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Dr. Stephen Chanock, director of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, is heading a genomics study to determine what genetic variants may affect a person’s recovery from COVID-19. Chanock would like to determine why some people with COVID-19 barely suffer any symptoms while others succumb to […]

Mater Dei School music teacher, Sean Gaiser, held a virtual singalong with his students to the song “Don’t Stop Believin” by Journey. Journey keyboardist, Jonathan Cain, recorded a video for the students at the Bethesda school explaining how the song was created. Cain said that his father encouraged him to work on his music career […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a natural gas leak in Bethesda on Monday morning. It happened on the 7000 block of Arlington Road around 7:45 a.m. causing slight traffic delays in the area due to detours. Washington Gas is working throughout the morning to get things under control by crimping the gas […]

Imagination Stage, a theater and performing arts center in Bethesda, has moved online due to COVID-19. The theater is offering storytimes, arts and crafts, theatre exercises and more through Facebook and on its website. Parents who are interested in sharing arts activities with their families should visit imaginationstage.org/blog. All activities will be linked there, as […]

It’s Thursday, May 7 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Relief for Maryland Small Business: Senator Ben Cardin will be joined by Small Business Administration (SBA) Washington Region District Director Antonio Doss and Rockville Economic Development, Inc. Executive Director Cindy Stewart to answer questions from Maryland small businesses and nonprofits about […]

Montgomery County Police honored medical staff at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda Tuesday morning. Police drove down the entrance to the hospital with their lights on, some thanking the workers from the intercom in their vehicles. Patients and staff at the hospital watched the first responder vehicles drive by from the sidewalk and through the windows. […]

Have you noticed the colorful artwork on the pedestrian bridge over Old Georgetown Road in downtown Bethesda? The pedestrian bridge art installation depicts healthcare workers, service industry employees, hearts, a grocery cart and more to honor all the frontline workers and emergency responders responding to the coronavirus public health emergency in the community. Board members […]

Around 11:50 Saturday morning, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will fly over this area in a show of support for medical workers, first responders and all those working during the pandemic. After flying over Baltimore, the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels will fly over Prince George’s Hospital Center at 11:45 […]

It is Friday, May 1, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Business Briefing: Council President Sidney Katz hosts a discussion about the County’s response to COVID-19 and the impact on businesses at 12:30 p.m. Email Councilmember.Katz@montgomerycountymd.gov to register and submit questions. 2. Funding for Small Businesses:  The Montgomery County Economic […]

Montgomery Parks will once again open sections of three roads for people to walk, jog and bike this weekend. About seven miles of roadway will be closed down to vehicles between Friday at 9 a.m. through Sunday evening at 6 p.m. The open streets program’s goal is to allow pedestrians and bicyclists to use parkways […]