ROCKVILLE – Two years of countywide apartment inspections uncovered poor and unsafe conditions, and housing officials said Aug. 8 that inspectors confirmed that 96% of the violations had been fixed. C…
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Tuskegee airman from Bethesda up for honorary promotion
BETHESDA – It has been several decades since retired Col. Charles McGee flew his last mission. However, the 99-year-old Tuskegee airman still talks about it as if it was yesterday. “I fell in love wit…
U.S. House Reps seek documents on former Metro Chair Evans
ROCKVILLE – Two members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee wrote a letter on July 16 to the chairman of Metro’s Board of Directors, requesting documents about the ethics committee’s investig…
Rockville Mayor and Council discuss Town Center’s future
ROCKVILLE – For most of the past year, members of the Rockville Mayor and Council have struggled to come up with a long-term solution for Rockville Town Center. With several businesses closing shop la…
Elrich, state delegates discuss marijuana legalization
A year from now, Maryland could be the 12th state to have legalized recreational marijuana. The question of how and by what means is something that lawmakers in the state are currently exploring, as a…
Maryland Municipal League names Gaithersburg’s Spiegel as new president
SILVER SPRING – Ryan Spiegel, who has been a member of the City of Gaithersburg Council since 2007, is the new president of the Maryland Municipal League (MML). Spiegel was inducted, along with many d…
Supreme Court leaves congressional maps to states in gerrymandering case
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts cannot interfere in partisan congressional maps, effectively upholding the practice of partisan gerrymandering. The case, which was …
In Q&A interview, Jawando speaks on police chief forum, MCP and racial profiling in county
ROCKVILLE—In his first term on the Montgomery County Council, Councilmember Will Jawando passed the Law Enforcement Trust and Transparency Act, participated in community conversations about race in th…
County Council weighs options for new Planning Board members
With two spots open on the Montgomery County Planning Board, the Montgomery County Council spoke to several applicants who hope to have a say in the area’s future development. Last week, the cou…
Diverse issues raised at Elrich listening session in Bethesda
By Nickolai Sukharev @Nickolaiss BETHESDA — Residents in Bethesda had the opportunity to raise their concerns and issues Saturday evening at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School with newly-inaugurated …