Maryland
Below is a list of restaurants that opened in Montgomery County, MD in 2024: (more…)
A $1 million-winning Mega Millions ticket sold at a Wawa in Bel Air, MD remains unclaimed as of Monday, December 16.
Maryland’s Employee Benefits Division is reminding Medicare-eligible State retirees and their dependents to enroll in a Medicare Part D plan through Via Benefits by December 31, 2024, as the current State-provided prescription drug plan will end, and enrollment is required to maintain coverage and access financial assistance starting January 1, 2025. (more…)
Restoration Hardware is opening its first RH Outlet location at 1519 Rockville Pike in the location that was previously home to the Rockville Bed Bath & Beyond and most recently home to a seasonal Spirit Halloween Shop in Congressional North Plaza.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general to hold firearms industry members accountable for business practices contributing to gun violence, using civil liability and consumer protection laws to promote public safety. (more…)
On Friday, Governor Wes Moore announced the launch of Maryland’s Unified Benefits Screener, a mobile-friendly tool developed through interagency collaboration to simplify benefits access by allowing Marylanders to quickly check eligibility for programs like Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, and energy assistance. (more…)
As 2024 winds down, we wanted to share with you some of the most-read articles of 2024. This article was originally published on April 29th, 2024, when five Maryland restaurants were included in the New York Times’ “25 Best Restaurants in Washington D.C. Right Now” list published earlier this year. Four of the five Maryland restaurants included can be found in Montgomery County (photos of the Montgomery County restaurants below by @MrMoCo).
The Maryland Equitable Justice Commission (MEJC) has proposed 18 recommendations to address the state’s high incarceration rates and racial disparities in the criminal justice system, focusing on reforms in sentencing, reentry programs, trauma-informed care, youth justice, and parole processes. The initiatives aim to reduce the disproportionate incarceration of Black Marylanders, who make up 71% of the prison population despite being 30% of the state’s residents. (more…)
On Friday, Governor Wes Moore and Maryland’s congressional delegation announced the expansion of the Maryland Defense Technology Commercialization Center (DefTech) through a $585,463 Department of Defense grant and state matching funds, aiming to support 30 startups and small businesses in leveraging federal resources for technology commercialization.