August 31, 2023 – By Kate Gray As humans, we love small acts of kindness. Whether it be a random call to a friend to let them know how much you love them, paying for the meal of the stranger behind you at McDonald’s, or helping your elderly neighbor withContinue Reading
July 18, 2023 – By Kate Gray A new restaurant comes to the Woodmoor shopping center Bento Express, which opened in the Woodmoor shopping center in June 2023, has garnered a lot of buzz in the local community. The Japanese restaurant is “known for its variety of tastes and high-qualityContinue Reading
This week was State championship week for Maryland public schools. MCPS celebrated many individual state champions and 4 team state championships. This piece will cover the team state championships with individuals to come at a later date. Damascus HS – 3A Softball State Champions Damascus HS softball achieved their firstContinue Reading
I wanted to attend the Montgomery County Council’s first Hybrid Town Hall Meeting of the new council but I am sick so decided to do my first full on live tweet instead. You can see the full set of tweets here but I’ve also taken those tweets and turned itContinue Reading
New York Post Report According to the New York Post today, a press release from police read that Naod Nega (former resident of Ashton, Maryland in Montgomery County who went to Dematha) “was initially sectioned to a local hospital on Monday, January 23rd after he was threatening students on campusContinue Reading
We wanted to make it easier to support local businesses and keep more of your money in the community while also helping out local small businesses so collected information to do free ads for local small businesses and crafters. The response was amazing but we have finally gotten through most.Continue Reading
Background and Source Data High school enrollment in MCPS was analyzed for the years 2018 to 2022. Grade 8 enrollment was included as a baseline for grade 9 enrollment in the subsequent year. Official enrollment numbers are found in the “Official Reports of Enrollment” on the MCPS Office of SharedContinue Reading
We keep updating this post as more information comes in from the plane crash in Gaithersburg on 11/27/2022. As always, follow us on Twitter for the most up to date on everything that is happening as it is happening and subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with our biggerContinue Reading
Small business owners and crafters, we want to help you for the holidays! Often, people want to spend their money more locally in their community but don’t know where to do it. We are planning to put out a catalog of small businesses to support and distribute it widely. BusinessesContinue Reading
Update: Georgetown Hoyas won the BIG EAST Championships on 11/06/2022. The BIG EAST Championships have begun at the Maryland Soccer Plex in Boyds and this year some of the top college soccer players are competing in Montgomery County, Maryland. Womens Finals at 1:30pm Women’s finals (today 11/6 at 1:30pm) willContinue Reading