Metro Welcomes Public Feedback on Proposed Budget
Metro announced a series of public hearings this week where the general public has the opportunity to provide feedback on its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023-June… Read More
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Meeting Planned for Proposed Bikeway on Carroll Avenue
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is holding an in-person meeting about a Carroll Avenue separated bike lanes project that would add a bikeway to Carroll Avenue between Merrimac Drive… Read More
Councilmembers Unveil 2 Separate Housing Proposals
Six Montgomery County councilmembers announced plans Thursday to alleviate pressures on renters that they said would combat rent gouging, boost access to home ownership and support income-restricted affordable housing. Councilmembers… Read More
Montgomery Connects to Loan Remaining 10,000 Laptops
Montgomery County will distribute the remaining 10,000 laptops in the Montgomery Connects Computer For You program to low-income individuals at different events from February to April while supplies last. The… Read More
5 Things to Know Today, March 7, In Montgomery County
Today is Monday, March 7, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Silver Spring Apartment Explosion: Efforts continue to assist the residents displaced by Thursday’s explosion… Read More
Portion of Sligo Creek Trail Will Close for Construction
Sligo Creek Trail, between Carroll Ave. and Jackson Ave., will close for pedestrians and cyclists March 7 to April 7 for construction, according to Montgomery Parks. A stretch of Sligo… Read More
Detour on ICC for Tolling System Work: March 6-9
Crews will shut down a stretch of the ICC at Columbia Pike The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is implementing new electronic tolling systems along the Intercounty Connector (ICC). As a… Read More
Libraries Celebrate Women’s History Month With Performances, Author Talks
March was declared as National Women’s History Month by Congress in 1987 to honor the extraordinary achievements of American women. Montgomery County Public Libraries and the Commission for Women celebrate… Read More
Voter Registration, Election Worker Drives Set for Montgomery Libraries
Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct these voter registrations and election worker recruitment drives March 7 through March 28 at local public libraries: Saturday, March 7 (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)… Read More
We Love Weekends: Montgomery County Planner for March 4-8
Here’s our guide to arts and entertainment in Montgomery County, March 4-8. The Amateurs: Written by Jordan Harrison and directed by Jason King Jones, this comedy is set in 14th… Read More
Walt Whitman High Student Needs Life-Saving Bone Marrow Donor
Ben Lesser, a Walt Whitman High school senior, is battling leukemia at Children’s National Medical Center and is in critical need of a bone marrow donor. Since receiving the diagnosis… Read More