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Montgomery Parks has numerous events planned this weekend to celebrate the day Maryland abolished slavery with a new constitution, Maryland Emancipation Day. Numerous historical sites are open, including Josiah Henson Park, Woodlawan Manor Cultural Park, Woodlawn Museum, Oakley Cabin African American Museum and Park, and the Harper Cabin at Brookside Nature Center. Take a hike […]

Halloween is over and we’ve noticed a few Holiday events that might be of interest. Olney Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins opened this week and runs through the end of the year. The Catholic University Chamber Orchestra performs Peter and the Wolf at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn Saturday. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs two concerts with […]

Montgomery Parks is celebrating Maryland Emancipation Day with free activities on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 in Germantown, Olney, Sandy Spring and Wheaton. The weekend celebration includes tours of the recently opened Woodlawn Visitors Center, 16501 Norwood Road in Sandy Spring. In addition, there will be: Hikes on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail. Living history […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 5, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. This morning Montgomery County Board of Education will meet with the Montgomery County Delegation. The board will also hold a work session on facilities and boundaries tonight, you can watch the meeting here. 2. Maryland Women’s Business Center Celebrates five […]

Here are 5+ things to know today, Nov. 5, in Montgomery County, following Election Day: 1. Republican Larry Hogan is the Governor-elect of Maryland in a victory that some are calling the biggest upset in the country. Hogan has scheduled a 11 a.m. news conference at the Westin Hotel in Annapolis to talk about his […]

At 11 a.m. on Nov. 5, only 80 Gaithersburg voters had cast their ballots at the Kentlands polling place. City Councilmember Henry Marraffa was the only candidate at the polls at that hour. Marraffa noted that both Mayor Sidney Katz and Councilmember Michael Sesma visited the Kentlands precinct earlier in the day. All three candidates […]

Voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5 in the cities of Gaithersburg, Rockville and Takoma Park. The polls are open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. in all three municipalities. For more information about the races and results, visit the cities’ websites, below: City of Gaithersburg http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/ City of Rockville www.rockvillemd.gov/election13 City of Takoma Park http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/ There […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to take action on the Glenmont Sector Plan at 10 a.m. on Nov. 5. The plan is a guideline for future redevelopment for the area of the county that straddles Georgia Avenue north of Wheaton. The Council’s weekly session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Third Floor Hearing […]

It is election season. In Rockville, the Mayor and four Council member seats are up election on Nov. 5. Rockville 11’s Bridget Schwiesow has more. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

UPDATED The three incumbents in the upcoming City of Gaithersburg election are running for reelection unopposed. The filing deadline closed at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20 and city officials said Mayor Sidney Katz and Gaithersburg City Council members Henry Marraffa and Michael Sesma are the only candidates who filed to run in the Nov. 5 […]