According to Maryland Lottery and Gaming, Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $173,924,516 in revenue from slot machines and table games during August 2024, an increase of $12,525,826 (7.8%) compared to August 2023. It was the ninth-best single-month total in the history of Maryland’s casino program, which launched in September 2010. Casino gaming contributions to the state during August 2024 totaled $73,658,443, an increase of $5,533,168 (8.1%) compared to August 2023. (more…)
The Maryland Department of Health has released the Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Schools, a comprehensive guide aimed at equipping educators, administrators, students, parents, and mental health professionals with tools for suicide prevention. (more…)
PRRI collected and aggregated data on religious diversity in America from 2014-2023, which contains 417,000 cases of Americans across all 50 states. The full data set was merged with county-level from the U.S. Census Bureau and the MIT Election Lab on 3,142 counties across all 50 states to produce a rigorous estimate of the religious demographics of every county in the United States with Montgomery County, MD coming out as the most religiously diverse in the country (Top 10 below).
OpenTable is a restaurant reservation service and platform that helps diners find restaurants and make reservations. Below you’ll find a list of the most booked restaurants in the area (category is listed as Maryland-DC Suburbs), according to OpenTable’s data:
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recognized Jian Feng Li of Silver Spring as the first state record holder for yellowedge grouper (Caulolatilus microps) in the Atlantic division.
Maryland and DC attorneys general, along with Everytown Law, have filed a lawsuit against three Montgomery County gun dealers for allegedly facilitating illegal straw purchases, leading to gun trafficking and increased violence in the region. (more…)
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, the second season of girls’ flag football in Maryland will commence with the Kick-Off Classic – a 26-game slate across eight different statewide locations. A ceremony will be held at each of the eight locations, while Ravens Cheerleaders, Poe and Legends, including Femi Ayanbadejo, Bryan Hall, Trevor Pryce, Ray Rice and Torrey Smith, will be on hand at several of the game sites to take in the action. The Washington Commanders will also support the initiative with appearances from their spirit squad, legends and mascot at each of the four Montgomery County locations (specific names and locations not available yet for Commanders).
To celebrate National Fried Chicken Day earlier this summer, popular restaurant review website Yelp released its list of the best friend chicken spots in each state. The list was created by the “Yelp Elite Squad” which is comprised of reviewers who have reached elite status in the website’s tier system. The restaurant chosen for Maryland is BRD.
Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman will announce Maryland’s participation in the IRS Direct File program, a new free online tax filing system, at a press conference joined by state and federal leaders on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 in Annapolis. (more…)