Purple Line partners say work continues despite court setback
Despite a setback in a federal district court, the Purple Line Transit Partners held an open house at Montgomery Blair High School last night to introduce the partnership to the public.
Council to approve budget with BRT, Ride On funding
The new budget will include additional transportation funding. Graphic from the BRT website. The County Council is expected to formally approve the county’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget this Thursday. The budget includes $31.5 million for Fiscal Years 2018-2020 for the study, design and right-of-way purchases for the planned Bus Rapid Transit. Six million dollars of that amount is intended for … Read More
Walking Tour of Montgomery College TPSS Campus Planned
A group of Silver Spring residents is organizing a Community Walking Tour of Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus Saturday morning.
Public art proposals for Purple Line stations shown last night
Residents got the first look at the proposals for public art for the county’s Purple Line stations last night during a meeting at Montgomery Blair High School sponsored by the Purple Line Art-in-Transit program.
Summer programs extended due to later school start date
The county’s summer programs will be extended. Photo from CERDEC via Flickr. In a move likely to please a number of parents of school-age children, the county’s Department of Recreation and the school system announced they are extending their summer programs. The extension will accommodate parents without childcare options and is driven by the executive order signed last fall by … Read More
Thunderbolts Baseball Prepping for 18th Season
The Silver Spring/Takoma Park Thunderbolts will return for their 18th season of baseball in Montgomery County. The Tbolts, who compete in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, play their home games at Montgomery Blair High School. The first home game is June 9. See the complete schedule and information about this year’s team at www.Tbolts.org.
County’s first STEM Summit held in Silver Spring
This homemade boom box was part of the Kid Museum’s exhibit at the summit. Photo by Mike Diegel. Educators and other stakeholders gathered Sunday to discuss how to increase students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and prepare them for jobs in those fields. The STEM Summit, held in the Silver Spring Civic Building, was designed to “do … Read More
County government will be open Inauguration Day
The Silver Spring Civic Building and other county offices will be open Inauguration Day. Photo from Christopher Consultants Ltd. Unlike at least two other jurisdictions in the area and the federal government, Montgomery County’s government offices will be open on Inauguration Day Jan. 20. The county schools and the school system’s administrative offices will be closed, however. The county’s park … Read More
Residents meet with artists for Purple Line Art-in-Transit project
About 50 area residents came last night for a presentation and conversation about the Purple Line’s Art-in-Transit project held at Montgomery Blair High School by the Maryland Transit Administration.