Beyond MoCo

Franklins Brewery, Restaurant, General Store, Ice Cream Shop and Toy Store offers a unique blend of services in Hyattsville, MD– just a few miles across the county lines. At its core, Franklins is a brewpub with an in-house brewery that produces a range of craft beers– from IPAs to stouts–many available only on tap.

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Clarksburg

Honey Dip Delights, a family-owned food truck business, has become a beloved fixture at the Clarksburg Outlets and various events throughout Montgomery County. On Friday, despite a brewing thunderstorm, dozens braved the elements to savor the truck’s famous mini donuts during the Quince Orchard Knolls neighborhood “Food Truck Friday” event in Gaithersburg (photos below).

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Event

The Silk Road carried more than spices—it carried stories. GastroSoul brings those stories to your table with a year-long supper series at 12 top DC Metro restaurants.

First stop: April 27 at Lao Sze Chuan in Rockville. Experience an exclusive 10-course, off-menu Chinese tasting dinner with the Cultural Attaché from the Chinese Embassy and world-renowned scholar Erin Liu.


Education

Today, the State Board and Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) honored Maryland’s outstanding National Blue Ribbon School award recipients for 2024, which included two Montgomery County schools. Recognized for exemplary performance and significant improvement in student achievement, the awards celebrate schools that have achieved one of the nation’s highest honors.

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Bethesda

U.S. News has unveiled its highly anticipated 2025-2026 Best Places to Live in the U.S. rankings, spotlighting 250 major cities across the nation. In evaluating each city’s value, desirability, job market strength, and overall quality of life, the list highlights those communities that have excelled in offering exceptional living experiences. Two Maryland cities have made the top 25.

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MoCo Government

In this week’s message to the community, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich expressed his disappointment in the updated federal COVID-19 guidelines released by the CDC no longer recommending the vaccine for for healthy children or pregnant women. His full response can be seen below:

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Beyond MoCo

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration anticipates improving nearly 3,400 lane miles of pavement across Maryland through patching and resurfacing efforts during Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1.

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