On Tuesday, Governor Wes Moore announced the appointments of Jill P. Carter to the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals, Alverne Chesterfield to the Maryland State Board of Education, and Lafe Solomon as chair of the Public Employee Relations Board. (more…)


Last week we reported that Crisfield Seafood will be closing after nearly 80 years at 8012 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring The restaurant has been operating in Silver Spring since 1945 and will close permanently on Sunday, December 22nd. A visit today, as well as several reader reports, showed lines out the door and down the block for the restaurant. “It has been this way for the last five days or so” a customer told us after deciding he would wait today to get his final fix.

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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…)


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).

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