A new independent bookstore and community gathering space called The Brady Readery is set to open at 6860 Olney Laytonsville Road in Laytonsville this summer. The bookstore will officially open June 13 with a grand opening celebration and later host a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce on June 17. (more…)


A GoFundMe has been launched to support Raphaela Weinsweig, who was critically injured in a crash earlier this month near Laytonsville. According to her family, Weinsweig remains in a coma after being struck head-on by a drunk driver and has already undergone multiple surgeries, with additional procedures expected as she begins what is anticipated to be a long recovery.

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Laytonsville’s Katie Killacky, who we first featured in 2022 for her work as an actress and longtime acting coach, is seeing her daughters make waves of their own in Hollywood. Killacky, the founder of Capital Coaching Studio, has taught acting from her home in Montgomery County for nearly a decade. Now, her daughters Maggie and Annabelle are building impressive résumés with appearances across some of television and film’s biggest projects.

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Last month marked 23 years since Ganignunt “Felicia” Aiemsakul was last seen in the Gaithersburg/Laytonsville area in the early morning hours of March 4, 2002. The disappearance of the then 19-year-old remains a mystery, and authorities are still urging the public to come forward with any information that could help solve this cold case.

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