Damascus Native Wil Armstrong Completes Cross Country Bike Ride For ALS
72 days after commencing his cross country, against the wind bike ride for ALS, Damascus native Will Armstrong has completed his trip. He started on June 26th from Rehoboth Beach, DE, and finished September 6th in First Beach La Push, Washington.
Olney has come in at number 7 in the Top 11 Family-Friendly Suburbs Where Parents Will Actually Want To Live list by Realtor.com. To come up with their list of suburbs, Realtor.com started by looking at the nation’s 11 largest cities and then moved to looking at the surrounding suburbs in each metro area with at least 10,000 people.
They took into account the percentage of children living in each city, school rankings, and family-friendly businesses (including day care centers). “To make sure these were places parents would want to live, too, there had to be plenty of restaurants, bars, and things to do, as well as a reasonable commute (most are under 40 minutes) for when they do have to go to the office.”
DC South Asian Film Festival Aug 28-29 at AMC Wheaton Mall
The DC South Asian Film Festival will take place this weekend, August 28-29, at AMC Wheaton Mall 9. They will be screening four independent feature films and twelve short films. All films will be from South Asian countries or made by South Asians from around the world.
Alicia Deeny is the First Latina High School Principal in MCPS
Established in 1892, Richard Montgomery High School (RM) is the oldest public high school in Montgomery County. For the first time ever RM appointed a female principal, and she is also MCPS first Latina High School Principal in History.
He works at a car wash by day and plays scratch-offs by night, a Montgomery County resident told Lottery officials this week. He limits his evening fun to one instant ticket. Last week, however, a spur-of-the moment break from routine led to a $100,000 Lottery windfall and one of the happiest moments of his life.
“I was in the mood for a $10 scratch ticket so I picked $1,000 Loaded,” said the Silver Spring resident. He had won with the game in recent weeks, making it his current favorite among the Lottery’s $10 scratch-off offerings. He planned to stick with his routine and buy just one of the $1,000 Loaded games when he stopped in at Wheaton Winery in Silver Spring.
Have you ever wondered who would win a one-on-one matchup between your high school’s all-time leading scorer and that one player who went D1 that dropped 38 points in the playoff game?
MoCo resident Jonathan Mensah has created a platform to not only answer that question, but also let you watch the games in person or through Instagram. Mensah grew up in Gaithersburg and later attended Richard Montgomery High School (class of 2010) and Montgomery College, where he also played basketball.
Saints Row to Release Cider Barrel Inspired Beer This Friday
Beginning this Friday, Saints Row Brewing’s latest offering Sidraxata, a Cider Barrel inspired brew, will be available exclusively at their brewery in Rockville.
The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Opens Today
After COVID caused last year’s fair to be cancelled for the first time in it’s 70 plus year history, the Montgomery County Fair returns today, August 13th at 3PM and will run through Saturday, August 21st.
The latest edition of the TasteMoCo Passport will be available this Friday, August 13, at 3PM exclusively at the MoCoShow booth at the Montgomery County Fair! New restaurants in this edition include Kung Fu Tea (RIO, Rockville), JAVA Nation (Kensington, Silver Spring, and coming soon to Gaithersburg), Bear Brick Oven Pizza (Cloverly), Gardenia’s Cafe (Gaithersburg), Rio Grande Grill (Germantown), Mangu Delight (Silver Spring) and Royal Tandoor (Gaithersburg) as well as returning favorites like Kusshi Sushi (Pike & Rose), Dog Haus (Gaithersburg, Rockville and coming soon to Silver Spring), and Full On (Rockville)!
Over $200 in Gift Passes and free items from over 20 restaurants from across Montgomery County!
The Montgomery County Fair’s 2021 Fair Foodie Awards This Friday at 6pm
The third annual Fair Foodie Awards will take place this Friday, August 13th at 6pm at the seating tent across from the souviner booth at the Montgomery County Fair. Concessionaires will be serving the items all 9 days of Fair!
Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center Hosts ’Pocket Pet Palooza’
Per Montgomery County: