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Here are five things to know today, April 12, in Montgomery County: 1. The county’s departments of environmental protection and transportation are celebrating Transportation Week with a Bikeshare promotion in Friendship Heights from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ride On Customer Appreciation at the Lakeforest Transit Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and an […]

Happy Sunday! Here are your five things to know today, April 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Festival Fun: The Persian Spring Festival takes place today at Black Hill Park and thousands of people are expected to attend. 2. Street Beat: Motorists are advised of lane closures overnight, beginning tonight, on the Capital Beltway in Silver […]

Iranian Americans get ready to celebrate Norouz- the thirteenth day of the Persian year- with an outdoor gathering on April 12 at the Black Hill Regional Park in Boyds. The festival will be held from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will include live Persian music, dance performances, children activities and more. “All the bad things will […]

Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up weekend from 9- a.m. – noon on April 11 and April 12 in Gaithersburg. Hundreds of volunteers across the city are scheduled to to clean up and beautify local streams, schools, parks and homeowner association common areas during this environmental event. The cleanups […]

In preparation for opening the new Silver Spring Library, the former library site will close its book drop on Sunday, April 12. Because there is no book drop available at the new Silver Spring Library location until the facility opens, materials can be returned to any other Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) branch. For assistance […]

County Council officially proclaimed April 12 as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Montgomery County and urged residents to remain “vigilantes to the principles of justice.” “Our awareness of history is certainly more important today; certainly as important as it ever was,”  said Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal. Members of all faith communities are also invited to honor […]

The Washington Spirit will host 2013 regular season champions, Western New York Flash on Sunday, April 13 at 4 p.m. at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds. Washington has added new talent to its 2014 roster. One of the newest members of the team is Crystal Dunn, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NWSL […]

Here are the five things you need to know today, April 12, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire in North Potomac on Friday. Firefighters are also planning to go door-to-door in neighborhoods throughout Montgomery County, today, from 1 – 5 p.m. as part of the “Safety in […]

The weather forecast is promising a beautiful weekend and we have so many activities to choose from right here in Montgomery County. Take a drive to the country and visit artists at their studios in the Countryside Artisans Studio Tour, help clean up the environment at the Little Falls Watershed Alliance Cleanup or at Making […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Planning (GO) Committee and its Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet jointly at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 12, to discuss proposed amendments to redevelopment plans for downtown Wheaton. The worksession will focus on a proposal to change the location of the future headquarters […]