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Chess is in the middle of a digital renaissance and that includes right here in Montgomery County. “The Queen’s Gambit” started streaming in October and it’s already Netflix’s “biggest limited scripted series ever.” The show follows an unlikely hero, Beth Harmon, who goes from orphan to a fashion-forward chess prodigy, who proves chess is cool. […]

A water main break Friday morning in front of the former White Flint Mall is causing traffic delays in the area of southbound Rockville Pike (MD-355) and Security Lane. https://twitter.com/GetMikeWalsh/status/1337381964819689475?s=20 Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, tweeted that a 16-inch pipe burst at 7:30 a.m., causing flooding at Edson Lane. WSSC […]

Silver Spring is the most generous city in America—at least when it comes to GoFundMe donations. And Rockville is the 10th most generous city in the country, according to GoFundMe’s annual Year in Giving report released Tuesday. The list is based on the number of donations made per capita in cities with a population greater […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press briefing Thursday new emergency financial relief for businesses and renters ahead of the holidays. He was joined at the briefing by Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz and Maryland Housing Secretary Ken Holt. Hogan did not announce any new statewide coronavirus restrictions but said — based on the rising […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 surge 3 p.m. on Thursday. Hogan’s briefing comes a day after leaders from Maryland’s nine largest jurisdictions met about imposing tighter coronavirus restrictions. Watch the press briefing here: Maryland and Montgomery County recorded their second highest surge of new coronavirus cases Thursday. Hospital bed […]

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 8, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Hogan News Briefing: Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to hold a news briefing at 3 p.m. to discuss how Maryland will distribute its first vaccine doses. Hogan’s address will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. 📺Tomorrow at 3p: Gov. Hogan […]

Paul Sarbanes, who represented Marylanders in the U.S. Senate for more than 30 years, died Sunday. He was 87. The news was confirmed in a statement by Sarbanes’ son, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md. 3). The congressman said in the statement: “My father, Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, passed away peacefully this evening in Baltimore. Our family […]

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced it is delivering nearly 4,000 coronavirus emergency kits to neighborhoods that have been disproportionately affected by the spread of COVID-19. DHHS said in a statement that the following three zip codes are heavily affected: 20902, the Wheaton-Glenmont area, which, over the past 14 days, has […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the COVID-19 surge in Maryland Tuesday at 4 p.m. Watch it here: Hogan’s address will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Today at 4 p.m., l will hold a press conference to provide updates on our response to the new surge of COVID-19. Watch live […]

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 1, and it is Giving Tuesday. Make sure to support Montgomery County nonprofits during this time of economic uncertainty. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Donate to Montgomery Community Media: It’s been a challenging year for all with the coronavirus. We’ve been dedicated to providing Montgomery County […]