Today is Friday, Aug. 6, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County:
1. Face Mask Mandate: Thursday afternoon, the County Council approved a new public health regulation, which requires face coverings in public indoor areas. The regulation goes into effect on August 7, at 12:01 a.m.
Council Votes to Require Masks Indoors; New Regulation Effective Midnight Friday
2. Tokyo Olympics: The Tokyo Olympic games close Sunday and MyMCM continues to offer coverage of all the athletes from Montgomery County who are competing for Team USA and other countries.
The Tokyo Olympics are underway. Make sure you keep up with Montgomery County's Olympians at MyMCM: https://t.co/HUV6VWFHyd pic.twitter.com/70AXgVgY81
— Montgomery Community Media (@mymcmedia) July 26, 2021
3. Walk With the Sunflowers: Butler’s Orchard in Germantown opens their Sunflower Spectacular Festival today with hours from 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. The farm anticipates peak sunflower blooms next week due to the cool weather this week.
4. Metro Stations Closed: The Cleveland Park and Woodley Park stations are closed this weekend for the tunnel ventilation pilot project.
Attention Red Line customers: Cleveland Park & Woodley Park stations will be closed this weekend (August 7-8) for the Tunnel Ventilation Pilot Project. Shuttle bus service will be available. https://t.co/vYGZ49B7Th #wmata pic.twitter.com/1HdaxS6NS7
— Metro Forward (@wmata) August 5, 2021
5. Maryland Tax-Free Week: Save some money shopping Sunday, Aug. 8 through Saturday, Aug. 14.
And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.
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