In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, House of Delegates, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, Lt. Governor, Maryland, MCDCC, Pieter Friedrich

ROCKVILLE, MD – August 15, 2023 – By Pieter Friedrich Updated at 5p.m. 8/16 to clarify agenda item issue. Montgomery County’s troubled Democratic Party will retire its large outstanding tax obligation within the week, announced party treasurer Andrew Saundry at a tense meeting of the MCDCC on August 7, 2023. Continue Reading

In: Community Feedback, County Council, Environment, Environment, Farming, Government, Information, Local Government, Maryland, Moderately MOCO Interns, Rustic Roads

July 25, 2023 – By Savannah Jarrett With nexuses such as Silver Spring, Rockville, and Bethesda, much of Montgomery County is focused on cities and suburbs. But the county’s western corner, a short distance from the nation’s beating heart, is home to some of MoCo’s most beautiful sights and history.Continue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Ethics, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCDCC

ROCKVILLE, MD, July 12, 2023  – By Pieter Friedrich – Montgomery County’s Democratic Party is effectively broke, according to a leaked copy of the party’s budget which was shared with me by several local party leaders. This follows revelations that current party chair, Saman Qadeer Ahmad, is trying to cover upContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Interviews, MCPS, Moderately MOCO Interns, School

Written by Unisha Poudel (intern at Moderately MOCO) **Interviewee’s names will not be shown for privacy reasons Q&A Interview with multiple graduated seniors As a Junior myself I sat myself down (or more accurately virtually zoomed) with a wide variety of graduated seniors I could contact. Many were going toContinue Reading

In: Events, Imagination Stage, Information, Moderately MOCO Interns, Non Profits, Small Businesses

By Anna Lam (Moderately MOCO Intern) “Nate the Great” at Imagination Stage Imagination Stage’s energizing performance of the well-renown kiddetective “Nate the Great”, has left an overwhelmingly positive impact on all whocome to see it, including myself! The story of kid detective Nate the Great has been greatly popular, theContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, County Council, Government, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety

June 13 Meeting At the June 13 County Council hearing regarding Bill 27-23, repeal of the Policing Advisory Commission, much of the public testimony was false, inaccurate or misleading. Here is the bill memorandum. The video starting at this section of the meeting can be seen here. The chair ofContinue Reading

In: Events, Food, Free Events, Grand Opening, Music, Small Businesses, Vendors

Join us in celebrating the grand opening of Synergy Business Center in Gaithersburg on June 13 at 11:30 a.m.! There’ll be networking opportunities, vendors, food, music provided by Lujan Entertainment, Sparky the Harmonica Guy, and more until 2 p.m.! Synergy is offering vendors the opportunity to partner and promote their business at the ribbonContinue Reading