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New Repertory Theatre announced Thursday that Michael Bobbitt will serve as Artistic Director, beginning Aug. 1. Bobbitt joins New Rep after twelve years as Artistic Director of Adventure Theatre-MTC (Musical Theatre Center) in Rockville, where he led the organization to be one of the most respected theatre and training companies in the DC region, as […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman revealed his picks for the NCAA Tournament. This is the third year Ashman has challenged the city — and anyone — on with his #MarchMadness bracket. You can participate in his challenge at gburg.md/brackets19 University of Maryland fans might blanch when they see the mayor’s national champion.

Montgomery is the healthiest county in Maryland for the sixth year in a row, according to a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin. The rankings are available here. The rankings show that where you live influences how well and how long you live, calling attention to severe housing cost […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, MCM is recognizing some of Montgomery County’s most notable women. Women who have driven change, fought for equality and provided representation for the many diverse parts of our community. For 33 years, longtime Montgomery County resident Sue Palka has been the chief weather forecaster at FOX5 in Washington DC. […]

An annoyance for Metro commuters heading to Shady Grove ended in December. The same annoyance for commuters heading to Glenmont could stop after a March 28 vote of the transit system’s board. The annoyance is the “turnback.” In December, Metro ended the Grosvernor turnback in which half the trains heading north on the Red Line’s […]

A Silver Spring man received a 35-year sentence Monday in federal prison for throwing a pair of Molotov cocktails at his girlfriend’s apartment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore said. After he completes his incarceration, Darius Eric Wilder must undergo five years of supervised release. Wilder, 41, was charged with committing arson, and for using, […]

Keeping Up with Katie: The latest news and information about Olympic champion swimmer and Montgomery County’s own Katie Ledecky. Swimmer Katie Ledecky celebrated twice on Sunday. No, she didn’t win a gold medal or break a world record. Instead, the Bethesda native celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and her 22nd birthday. The five-time gold medalist and holder […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss Marc Elrich’s first 100 days in office, systemic racism in county government, 60 percent of Maryland high school graduates can’t read at the 10th-grade level, Hogan’s political future, and the decay in Baltimore. This week’s panel of […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

Theater supporters, community leaders and politicians gathered at the Bethesda Ballroom Thursday night for the Adventure Theatre Gala to raise money and celebrate the difference that ATMTC makes in the lives of children and youth across the region. The night featured Broadway star Amber Iman and ATMTC’s Pre-Professional Company.