountains. Hazards are in effect for both the winds and winter precipitation in different areas.
Kelly Clarkson has been “highlighting folks from across the country who are stepping up in big ways for their local communities and neighbors.” Her show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, continued its search for 2024 Good Neighbor of the Year with Dana Marlowe, founder of I Support The Girls, a Washington D.C. area-based (Wheaton, MD) non-profit that collects and distributes millions of bras and feminine hygiene products for women in need. Marlowe herself is a resident of Montgomery County.
We “spring forward” on Sunday, March 10th at 2am- losing an hour of sleep, but gaining an hour of daylight at the end of the day as the sun will set at 7:10pm on Sunday evening.
According to the first annual report on the results of Metro’s Board-approved strategic plan, Your Metro, The Way Forward, bus and rail ridership increased more than 4.5 million trips a month over the previous year, fueled by frequent, reliable, and safe service.
Barbie is living the dream and cruising to a city near you! The new Dream House Living Tour with exclusive merch only available on the Barbie Truck Tour will be at Bethesda Row on Bethesda Lane across from Apple from 10am- 7pm.
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, a traveling food truck selling Hello Kitty-themed treats, will make a stop at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda onSaturday, April 6. from 10am-7pm.
Metro is giving the public a sneak peek at its all-digital, world-class new railcars and zero-emissions buses from March 20 through April 3.
One Montgomery County, MD pizza shop has made Eater DC’s “5 New Pizza Places to Know About Around D.C.” list. AP Pizza Shop, which opened at 4747 Bethesda Ave. in Downtown Bethesda on January 31st, was the sole Maryland spot on the list.