The county’s Department of Environmental Protection has begun a program of inspecting residents’ recycling collections looking for items that shouldn’t be placed in those bins. The Recycle Right “Oops Tag” program is intended to reduce the amount of non-recyclable material going to the recycling center.
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County has issued a request for qualifications for artists interested in being included in a temporary multimedia public art exhibition titled “Certain Party or Parties Unknown.”
Silver Spring-based Red Rock Films has earned three nominations for the Disney+ / National Geographic series “Secrets of the Whales” for the 73rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.
County police officers are attempting to locate the parents or guardians of a male child who is believed to be three or four years of age and was found unattended outside in the 1700 block of January Drive in White Oak.
Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins will hold a grand opening tomorrow of what’s being billed as a “next generation” combination restaurant, giving free coffee for a year beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 16 to the first 100 customers at 11140 New Hampshire Ave. in the White Oak area of Silver Spring.
The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation is now accepting applications from local nonprofit groups for a new state-funded $3.4 million grant program. In addition, the deadline for applications has been extended to July 23.
The county’s Department of Transportation will begin collecting late fees on unpaid parking tickets again on Aug.1, officials announced. The department suspended late fees in March 2020 to ease possible financial hardships during the pandemic.
The Kennedy Center has announced the August 1 screening of “Untitled: Dave Chappelle Documentary Film,” a documentary film that follows comedian and Silver Spring native Dave Chappelle to his current home of Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the community reels from the events of 2020.
Takoma Park’s WOWD-LP 94.3 FM, a low-power community radio station, will mark its fifth anniversary on the air with its first live remote broadcast Saturday, July 17 from The Streetery in front of Takoma Beverage Co. on Laurel Avenue.
The Takoma Park Police Department is inviting local residents to have “Coffee with a Cop” on Thursday, July 15 from 9–11 a.m. at Takoma Beverage Co.