On Sunday, units were dispatched to a home at 14843 Poplar Hill Rd in Germantown for a house fire linked to lithium batteries in the basement, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS).
Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $7.25 million in state contributions in July 2025 from $364.1 million in wagers, with $5.47 million directed to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund and $1.78 million to the General Fund. (more…)
With around 7.8% of Americans having moved according to the latest data, slightly less than the year before, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best States to Live in, with Maryland coming in ranked 34th overall.
Summer fun starts at Good Counsel! Our Summer Camps are packed with exciting activities, sports, creativity, adventure, and unforgettable memories for campers of all ages. From the field to the classroom and everywhere in between, there’s something for everyone at Good Counsel’s Summer Camps!
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California Tortilla has closed its location at 10721 Columbia Pike in Shoppes of Burnt Mills shopping center in Silver Spring. The restaurant is listed as permanently closed on Google Business and no longer appears on the California Tortilla website.
Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.
Among them, you’ll see:
Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) President Doniele Ayres recently shared a message through the MVF website affirming that Montgomery Village is not in the city of Gaithersburg. While Gaithersburg is the nearest major city and provides a convenient point of reference, Montgomery Village has always been its own entity, a census-designated place (CDP) with its own unique history and administrative structure since its development began in 1962.
The sun is setting on one of the Washington DC area’s most unique and beloved dining destinations. The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm has announced it will permanently close its doors on August 31, 2025, bringing an end to a remarkable chapter in local farm-to-table cuisine.
The Flavor Hive food truck will be at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown on Tuesday, August 12, from 10am-4pm. (more…)
Dolan Uyghur Cuisine, a highly anticipated addition to the Montgomery County dining scene since we shared the news a few weeks back, is now officially open. The restaurant, which specializes in authentic Uyghur dishes from Central Asia, is located at 20-A Maryland Ave in Rockville, within The Square at Rockville, in the space formerly occupied by Kung Fu Kitchen and Peter Chang Rockville.
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Corner Bites is now open at 316 N Washington St. in Rockville, in the former location of 168 Seasons Restaurant and Xi’An Gourmet. 168 Seasons took over the location in July 2024 and Xi’An Gourmet/Hot Pot was in the space for approximately five years before that.
The long-awaited vision of a magnetic levitation (maglev) train that would whisk passengers between Washington DC and New York City in a single hour has been officially scrapped. Federal officials recently pulled the plug on the ambitious project, citing a host of “insurmountable” challenges that ultimately doomed the high-speed rail plan.
The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair has crowned its culinary champions for 2025, with a trio of vendors taking home top honors at the annual Fair Foodie Awards. This year’s awards recognized both a newcomer and two returning favorites for their standout dishes and drinks, hosted by our very own Taste MoCo.