Clarksburg

The Montgomery County Planning Board has approved the Scope of Work for a new transportation study that will examine how people travel between Clarksburg and Montgomery Village and whether the area’s road network can handle future growth.

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Event

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:


Maryland

The City of Rockville has announced that the Rockville Metro station area has officially been designated by the state of Maryland as a transit-oriented development, a move expected to support long-term growth, economic development, and expanded housing opportunities. The designation follows a unanimous vote by the Mayor and Council in December to support the initiative.

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MCFRS

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service is rolling out a new fleet of command vehicles designed to strengthen incident command operations across the county.

The new vehicles will serve MCFRS’s five battalions, which provide incident command coverage across more than 500 square miles and help protect more than one million residents and visitors each day.


DMV

Metro Access customers now have a new way to book and manage rides at any hour of the day. As of Wednesday, March 18, callers to Metro Access are first connected to a new 24/7 digital assistant designed to handle common requests without the need to wait for a live agent. The system can help customers book trips, cancel rides, and check trip status immediately, while still offering the option to transfer to a live representative when additional assistance is needed.

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Brookeville

Many in Montgomery County are already well aware of the burgers coming out of Sunshine General Store in Brookeville. Now, that local favorite is getting statewide recognition. This past summer, Tasting Table named the Sunshine Burger the “Absolute Best Burger” in Maryland, putting a spotlight on the longtime staple along Georgia Avenue (video of the burger below).

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