African Film Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary at AFI
The American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre in Silver Spring will showcase 26 films from more than a dozen African countries from March 15 to March 28. This year’s festival… Read More
Rockville Quarry Fire Extinguished
An industrial fire in Rockville burned for around 7 hours Thursday and temporarily impacted the area’s air quality. Responding fire rescue officials arrived around 11:45 a.m. at a quarry on… Read More
El Renovado Chick-fil-A Abre en Silver Spring y Dona $25,000 a Banco de Alimentos
Chick-fil-A en Tech Road, en Silver Spring, reabrió sus puertas el jueves, con un nuevo y amplio diseño. Para celebrar la reapertura, el restaurante donó $25,000 a Feeding America, con… Read More
Pedego Electric Bikes Offer Cherry Blossom Tours
With peak bloom projected for the end of March, Pedego, a California-based electric bike company, leads cherry blossom tours departing locally from Bethesda and ending at Washington’s Tidal Basin. Tours… Read More
Elrich Marks 4 Years Since Pandemic
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich marked four years since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. He used his weekly press briefing on Wednesday to summarize the county’s response to the… Read More
La Delincuencia en Takoma Park Aumentó en 2023
La policía de Takoma Park publicó su informe anual 2023, que mostró el aumento en hurtos, agresiones y robo de automóviles, entre otros, en comparación con 2022. En 2023, no… Read More
Nothing Bundt Cakes Opens in Germantown
Nothing Bundt Cakes opened in Germantown on Friday. The bakery’s latest location in the county had its grand opening at 20650 Seneca Meadows Parkway. 20% of sales Friday will be… Read More
A Strategy to Raise Your Medical Expense Deduction
With a little planning, you may be able to boost your itemized medical expense deduction when you file your 2024 tax return next year. Only eligible expenses exceeding 7.5% of… Read More
Renovated Chick-fil-A Reopens in Silver Spring
Chick-fil-A on Tech Road in Silver Spring reopened Thursday, featuring an updated and expanded layout. In celebration of the reopening, the restaurant donated $25,000 to Feeding America to support hunger… Read More
Crime in Takoma Park Increased in 2023
Takoma Park Police released its 2023 annual report, which showed that there was a large uptick in larceny, shoplifting, assaults, thefts from autos and auto thefts as compared to 2022.… Read More
High School Juniors Can Connect with Hundreds of Colleges at March 19-20 Fair
The annual Montgomery County National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) National College Fair will offer high school juniors the opportunity to connect with hundreds of colleges. The fair will… Read More
Takoma Park Police Appoint LGBTQ Liaison
Takoma Park Police appointed Corporal Cindia Torres as its LGBTQ Liaison. She will be responsible for fostering understanding, trust and cooperation between law enforcement and the LGBTQ community and is… Read More