Opinion: MCPS Changed Its Grading System. But Were Students Given Enough Time to Adjust?
MCPS moved from letter-grade combinations to averaging numerical marking-period grades. Intern Ahana Samantray argues the reform may be sound, but students partway through high school were not given enough time to adapt.Continue Reading
How Sixx Cool Moms Grew From One Facebook Group Into a National Network for Parents
Jenna Levine Liu built Sixx Cool Moms into a national social network with more than 100,000 members, starting from a single local moms group. The community now includes chapters across the country, built around friendship, support, business networking, and creating space for parents to show up as themselves. In theContinue Reading
What does a drama, a mystery and a stage reading all have in common? They are happening this month!
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STRATHMORE’S 2026-2027 SEASON GUIDE
Strathmore Music Center Seasonal 2026-2027 Guide.Continue Reading
A Divided Maryland Supreme Court Keeps Question 3 on the Ballot and Rewrites Its Wording
The Supreme Court of Maryland kept the congressional redistricting amendment on the November ballot but ordered its summary rewritten, partially reversing two circuit courts that had removed it.Continue Reading
Live Music This Weekend in Montgomery County: September 3–6
Six shows around Montgomery County over the long weekend, starting Thursday night in Silver Spring and finishing Sunday afternoon with jazz in Burtonsville. Friday has an early set out in Brookeville and a 10 p.m. one in Bethesda, and Saturday splits between Gaithersburg and a spot at the foot ofContinue Reading
Red Line Returns Monday as Crews Begin Removing MD 355’s Temporary Bus Lanes
The Red Line shutdown between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights ends this weekend, and the temporary bus lanes that carried its replacement shuttles down Rockville Pike and Wisconsin Avenue start coming out the same day the trains come back. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration said Thursday itContinue Reading
New Moderately MOCO Daily Email Will Bring Local News and High School Sports to Your Inbox
A lot happens in Montgomery County every day. Keeping up can mean jumping between websites, articles, and dozens of social media posts. Moderately MOCO is preparing to launch a new daily email designed to make that easier. The email will bring the most important local news and high school sportsContinue Reading
Judge Upholds Elections Board, Keeping Stop the Spend Off the November Ballot, Board President Says
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has upheld the elections board’s decision keeping the Stop the Spend charter amendment off the November ballot, according to Board of Elections President David Naimon.Continue Reading
BGE Proposes 17 Percent Electric Distribution Rate Increase Affecting Parts of Montgomery County
Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel published a guide to BGE’s request to raise residential electric distribution rates about 17 percent. Most of Montgomery County is on Pepco, but BGE serves part of the county.Continue Reading