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Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream will open at a second location in Bethesda. The locally-sourced ice cream shop is planned to open in the Wildwood Shopping Center between Le Pain Quotidien and Wildwood Family Cleaners late this summer, according to a statement emailed to MyMCMedia. The first location is on River Road in Bethesda.  To abide […]

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 21 and it’s National Senior Citizens Day. Here are five things worth knowing in Montgomery County. 1. 80 Cent Ice Cream Cones: Seibel’s Restaurant and UpTown Pub in Burtonsville is celebrating their 80th anniversary by giving away ice cream cones for 80 cents. To celebrate people can order one of their […]

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Coming to Bethesda Bethesda Row is getting a new ice cream scoop shop. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, which started in Columbus, Ohio in 2002, will open its first location in Maryland in the fall. It made its debut in Washington D.C. two years ago. People may already be familiar with Jeni’s […]

Today is Tuesday, April 23. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council Back in Session: Recess is over and the Montgomery County Council is back in session. The council meets this morning at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Office Building in Rockville. 2. MCPS Boundary Assessment Community Conversation: Montgomery County Public […]

Today is Wednesday, April 10. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Boundary Assessment Community Conversation: Montgomery County Public Schools is hosting another Boundary Assessment Community Conversation from 7 to 9 p.m. at John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring. This conversation is an opportunity for people to provide input about a […]

Ben & Jerry’s is hosting its annual Free Cone Day at scoop shops around the world today. From humble beginnings in a renovated Vermont gas station in 1979 to giving away more than a million scoops worldwide in recent years, the company wants to thank its customers for another year of support during its 40th […]

Today is Tuesday, April 9. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council in Session: The council meets this morning at 9:30 a.m. Here’s a look at their agenda. 2. Free Cone Day: Today is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s! There’s a Ben & Jerry’s in Silver Spring and Rockville, so make […]

Search all Montgomery County Department of Recreation events, here. September 2-4: Administrative offices, senior centers and community centers are closed in observance of Labor Day. Some Aquatics Centers are open. September 5: Fall White Oak Barbeque White Oak Senior Center 1700 April Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20904 240.777.6944 1 – 3 p.m. Enjoy live music […]

Before you make that dinner reservation, call a handyman or shop for jewelry it might be helpful to find out the favorite choices of other people living in Montgomery County. Montgomery Magazine conducted its first “Best of Montgomery County” survey this summer. Publisher Soly Romero says the staff is getting positive responses to the survey. […]

Dozens of seniors participated in an interactive drum circle along with their grandchildren at the Benjamin Gaither Center in Gaithersburg on July 29th. Videographer Nick Rhule captured the event in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: