Olney Theatre Honors Its Heritage on Unceded Native Land
The Olney Theatre, as well as other parts of Montgomery County, lies on unceded land that is the ancestral home of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe. In honor of that as… Read More
Suzanne Pollak
Suzanne is a freelance reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She has over 35 years professional experience writing for newspapers, magazines, non-profit newsletters and the web.
Silver Spring Man Sentenced to 42 Years for Involvement in Double Murder
Noah Barnett of Silver Spring was sentenced Oct. 8 to 42 years in prison for his role as an accessory after the fact to first degree murder in the execution… Read More
Manna’s No Waste, Big Taste Cooking Competition Builds Food Recovery Awareness
Saturday’s No Waste, Big Taste competition in Downtown Silver Spring featured such foods as matzah, sundried tomatoes, “ugly” produce and browned beef. In a span of 45 minutes, two teams… Read More
Grant Awarded for Design Work on Shared-Path to Germantown MARC Station
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) awarded a grant of $85,000 for design work on a path for walkers and bikers to get to the Germantown MARC station. This… Read More
Board of Education Seeks Applicants for Patricia O’Neill’s Seat
The Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) seeks candidates to fill the District 3 seat, which has been vacant since Patricia O’Neill’s death in September. District 3 includes parts… Read More
Four Gaithersburg Officers Not Indicted for Police-Involved Fatal Shooting
It took a grand jury one hour to declare that four Gaithersburg police officers should not be charged in the Jan. 8 fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man. According to… Read More
Forbes: Five of America’s Richest Live in Montgomery County
Five billionaires who call Montgomery County home made The Forbes 2021 list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, although the richest county resident only clocked in at 117. Mitchell Rales, 65,… Read More
Bethesda Artist’s ‘America: Remember’ Display Commemorates Those Who Died from COVID-19
On Sept. 16, when Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg finished setting up her display by the Washington Monument of one flag for each American felled by COVID-19, she oversaw the planting of… Read More
Dr. Collins Announces Retirement as Director of NIH
Dr. Francis Collins will step down from his position as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda by the end of the year. Originally nominated by former… Read More
Jury Finds Silver Spring Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder
A Silver Spring man was convicted of second degree murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of Jose Augusto Ruiz on June 14, 2020. Denzel Kasaka, 23, will be sentenced Feb.… Read More
Councilmember Riemer Calls Unions’ Charges ‘Outrageous and Frivolous’
County councilmember Hans Riemer called recent charges by three local unions that he had not disclosed his wife’s employment at Pfizer “ludicrous” and said that her income from that company… Read More
Mandalay Restaurant in Silver Spring Closes Oct. 31
After two decades in Silver Spring, Mandalay Restaurant announced the “end of an era.” The Burmese restaurant’s last day serving customers on Bonifant Street is Oct. 31. The family-owned restaurant… Read More