Owners of Wheaton Arts Parade Gallery Looking for New Place to Call Home
Boxes of yarn, paint, frames, tiles and tissue papers are looking for a new home as are the many artists that gather and sell their creations. As of February 29,… 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.
Volunteers Spend Presidents Day Preparing Urban Garden
About 50 community members and students spent Presidents Day cleaning up a former garden area at Kemp Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring. Their goal is to create not just… Read More
Theater Teams Have 24 Hours to Create a Play
Six Washington, D.C. area theater companies will write, direct, rehearse and perform their original plays – all in 24 hours. Play in a Day is produced by the Bethesda Urban… Read More
Student-Refurbished Cars, Computers for Sale
Students in the Montgomery County Automotive Trades and Information Technology program will sell refurbished vehicles and computers on Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The vehicles, laptops and… Read More
Gov. Moore Visits Gaithersburg to Promote Manufacturing
Gov. Wes Moore toured Xometry in Gaithersburg Friday to emphasize his commitment to growing manufacturing in Maryland. “I like seeing what success looks like. We like celebrating success,” Moore declared,… Read More
Sale Prices for Homes in County Dropped in January
The median sold price for a house in Montgomery County in January was $525,000 which is a decrease of 5.2% as compared in December of 2023. On average, it took… Read More
Former Northwood High Track Coach Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Giovanni Reumante, 34, of Takoma Park, was sentenced to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised probation after he pleaded guilty to sex abuse of one of… Read More
Ashford Named County’s New Public Health Services Chief
Dr. Nina Ashford, who has 15 years experience leading public health programing at the federal, state and local levels, was named Tuesday as Montgomery County’s Chief of Public Health Services.… Read More
Council Proposes Spending $4.8 Million for Security Cameras in County Garages
Montgomery County Council wants to spend almost $4.8 million to increase security at the Bethesda, Wheaton and Silver Spring county parking lots. The proposal will be discussed Feb. 22 before… Read More
Chevy Chase Office Adds ‘Client Experience’ Areas
The 11-story Wisconsin Place office building in Chevy Chase is being enhanced to include more space for meetings and get togethers. BPX announced Tuesday it hired design firm Hikok Cole… Read More
Big Catch: Bethesda Fisherman Sets New Rainbow Trout Record
Jean-Philippe Lartigue of Bethesda holds the new Maryland record for rainbow trout fishing thanks to his recent catch of a 17.44-pound trout Feb. 10. He beat the previous 1987 record… Read More
Stewart ‘Sobered And Saddened’ at County’s Lack of Adequate Transgender Health Care
A roundtable on the need for transgender health resources in Montgomery County centered on ways to improve what was referred to as “a desert” of options. According to panelists during… Read More