County officials today announced a crackdown on distracted driving in April and May in an additional effort to reduce severe and fatal collisions among vehicle occupants, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Arts on the Block has been chosen to occupy about 4,000 square feet of space on the first floor of the Silver Spring Library, moving from its Kensington location.
CuriosityStream has moved up the release of the final episode in its series “Stephen Hawking’s Favorite Places” as a tribute to the late physicist.
Talent winners were part of last year’s Thanksgiving parade. Photo by Mike Diegel. The county’s Recreation Department will hold auditions for the 2018 MoCo’s Got Talent competition beginning next week. The contest is open to county residents enrolled in high school or middle school, who may enter in three categories—music, dance and visual arts. The top performers from each audition … Read More
CREATE Arts Center is leaving its current home on Thayer Avenue and moving a few blocks away to the Atrium Building at 914 Silver Spring Ave.
Students head down Colesville Road for a march on Washginton. Several hundred Montgomery Blair High School students joined others from the area yesterday to march on Washington to demand new gun controls in the aftermath of the high school killings last week in Parkland, Fla. The students began gathering at 9:30 a.m. and walked down Colesville Road accompanied by a … Read More
“It’s up to us to maintain our precious green spaces. If you want to see where Sligo Creek trash ends up, take a pontoon boat ride at high tide on the Anacostia River at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. In our section of Sligo Creek, I have personally seen egrets and great blue herons, as well as listserv photos of night herons, green herons, and wood ducks – one of the most impressive North American birds. Sligo Creek is well enjoyed by its residents for recreation and exercise; I see Councilmember Tom Hucker jogging there all the time.”
Free classes in video production for high school students will start next week, part of a collaboration between Gandhi Brigade Youth Media and Montgomery County Public Libraries.
Graphic from Wikimedia Commons Montgomery County is asking residents to complete an online survey assessing opinions about county government, services and quality of life. Copies of the survey were mailed to 5,000 randomly selected households last month and the online survey is intended to supplement the information collected from the random survey. The survey is open to residents 18 and … Read More