Spring (Re)Awakening: NIH Community Orchestra Free Concert

(Re)Awaken your Spring music senses with the sounds of celestial events, Cinderella, and Ukrainian folktunes! The all-volunteer NIH Community Orchestra returns to Silver Spring United Methodist Church, performing a new work by K. Copley, plus classics from Rossini and Tchaikovsky. This free program is part of the Dorothy M. Horton Memorial Concert Series, that highlights music and performers from marginalized … Read More

County Brings Back Thanksgiving Parade for 2021

Montgomery County will bring back the Thanksgiving parade on Saturday, Nov. 20 this year after canceling in 2020 due to the pandemic. The county is now accepting applications for parade participants.

Silver Spring Woman Charged in Parental Kidnapping Located

A Silver Spring woman wanted in a parental kidnapping case has been located and taken into custody, according to Montgomery County police. Ashley Spicer, age 35, and her nine-year-old daughter Israel “Kali” Burk were found in Atlanta, Ga. yesterday.

Montgomery Parks Launches Virtual Winter Bingo

Montgomery Parks has launched a program to encourage residents to participate in outdoor activities this winter. Virtual Winter Bingo is a downloadable bingo card with 24 different activities. Participants can complete five different squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row to collect bingo.

Council Passes Appropriation to Assist Childcare Providers, Families Needing Care

The County Council yesterday unanimously passed a special appropriation of $7,687,000 to assist both childcare providers and families who need full-day care for school-age children. The funding includes $1.8 million to help providers that have incurred increased COVID-19-related expenses and lost revenues from both lower classroom capacity and being unable to open in school spaces since March.

Council Continues to Add Funding to Assist During COVID-19 Emergency

The County Council continues to propose and appropriate funding to provide various forms of assistance to county residents during the COVID-19 emergency. The council yesterday unanimously approved a special appropriation of $2 million to be used for emergency eviction prevention and housing stabilization programs via a short-term rental subsidy program to low- and moderate-income households.