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Music is in the air every Thursday evening at Glen Echo Park from now through September 7th. This annual summer concert series features a different group each week and takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Bumper Car Pavilion. The Bumper Car Pavilion is a covered, open-air pavilion. Concerts are held rain or shine. Bench […]

When Florida residents Washburn and Courtney Wear pulled their motorhome into a campsite at Little Bennett Campground this past week in Clarksburg, the first thing they noticed was a large patch of poison ivy. The Wears said they were concerned about the proximity of the poison ivy to their campsite because they had their dogs […]

Montgomery County Council Vice President Roger Berliner is reminding residents to be prepared for delays as Safe Track repairs begin on the Red Line in August. Berliner said commuting is going to be “a major inconvenience” on the system beginning Aug. 1. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra, below: Berliner spoke at a news […]

Aztec Sun will perform tonight at Strathmore in North Bethesda at 7 p.m. According to their website, this DC-based band formed in 2013, is “an 8-piece ensemble with a sound that evokes a classic ’70s feel all gussied up in a new school approach.” They have toured throughout the north east. The band members include […]

UPDATED The Pokémon Go phenomenon is not slowing down, in fact, it is the topic of an upcoming meeting of local recreation officials. Susan Hoffmann, communications and public outreach manager for Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation, is organizing the meeting. “We want to talk about impacts of people who might wander onto sites where young children […]

Strathmore’s outdoor summer concerts conclude Wednesday, August 20 with the DakhaBrakha band from Kiev, Ukraine at 7 p.m.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters Monday, July 27, for a news briefing which he discussed the budget savings plan, the Purple Line, development in White Flint, the Silver Spring Transit Center, his upcoming vacation and more. He began by reading a list of all the accomplishments of the Council this year. Take […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 27, in Montgomery County: 1. Silver Spring Transit Center: Metro bus drivers are scheduled to begin training at the Silver Spring Transit Center today. 2. Graffiti in Silver Spring: Graffiti is on the rise in Silver Spring and, if you see it, county officials want you […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27th to receive a briefing on the Montgomery County Public Schools Code of Conduct. That policy, which was implemented in the 2014-15 school year to replace the previous student disciplinary policy, sought to reduce out-of-school suspensions. Information that will […]

UPDATED, July 28 at 3:30 p.m.: Police have arrested a 51-year-old man for the slaying of his wife in their Gaithersburg home Sunday. Cola Winbone Beale is being held in Norfolk, Va. on the strength of a Montgomery County warrant charging him with the murder of his wife, 47-year-old June Carlita Beale, according to police. […]