SILVER SPRING – After Saketh Sundar correctly spelled “bougainvillea” to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, he said: “It was just surreal. I wanted to win the national bee ever since fifth grade, …
Opioid victims remembered with 800-pound spoon in county
ROCKVILLE – For two hours on June 7, an 800-pound, 10-foot long solid cast-aluminum spoon held center stage in Rockville Town Square. People who walked by either did a double take and continued on, or…
A sea of orange takes over Silver Spring promoting gun control
SILVER SPRING – People varied in age from infants to senior citizens, but everyone who attended the outdoor June 8 Disarm Hate Rally was clad at least partially in bright orange. Organized primarily b…
Residents say goodbye to the historic Talbot Avenue Bridge
SILVER SPRING – Fifty neighbors of the 100-year-old Talbot Avenue Bridge in Silver Spring said goodbye to the deteriorating one-lane wooden structure that once was the only way for African Americans t…
MCP Acting Chief takes reins in Laurel
SILVER SPRING – Russell Hamill III started his career in the county sheriff’s office before spending the next 32 years with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCP) — moving up the ranks to…
Downtown Silver Spring area is preparing for a makeover
SILVER SPRING – A new water feature, murals, mini-bowling and a locally owned winery are planned for the Ellsworth Avenue area of Downtown Silver Spring. While the proposals have yet to be submitted t…
Housing summit points to need for more affordable housing
BETHESDA – Affordable housing was called an inalienable right, a matter of equity, a key to opportunities and a way to improve the lives of all residents during the 29th Annual Affordable Housing Summ…
Protestors keep up fight against wireless technology
SILVER SPRING – Forty people gathered in front of the Verizon store in Bethesda on May 15 and called on all wireless companies to stop deploying small cell wireless microwave antennas in residential a…
Strawbridge walks county parks for mental health
SILVER SPRING – In some of her darkest times, Lauren Wolf Strawbridge found relief in nature. And in her moments of intense adrenaline, she hiked to relieve her excess energy. During May, Strawbridge,…
Residents say gas leaks continue at Flower Branch Apartments
ROCKVILLE – More than two years after a gas explosion and fire killed seven people at Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring, some residents still smell gas and continue to feel dismissed by those …