Germantown

Ridge Road is an existing rink refurbished by the Capitals. The old boards were removed, and the existing metal frame was used. The bench area and doors were adjusted to be ADA compliant by Riley Manufacturing, who then installed their board system. A new Daktronics scoreboard and Mateflex flooring system was installed featuring the Capitals logo.


MoCo

The Dwelling Place, Inc.’s 4th Annual “Breaking the Cycle”: A ride to support homeless families in Montgomery County has three route options, a half-century (52 miles), Rockville Loop (35 miles) and a fun ride (9 mile).

The ride starts at Denizens Brewery in Silver Spring, and includes Stops at True Respite Brewery and Brookeville Beer Farm!


Gaithersburg

Wootton Graduate, Kelly Campbell, has been named the new President of Hulu.Per Hollywood Reporter, Campbell will become president of Hulu and will lead the streamer’s on demand and live streaming businesses as the company is further integrated into parent Disney’s direct-to-consumer group.

Campbell was previously Hulu’s Chief Marketing Officer and spent 12 years at Google in multiple senior marketing roles prior to that. She grew up in MoCo and graduated from Wootton High School in the mid 90s.


Flower Hill

We stopped by Gentleman Jim’s to clear up a few rumors that were swirling a couple months back.

Due to a “for sale/lease” sign on a nearby building, a couple folks reached out to ask us if Gentleman Jim’s would be affected. We were told it would not and that the restaurant is doing better than ever.


Education

Every year, the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council holds an event through our Choose Respect Initiative which focuses on teen dating violence prevention.

RespectFest 2020 is on Sunday, March 29th from 1 -4 at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center. This festival, geared towards middle and high school students, parents, educators and youth serving providers, will have activities, games and information about celebrating healthy relationships and on dating violence prevention and where someone can go to get help.


Education

Born in Iran, Zandieh’s family moved to Gaithersburg when she was four years old. Through high school, her projected career path seemed clear. “Growing up in DC, the only available career options that I was exposed to were to be a journalist or a lawyer. I thought I wanted to be a journalist, and so I went to college [Hofstra University] and studied communications and French,” says Zandieh (Per Zandieh’s interview with the Alliance of Women Film Journalists).


Maryland

Celebrate the MoCo-Based Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation’s 50th anniversary with an evening of glitter and gold at the 20th annual Fine Wines Strong Bones Gala!

Held February 22nd at the Gaylord National Resort from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., this fun-filled evening features cocktails, casino games, raffles, auctions and the chance to support the OI community. The cost is $125 per person, or $200 per couple. Consider being an event sponsor! Click here for more information: https://oif.org/event/finewinesdc/


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