What Does It Actually Mean When a Building Reaches the End of Its “Useful Life”?
An explainer on how the IRS, property owners, appraisers, and engineers measure the lifespan of an apartment building, and why those measurements are not interchangeable. When someone says an apartment building has reached the end of its “useful life,” it does not mean the building is structurally unsafe, falling apart,Continue Reading
Gaithersburg’s New City Hall Came In 54% Over Budget. The Council Tabled It, Then Approved It.
Gaithersburg’s city council approved a construction contract for its new City Hall in a 5-0 vote on Oct. 19, two weeks after tabling the same contract 3-2. The guaranteed maximum price, $24,705,523, came in 54.4% over the $16 million budget written into the city’s 2025 construction-manager contract, according to aContinue Reading
A New Bethesda Business Brings Bike Repair to Your Driveway
A new Bethesda business is bringing bike repair to the curb. Shifting Gears, a mobile bicycle service that owner Albert Wong launched this month, does tune-ups, repairs and bike assembly out of a van at customers’ homes, so riders can skip dropping a bike off at a shop and comingContinue Reading
Strathmore in November: Dance, Comedy, Music, Poetry, Art and Afternoon Tea
Summary of all the Fall events happening at Strathmore. Music, Art, Poetry, Dance, Comedy and Teatime.Continue Reading
6th Fear Haunted Trail opens tonight in North Potomac
The 6th Fear Haunted Trail opens tonight in North Potomac. This year’s theme is Camp Z, a camp overrun by zombies, and organizers are inviting visitors to “bring your friends and build up the courage to journey through the zombie infected Camp Z.” Scare nights: Friday, Oct. 30, and Sunday,Continue Reading
Tax Credits Clear Committee 3-0 With New Cost Estimates; Bodywork Bill Splits 3-2
The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee voted 3-0 Thursday, Oct. 29, to recommend three property tax credit bills to the full Council, after a Department of Finance official gave the panel cost estimates higher than the figure in one bill’s written fiscal note. In aContinue Reading
A Montgomery County Fifth Grader’s Petition Asks Leaders to Extend the Data Center Pause
Eden, a 10-year-old Montgomery County fifth grader, has started a petition asking county leaders to keep the county’s pause on large data centers in place longer than 18 months, until there has been a long-term study of how they affect people, animals and the environment. Her parents asked that onlyContinue Reading
Montgomery Early Voting Finishes Up 66.6% Over 2022, 40% Below 2024’s Presidential Turnout
Montgomery County voters cast 93,190 early ballots in this year’s general election, according to final turnout data posted by the Maryland State Board of Elections. That is up 66.6% from the 55,942 ballots the county cast during early voting in 2022, the state’s last gubernatorial general election. Both totals coverContinue Reading
Montgomery County Puts Its Medicaid Loss Estimate at 1,082 Residents as Open Enrollment Opens
Montgomery County health officials gave the County Council a new figure Oct. 29 for how many residents are affected by a federal law that narrowed Medicaid eligibility for noncitizens starting Oct. 1: 1,082. Officials described the number in two ways. A slide shown to the Council’s Health and Human ServicesContinue Reading
Strathmore and Washington Performing Arts Team Up to Bring Jazz Greats to the Stage in 2026-27
Strathmore and Washington Performing Arts are teaming up to bring three jazz programs to North Bethesda during the 2026–27 season, featuring Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane, Matthew Whitaker, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.Continue Reading