MCPS School Closure Study: Feedback Form Closes Wednesday Night
Montgomery County Public Schools’ online feedback form for its school closure and consolidation study closes Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 11:59 p.m., according to the study’s website. The first round of in-person and virtual sessions ends Monday, Nov. 2; the form stays open two more days. Where to go: the communityContinue Reading
Wootton relocation hearing delayed to January over unproduced documents, parent group says
The evidentiary hearing in the legal challenge to Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to relocate Thomas S. Wootton High School has been pushed from December to Jan. 27-28 and Feb. 1, 2027, according to an update the Community and Education Policy Alliance (CEPA), the parent group that brought the case,Continue Reading
What Does It Actually Mean When a Building Reaches the End of Its “Useful Life”?
An explainer on how the IRS, property owners, appraisers, and engineers measure the lifespan of an apartment building, and why those measurements are not interchangeable. When someone says an apartment building has reached the end of its “useful life,” it does not mean the building is structurally unsafe, falling apart,Continue Reading
Gaithersburg’s New City Hall Came In 54% Over Budget. The Council Tabled It, Then Approved It.
Gaithersburg’s city council approved a construction contract for its new City Hall in a 5-0 vote on Oct. 19, two weeks after tabling the same contract 3-2. The guaranteed maximum price, $24,705,523, came in 54.4% over the $16 million budget written into the city’s 2025 construction-manager contract, according to aContinue Reading
A New Bethesda Business Brings Bike Repair to Your Driveway
A new Bethesda business is bringing bike repair to the curb. Shifting Gears, a mobile bicycle service that owner Albert Wong launched this month, does tune-ups, repairs and bike assembly out of a van at customers’ homes, so riders can skip dropping a bike off at a shop and comingContinue Reading
Strathmore in November: Dance, Comedy, Music, Poetry, Art and Afternoon Tea
Summary of all the Fall events happening at Strathmore. Music, Art, Poetry, Dance, Comedy and Teatime.Continue Reading
6th Fear Haunted Trail opens tonight in North Potomac
The 6th Fear Haunted Trail opens tonight in North Potomac. This year’s theme is Camp Z, a camp overrun by zombies, and organizers are inviting visitors to “bring your friends and build up the courage to journey through the zombie infected Camp Z.” Scare nights: Friday, Oct. 30, and Sunday,Continue Reading
Tax Credits Clear Committee 3-0 With New Cost Estimates; Bodywork Bill Splits 3-2
The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee voted 3-0 Thursday, Oct. 29, to recommend three property tax credit bills to the full Council, after a Department of Finance official gave the panel cost estimates higher than the figure in one bill’s written fiscal note. In aContinue Reading
A Montgomery County Fifth Grader’s Petition Asks Leaders to Extend the Data Center Pause
Eden, a 10-year-old Montgomery County fifth grader, has started a petition asking county leaders to keep the county’s pause on large data centers in place longer than 18 months, until there has been a long-term study of how they affect people, animals and the environment. Her parents asked that onlyContinue Reading
Montgomery Early Voting Finishes Up 66.6% Over 2022, 40% Below 2024’s Presidential Turnout
Montgomery County voters cast 93,190 early ballots in this year’s general election, according to final turnout data posted by the Maryland State Board of Elections. That is up 66.6% from the 55,942 ballots the county cast during early voting in 2022, the state’s last gubernatorial general election. Both totals coverContinue Reading