With the Department of Justice suing Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation, for “monopolizing markets across the live concert industry,” I wanted to take a look back at where I used to buy my tickets here in Montgomery County.
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Back in January, Bao Bei at 11910 Parklawn Dr #O in Rockville temporarily closed to participate in a reality TV food competition. It has now been revealed that Bao Bei will be featured in the upcoming 17th season of Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, premiering on June 30th.
High school seniors from Northeast High School in Pasadena, MD (Anne Arundel County) pranked their town last month when they placed a “Coming Soon” Trader Joe’s sign in front of a vacant building.
Sofia, a second grader from Kensington Parkwood Elementary School, could soon have her art on the Google homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Sofia is one of the 55 U.S. state and territory winners in the Doodle for Google contest, MCPS announced this week.
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 5:30 – 8:30PM Bethesda Row will host “Shop for The Cause” in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month to benefit Selena Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund. Shoppers are invited by a VIP Host Committee – including Sara Azani, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Jess Bruchs, Kim Cruz, Annie Wu Henry, Alencia Johnson, Kimberly Johnson, Dr. Wendy Osefo, Libby Rasmussen, Dani Sauter and Rina Shah – to visit participating stores providing a % of proceeds to the organization. Participating stores include Anine Bing, J.McLaughlin, Jenni Kayne, Kendra Scott, Sassanova, Veronica Beard and Wylie Grey.
Montgomery Parks is offering up an assortment of events this June in celebration of Juneteenth and Josiah Henson’s birthday. Plus, the Summer Twilight Concert Series and Foodie Fridays return. Montgomery Parks’ June events highlights include:
Dozens of MCPS high school seniors were recognized for their accomplishments in dance, theatre performance, technical theatre, choral and instrumental music, media arts, and 2D and 3D visual art at […]
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Forbes has released its annual “World’s Billionaires List” and ten Marylanders (including many from Montgomery County) have made the list. According to Forbes, “there are now more billionaires than ever: 2,781 in all, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the record set in 2021. They’re richer than ever, worth $14.2 trillion in aggregate, up by $2 trillion from 2023 and $1.1 trillion above the previous record, also set in 2021. Two-thirds of the list’s members are worth more than a year ago; only one fourth are poorer.” Below are the ten Maryland billionaires who made the list:
Olney’s Fair Hill Shops shopping center began its summer concert series on May 9th and will continue through September 26th. The concerts take place on the second and fourth Thursday of the month and each day consists of an early concert for kids with a family concert in the evenings. The full schedule can be seen below:
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Article by Ben Shlesinger
Montgomery County Recreation is hosting White Oak Day on Saturday, June 1 from 11am until 4pm at the White Oak Community Recreation Center (1700 April Lane, Silver Spring, MD, 20904).