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Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s 2015 Independence Day SoberRide program will be offering free rides to keep drivers from drinking and getting behind the wheel. The free service is available from 10 p.m. Saturday, July 4 until 4 a.m. July 5. To receive a free cab ride home (up to a $30.00 fare), call 800.200.8294 (TAXI). […]

If you are traveling this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, it just might cost you less to get there. Starting July 1, cash customers crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge eastbound in a two-axle vehicle will now pay $4, instead of $6 previously, a discount of $2, or 33.3 percent. It will cost […]

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), is offering a popular, free cab ride service for drivers who have been drinking called SoberRide. WRAP’s 2015 Independence Day SoberRide program is available July 4 at 10 p.m. through July 5 at 4 a.m. To receive a free cab ride home, up to a $30 fare, call #SoberRide 1.800.200.8294 […]

Thursday is the worse day for trying to get out of town to enjoy the long holiday weekend, according to a new report. According to the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, the worst departure time is the Thursday before the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. AAA Mid-Atlantic is forecasting that 826,900 persons from this […]

Here’s a list of things in the county that are open and some that are not on Monday, Feb. 16: Presidents Day. County Offices – closed Libraries – closed County liquor stores – closed Recreation – aquatic facilities and community centers open; aquatics programs will meet as scheduled; all other classes and programs cancelled; administrative […]

Montgomery County residents may want to visit area light displays during the holidays. Here’s a look at four local and regional light displays: The 19th Annual Winter Lights Festival in Gaithersburg is open nightly from now through Dec. 31. This driving tour through Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg features more than 365 illuminated displays […]

The 16th annual Takoma Park Alternative Gift Fair is scheduled to take place on Dec. 6 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. The fair is a day where residents can make donations to local charitable organizations or pledge to support specifics services such as sponsor one Violence Prevention Outreach Session at […]

It’s a time of family gathering, memory making and reflection and we asked Montgomery County residents what they are thankful for this holiday season. Krista Brick reports.

AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates 46.3 million Americans, including over 983,000 Marylanders, will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend, reflecting the highest volume for the holiday since 2007. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, November 30. Nationwide, travel is estimated to increase 4.2 percent compared […]

Montgomery County government will observe the following holiday schedule for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 27: County Offices – closed Libraries – closed County liquor stores – closed Recreation – all programs and facilities are closed Montgomery Parks — all Parks facilities are closed on Thursday. For operating schedules on Friday, including Brookside Gardens, ice […]