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As part of the 15th Annual Bethesda Literary Festival, which will take place April 11 – 13, 2014 the Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc. (BUP) invites local writers to enter the Essay & Short Story Contest for a chance to win $500 and be published in Bethesda Magazine. The Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc. and Bethesda Magazine [...]

UPDATED 3:45 p.m. on 12/9 Number of customers without service is down to 443 in Montgomery County. UPDATED 11:45 a.m. on 12/9 Number of customers without service is down to 3,551 in Montgomery County. UPDATED 10:45 a.m. on 12/9 Number of customers without service has increased to 6,065 in Montgomery County. UPDATED 9:30 a.m. on [...]

UPDATED As of 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, Montgomery Community Media (MCM) is postponing and rescheduling the Latino Leadership Conference that was to be held on Monday, December 9. According to the event’s organizer, Tony Spearman Leach, the weather forecast for Monday is significantly degrading, and one of the speakers is already stranded by [...]

The National Weather Service’s winter storm warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. on Dec. 9. Weather Update The current forecast calls for rain or freezing rain before noon, then a chance of rain. High near 41 with a calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice [...]

Enjoy two unique holiday shopping opportunities this weekend with the Glen Echo Holiday Art Show & Sale and the Countryside Artisans Studio Tour. Holiday bazaars continue with the Christmas Bazaar at Saint Michael’s in Silver Spring and the Holiday Craft Show at Bauer Community Center in Rockville. A great way to celebrate the holiday season [...]

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff immediately as a mark of respect for the memory of Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday. In addition, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag to also be flown at half-staff immediately. The United States Flag and the Maryland [...]

Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown on the death of Nelson Mandela: “Here in Maryland and around the world, we are deeply saddened by the loss of one of justice and freedom’s true champions. Each of us – whether you joined in his long fight to end aparthieid or celebrated his inauguration as president – carries [...]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett released the following statement on the death of Nelson Mandela: “Nelson Mandela was one of the world’s truly exceptional leaders. He fought valiantly for those who were oppressed in South Africa and paid with 27 years of his life in prison. He emerged from that confinement, forgave his enemies, and [...]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley released the following statement following the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela: “Today, my family and I join millions around the world in mourning the loss of one of the greatest heroes our planet has ever known. Nelson Mandela truly embodied what it means to be our brother’s keeper. [...]

President Barack Obama delivered a statement on Dec. 5 about the death of former South African President and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, calling him “a man who took history in his hands, and bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice.” “We will not likely see the likes of Nelson Mandela again,” President Obama [...]