In: Colleges, Community Feedback, Community Reports, Construction, County Council, County Executive, Development, Election Results, Government, Local Government, Roving Correspondent, School

Have you heard?  A “game-changing” health institute is coming to ‘North Bethesda’. Note: back in my school days, say early 2000s, we simply called “North Bethesda” Rockville or White Flint.  Re-elected “At Large” Council Member Evan Glass proclaimed in his ‘Glass Gazette’ E-Newsletter: “With the signing of a new partnership betweenContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Environment, Government, Local Government, Roving Correspondent

Can you spare a nickel?  How about a dime?  How about three?  In Austin, Texas recently for a trip, I was in need of a plastic bag to lug some small items back to the Air BnB from the local H-E-B grocery.   30-cents, I was told by the clerk. Yep,Continue Reading

In: County Council, County Executive, Government, Local Government, Maryland, Roving Correspondent

Like clockwork, an August press release by Montgomery County, MD government crowed “Montgomery County has maintained its “Triple-A” bond rating for 2022 from the three major Wall Street bond rating agencies.” But there is a glaring difference from the last time Montgomery County politicians put out such a positive spin on localContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Maryland, Non Profits, Olney Cropdusters, Other news, Public Funding, Roving Correspondent, Sports

What is a Cropduster? I had no idea Olney was getting a semi-pro baseball team this summer until a neighbor and fellow parent of young children brought it up.  “Did you hear about this new Olney semi-pro team.  The Cropdusters?” Nope.  I confessed I had not.  What is a Cropduster? Continue Reading

In: Community Feedback, County Council, Information, Local Government, Non Profits, Roving Correspondent

Finding The Museum Drive into the quaint village of Sandy Spring, Maryland from points west and you’ll see a fairly nondescript sign for a “Slave Museum” telling you to turn northwest on Brooke Rd.  Follow this road through some twists and turns and on your left, the “Sandy Spring SlaveContinue Reading