Rent Control Issues Spark Heated Debate
Tuesday, the County Council looks to pass a bill establishing rent controls. Nearly 40% of the county’s residents call rental properties home. This bill promises to impact a problem the… Read More
Business
Celebrate Black Restaurant Week at These Montgomery County Restaurants
Greater Washington, D.C. Black Restaurant Week kicked off Sunday, July 16 and runs through Sunday, July 30. Here are some participating Black-owned restaurants in Montgomery County to check out: Miss… Read More
Bethesda Shop Celebrates National Ice Cream Day
What better way to celebrate National Ice Cream Day than with a visit to a locally owned and operated ice cream shop? Sarah’s Homemade in Bethesda’s Wildwood Shopping Center features… Read More
Readers Recommend 5 More Places for Delicious Ice Cream
To adequately prepare folks for National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 16, MCM posted a list of five local favorites on Thursday. Web watchers and social media mavens quickly… Read More
New Online Sportsbook Opens in Maryland
Crab Sports joined the ongoing wave of online sportsbooks in Maryland on July 13. Crab Sports is the 11th mobile/online sportsbook in the state and will compete against national companies… Read More
Where do Baltimore, D.C. Rank in Most/Least Stressed Cities List?
Baltimore is the third most stressed city in the United States, according to a new WalletHub study of 2023’s most and least stressed cities in the country. Washington D.C. was… Read More
Upper Crust: Darnestown’s Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana Makes Top 50 in U.S. List
Darnestown’s Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana was ranked the 23rd best pizzeria in the United States by 50 Top Pizza — a pizza evaluation site run by Italian experts. Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana… Read More
Snowden Farm Student Wins Statewide Economic Poster Contest
A rising third grader at Snowden Farm Elementary School in Clarksburg won the Maryland Council on Economic Education’s Personal Finance an Economics Poster competition. Nirvi Vengurlekar was one of 21… Read More
Maryland Casinos Hit Big, Collecting $163M in June
This past month, Maryland’s six casinos generated approximately $163.7 million in gaming revenue, contributing $69.4 million to the state. According to Maryland Lottery and Gaming, this month’s revenue increased by… Read More
Maryland Nets $10M in Cannabis Sales over First Weekend
Over the Fourth of July weekend, many Marylanders watched fireworks to celebrate our nation’s independence. But fireworks weren’t the only things lighting up. In a report by the Maryland Cannabis… Read More
UpCounty Economy Feels the Loss from White’s Ferry Closure
When White’s Ferry closed in December of 2020 no one could have imagined it would still be drydocked nearly two and a half years later. Upcounty community business carries on.… Read More
People’s Book Opens New Chapter for Takoma Park
When Megan and Matt Bormet moved to Takoma Park a few years ago, they looked forward to visiting the local bookstore. But they were shocked to discover there wasn’t one.… Read More