After months of construction, the newly renovated South Germantown Adventure Playground is ready to welcome families back.
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A Frederick couple is celebrating a $50,000 Maryland Lottery win after purchasing a scratch-off at the Giant located at 18331 Leaman Farm Road in Germantown. (more…)
Spirit Halloween is hiring for a seasonal store at Clarksburg Premium Outlets, making it the first confirmed Montgomery County store in the 2026 Halloween season.
The North Face has opened its newest Maryland location at Clarksburg Premium Outlets (22705 Clarksburg Road), bringing one of the world’s most recognizable outdoor brands to Montgomery County.
Montgomery County-founded Tequila Rimari, created by Clarksburg residents Dheeraj Naidu and Vrunda Parekh, has earned new national recognition after both of its tequila expressions received Double Gold medals at the 2026 SIP Awards. (more…)
Rehab 2 Perform (R2P), the performance-based physical therapy company founded by Montgomery County native Dr. Josh Funk, has brought professional-grade strength testing technology to its Germantown clinic. The location is now home to a HUMAC NORM isokinetic dynamometer, the same class of equipment used by professional and collegiate sports teams and research laboratories to objectively measure muscle strength and recovery. (more…)
Wine Enthusiast has named the Chef’s Counter at Burnt Hill Farm in Clarksburg (25001 Burnt Hill Rd.) one of the Best Winery Restaurants in the World, placing the Montgomery County destination alongside just 56 other winery restaurants worldwide. The list includes only 13 restaurants in the United States (video of the experience available below).
A Montgomery County jury has convicted Quinnton Eric Brown, 39, of first-degree murder and multiple other charges in the 2024 killing of 35-year-old Delondre Sawyer, whose body was found in a wooded area off Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg. (more…)
Germantown and Kensington have earned spots on PetSmart’s annual list of the nation’s top cat-loving cities, making Montgomery County one of only a handful of places with multiple communities recognized. (more…)
Born and raised in Germantown and a graduate of Northwest High School, Nick Nyaa never expected that posting videos about one of his favorite television franchises would eventually become a full-time career. Today, better known online as Mr. Power or MrPowerUniverse, he has built a following of a few hundred thousand people across YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms, becoming one of the internet’s most recognizable independent creators covering STARZ’ Power universe, the hit crime drama franchise that includes the original Power and its spinoff series, through episode breakdowns, theories, interviews, and analysis.
Paisano’s Pizza is expanding its Community Slice Program this summer, offering free pizza slices to school-age children in need at all of its locations across the DMV as families face increasing food insecurity during the school break. (more…)